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  • Una manera radical de abordar las inundaciones en Inglaterra: inundaciones estratégicas

    October 23, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Steart Peninsula, Somerset

    A los granjeros en la península de Steart se les pagaban unas 5000 libras por acre (unos 4000 metros cuadrados) para que cedieran sus tierras, permitiendo que aguas de las mareas inundaran la península. La marisma salada absorba el creciente volumen de agua que se hincha en las orillas del río Parrett y atrapa carbono.

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  • The Futures of Right Whales and Lobstermen Are Entangled. Could High-Tech Gear Help Save Them Both?

    October 20, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Provincetown, Massachusetts

    Lobster is a crucial economic resource in New England, but entanglements with the fishing line from lobster traps are a major cause of death for endangered North Atlantic right whales. Scientists and lobstermen are testing ropeless, on-demand gear that minimizes the risk for whales and allows fishing to continue in areas that would otherwise be closed for months as the whales pass through.

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  • Biobanking Corals: One Woman's Mission to Save Coral Genetics in Turks and Caicos to Rebuild Reefs of the Future

    October 15, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: Turks and Caicos Islands

    The Turks and Caicos Reef Fund coral lab houses a living biobank of coral species at risk of being lost to climate change impacts and disease. Researchers collect the corals from the ocean and plan to keep them on land until the oceans are a suitable habitat again.

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  • The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe's fight against climate change

    October 14, 2024 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Coeur d'Alene Tribe, United States, Idaho

    The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is in the middle of a multi-decade effort to restore an important wetland that will make the local environment more resilient to climate change. Using tribal knowledge and expertise, they’re encouraging beavers to return, reintroducing salmon, planting trees, and building connections between people and the land.

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  • Migrating birds find refuge in pop-up habitats

    October 11, 2024 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    A network of conservation organizations prompts the creation of tens of thousands of acres of “pop-up” wetland habitat for migrating birds each year with a program called BirdReturns. It pays rice farmers in California’s Central Valley to flood their fields earlier in the fall and keep them flooded longer in the spring so the birds have a place to rest and feed.

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  • Mini-artificial islands mimic wetlands and help filter Missouri's lakes and ponds

    October 01, 2024 |

    St. Louis Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Missouri

    The Missouri Department of Conservation is installing artificial wetlands in small bodies of water across the state to improve the water quality. The floating plastic islands are anchored to the seabed and hold native plants, allowing the roots to reach into the water below. The plants soak up excess nutrients and toxins, mimicking natural wetlands.

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  • From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka's natural flood buffers

    September 21, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Sri Lanka, Colombo

    Sections of the massive network of wetlands in Colombo, Sri Lanka, went from being overwhelmed by garbage to biodiverse ecosystems that are a critical part of urban planning and flood prevention. The government and community groups worked to clean them up, and keep them clean, so the wetlands can do what they’re naturally good at.

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  • Ecotourism offers new hopes for Bhutanese youth — and local environments

    September 06, 2024 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Bhutan

    Local communities in Bhutan are developing ecotourism sites to create jobs, generate income, and protect endangered species and ecosystems. They’ve created ecolodges and campsites, host traditional dining experiences with food from local farmers, and host nature-based activities, all while leading conservation efforts on the land they use.

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  • Giant 'living tractors' are bringing nature back to post-industrial wastelands

    August 28, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Turkey

    Water buffalo are becoming a crucial species in many conservation projects. Their natural habits like grazing and wallowing in water and the spreading of seeds through their dung increase biodiversity and create microhabitats for other important species.

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  • How coastal communities are adapting to sea level rise with 'living shorelines'

    August 27, 2024 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Coastal communities in Maine are building living shorelines to adapt to sea level rise and address erosion concerns. This nature-based solution uses native plants and materials, or even discarded holiday trees, to bolster shorelines against strong storms and higher tides. And they get stronger as nature takes its course over time.

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