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  • The Key to Nebraska's Water Conservation Success

    Mark Funkhouser

    March 01, 2019 |

    Governing |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Lincoln, Nebraska

    As the Ogallala Aquifer’s water level has declined in many states across the High Plains region of the U.S., Nebraska has almost fully maintained its water level by relying on National Resource Districts (NRDs). NRDs “develop integrated management plans for surface water and groundwater,” and its sustainable practices offer a model of how sustainable water management can thrive with local governance.

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  • Vanuatu Has One Of The World's Strictest Plastic Bans. It's About To Get Tougher.

    Nick Visser

    February 23, 2019 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Vanuatu, Port Vila

    What started as a Facebook campaign to ban plastic bags has become legislation in the island country of Vanuatu. The country has banned many single-use plastics, including bags, drinking straws, and containers, and hopes to ban more plastics in the future. Citing a cultural respect for the environment, such legislation has been welcomed by residents.

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  • Citizen Science Comes of Age

    Alastair Bland

    February 19, 2019 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Australia, Tasmania

    As climate change accelerates, there is a growing need for scientific data to track and respond to the changes in our environment. Unburdened by the stress of academia or funding, volunteer citizen scientists are stepping in to fill the gaps. A citizen science group in Australia called Reef Life Survey says that trained volunteers help set a baseline of information on things such as water temperature that can be referred back to later. They also have many eyes gathering data over a long period of time, allowing more minute data to be recorded as well as getting data from the edges of studied territories.

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  • For a Warming World, A New Strategy for Protecting Watersheds

    Jacques Leslie

    February 19, 2019 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    As climate change alters environments across the United States, it has become increasingly important to manage watersheds as a preventative measure to wildfires. Amid responses across the country, one private-public partnership, the Rio Grande Water Fund, is leading the way, demonstrating enough success that the model has become federal policy. The Fund brings together government agencies, NGOs, businesses, and residents to fund watershed restoration which, in turn, creates jobs and build more resilient ecosystems.

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  • The secret to a town's perfect potatoes? Its well-preserved forest.

    Jorge Rodríguez

    February 11, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Guatemala, Concepción Chiquirichapa

    Concepción Chiquirichapa, Guatemala, is known for its potatoes. The produce is especially good because of a consistent supply of high quality water from its forests, as well as the use of leaf litter as organic fertilizer. Forest protections from decades ago are showing results in sustaining high quality produce, but as the population increases and potato farming expands, the city is working to preserve the natural resources that have contributed to its success.

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  • How To Get Meat Eaters To Eat More Plant-Based Foods? Make Their Mouths Water

    Maria Godoy

    February 10, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Red meat consumption requires a great deal of water and land resources to produce and is even responsible for a large amount of greenhouse gases. To combat this, the Better Buying Lab is experimenting with marketing strategies to get people to buy more vegetarian and vegan items. After rebranding food with sensory descriptors like "Cuban" or "grilled", sales increased 13% in California and 76% in the UK. Influential brands like Panera are now increasing their efforts to continue this trend.

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  • New Mexicans Use Rain Gauges to Help Scientists Map Precipitation Levels

    Michael Hernandez

    February 09, 2019 |

    KRWG-PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Las Cruces, New Mexico

    When it comes to meteorology, citizen science can be a powerful resource. In New Mexico and neighboring states, volunteers are collecting data that helps researchers and state agencies map rainfall patterns. Through CoCoRaHS, an online network, that information is reaching diverse stakeholders, from farmers to insurers.

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  • Nepalese Rice Farmers Boost Yields By Sowing Fewer Plants And Cutting Water

    Danielle Preiss

    January 30, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Nepal

    Using a somewhat counter-intuitive process, rice farmers in Nepal are seeing higher yields practicing the system of rice intensification (SRI), a method which calls for planting fewer seedlings, planting them younger and using less water. Some farmers have reported a 100% increase in crop yields, which can triple incomes with an added environmental benefit.

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  • Western Water Managers Bet On Cloud Seeding, Despite Gaps In Science

    Luke Runyon

    January 29, 2019 |

    KUNC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Wolcott, Colorado

    In the American Southwest, state water managers have been investing for decades in weather modification programs, otherwise known as "cloud seeding." Colorado River Basin states recently agreed to expand that effort, hoping to build crucial snowpack. But some scientists are skeptical that cloud seeding can produce reliable supplies, citing huge data gaps.

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  • What a project in Wisconsin can teach others about working with farmers to reduce phosphorus runoff

    Stephanie Hemphill

    January 23, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Green Bay, Wisconsin

    In Green Bay, Wisconsin, farmers are experimenting with BMPs, or best management practices, to farm their land in a way that protects the environment and decrease algae in the water. Five years into the pilot program, early results show some progress - and as more farmers adopt BMPs, the bigger the impact on the waterways will be.

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