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‘This place wanted to be a wetland': how a farmer turned his fields into a wildlife sanctuary

Gabrielle Canon

October 22, 2023 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, Oregon

A barley farm in southern Oregon transformed 70 of its 400 acres into a wetland sanctuary after it had spent years leaking phosphorus pollution into the Upper Klamath Lake. A team of scientists and advocates collaborated with the farmer to finance and construct the new natural ecosystem, which began to yield the farmer both environmental and financial benefits after only one year.

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For Indian Farmers, Artificial Glaciers Are a High-Altitude Antidote to Drought

Geetanjali Krishna

October 19, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Kulum

In the Ladakh region of Northern India, vertical artificial glaciers called “ice stupas” melt at a slower pace than natural glaciers, helping farmers to store water for irrigation during the spring drought. Through contests with cash prizes, more than 500 people in 45 villages have been trained to build their own ice stupas.

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Mar Menor: cleaning Europe's largest saltwater lagoon

María Elorza Saralegui

October 11, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Spain

Local authorities in Spain are introducing restoration measures to clean up the Mar Menor lagoon, which is suffering from years of nitrate and phosphate contamination. Their methods include mandating hedges are planted as barriers on farmland, collecting rain on farms so it doesn’t flow into the water, and limiting fertilizer use.

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How the United Nations, kids and corporations saved the Red Sea from an oil disaster

Elizabeth Fitt

October 09, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Yemen

A coalition of governments, oil companies, and individual donors funded the effort to prevent a million-barrel oil spill in the Red Sea from the deteriorating shipping boat the FSO Safer. The funds allowed the United Nations to buy another container ship and transfer all the oil onto that instead.

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La primera planta de tratamiento de aguas con microalgas

Florencia Luján

September 28, 2023 |

+Comunidad |

Multi-Media |

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Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

Una iniciativa público-privada impulsada por la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (FAUBA), busca tratar aguas residuales urbanas y producir biofertilizantes a partir de organismos que se utilizan para suplementos dietarios humanos y animales.

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The ancient Sri Lankan 'tank cascades' tackling drought

Zinara Rathnayake

September 26, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Sri Lanka, Maeliya

A hydraulic network of man-made water tanks built 2,000 years ago, called an ellangawa, collects rainwater that locals in Maeliya, Sri Lanka, can release during the dry season to support the rice crop and recharge the groundwater.

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An innovative solution to tackling Nigeria's water crisis

Yahuza Bawage

September 11, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Imo

The Filter X360 uses gravity to purify water without requiring any power supply or chemicals by using ultrafiltration technology to remove bacteria and viruses from fresh water sourced from nearby rivers, lakes and ponds. The machine can purify 1,000 liters per hour and reduces the risk of illness and also prevents locals from having to purchase bottled water or simply go without clean drinking water.

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Paris Is Undergoing a Water Revolution

Peter Yeung

September 07, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: France, Paris

By focusing on preventing water pollution at the source, fixing leaks in the system, and public education, Paris cleaned up its water network and decreased water use by 10% over the last ten years.

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Clean Water? We've Got a Mussel For That

Courtney Duchene

September 06, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Scientists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are propagating common species of mussels to restore the once-thick mussel beds in local waterways. The mussels work as filters that purify the water and improve the health of the ecosystem.

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Volunteers spring to survey water in Patagonia Mountains before mine begins pumping

Daniel Shailer

September 01, 2023 |

Tucson Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, Patagonia, Arizona

In the race to survey and catalog natural springs in Patagonia, Arizona, before they dry up, the Sky Island Alliance created an app-based volunteer program to collect more information. Locals can pick out coordinates to search for a spring and fill out a survey about what they find.

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