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  • More Power

    February 17, 2025 |

    Chicoco Radio Viral Times |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Umoulu, Rivers State

    The Youth and Environmental Advocacy Center, in collaboration with NXT Grid, built a solar-powered mini-grid in a rural area to connect community members with power, some of whom were being connected for the first time. Community members donated to help fund the project, resulting in 200 of the 262 structures in the area receiving electricity.

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  • Darfur's women refugees lead reforestation of war-blighted Sudan–Chad borderland

    February 10, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Chad, Adré

    The Safe Space for Women and Girls plants neem trees around the Adré refugee camp with the goal of combatting the effects of deforestation while also providing purpose and hope for refugees living at the camp. Women involved in the organization are trained to craft products such as bags and jewelry from the neem tree oil and wood, with the proceeds of these goods reinvested into conservation efforts. So far, the organization has planted more than 300 trees.

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  • The Revival of Germany's Carbon-Sequestering Peatlands

    February 10, 2025 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Various initiatives are restoring farmlands to peatlands, which is helping lower CO2 levels in agriculture and create markets for the native grasses, reeds and sedges that peatlands support.

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  • How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires

    February 09, 2025 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Though not without certain flaws, GoFundMe has facilitated critical and rapid financial support for thousands of people. The company charges a 2.9 percent fee on all donations, as well as 30 cents for every transaction, to cover credit card and bank transaction fees, but its primary source of revenue is voluntary tips.

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  • The solar-powered intervention improving access to health care at the General Hospital Maru

    February 07, 2025 |

    Gold City FM 105.5 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Maru, Zamfara

    Amidst electricity shortages, Health System Consultant Limited came to a local hospital’s aid, outfitting the medical center with solar panels to ensure patients can still access healthcare services. Since the installation, patients at the General Hospital in Maru say diagnosis speed and the quality of care they receive have improved.

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  • Some Wisconsin landowners manage beavers with non-lethal ways

    February 06, 2025 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Advocates and ecological consultants are popularizing flow control devices and tactics as a solution to beaver conflicts. A few are limiting beavers’ damming behavior and reducing beavers impacts on human infrastructure.

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  • Indian Women Dry Fish With the Power of the Sun, in the Palms of Their Hands

    February 05, 2025 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: India, Tamil Nadu

    Solar-powered dryers are enabling women in India to produce and sell dried fish at markets in a manner that is healthier for them and the environment. It's also proving economically profitable.

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  • Neighbors Build Climate Resilience in Their Watersheds

    February 01, 2025 |

    Everyday Climate Champions |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Watershed Project works with residents to protect and restore landscapes that drain into waterways—creeks, rivers and ultimately—around the San Francisco Bay. Strong community outreach aims to connect people, the environment, and government agencies, municipalities, legal firms, and private and public investors.

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  • Inside Africa's Trailblazing Solar Repair Movement

    January 27, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Zambia

    Nonprofit SolarAid trains repair technicians who can fix solar energy kits. In the 2023-24 financial year, SolarAid’s teams across Zambia and Malawi repaired 2,422 solar products, reducing electronic waste, increasing the lifespan of products, and improving access to solar lights, as well as creating job opportunities

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  • Cómo comunidades de Miami encontraron soluciones climáticas con un modelo de participación comunitaria

    January 27, 2025 |

    El Tiempo Latino |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    Usando herramientas de ciencias sociales, como el "design thinking" y el "photovoice," más la participación de funcionarios del condado de Miami-Dade y socios locales, proyectos estan transformando la planificación de adaptación climática en Miami. acercando los datos, y empoderando a las comunidades en la toma de decisiones.

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