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  • Sembrar vida en tiempos de conflicto

    April 30, 2025 |

    El Turbión |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Ricaurte

    La Reserva Natural Los Gualpantes es una iniciativa de restauración ecológica liderada por 80 mujeres que en 15 años transformó 150 hectáreas de pastizales degradados en bosque restaurado con más de 7,000 árboles, logrando el retorno de fauna nativa y mejorando el suministro de agua comunitario, mientras enfrenta desafíos como el conflicto armado y problemas de titularidad de tierras.

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  • Colleges partnered with an EV battery factory to train students and ignite the economy. Trump's clean energy war complicates their plans

    April 28, 2025 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    To quickly build a skilled workforce, two Kansas community colleges and Panasonic created an accelerated 8-week apprenticeship, funded by the company and featuring tailored classroom and practical training. The program aims to fast-track workers into Panasonic's new EV battery factory while providing clear career pathways through stackable credentials.

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  • Balcony solar took off in Germany. Why not the US?

    April 25, 2025 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Utah legislators passed a bill exempting small-scale balcony solar installations from utility interconnection regulations to replicate Germany's successful approach, but the absence of national electrical standards and safety certifications have so far prevented widespread adoption and impact in the U.S.

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  • Jakarta's Urban Farms Come To The Rescue Of Food-Insecure Residents

    April 23, 2025 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

    Community-led urban farms in Jakarta empower residents to transform underused city spaces like alleyways and campus grounds into productive local food sources. These initiatives often blend traditional gardening with community organizing, educational outreach, and sometimes smart technology or agricultural research to improve food access, enhance green space, and foster local resilience.

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  • Amid Ongoing Threats to Local Food Systems, Alaska Native and Rural Alaskan Leaders Imagine Alternatives

    April 23, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: Metlakatla Indian Community, United States, Alaska

    Gatgyeda Haayk's community garden tackles food access challenges in Metlakatla by patiently building rich soil over many years, enabling diverse crops to flourish despite Alaska's difficult growing conditions. This effort not only provides fresh food but also revitalizes cultural heritage by cultivating traditional plants like "Indian potatoes" and fostering community sharing.

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  • Growing Islands: el proyecto para salvar las Maldivas de hundirse en el mar

    April 23, 2025 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: Maldives

    Ramp Ring, una estructura poco convencional formada por seis grandes sacos de geotextil de alta resistencia, ayuda a regenerar las playas rápidamente y, con el tiempo, crear una base firme para nuevas tierras. Aprovecha el movimiento natural de la arena para proteger archipiélagos frente a la erosión y el aumento del nivel del mar.

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  • These ferries speed commutes and cut pollution — and they fly

    April 15, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    In Stockholm, an electric ferry that uses hydrofoils—underwater wings that increase the ship’s speed by allowing it to glide above the water’s surface—causes 98 percent fewer carbon emissions than a traditional diesel ferry. Other cities, such as Lake Tahoe and Berlin, are now considering implementing the technology.

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  • Ancient Himalayan Water Temples Are Meeting Modern Needs

    April 15, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India

    The Central Himalayan Rural Action Group, an NGO based in India, is restoring special Himalayan freshwater springs known naulas. Since 2008, the organization has been involved in the restoration of more than 6,000 springs.

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  • How Pakistan quietly became world's biggest solar importer

    April 14, 2025 |

    The Independent |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    Pakistani households and small businesses independently embraced rooftop solar systems, making Pakistan the world's largest solar panel importer by 2024—a notable success demonstrating the potential of decentralized, economically driven clean energy transitions.

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  • Global warming is melting Arctic ice. Can science refreeze it?

    April 14, 2025 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Researchers from Real Ice, a United Kingdom-based climate-focused nonprofit, are piloting an ice-sheet conservation project that pumps ocean water to freeze on top of preexisting sea ice, aiming to reverse glacial melt.

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