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Bird-friendly maple syrup boosts Vermont forest diversity & resilience

Nina Foster

December 18, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: United States, Vermont

Several organizations in Vermont banded together to create the Bird-Friendly Maple Project. The program encourages maple syrup makers to safeguard their forest habitats for birds using agroecology practices like keeping a diverse variety of native trees. Operations that meet the requirements receive an official label for their products.

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Las energías renovables compartidas que dinamizan el entorno rural

Gema L. Albendea

December 18, 2023 |

Revista Haz |

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Response Location: Spain, Castile and León

En 2018 nació la primera comunidad energética rural de España. La iniciativa ahora se está expandiendo a otros municipios que no solo busca el ahorro de costes energéticos, sino también revitalizar los pueblos y luchar contra la despoblación.

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More Kansas teens feel sad or hopeless, but a school program is helping thousands

Blaise Mesa

December 18, 2023 |

The Kansas City Beacon |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas

Kansas’ Mental Health Intervention Team Program pairs school districts with community health centers who bring therapists to the schools to give students better access to the mental health support they need. Between July 2022 and June 2023, more than 6,000 students participated in the program, and nearly half of participants showed improved behavior after receiving services, while 39 percent had improved attendance and 41 percent improved academically.

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A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a 'fire culture' to boost its range

James Pollard

December 15, 2023 |

Associated Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, West End, North Carolina

Community-led volunteer groups in the American Southeast are clearing undergrowth by lighting prescribed burns to prevent future forest fires and make space for longleaf pine trees to grow. Much of their work is done on private property, where state governments are cautious to send the burners they employ because of liability concerns.

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An Underground Lunch Delivery Train Comes to the Atlanta Suburbs

Sarah Holder

December 14, 2023 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: United States, Peachtree Corners, Georgia

The startup Pipedream Labs is running small, electric vehicles in tunnels under Peachtree Corners, Georgia, to make last-mile deliveries for local restaurants. The aim is to reduce emissions, traffic, and delivery costs for businesses.

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Young Migrants Build New Lives Through Theater

Galina Abakunchyk

December 14, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

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Response Location: Poland, Warsaw

The Kupalinka theater school is a space for adult and children refugees from Belarus and Ukraine to gather to learn how to run a theater and perform for the community. Theater classes help keep the culture and native languages of their homelands alive. The theater also provides a safe space for fun, creativity and connection, helping refugees manage the stress and grief of fleeing home.

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In One Community, Faith-based Services Fill the Gaps When Government Can't – or Won't

Taylor Sisk Laura Harbert Allen

December 13, 2023 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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Response Location: United States, Charleston, West Virginia

The Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church works with other area organizations to help locals facing a range of challenges, from food insecurity to addiction. The efforts particularly focus on Black residents to fill the void left by local, state and federal government agencies. The church provides support and necessary supplies through its Showers, Health Care and Outreach Program (SHOP), as well as domestic violence counseling, housing assistance and addiction treatment.

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What if debt was written off to protect climate and nature?

India Bourke

December 13, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Ecuador

Severely indebted countries are using debt-for-climate swaps to shrink their debt while helping the environment. To make these swaps possible, creditors sell back their portion of the debt at a reduced rate to alleviate the risk of the country defaulting. Then, new loans are issued at a cheaper rate in exchange for the country committing to use some of the money it saves becuase of the lower rate on projects that benefit the climate.

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Solar panels illuminate path to improved care

Vandana K

December 13, 2023 |

Harvard Public Health |

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Response Location: India, Mawtawar, Meghalaya

The Indian government and the solar nonprofit Selco Foundation partnered to install solar panels at health facilities across the country to address blackouts that prevented them from providing adequate care.

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Ranked choice is 'the hot reform' in democracy. Here's what you should know about it

Miles Parks

December 13, 2023 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Alaska

Advocates of ranked choice voting, which allows residents to rank candidates from their favorite to least favorite, say the system encourages politicians to appeal to a wider range of viewpoints, as evidenced by a recent congressional race in Alaska in which Mary Peltola, a moderate Democrat, was elected over more extreme candidates. The system is currently used by two states for statewide races and in nearly four dozen cities for local elections.

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