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  • Making a home for fish in the desert takes a little help – and a lot of PVC

    January 31, 2020 |

    Planet Forward |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Rio Verde, Arizona

    Volunteers in Arizona are building plastic cube structures to create a fish habitat in some of the state’s lakes. Since many of the lakes are in the desert, the shoreline is often not very hospitable for fish. These “fish cities,” made out of PVC pipe, plastic tubes, and glue, create an ecosystem in the lake. The Arizona Game & Fish Department dropped 500 cubes in Bartlett Lake and received positive feedback from anglers. They would like to implement the cubes in other lakes, but the project has been suspended because of limited funds.

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  • Young farmers apply ancient agroforestry practices in the heart of Sardinia

    January 29, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Italy, Desulo, Sardinia

    Sardinia's vast forests are seeing the comeback of an ancient farming practice known as silvopasture which has potential as a climate solution. The ancient technique combines trees with forage plants and livestock and even results in uniquely flavored cheese. The technique has also kept people from leaving the countryside in search of jobs, allowing the next generation to carry on the family business while simultaneously combatting climate change.

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  • A Battle to Protect Forests Unfolds in Central Africa

    January 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Central African Republic, Moloukou

    In Central African Republic, the first community forest was created with the hope of reversing the area’s deforestation and empowering the Indigenous communities living in the forests. By placing the community forest inside a logging zone, local inhabitants can explore alternatives to timber production that are more eco-friendly. While the future of the country’s community forest depends on government negotiations, the model can provide a road map for other Indigenous communities throughout the region.

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  • Mending Coastal Marshes

    January 20, 2020 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    Martin Ecosystems uses recycled plastic bottles to manufacture artificial islands and shorelines, allowing native vegetation to grow and preventing land erosion, which has restored Louisiana’s wetlands and barrier islands. Plastic mats are layered, injected with Coast Guard approved foam for buoyancy, and planted with native vegetation. Once anchored in rows of up to 20 or more, they act as breakwaters reducing wave height by up to 80% and minimizing erosion. The mats also provide cover for nesting birds and a complex ecosystem for aquatic life. They have withstood years of hurricanes and tropical storms.

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  • Saving Florida's Oranges Starts With Soil

    December 31, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sarasota, Florida

    Healthy soil promotes plant growth and sequesters carbon from the atmosphere. To help the declining citrus industry in Florida, Locus Agricultural Solutions developed a combination of microbes to promote plant growth. The microbial additive, Rhizolizer, while originally intended to combat citrus greening, also provides benefits in terms of carbon absorption.

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  • Community conservation agreements a lifeline for Uganda's grey crowned cranes

    December 24, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Uganda, Kabale

    Working with communities to develop alternative forms of livelihood helps to curb unsustainable practices and land degradation. In Uganda, the destruction of wetland habitat by farmers had had a serious impact on the population of grey crowned cranes in recent decades. The Cranes and Wetlands conservation project provides support to local communities, working to find alternatives to draining wetlands and promoting habitat restoration.

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  • How Local Trash Disposal Affects Climate Change

    December 18, 2019 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    With Georgia’s Athens-Clarke county landfill nearing its fill limit, residents, organizations, and the city are taking a multi-pronged approach to reducing waste. A key part of this has been the fact that nearly half of what goes into the landfill can be recycled, and Georgia-based industries like aluminum and carpet manufacturing are willing to buy recyclables. In addition, composting supported by the state has grown in popularity, and universities have taken on recycling education and collection programs.

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  • Shouldering the Burden

    December 17, 2019 |

    Comstock's Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Guinda, California

    Drastic solutions to climate change tend not to pan out (like trying to get everyone to stop eating meat), but careful adaptation is making real progress. In California, many smaller-scale farms are trying out new methods of adapting to the new realities of climate change, including not tilling the land so that nutrients build up and the soil strengthens. This article covers a range of approaches that farmers take to protect their livelihood and conserve their resources.

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  • Why this farmer moves his cows every day

    December 10, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Bluffton, Georgia

    Pastures are able to replenish when livestock can move around. By permitting cattle to travel between pastures for feeding, Will Harris’ ranching technique allows the soil to retain more carbon. The carbon captured by the healthier soil also helps to offset the emissions caused by livestock production.

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  • How a closed-door meeting shows farmers are waking up on climate change

    December 09, 2019 |

    Politico |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    As the agriculture industry faces crop and profit loss due to catastrophic weather events, many farmers and ranchers are being catalysts for conversations with politicians, scientists, and environmental groups about how to combat the effects of climate change. Throughout the United States, key stakeholders in the food supply chain have formed working groups to discuss climate change and how their industry can work together to improve soil health and sequester carbon. While there are some who are not supportive of these efforts, there is a growing consensus around the importance of having these discussions.

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