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The plan to save Italy's dying olive trees with dogs

Agostino Petroni

January 17, 2023 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Italy, Parabita, Puglia

The Xylella Detection Dogs team is a group of dogs trained to detect the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium killing olive trees in Italy. Similar to sniffer dogs that detect drugs or weapons for the police, these dogs use their noses to find out if a tree has the bacteria.

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Dollars and chainsaws: Can timber production help fund global reforestation?

Gianluca Cerullo

January 05, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil

A reforestation project in Brazil is using revenue from timber production to finance restoration costs by growing eucalyptus trees to cut down alongside the native plants they are cultivating.

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How using ‘oasis' models can fight drought and urban heat effect

Sheri Quinn

November 16, 2022 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

Replacing nonfunctional grass lawns that require excessive amounts of water with a mix of desert plants and a few plants that need more water can help save water and keep cities like Las Vegas cool.

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Amid conflict and chaos, a reforestation project surges ahead in Haiti

Jeremy Hance

November 10, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti

Nonprofits and communities in Hati are working together to reforest land with native plants. Using a public-private land approach, the nonprofits bought land around, and in, Grand Bois National Park to create a private reserve and avoid potential bureaucratic complications.

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Meet the Millennium Forest: A unique tropical island reforestation project

Jeremy Hance

November 02, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

The community on St. Helena’s two-decade reforestation initiative is successfully revitalizing rare native species through a community-driven approach. The project began with the intention to create a public place for island residents and that sense of ownership has allowed the project to keep moving forward despite obstacles.

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How a rare butterfly returned

Jaclyn Moyer

November 01, 2022 |

High Country News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kalapuya, United States, Oregon

A recovery plan in Oregon including controlled burns, seed production to increase the number of Kincaid’s lupine plants, and partnerships with private property owners to improve habitat is keeping the Fender’s blue butterfly from going extinct and supporting other plants and animals along the way.

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How to restore PH's lost mangrove forest? An Iloilo town shows the way

Arnel Murga

October 12, 2022 |

Rappler |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Iloilo

Leganes Integrated Katunggan Ecopark in the Philippines is a mangrove rehabilitation project in which volunteers planted over 1,700 seedlings to restore a 200-meter greenbelt.

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To Grow Coral Reefs, Get Them Buzzed

Geetanjali Krishna

October 06, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Andaman Islands

ReefWatch Marine Conservation is creating artificial coral reefs near India’s Andaman Islands by connecting the metal frame they are growing on to a solar panel that provides a continuous electrical current to accelerate the formation process.

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Prairie Lawns Help Nebraskans Alleviate Climate Change and Promote Biodiversity

Kirsten Wandrey

October 04, 2022 |

The Reader |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Nebraska

Nebraskans struggling to keep their lawns green during droughts are converting to prairie lawns. These lawns include a variety of native grasses and plants that are more resilient to changes in climate and can help retain water in the soil.

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‘This is what a river should look like': Dutch rewilding project turns back the clock 500 years

Phoebe Weston

September 20, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Grevenbicht

Rewilding Europe is a river-restoration project working to preserve rivers as biodiversity hotspots and prevent damage from human activity. Since Rewilding Europe was founded, its projects have stretched across the continent, including to countries like Spain Italy, Bulgaria, and Sweden and was recently awarded a grant of £4.1m to scale up its work.

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