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  • In Puerto Rico, Activists Transform Abandoned Land To Build Food Sovereignty

    Luis Alexis Rodríguez Cruz

    September 19, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico, Ponce

    The community in Ponce, Puerto Rico, reclaimed a neglected, abandoned area by turning it into a community garden and gathering spot they call El Huerto Urbano del Callejón Trujillo. The garden supplies food to the community and gives people a place to learn about agriculture.

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  • Get paid to get rid of turf and switch to water-saving tech

    Ben Winslow

    September 19, 2022 |

    KSTU-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, St. George, Utah

    Residents of St. George, Utah, replaced the turf in their yard with native plants and rocks to conserve water. Now they’re using 14,000 fewer gallons of water per month than the year before.

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  • SLC's drought tolerant turf is such a hit, other communities in Utah want some

    Ben Winslow

    September 15, 2022 |

    KSTU-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    A grass blend formulated specifically for northern Utah’s environment uses at least 30 percent less water than typical turf.

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  • Trash to art: How an enterprise is turning waste into treasure in Gombe

    Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim

    September 12, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

    AMAZ Xcellent Enterprises addresses waste management issues by transforming trash like tissue paper rolls, used envelopes, and outdated wall calendars into decorative pieces, and useful items like pen stands. For every pen stand made, the organization uses about four tissue paper rolls and has already created more than 100 stands.

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  • A university initiative plants 33,000 trees to fight climate change, COVID-19 poses a threat

    Wisdom Onwunmelu

    September 08, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Achoro-Ndiagu, Ebonyi

    Over 33,000 trees have been planted through the Campus Green Initiative at a Nigerian university. By planting the trees, they are able to mitigate the effects of strong winds that destroy buildings on campus. Funding the initiative can be difficult, but they are planning to grow the program to plant more trees.

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  • This grass can save Salt Lake City residents water and money in Utah's drought

    Ben Winslow

    August 23, 2022 |

    KSTU-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    A Salt Lake City collaboration created a blend of grass designed to thrive in the local climate and conserve water. It uses at least 30 percent less water than traditional turf options. The city sells it to residents for $8.50 a bag.

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  • The Key to Reviving Urban Rivers? Recreation, Not Regulation

    Liu Daizong

    August 17, 2022 |

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    Response Location: China, Beijing

    In an effort to create more public spaces for recreational purposes, the city of Beijing has created a riverside path along the Liangma River. The renovation is the by-product of Beijing’s new people-focused approach to development.

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  • Glitter has proven it can clean our streets. Will the City finally back it up?

    Nick Russo

    August 08, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The street cleaning startup Glitter facilitates paid cleanups on blocks that slip through the cracks of the City’s waste management services. The company has cleaners assigned to blocks in every section of the city, with new people jumping on board each week to help clean up the streets.

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  • ‘Walking' forest of 1,000 trees transforms Dutch city​

    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

    August 04, 2022 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Leeuwarden

    One thousand trees are “walking” through the city of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands as part of a project meant to highlight the importance of urban forests in a warming world. Not everyone thinks this exhibition is an effective use of funds, but it has also inspired locals and businesses to install trees and plants. “The trees created such a calming effect, people immediately felt relaxed,” said one local resident.

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  • Curbing the tide of open defecation in Nigeria; the Kwara example

    Usman Aliyu

    July 28, 2022 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    The Kwara Government and the Open Defecation Free Program provide public toilets to citizens in areas where public defecation is an issue and also provides basic sanitation services to those in need. Since the program began, the rate of open defecation has dropped by 14%, while the rate of access to basic sanitation services in the state has increased from 14% to 31%.

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