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A mudslide killed his family — so this entrepreneur is using coconuts to help prevent future disasters

Lilian Manansala

April 18, 2022 |

Business Insider |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Sierra Leone

Rugsal Trading turns coconut waste into fire fuel as an alternative to wood. Replacing wood and charcoal with this fuel can prevent deforestation and deadly mudslides.

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Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection

Suhasini Raj

April 10, 2022 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Lakshmipur

Women in villages throughout India and Bangladesh are “silent climate warriors” who plant mangrove trees as a way to mitigate the effects of rising waters. While it’s not always easy to convince their family members that they should do this, they have been able to grow an additional 2,000 acres of mangroves that can reduce the speed of waves and capture carbon dioxide. They also earn income, about $430 a year, for growing and planting saplings.

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Shifting Gender Roles — and Reducing Deforestation

Fortune Moyo

April 05, 2022 |

Global Press Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls

Hundreds of biogas digesters have been installed in rural households as renewable energy alternatives to burning wood and coal. The devices reduce deforestation and have even shifted gender roles as both men and women report easily cooking with the devices just outside their homes. The device connects from just outside the home, via a pipe through a kitchen window, to the household’s stove and is powered by breaking down organic matter, like agricultural and municipal waste.

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Seedballs Aiding Kenya's Reforestation Efforts

Sharon Atieno

March 17, 2022 |

Science Africa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya

In Kenya, like other countries in the world, deforestation is the major driver of tree cover loss. To solve this, a local startup called Seedball Kenya has developed the seedball technology whereby seeds of indigenous tree and grass species are coated with charcoal waste mixed with nutritious binders then thrown like balls into the planting grounds.

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The ‘timber detectives' on the front lines of illegal wood trade

Peter Yeung

March 09, 2022 |

National Geographic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

At the Thünen Institute in Germany, a team of 15 people are working to identify culprits of the world’s third largest criminal sector: the illegal wood trade. Since 2013, they have been analyzing and identifying the origin of wood products to determine if they were made from endangered or protected tree species. In 2021, they analyzed about 10,000 samples and are working with organizations and authorities around the world to prevent illegal logging.

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To save South Island forests, community support is critical, and not enough

Shalu Mehta

February 02, 2022 |

The Discourse |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

After millions of dollars, community campaigns and intense grassroots efforts, conservationists were able to save a beloved forest, Mountain Road Forest, one of few forested parcels left. The parcel, which is 50 acres, is on Vancouver Island, where land is "heavily privatised" and it takes an intense amount of effort from community members to save these properties from being bought up by developers.

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Cleveland's reforesting efforts take root in once-redlined neighborhoods

Jen Jones Donatelli

February 02, 2022 |

Planet Detroit |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Activists in Cleveland, Ohio are reforesting the city's vacant lots one community garden at a time. Gwen Garth, a local activist in the city, partnered up with churches, in order to create a long-term plan to plant gardens to also increase tree canopy in the city in a more equitable approach by focusing on historically redlined neighborhoods. The plan includes reaching 30% tree canopy by 2040, which means planting 361,000 new trees.

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Giving Up Glyphosate

Moira Donovan

January 25, 2022 |

Maisonneuve |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada

Glyphosate is herbicide that kills deciduous trees, weeds, and shrubs and it is one of the most used herbicides in Canada. However, the World Health Organization stated that the herbicide is probably carcinogenic. Indigenous groups have linked it to the deaths of plants and animals. Across Canada, various groups and organizations are trying to end the use of the herbicide, from indigenous groups, to timber companies, and grassroots activists.

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How one B.C. group, First Nations bought out trophy hunters

Stefan Labbé

December 25, 2021 |

Burnaby Now |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

First Nations, like the Kitasoo/Xai’xai, are managing forests and taking the lead on getting rid of foreign trophy hunters. The solution? Pay trophy hunting guides to stop hunting.

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How last year's Christmas trees are rebuilding New Orleans' coast

Elizabeth McCauley Lilian Manansala Daniel T. Allen

December 23, 2021 |

Business Insider |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Louisiana

Every year, the National Guard air-drops old Christmas trees onto a Louisiana wildlife preserve. The used trees help restore habitat, prevent flooding, and reduce coastal erosion in the hurricane-prone state.The tree recycling program also keeps the old trees out of landfills.

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