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As hundreds of golf courses close, nature gets a chance to make a comeback

Travis Wood

November 08, 2017 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

More golf courses are closing than are opening, allowing the rare opportunity to have open space in an urban environment. Restorations are becoming popular to allow wildlife and humans to make use of the natural space through the encouragement of different animals and plants to inhabit the same area as well as the development of parks and bike paths to foster human use.

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China's Crazy Plan to Keep Sand From Swallowing the World

Vince Beiser

October 01, 2017 |

Mother Jones |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mongolia, Duolun

Overfarming, over-grazing, climate change and population growth are all to blame for turning Duolun County in China's Inner Mongolia region into a bigger desert than it was to begin with. With 87 percent of the area turned into desert, sandstorms began to be the norm and would often engulf the neighboring region of Beijing. The Duolun project attempts to stop this by embarking on a tree-planting mission. Not without it's limitations and criticisms, this solution is by no means perfect, but it's somewhat of a start that has seen Duolun reportedly increase to 31 percent forested land.

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In Africa's Oldest Park, Seeking Solutions to a Destructive Charcoal Trade

Amy Yee

September 14, 2017 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Central African Republic

The deforestation of Virunga National Park has lead to erosion, landslides and loss of wildlife habitat. The trees are often used for charcoal which is seen as an essential commodity in the region. To save the forest, and the wildlife that require it to thrive, both local and international groups are testing out alternative methods to get the people the charcoal they need while saving what is left of Africa's oldest park.

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Pueblo of Santa Ana Works To Restore Habitat & Bring Back Wildlife

Laura Paskus

September 07, 2017 |

KNME-PBS |

Broadcast TV Programs |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico

The local tribe in the Pueblo of Santa Ana in New Mexico has been working on restoring their land for some time in order to maintain the health of the ecosystem and their culture. They've since expanded through collaboration efforts with state and local government that have helped reintroduce species and further restore the area.

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Humans are damaging the fragile Galapagos ecosystem. Maybe coffee can help save it.

Deepa Fernandes

August 23, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Ecuador, Galápagos

Scalesia, is a species of tree native to the Galapagos Islands that is quickly disappearing thanks to human activity. With much of the island's wildlife dependent on this tree, the ecosystem is threatened with the tree's extinction. Conservationists have taken action, however, by planting thousands of the trees as part of a shade-grown coffee operation.

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These Tree-Planting Drones Are About To Start An Entire Forest From The Sky

Adele Peters

August 10, 2017 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Myanmar, Pathein, Ayeyarwady

Villages along the Irrawaddy River delta in Myanmar have spent years replanting mangroves in at attempt to restore their ecosystem and guard against the negative effects of climate change, but it is a labor intensive and time-consuming process. Now, with the help of specially-designed tree planting drones from startup BioCarbon Engineering, as many as 10,000 trees can be planted in a single day, using technology that not only distributes seeds in special pods, but is able to calculate optimal soil conditions, locations, and species of tree most likely to survive in any given area.

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Communities band together to protect El Salvador's last mangroves

Martha Pskowski

May 23, 2017 |

Mongabay |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: El Salvador

Hurricane Mitch, deforestation, and flooding, were all factors that led to the decline of mangrove trees in El Salvador. The Mangrove Association, a coalition of 80 communities, is bringing the mangrove population back up.

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Life After Timber

Sarah Gilman

December 20, 2016 |

bioGraphic |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Alaska

When Alaska's largest Tlingit village faced a future without forests after years of clearcutting efforts, community members, organizations and corporations alike came together to look for solutions. After years of efforts and unwavering resiliency, the habitat is on the pathway to restoration.

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'No one leaves anymore'. How Ethiopia's restored drylands offer hope

Cathy Watson

August 03, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia, Mekelle

Environmental refugees in Ethiopia flee their country because there are no jobs without healthy land. A group of former refugees have returned to Ethiopia with a business venture in Gergera to improve the land by regreening efforts, foresting, and building water conservation systems. The new businesses demonstrated such positive effects that the region is now on the brink of resettlement due to improved environmental conditions.

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Tree Regeneration Restoring Hope

Charles Karis

March 25, 2016 |

Inter Press Service News Agency |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nakuru

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a technique in which farmers protect and prune tree stumps with the goal of the trees contributing to more fertile soil. In Kenya, FMNR has helped farmers survive drought conditions, increase their harvests, and improve food security. The training program of this technique has supported 160,000 farmers in East Africa.

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