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  • Rat killers in paradise: An eradication program remakes a tropical atoll

    November 10, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: French Polynesia, Tetiaroa Atoll

    Conservationists and scientists eradicated invasive rats from Tetiaroa Atoll in French Polynesia with targeted rat poison bates. The island’s wildlife, including endangered species, and its ecosystem have flourished in response.

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  • A Building Material That Consumes CO2 Has Finally Come to the US

    November 10, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Belgium

    A building material made of hemp fibers, water, and clay or lime is a sustainable alternative to other options like concrete. Dubbed hempcrete, the product has many benefits including a very low carbon footprint, active sequestration of carbon dioxide, and using a sustainable, fast-growing crop as its base.

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

    November 10, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    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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  • How a Foundation-driven Response Keeps Indigent Students in School

    November 07, 2022 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

    Students who live in Afijio, with qualifying grades and involvement in the community, can apply for scholarships and aids like textbooks from the nonprofit Abel Ogundokun Odeleye Foundation. The foundation is working to ease the financial burden on students who may not be able to complete their education otherwise.

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  • Could foreign workers unlock America's tight labor market?

    November 04, 2022 |

    NPR |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    The H2-B visa program in the United States allows employers to hire temporary foreign workers to do seasonal work for non-agricultural jobs when they cannot find American workers to take the available jobs.

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  • Indianapolis libraries lead the way across the digital divide

    November 03, 2022 |

    WFYI Public Radio |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Indianapolis Public Libraries are teaching residents computer literacy and providing access to computers and wifi to help bridge the digital divide for those who don’t have access to their own.

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  • High-dosage tutoring could be solution to learning loss

    November 02, 2022 |

    KSHB-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    High-dosage or high-impact tutoring is done in 45-minute group sessions throughout the school day at Tennessee elementary schools to help students fill gaps left in their learning during the pandemic.

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  • How Nonprofits Enrol Children From Streets To Schools In South-West Nigeria

    November 02, 2022 |

    The News Digest Press |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    To combat the high number of children who cannot attend school due to poverty, the Destiny Trust provides homeless, out-of-school children in Nigeria with food, school supplies, and access to shelter.

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  • A hurricane-proof community, plus stopping a tiny killer

    October 31, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch, Florida, weathered Hurricane Ian without losing electricity and with little damage. The town's designer says this storm resistance comes from choices like using solar power, putting in plenty of stormwater drains, and building all the infrastructure underground.

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  • How Decades of Hard-Earned Protections and Restoration Reversed the Collapse of California's Treasured Mono Lake

    October 30, 2022 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: Kootzaduka, United States, California

    An ecosystem restoration project that included a conglomeration of cutting water diversions, protection at different governmental levels, research, and stewardship has resulted in enough water reaching Mono Lake to keep the ecosystem alive and healing.

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