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  • Holding back the tides of climate change with 'living shorelines'

    November 25, 2023 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    Response Location: United States, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    Researchers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, are using native plants, rocks, and other natural materials to create living shorelines that combat erosion and tidal surges. Choosing this option instead of relying on manmade structures like concrete allows wildlife like barnacles and fish to return to those areas.

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  • The islands that went from whale hunting to whale watching

    October 12, 2023 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Portugal

    The Azores archipelago transitioned from hunting whales to whale conservation and eco-tourism that support research by implementing whale watching guidelines and building up the new industry after whaling was banned.

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  • In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change

    July 26, 2023 |

    Reuters |

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    Response Location: Germany, Kiel

    The SeaStore Seagrass Restoration Project in Kiel, Germany, is teaching locals to harvest and replant the underwater grasses. The project is restoring areas these plants used to inhabit because they store large amounts of carbon.

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  • A non-profit is trying to save manatees by restoring seagrass

    July 25, 2023 |

    WMNF Community Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    The Ecosphere Restoration Institute received $5 million from the Florida State Legislature to restore the declining seagrasses on 100 acres of the coast. The organization partnered with experts who have permits to harvest the seeds, grow them in a nursery, and replant them in shallow areas. The project will also help prevent manatee deaths, as the animal depends on seagrass as a food source.

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  • A Powerful Climate Solution Just Below the Ocean's Surface

    May 24, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    A project at the Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve has restored 10,000 acres of seagrass meadow. For two decades, scientists and volunteers have worked together to collect, process, and plant seeds to grow the carbon-storing underwater plants.

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  • Barrages anti-érosion : au Sénégal «on a même vu de l'herbe repousser»

    May 19, 2023 |

    Libération |

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    Response Location: Senegal, Diogué

    L’île de Diogué est le site pilote du système d’épis ­Maltais-Savard, qui installe des barrages avec des matériaux naturels, comme des troncs d’eucalyptus et des feuilles de palmier, pour lutter contre l’érosion. La méthode a permis de récupérer plusieurs mètres de plage.

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  • The Mexican family who gave up fishing to monitor and rescue sea turtles

    May 09, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Kino Bay, Sonora

    A family of former fishers created the Kino Bay Turtle Group to monitor sea turtles in Mexico’s La Cruz Lagoon. The conservationists work to rescue and tag turtles entangled in fishing gear, track the population, and educate the public about their importance.

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  • Fortified with Coconuts, 'Living' Shorelines Are Stopping Coastal Erosion

    May 05, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Shredded coconut husk, known as Coir, is becoming a popular material for shoreline restoration projects. It’s typically used to trap sediment while protecting vegetation and wildlife from the force of waves. Once the vegetation has several years to flourish, the natural coconut fibers will have decomposed.

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  • Up-Close Ecotourism Is Nurturing Gray Whales in Mexico

    May 01, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Baja Sur

    A fishing cooperative at the San Ignacio Lagoon protects gray whales that use the lagoon as a nursery by not fishing at that time of the year. Instead, their income comes from ecotourism which brings people close to the whales during that season.

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  • Over 2,000 Companies Buy and Sell Recycled Plastic at This Online Marketplace

    April 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    A startup in Germany created an online platform, Cirplus, that connects recycling companies with manufacturers and distributors in the plastic industry. The site encourages the move towards a circular economy by improving transparency for buyers and sellers.

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