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  • The Right Way to Repair a Mountain

    February 09, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

    The team at the Uttarkashi forest division began training community members to construct biodegradable logs to serve as dams to reduce the amount of topsoil carried away by rainwater. Within the first month of the project, the area saw a 15% increase in new vegetation. There’s now a group of about 70 villagers who create these logs. It’s an easily replicable, low-cost initiative that utilizes community support and is in the process of being implemented and is in the process of being implemented in other parts of the country to protect fragile landscapes like the Himalayas.

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  • Eating Lionfish

    February 07, 2023 |

    The Food Fix |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Cayman Islands

    Restaurants in the Cayman Islands are hosting lion-fish catching tournaments and then cooking and serving the invasive species to reduce their population.

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  • Salt Marshes Are Essential Climate Solutions. How Do We Protect Them?

    February 03, 2023 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Salt marshes are waterlogged areas along the U.S. coastline that absorb carbon by trapping it in layers of sediment and peat. The wetlands also act as buffers against natural disasters.

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  • This Washington experiment could rebuild eroding coastlines

    January 27, 2023 |

    High Country News |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, North Cove, Washington

    Residents of North Cove, Washington, are rebuilding their eroded coastal beaches with a form of dynamic revetments in which long cobble berms are deposited along the beach. The rocks cause waves to slow and drop sand instead of crashing into the coastline and eroding it.

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  • In Maine, Seaweed Farming Helps Save Jobs and the Planet

    January 26, 2023 |

    The Story Exchange |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Maine

    In Maine, Atlantic Sea Farms is harvesting kelp while helping lobster farmers diversify their income in preparation for climate change effects. The farm provides free kelp seed to its farmers and promises a buyback guarantee for everything they grow. At the same time, the kelp removes carbon and nitrogen to help mitigate climate change effects warming the water.

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  • From Japan to Brazil: Reforesting the Amazon with the Miyawaki method

    January 24, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil

    In Brazil, the Friends of the Amazon Forest Institute is using the Miyawaki method in its reforestation projects to see fast results. The method requires planting several species of native trees randomly in organic soil and then allowing nature to run its course with little-to-no human intervention.

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  • Conservationists Are Saving America's Prairies by Selling Them Off

    January 16, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The Nature Conservancy uses conservation easements to protect prairie land in Oregon. These legal agreements allow landowners to sell their land to the conservancy but continue to use it for activities like farming and ranching.

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  • As 'good meat', Bayelsa community ate sea turtles until it realised killing them hurts the environment

    January 12, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Akassa, Bayelsa

    The Akassa Development Foundation’s sea turtle club educates coastal communities in Bayelsa about the importance of sea turtles to prevent locals from killing them for meat or poaching their eggs. The club members also rescue turtles from their captors and accept turtles surrendered by fishers to release them back into the ocean.

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  • Restoring Hong Kong's oyster reefs, one abandoned oyster farm at a time

    December 30, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: China, Hong Kong

    Conservationists in Hong Kong are restoring oyster reefs by refurbishing abandoned oyster farms and creating habitat along the coasts. Their work is increasing the oyster population and providing habitat for numerous other forms of marine life. They hope the oysters will act as filters to help clean the water, too.

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  • Canada's First Nations Protect Millions of Acres of Their Lands

    December 27, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation, Canada

    Indigenous communities in Canada are setting aside millions of acres of land for conservation and research by making agreements with the Canadian government.

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