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  • Clean Energy Training & Solar Comes To Nepal UNESCO Heritage Site

    Carolyn Fortuna

    June 10, 2017 |

    Clean Technica |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Bharatpur, Chitwan District

    Grassroots organizations, Empowered by Light and Empower Generation, are killing two birds with one stone: bringing clean energy to rural Nepal, and creating jobs for Nepalese women in the environmental sector. By helping to install electricity-generating solar panels, which simultaneously prevents illegal animal poaching, women are provided not only with a stable income and a ladder to reliable economic growth, but also with a rich work-life balance, allowing them to become “clean energy entrepreneurs” while continuing to care for their families and tend to their village’s needs.

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  • Hope, love prevail in conserving endangered Philippine cockatoo

    Keith Anthony S. Fabro

    May 02, 2017 |

    Rappler |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Rasa Island, Palawan

    The Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program on Rasa Island has taken a multi-faceted approach to conservation - by employing former poachers to help protect the very species they once threatened. Through a combination of education in local schools, coordinations with government bodies, NGO training and support, as well as local volunteers and engaging the community, they are striving to restore the iconic cockatoo population, as well as preserving the other plants and animals that call this area home, and the local villages that depend on these resources for survival.

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  • "Restoration Economy" Strives to Protect Pollinators, Create Jobs

    Alexis Marie Adams

    November 21, 2016 |

    Scientific American |

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    Response Location: United States, Patagonia, Arizona

    Threatened wildlife co-exists with poverty stricken communities who inhabit the Arizona-Mexico border region. Borderlands Restoration's conservation scientists are hoping to alleviate poverty while repairing the local environment by providing jobs that help preserve and renew the environment.

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  • Poaching Leaves Elephant Daughters in Charge

    Amy Yee

    July 04, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    It's not just poaching that is changing the landscape of the elephant kingdom, it's human's actions in general. In an attempt to understand the geographical needs of elephants, scientists are arming the species with radio collars to track movements in hopes of impacting conversations around land use and development.

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  • Changing Kenya's Landscape for Wildlife and Jobseekers

    Amy Yee

    June 08, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In the face of crippling unemployment, environmental degradation, and species extinction, communities in Southern Kenya joined with various stakeholders to establish REDD+ project. This project sells carbon credits on behalf of the community, distributing funds for necessary services, employing community members, and protecting the environment.

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  • Safe Passage

    Benjamin Goldfarb

    December 01, 2015 |

    Orion Magazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Creston, British Columbia

    North America’s protected areas are too small and scattered to sustain wildlife, so conservationists are fighting for Yellowstone to Yukon, a continent-wide network of protected areas which would preserve lifesaving migration routes.

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  • The Beaver Whisperer

    Benjamin Goldfarb

    November 09, 2015 |

    High Country News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Okanogan, Washington

    In different regions of the United States, beavers are considered a predatory pest and have been subjected to lethal trapping by Wildlife Services. However, Methow Valley in Washington has initiated a project that saves beavers by capturing them and taking them to places where they can help revitalize natural resources and the food chain. The Methow Valley Beaver Project has demonstrated that their efforts have provided effective against climate change and reshaping the land.

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  • Welcome to the world of rhino conservation

    Adam Welz

    March 18, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia

    There are only five northern white rhinos left in existence - all in captivity and unable to breed. Researchers work to identify the most valuable solution to rhino poaching in order to prevent the animal from going extinct.

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  • Good News for Animals in Nepal: A Full Year Without Poaching

    Laurel Neme

    March 12, 2014 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Bharatpur

    Bucking the worldwide trend, Nepal continues its successful fight against poaching, thanks to a multilayered system of information gathering, enforcement, and swift justice.

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