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Bees in the D

Cassidy Hough

October 25, 2022 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The nonprofit Bees in the D maintains 220 beehives at schools, businesses, and other nonprofits it partners with across Detroit. They are bringing bees back to the city to pollinate urban gardens and support the local ecosystem.

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A Sense of Community: Mexico City's Iztapalapa neighbourhood is undergoing a unique transformation

Andalusia Knoll Soloff Nick Olle

October 20, 2022 |

Al Jazeera |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico, Iztapalapa, Mexico City

This city is rising above its history of high rates of crime and poverty by transforming the city with Utopias, where residents can go to do activities like sports, music, arts and other cultural and educational activities for free. There are currently 13 Utopias across the Iztapalapa municipality that see about 100,000 people every week.

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Harvesting Water in Arid Lands

Mitch Tobin

October 17, 2022 |

The Water Desk |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Water harvesting is collecting free water, such as rain, stormwater, and greywater, to use and finding ways to make it linger longer into the dry season. This can include active strategies like collecting it in tanks or passive strategies like directing it towards rain gardens to water plants. Water harvesting can help prevent the depletion of lakes and rivers and save money.

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How Angwan Gwuragwu, FCT women are earning while keeping community

Emiene Erameh

October 13, 2022 |

NewsWire NGR |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Angwan Gwuragwu, Abuja

In an effort to address issues of waste disposal, the Women Recyclers Empowerment Initiative empowers women in local communities by paying them to recycle plastics. Not only does the initiative address waste issues, but it also allows women to become financially independent. So far, 40 women have participated in the initiative.

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Record Heat Waves And Droughts Can't Dry Up This Native Garden In Phoenix

Gabriel Pietrorazio

October 10, 2022 |

Next City |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

To tend their urban garden in extreme heat, the healthcare clinic Native Health of Phoenix partners with two nonprofits, Keep Phoenix Beautiful and the Salt River Project, to use flood irrigation techniques built on Huhugam agricultural practices and canals. Every other week during the hottest months 1,600 gallons of water flow through the garden and drain out.

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Prairie Lawns Help Nebraskans Alleviate Climate Change and Promote Biodiversity

Kirsten Wandrey

October 04, 2022 |

The Reader |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Nebraska

Nebraskans struggling to keep their lawns green during droughts are converting to prairie lawns. These lawns include a variety of native grasses and plants that are more resilient to changes in climate and can help retain water in the soil.

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In Puerto Rico, Activists Transform Abandoned Land To Build Food Sovereignty

Luis Alexis Rodríguez Cruz

September 19, 2022 |

Next City |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Puerto Rico, Ponce

The community in Ponce, Puerto Rico, reclaimed a neglected, abandoned area by turning it into a community garden and gathering spot they call El Huerto Urbano del Callejón Trujillo. The garden supplies food to the community and gives people a place to learn about agriculture.

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Get paid to get rid of turf and switch to water-saving tech

Ben Winslow

September 19, 2022 |

KSTU-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. George, Utah

Residents of St. George, Utah, replaced the turf in their yard with native plants and rocks to conserve water. Now they’re using 14,000 fewer gallons of water per month than the year before.

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SLC's drought tolerant turf is such a hit, other communities in Utah want some

Ben Winslow

September 15, 2022 |

KSTU-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

A grass blend formulated specifically for northern Utah’s environment uses at least 30 percent less water than typical turf.

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Trash to art: How an enterprise is turning waste into treasure in Gombe

Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim

September 12, 2022 |

Social Voices |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

AMAZ Xcellent Enterprises addresses waste management issues by transforming trash like tissue paper rolls, used envelopes, and outdated wall calendars into decorative pieces, and useful items like pen stands. For every pen stand made, the organization uses about four tissue paper rolls and has already created more than 100 stands.

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