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  • Is Tree Planting A Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card On Climate?

    Rachel Nuwer

    July 21, 2022 |

    Noēma |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Sri Lanka

    Many tree-planting projects are too poorly designed and maintained to benefit the environment. Long-term upkeep, increased transparency, and listening to scientific evidence can help these projects succeed, but tree planting should not be the only practice relied on to midigate climate change.

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  • This Thai village created a tiny fish reserve years ago. Today, it's thriving. Audio icon

    Rachel Nuwer

    January 12, 2021 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Thailand, Na Doi

    By setting aside an area of the Ngao River to be off limits for fishing, several villages in Thailand have seen a revitalization of large barb and carp in their waters. Compared to non-protected stretches of the river, reserves saw more than twice the total number of fish, and catches outside of that protected area have also significantly increased. “These small, community-based reserves can be a really effective management strategy for sustaining their own resources and conserving fish,” says a researcher at the Global Water Center.

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  • How a bench and a team of grandmothers can tackle depression

    Rachel Nuwer

    October 16, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Harare

    In order to increase Zimbabwean’s ability to access mental health care, a psychiatrist trained grandmothers in talk therapy. Working from a “friendship bench,” these new trainees have provided evidence-based, culturally competent care to thousands of people since the start of the program in 2006.

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  • Meet the 'Brave Ones': The women saving Africa's wildlife

    Rachel Nuwer

    September 27, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    Akashinga translates to "the Brave Ones," and is the name given to an all women anti-poaching unit in Zimbabwe. Although not the first anti-poaching group lead by women, it is the first armed unit. However, since it's creation, the women have been able to make over seventy arrests without firing their weapons.

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