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  • What Happens to Locals' Jobs When an Abandoned Coal Mine Becomes a Tourist Spot?

    Vivek Gupta

    June 04, 2023 |

    The Wire |

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    Response Location: India, Bishrampur, Chhattisgarh

    An abandoned, flooded mine in Bishrampur, India, is now an eco-tourism site where visitors can take a boat ride to a floating restaurant and locals breed fish. The new facilities offer employment for some of the residents who were left out of work when the mine closed.

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  • Ambikapur's women-led waste management system also generates revenue for the city

    Vivek Gupta

    May 30, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh

    Ambikapur, India, created a decentralized waste management system that allowed it to become a zero-landfill community while creating local jobs and earning revenue. Waste is collected from households, sorted into recyclable categories and compost, and then purchased by companies that will use it to create new goods.

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