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Adapting to Climate Change, Protection for Women Online, Papua New Guinea Agroforestry
This island Kokota was on the brink of disaster, but in recent years, the island has managed to step back from the brink of ruin and adapt to climate...
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Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration, Argentina Creates Two Large Marine Reserves, Global Vaccination Milestone
Tony Rinaudo’s farmer-managed natural regeneration technique has helped restore 240 million trees over the last 30 years; Argentina will create two large marine parks; and the vaccine alliance Gavi...
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Free Public Transportation in Luxembourg, “Flying Shame”, Solar Power Transforming Communities
Luxembourg’s government seeks to end some of the world’s worst traffic congestion by lifting the fares on public transportation; as a result of the ‘flying shame’ movement in Sweden,...
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Australian Flu Cases Down, Stickers Extend Fruit Shelf Life, Church of England Supports Trans People
Vaccinations in Australia decresed the number of cases by 79.2% compared to 2017; Stixfresh, a Malaysian company announced what could be a game-changer for reducing food waste; and the...
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City Helps Homeless Find Shelter, Lego Pledges $100m for Refugee Kids, 7 Wins Against Plastic in 2018
As temperatures drop in Sweden, Stockholm is using commercial advertisements to help people get to warmth and shelter; Lego has pledged $100 million to the nonprofit behind Sesame Street...
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Peru to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags, Niger Law Protects Refugees, Victoria’s Equal Gender Cabinet
Peru will end the production, distribution, and consumption of single-use plastic bags; a new law in Niger protects people fleeing violence, natural disasters, and famine; and Victoria’s new cabinet...
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New Solar Panel Molecule, Community-Run Credit Unions, Online Game Offers the Migrant Perspective
Researchers have found a way to use iron for the production of solar panels, replacing so-called rare-earth metals; a network of local credit unions is helping marginalized in the...
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Australia Cuts 80% of Plastic Bag Usage, Giving Poachers a Better Live, From Fishing to Beekeeping
Ever since major supermarket chains phased out plastic bags, Australians have used an estimated 1.5 billion fewer bags; an Indonesian NGO is helping poachers stop their illegal trade instead...
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Chile Passes Landmark Trans Law, Pollution Pioneer Madrid, World’s First Secondhand Mall
Chile will now allow people over the age of 14 to officially change their name and gender; Madrid bans polluting vehicles from the city centre; and the Swedish mall...
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Christmas Gifts for Refugees, Tree-To-Bar Chocolate in Brasil, UK Reboots Carbon Capture Project
A pop-up shop set up by Help Refugees and Glimpse allows Londoners to buy Christmas gifts for refugees; an agroforestry system gives cocoa farmers in Brasil more autonomy and...
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$100 Billion Against Climate Change, Waterless Toilets, UK Fighting FGM
The world’s wealthiest countries are set to raise $100 billion to aid vulnerable states in their fight against climate change; new waterless toilets attempt to tackle the overuse of...
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Online Platform for Charitable Causes, “Fixing Rooms” Save Lives, First Solid-State Aircraft
South African platform ForGood works like an online dating platform, but matches skills and services for the NGO sector; medical supervision in so-called ‘fixing rooms’ is saving lives by...
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Improved Access to Contraception, Providing Education to Refugees, Fighting Malnourishment in South Africa
46 million women from the 69 poorest countries have been getting access to contraception over the past six years; UNESCO has praised Chad and Uganda for providing education to...
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Same-Sex Marriages in Costa Rica, App Detects Counterfeit Seeds, Preventing Genetic Disease
Same-sex couples in Costa Risa will be allowed to get married by mid-2020; an app helping farmers identify poor quality seeds could save African farmers hundreds of millions of...
