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After Intense Flooding, Giraffes Are Being Brought To Safety in Custom Rafts Built By Community

[ad_1] Trapped on a shrinking island in the middle of a flooded lake full of crocodiles, eight endangered giraffes face a challenge that would preoccupy James Bond. But conservationists, government officials and members of the local community from the Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya jumped into action to try to build a “giraffe raft”…

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China’s Island Province Bans All Disposable Plastics; Uses Industrial Might to Ramp Up Biodegradable Ones

[ad_1] While once pristine beaches around the tropics are becoming famous for their plastic litter, China’s island province of Hainan is implementing a new plan to keep its beaches clean. Cities like Sanya and Haikou are ground zero for an ambitious new plastic pollution control plan that began in August when the sale of single-use…

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Etymologies of the Word that Changed the World

[ad_1] December 7, 2020– What’s in a word? Writer Becca Rose Hall creatively explores that question using the word that indelibly entered the collective consciousness of humanity this year: COVID. By breaking down the word in different ways, look for the meaning in its roots and discover different facets of a changed world. (5 readings)…

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Indigenous Woman Wins Goldman Environmental Prize for Protecting 500,000 Acres of Amazon Rainforest

[ad_1] The indigenous leader of the Amazon, Nemonte Nenquimo, just won the world’s highest award for grassroots environmental activism for her organizing work to save Ecuador’s rainforests. Nemonte Nenquimo by Jeronimo Zuñiga, Amazon Frontlines – courtesy of the Goldman Environmental Prize His leadership earned him a prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, known as the ‘Green Nobel’….