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    What does sustainability look like at the event level? Image: Cherry Creek Holiday Market
    Community
    06.10.26

    What Does a Truly Sustainable Holiday Market Look Like?

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    The International Permaculture Convergence opens November 6 at Thailand's Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture near Bangkok, featuring keynote addresses from natural builder Kyle Holzhueter and permaculture co-originator David Holmgren alongside a Farmers Market and dedicated Thai-language sessions.
    Community
    06.10.26

    International Permaculture Convergence Draws Global Pioneers to Thailand for the First Time

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    The Center for Rural Livelihoods in Oregon combines agroforestry, forest restoration, and cooperative economics to strengthen rural communities and promote sustainable land management.
    Community
    05.10.26

    Socially Just Rural Communities Grow Through Agroforestry in Oregon

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    Land art on Erimitis took shape through “Wound,” a temporary 7-by-50-meter installation by artist The Krank, positioned directly atop ground where bulldozers had passed during a previous development plan on this undeveloped stretch of northeastern Corfu.
    Community
    05.10.26

    Land Art on Erimitis Transforms a Corfu Wound into a Call for Healing

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    Native trees take root on a reforested Costa Rican farm, part of a growing movement toward wildlife corridors on Costa Rica farms between protected forests.
    Central Africa
    05.10.26

    Wildlife Corridors on Costa Rica Farms Offer a New Path for Conservation

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    Freeing an entangled humpback whale off Monterey Bay took coordinated teamwork between whale watch crews and trained responders after the animal had dragged commercial crab fishing gear for more than a month.
    Community
    29.09.26

    Whale Watchers Play Key Role in Freeing an Entangled Humpback Whale  

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    Sahjeevan has spent more than 30 years empowering India's pastoralist communities in Gujarat to secure grazing rights, conserve rare livestock breeds, and build self-sustaining livelihoods across some of the country's harshest terrain.
    Community
    24.09.26

    In Gujarat, Sahjeevan Works with Pastoralist Communities to Preserve Prairies that are Essential to Biodiversity

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    Youth-led forest restoration began when nine-year-old Felix Finkbeiner proposed planting one million trees per country, growing into a movement that has trained over 104,800 Climate Justice Ambassadors across 76 countries to plant trees, give speeches, and organize their communities.
    Community
    21.09.26

    Youth-Led Forest Restoration Movement Traces Back to a 9-Year-Old’s Question About Climate Change

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    Grassroots conservation in Mexico and Nepal proves that community-led initiatives outlast political cycles and foreign dependency, with two organizations founded in the 1990s now standing among their countries' most trusted conservation partners precisely because they were built by and for the people closest to the land.
    Community
    08.09.26

    Three Decades of Grassroots Conservation in Mexico and Nepal Prove Local Leadership Delivers Results

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    Human-wildlife coexistence spans borders in the Sundarbans, where the Wildlife Trust of India deploys AI-enabled monitoring and rapid response teams while WildTeam Bangladesh strengthens community stewardship, protecting both the Endangered Bengal tiger and thousands of people dependent on fishing and forest resources.
    Community
    03.09.26

    Human-Wildlife Coexistence Protects Lemurs, Tigers, and Elephants Across Three Continents

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    The Sky Islands region spans 55 isolated mountain ranges across southern Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Sonora, hosting species found nowhere else.
    Community
    17.08.26

    Protecting the Sky Islands Ecosystem: 35 Years of Conservation

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    Community watershed restoration in Maharashtra transformed Savagontal village from a water crisis to agricultural abundance within five years through 500 farm ponds, continuous contour trenches that recharge groundwater, and gravity-fed irrigation, enabling 90% adoption of drip systems across diverse crops.
    Community
    11.08.26

    Paani Foundation’s Water Cup Transforms Community Watershed Restoration in Maharashtra Across Thousands of Villages

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    Depave has transformed 8.4 acres of pavement into community gardens across 80 sites since 2008, with NASA measuring cooling effects up to 7.7°F.
    Community
    05.08.26

    Depaving for Green Spaces: Portland Nonprofit Fights Urban Heat and Flooding

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    Community conservation in Mozambique is being led by ParCo, a grassroots organization in Vilankulo that has launched 12 projects spanning fisheries protection, plastic recycling, mangrove restoration, and environmental education since 2018.
    Community
    05.08.26

    How Community Conservation in Mozambique is Turning Local Challenges into Lasting Change

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    Thailand permaculture bridges the late King Bhumibol's Sufficiency Economy Philosophy and Wanakaset forest gardening traditions with international regenerative design across a growing network of farms, schools, and practitioners listed on the movement’s online portal.
    Community
    29.07.26

    Thailand Permaculture Bridges Ancient Sufficiency Philosophy with Global Regenerative Design

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    Beekeeping as a forest conservation strategy equips community members with practical hive management skills that reduce the need to extract resources from protected tiger reserve forests.
    Community
    23.07.26

    Beekeeping as a Forest Conservation Strategy Reduces Human-Wildlife Conflict at Valmiki Tiger Reserve in India

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    Rewilding backyards with native plants gained momentum through a free national challenge that inspired more than 27,000 participants across America to transform conventional lawns into wildlife habitats that support local ecosystems.
    Community
    13.07.26

    Rewilding Backyards with Native Plants Gains Momentum Across America

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    Giant clams help support healthy coral reef ecosystems by filtering seawater, hosting beneficial algae, and creating habitat for marine life. Community-led restoration projects in Palau are helping return these important animals to damaged coastal reefs.
    Community
    02.07.26

    Giant Clam Farming Project for Reef Restoration Revives Palau’s Coastal Waters

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    Women solar technicians in Madagascar are replacing decades of dependence on smoky, hazardous kerosene lamps with clean solar light, bringing reliable electricity to some of the world's most isolated coastal communities where nearly 95% of rural residents have never had access to the grid.
    Community
    12.06.26

    Women Solar Technicians in Madagascar Brighten Homes and Expand Education 

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    Environment Georgia’s advocacy focuses on protecting natural areas like wetlands, forests, and rivers across the state.
    Community
    10.06.26

    Environment Georgia’s Advocacy for Clean Water, Solar Power, and Wild Places

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