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Rescue teams from the local disaster management committee in Majdolopa village use rafts made of banana stalks to help stranded villagers during flooding in northeast India

In Response to Fierce Floods Ravaging India, Local Helpers Come to the Rescue

With homemade rafts and plastic-bottle life jackets, teams of young villagers save stranded locals when the Brahmaputra River bursts its banks.
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A team of green sea turtle monitors from Canhabaque Island rides out to the islands where they will complete 12-day shifts. One group will go to the island of Meio and the other to Poilão.

Technology and Tradition Team Up To Watch Over a Sacred Island’s Sea Turtles

Uninhabited Poilão Island in Guinea-Bissau is Africa’s most important nesting ground for green sea turtles. Researchers and local people now work together to study the turtles with the aim of better protecting them.
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5 women stand near the water, with smiles - wearing shirts showcasing sea creatures and the words Respect Locals

An All-Women Coral Conservation Group is Reviving Coral Reefs

Coral Catch Gili Air recently received a grant to fund an all-women conservation team to train women from all over Indonesia how to plant, breed, graft, and garden corals.
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A group of Indigenous leaders march carrying banners that say things like "Stop Line 3"

Indigenous Activists Are Fighting Against the Line 3 Pipeline — And They Need Your Help

Indigenous activists have fought time and time again for the sacred nature of both land and water: we’ve seen them fight against the implementation of The Dakota Access Pipeline, the Trans Mountain pipeline, and at the forefront of the anti-Line 3 movement.
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A red tick on a green leaf

A New mRNA Vaccine Targeting Ticks May Offer Protection Against Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases

A new laboratory-stage mRNA vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognize the saliva from tick bites could prevent these bugs from feeding on and transmitting tick-borne diseases to people, according to a recent study.
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The Woods Next Door' — U.S. Community Forests Take Root

The country is seeing a growing trend in green spaces governed by local residents, bringing conservation, educational benefits, and income to urban and rural communities.
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Girls learn how to code in Afghanistan

Afghan Girls Are Bypassing the Taliban Through Underground Coding Classes

Hundreds of Afghan girls and women are continuing to learn online and in hidden classrooms, despite Taliban restrictions on education
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A purple, smoky scene showcasing burnt trees on a hillside

New AI Tech Is Changing the Game for Wildfire Recovery

The Western Fire Chiefs Association, a nonprofit that started in California during the 1800s, sees much potential in a new tool that can save substantial time and manpower in wildfire recovery missions.
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1. Palm to camera and tuck thumb. 2. Trap thumb.

This Hand Gesture From TikTok Just Saved a Teenager — And Shows How It Could Save More

A new hand gesture is helping save lives — and there are more creative ways people are showing up to help those in distress.
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An illustration of the Instagram 'like' notification icon - with a heart inside of a 'talk bubble'

These 5 Accounts are Using Social Media For Good

To celebrate how far we’ve come and how folks are using social media to help each other, we’re highlighting five of the people who are using it for compassion and community...
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An illustrated arrow pointing upward, in reference to the rise of women-owned businesses

More Women Are Becoming Entrepreneurs Than Ever

A report commissioned by American Express found that, between 2014 and 2019, the number of women-owned businesses climbed 21 percent to a total of nearly 13 million.
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Meghan Markle and Kirsten Gillibrand working together on paid child leave

Senator Gillibrand and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, Are Working Together To Get Paid Leave Passed

Meghan recently called Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who in 2013 proposed her own paid leave bill, and expressed her desire to help. Last month, Meghan wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Leader Chuck Schumer as an “engaged citizen and parent”...
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