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Community cycling is scalable and sustainable

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SUNY-ESF

The best example of sustainability in action I know is the social network that is the bicycling community in my hometown of Pittsburgh.

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Environmental engineering duo explore natural solution to flooding south of Chicago

Sarah Anderson

Medill News Service, Northwestern University

Colleen O’Brien and Jen Jenkins are exploring whether a cluster of five grassland regions that form a rare natural oasis just south of Chicago could be dedicated as a space for stormwater collection to help mitigate flooding in the region.

Recipes for Food Security | Q&A: Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison set her sights on youth, food security, and the land

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

Indigenous Peoples’ communities' challenges and priorities of “food security, food sovereignty, and health have accelerated and intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison Mikaila Way.

Recipes for Food Security | The return of Loko Ea

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

For many organizations, COVID-19 meant doors closed. Yet at one sacred, Native Hawaiian fishpond, community members worked to advance their efforts to reclaim the land, culture, and traditions of sustainable aquaculture.

Recipes for Food Security | Ka moʻolelo o nā loko iʻa ma Hawaiʻi (The story of fishponds in Hawaii)

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

"Mo‘olelo," or storytelling, is embedded deeply in the Hawaiian culture. Now, groups of Native Hawaiians and allies are using it to destigmatize the traditional practice of fishponds and reunite with their roots.