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Living Facebook Instagram Twitter Home Locations Boston Brooklyn Los Angeles Martha’s Vineyard San Diego Santa Barbara Toronto Advice Food Dispatches Marketplace Newsletters Support Us Now Manage Your Account Advertise About Contact Us Search Bluedot Living At Home on Earth Together We Can Make a World of Difference Sign Up for Our Newsletter Support Us Now Shop the Marketplace Facebook Instagram Pinterest Youtube Bluedot Living At Home on Earth Locations Boston Brooklyn Los Angeles Martha’s Vineyard San Diego Santa Barbara Toronto Advice Food Dispatches Marketplace Newsletters Advertise About More Support Us Now Manage Your Account Search . Read the story . An activist’s ecotourism program engages Gambian locals in protecting their environment — while boosting their livelihoods. Read the story . Preserving genetic samples from a wide variety of alligators and crocs helps thwart their potential extinction. Read the story . A garden in Burien, Washington, brings together a neighborhood and a school for at-risk students to address the community’s needs. Read the story . There are an estimated 100,000 sacred forests in India, offering rich biodiversity, spiritual value, and economic opportunities. Read the story . Ancient woodlands have been in steady decline in the UK’s capital, London, for centuries. One community is rallying to rescue theirs. Read the story . The critically endangered Popa langur gets help from a group of local youths. Read the story . New York City is encouraging its lower-income residents to shop at farmers markets. And they’re giving them the Health Bucks to do so. Read the story These night fliers are masters at pest control (and drawing tourists). Invite them to your yard with a bat-friendly garden. Read the story . A warming climate and creative greenhouse has allowed a Nova Scotia farmer to grow crops not normally associated with Canadian temperatures. Read the story . When turbine blades reach the end of their life, an Ohio company turns them into functional public art. Read the story . Protecting the pachyderms (as well as the humans and crops) takes teams of brave, determined volunteers. Read the story . The National Tree Seed Centre houses a collection that now represents 273 of Canada’s 720 tree and shrub species. Read the story . When their beloved river was threatened by plans for a dam, residents of a small town in Bosnia and Herzegovina fought back to save the Neretvica River. Read the story . A non-orthodox biologist fights for the protection of ecosystems in Guatemala by inviting local communities to participate. Read the story . In the foothills of Boulder, Colorado, mushrooms are making it into mainstream forest management to help mitigate the spread of mega-fires. Read the story . This Newfoundlander is determined to save marine life by removing trash from the ocean floor. Read the story . LNG terminals have not only harmed aquatic ecosystems and dramatically reduced available fish, they’ve stolen people’s livelihoods. Read the story . Solar dryers help Indian farmers increase their incomes and reduce food waste. Read the story . A women-run cooperative in India uses ancient methods to produce luxurious, ethical silk. Read the story . A special sales tax provides crucial funding for cleaning up a Florida lagoon to restore eelgrass, the manatees’ favorite food. Read the story . New Orleans nonprofit groups are getting creative to reduce trash and waste at the iconic Mardi Gras festival. Read the story . Reap the sweet benefits when you check into this forest-themed hotel, where you share the space with trees and bees. Read the story . Siyam World, a Maldivian resort, protects an island’s ecosystem by taking care of its not-so-feral cats. Read the story . New solar mini-grids now power a small rural Indian village — and have eliminated the incidence of deadly snake bites. Read the story . In India, a farming startup aims to provide affordable greenhouses-in-a-box to more than a million small farmers. Read the story. A protected North Atlantic reserve teeming with wildlife offers conservation lessons that may benefit us all. Read the story . Promoting local tourism and environmental conservation, Travel with Mervis is one of the only woman-owned travel businesses in Malawi. Read the story. Walking tours move tourists out of the country’s busy cities to connect with local nature and culture. Read the story . A new kind of arable farming is creating jobs, addressing food insecurity, and combating climate change in Wales. Read the story . An Australian wildlife organization dedicates its efforts to preserving endangered Tasmanian devils. Recently, they’re celebrating an important milestone — the birth of the group’s 500th joey. Read the story . A company in India changes scrap into useful items, and changes some minds in the process. Read the story . While Scotland is well known for its whiskey, it’s also home to threatened and elusive wildcats. Can a distillery help save the cats? Read the story . Blue-green infrastructure in Bergen, Norway is helping Europe’s rainiest city prepare for increasing flood risks. Read the story . With populations of tilapia and perch declining from overfishing, Ugandans have turned to previously neglected, small-sized fish for micronutrients. The result is healthier bodies and a healthier economy. Read the story . As India deals with deadly extreme heat, urban planners try to turn down the temperature with architecture and design. Read the story . In the absence of government action, two Nigerians created a game to encourage others to tackle environmental issues. Read the story . This vulnerable Canadian island is proactively readying for climate impacts — and the lessons it’s learning are benefiting other coastal locales. Read the story. In Tanzania, a high school student creates nitrogen-rich fertilizer using discarded clippings from his school’s hair salon. Read the story . At first skeptical, farmers have embraced agroforestry — planting trees on farms — to boost crop production and local biodiversity. Read the story. In 1997, a storm sent five million pieces of Lego into the ocean. A U.K. beachcomber helped build a citizen science project that aims to track those pieces and tell a story about plastic pollution. Read the story . Walking the streets of her town and picking up plastic trash gives Lungile Beuta the materials she needs to create bags, backpacks, and more. Read the story. Abdou Touré carried his childhood lessons from Boy Scouts into a life dedicated to inspiring environmental action in Dakar, Senegal. Read the story. Ben Moore’s The Ugly Co. takes the fruit nobody wants — and makes it delicious. Read the story . Restoring a tree canopy in India’s Assam State has reunited families of Hoolock gibbons after a 132-year separation. Read the story . At Toronto Metropolitan University’s Free Store, cast-offs find new homes with students - and nothing costs a thing. Read the story. New Orleans is well-known for its music and food. Gregory Swafford aims to make it just as famous for its cleanliness, and he and his community are leading the way. Read the story. In Western India, a nonprofit hires locals to spin yarn from plastic waste. Read the story. Thaely is turning India’s plastic waste into a sneaker that’s green from heel to toe. Read the story. New York City’s Rockaway residents are focused on restoring native species along the shoreline to protect dunes and thwart erosion. Read the story . Taiwan’s specialty coffee doesn’t (yet) have the stellar global reputation of the country’s award-winning baristas. But coffee growers focused on sustainability aim to change that. Read the story . Under the guidance of one man, India’s women are restoring their villages and protecting their children’s futures, one river at a time. Read the story . Sanitation and potable water are a challenge in Makoko, Lagos, one of the country’s largest slums. But two young women have invented...