Wow!: In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change
LISI NIESNER and SARAH MARSH, of Reuters, report on how a new project is training local citizens to restore seagrass meadows in the Baltic Sea…
Wow!: From pixels to pails, crowdfunded wells quench thirst in Senegal’s drylands
NGOUDA DIONE, of Reuters, reports on how builder and fundraiser Mamadou Diakhate is using the internet to fund wells in communities lacking water…
Wow!: Gaza man turns waste car tyres into materials for sports pitches
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, of Reuters, reports…
Wow!: UN summer camps let kids “just be kids” in Gaza
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, of Reuters, reports from Gaza…
Wow!: In Namibia, kelp forests help lock up planet-heating carbon
LISA OSSENBRINK, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how giant kelp forests being used to make crop biostimulants and other biotech products could one day generate ‘blue’ carbon credits…
Wow!: Batteries on wheels – EV school buses shore up US electricity grid
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how electric buses in the US, ideal as energy banks, are providing revenue for owners and reducing reliance on fossil fuel plants…
Wow!: Sidelined from academia, India’s Dalits archive caste history
Dalits say their history is neglected by Indian institutions – so they are combing home collections to build their own archives. VIDHI DOSHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Wow!: In Zimbabwe, female rugby team seeks to keep girls off the streets
NYASHA CHINGONO, of Reuters, reports from Domboshava…
Wow!: Vulture surveillance system alerts Zambian park to poachers
GLORIA DICKIE, of Reuters, reports on how expanded protection strategies – including a vulture early warning system – are helping big cat populations make a come-back in Zambia’s Kafue National Park…
Wow!: Nurse-midwife Edna Adan Ismail, opponent of female genital mutilation, wins Templeton Prize
Dr Edna Adan Ismail is the first African woman to receive the prize, which is valued £1.1 million. KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports…