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NelPlast: Transforming plastic waste into low-cost houses in Ghana
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Planet Forward Alumnus

A man wearing a blue button-down shirt, with a white mask in his shirt pocket, tan pants, and a bright blue hardhat, stands in front of a large stack of primarily gray plastic bricks.
COP26 in Context: The importance of building for the environment
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A prototype wooden model of the architect's triangular structure, and features scaled down human figures, and boats. The sides of the building are open to allow the viewer to peer inside.
Essay | Phila-smell-phia: How one city is finding that climate change really stinks
Molly Kaiser

George Washington University

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Street art’s contributions to perception of place
Tabitha Wechter

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Street art’s contributions to perception of place
What the Black Panther Party taught us about building a food movement
Eleanor Beckerman

Bates College

What the Black Panther Party taught us about building a food movement
Montreal landfill turned lunar landscape: An urban sustainability story
Clarice Knelly

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-Plattsburgh

Montreal landfill turned lunar landscape: An urban sustainability story
In times of social distancing, people are reconnecting with green space
Jake Meyers

University of Arizona

In times of social distancing, people are reconnecting with green space
Nature-based infrastructure could be an effective way to manage flooding
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

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