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Planet Forward in the Galápagos 2024

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The Planet Forward Frontline Climate Fellowship

The Planet Forward Frontline Climate Fellowship

Ask PF: Climate Advice for Students, by Students

Ask PF: Climate Advice for Students, by Students

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Boxed and Better: Private sector solutions to the water crisis
Samyudha Rajesh

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Boxed and Better: Private sector solutions to the water crisis
Namé Recycling: Combining revenue, jobs, and sustainability
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Notre Dame University

Across the Wards | Fresh Food Factory’s mission to bring fresh food to D.C.’s food deserts
Leonidas Kehagias & Ayah Mahana

George Washington University

Across the Wards | Fresh Food Factory’s mission to bring fresh food to D.C.’s food deserts
Decarbonizing steel: Senators discuss a vital climate move
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Decarbonizing steel: Senators discuss a vital climate move
Are dollar stores a grocery lifeline or missing the nutritional mark? The answer is complicated
Emma Montgomery

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Are dollar stores a grocery lifeline or missing the nutritional mark? The answer is complicated
Transforming Iceland | How Lindblad Expeditions is minimizing food waste and making cruising more sustainable
Cassidy Hough

Michigan State University

Development in Cameroon threatens a key plant to many livelihoods: The Raffia palm
Princely Nsavdzenyuy Yufonyuy

Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange

Rethinking Keystone Species: A D.C. story of sustainable community
Jasmine Slusser

George Washington University

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Informal waste picking: How one woman in Cameroon is providing food for her family while empowering others
Patu Ndango Fen

Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange

Essay | As our planet warms, artificial intelligence could help quench the thirst of billions facing water scarcity
Anya Wahal

Georgetown University

Can a new currency guide global decarbonization?
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University '21

A forgotten region looks to the future: Young Appalachians hope for unity
Rachel Freed

George Washington University

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COP26 in Context: From reducing methane emissions to packaging
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

COP26 in Context: Connecting finance to climate
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Recipes for Food Security | The new ‘big ag’: What regenerative agriculture can learn from conventional farming
Benjamin Thomas

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | Franklin & Marshall College

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Recipes for Food Security | Town molds community-driven model for new farmers to buy land
Jules Struck

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | Emerson College

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