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Opportunities to Connect Urban Conservation and Vacant Land Stewardship

Center for Community Progress

According to the National Land Bank Networks 2023 State of Land Banking Survey, vacant lots account for 86 percent of all land bank properties and half of all survey respondents listed vacant land stewardship as one of their top priorities. the group called out community, stewardship, legacy, values, collaboration.

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Collaborating for sustainability: How higher education and cloud providers foster change

AWS Public Sector Blog

Nilo Exar, ASU Student Tackling complex challenges of environmental sustainability requires collaborative efforts spanning multiple-disciplines and those between higher education institutions and technology companies are proving particularly fruitful.

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC). Before conducting advocacy at the Capitol, the APC and their partners made sure that they had solid information with which to educate legislators. The bill ran in 2014 and passed that same year. Speak with a unified voice.

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Scientists in Parks Internship Program - Natural Resource Stewardship

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Deadline to Apply October 01, 2021

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State of Land Banking: 2023 Survey Highlights 

Center for Community Progress

35 percent of respondents reported their land banks are currently engaged in vacant lot stewardship and 25 percent are planning vacant lot stewardship projects within the next three years (Figure 3). Continued support, education, and advocacy towards local-level political leadership is necessary for effective long-term partnerships.

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To Prevent Illegal Dumping, You Have to Know the Scale of the Problem

Center for Community Progress

How can outreach and education help? Involving residents and community groups already involved in vacant land stewardship helps lower costs and strengthens neighborhood engagement. How much is being dumped? Knowing the volume of trash and debris to be removed helps cleanup teams send the right equipment and personnel to the site.

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Celebrating women leaders: A Q&A with the CEO of Australia’s Digital Health Agency

AWS Public Sector Blog

The tepid progress on persistently large global gender gaps in health and education creates an urgent case for renewed and concerted action. The United Nations’ (UN) theme for this year’s International Women’s Day was “ Invest in women: Accelerate progress.”