Feature Article This ecologically restored Louisiana island—previously covered in BP oil—is now open for conjugal visits…provided you’re a pelican Current News RECONOMICS Institute’s new online global certification in crisis recovery, economic revitalization and community resilienceThe Dutch have long been proud of their dike system. Now they’re correcting their many engineering mistakes to restore nature.Redeveloped site of former auto dealership helps revitalize downtown Hamilton, Ohio by being repurposed as an indoor farm10 projects to boost corridor density and revitalize neighborhood commercial areas win $5.89 million in Buffalo, New YorkHere are five new regenerative technologies that can help restore our planet’s rapidly-disappearing biodiversityWashington State unveils “Plan for Climate Resilience” featuring ecological restoration to help salmon and orcas recover$26.6 million will boost resilience for 2.3 million Zimbabwe farmers—mostly women—via revitalization of 21 irrigation systemsRestoring Our Hidden Rivers: Revisiting urban waterways with new eyes to create equitable neighborhood revitalizationTiger salamander populations are recovering in Maryland, thanks to habitat restoration by their Department of Natural ResourcesThis new partnership will provide a platform and tools to help cities, counties and states revitalize via Opportunity Zone strategiesTo boost the poor survival rate of mass reforestation efforts, we need to shift the goal from planting trees to growing themCalifornia coasts are being destroyed by the loss of bull kelp. The restorative solution? Eating more purple urchin sushi.Hemorrhaging population and jobs, Illinois’ $45 billion “Rebuild Illinois” program funds revitalization and infrastructure renewal152 Wisconsin communities share $75 million to get reconnected and revitalized via transportation renewal projectsAbsent sufficient White House help, post-hurricane Florida gets rescue from United Arab Emirates: $3.5 million to restore reefs21 large-scale renewable energy projects on New York brownfields and landfills to spur $2.5 billion in revitalization, plus 2000 jobsAustralia puts $5.3 million into restoring waterways & wetlands to revive threatened species along coast of New South WalesCivil engineers drained this huge urban lake, creating a dusty public health hazard. Restoration ecologists to the rescue.New York State’s $3 billion “Restore Mother Nature” climate initiative progresses with stakeholder engagement roundtablesThe regeneration of Christchurch, New Zealand accelerates with the approval of three projects totaling $300 millionGlobal economic revitalization—at the local, regional and national levels—will only happen with the full participation of womenFive non-profit organizations receive $1.8 million from the EPA to help restore the Great lakes via market-based strategiesThis creative strategy will help fund DC-area transit for 99 years and boost ridership while revitalizing two neighborhoodsThis non-profit is revitalizing Pittsburgh’s industrial heritage while restoring—and reconnecting to—the city’s riverfrontsTwelve Canadian projects with a restorative or revitalizing impact on the surrounding built environment win national awardsJersey City celebrates progress on new light rail line that will revitalize both a neglected neighborhood and a crucial waterfront$1 of resilience prevents $6 of destruction: New study on Canada’s future reveals cost of climate adaptation at the community levelThe Beatles are about to revitalize Liverpool, England again, with this new arts-based “Spatial Regeneration Framework”A decade after the disastrous BP oil spill, nine strategies emerge for advancing critical ecosystem restoration in the Delta23 collaborative, asset-based community revitalization projects win $2 million in Urban Agenda Grants in MassachusettsNew biomimicry-based technique is developed to boost coastal resilience and biodiversity via dune restoration in Puerto Rico25 community redevelopment projects will soon receive £1 million each to support inclusive rural revitalization in ScotlandA dead downtown mall is now a revitalizing jungle lagoon, having been repurposed, renewed and reconnected to the cityWhy restore mangroves? Because even those few that remain are annually preventing $65 billion of storm damage to 15 million people21 projects in 7 Canadian provinces receive $13 million to restore ecosystems and boost coastal resilience for cities and tribesHow to turn a polluted, frequently-flooded 5.3-acre inner city barren zone into a healthful, gorgeous university campus