GUEST ARTICLE – The Adaptive Resilience Trend: What it is, why it’s urgently needed, and how it’s manifesting worldwide Reforestation is obviously crucial to climate restoration. Done right, it can also revitalize both biodiversity and human economies Bernie Sanders says regenerative organic agriculture needed for climate restoration, human health and rural economic growth In Northern Virginia, a closed landfill might be environmentally and economically revitalized as an indoor ski slope Ten downtown historic buildings might now be revitalized thanks to $100,000 in Louisiana Main Street Restoration Grants How to turn ugly, vacant concrete farm buildings into an inviting tourist facility that helps economically revitalize a region Green energy from landfills: U.S. restoration economy accelerates as a brightfield company gets a significant new investment Historic new effort is launched to restore and rewild the native mountaintop forests in the Highlands of Scotland Maryland’s Swan Island—on the verge of disappearing due to erosion—is ecologically restored via beneficial reuse of dredge With one of the poorest tree canopies in the U.S., New Orleans launches reforestation initiative to restore green infrastructure This U.S. big city mayor realizes that economic revitalization without affordable housing undermines its own success EPA boosts Great Lakes Restoration Initiative with $1,750,000 for Minnesota ecological restoration projects on Lake Superior NOAA and partners launch an unprecedented, decades-long effort to restore iconic reefs in the Florida Keys In Seoul, landscape architects turn a mess of highways and parking lots into a lively, natural, pedestrian-friendly waterfront Ecological restoration and economic revitalization dreams are coming true with this bird’s return after a 70-year absence 38 California projects receive $21.45 million to help restore wetlands, watersheds, salmon habitat and our global climate The brightfields trend accelerates as New Jersey’s Public Service Electric & Gas Co. opens its largest brownfield solar farm Invest Detroit’s Strategic Neighborhood Fund wins $10 million to revitalize neighborhoods and commercial corridors across the city Badly-planned highway is now a pedestrian-friendly boulevard, restoring residents’ health & reconnecting them to waterfront De-Engineering New Jersey: Another useless, nature-killing dam comes down as the state’s streams & rivers start flowing freely again Maryland announces over $30 million to help revitalize 23 communities, hoping to leverage more than $600 million in private investment New revitalization projects to attract $45.8 million & create 761 jobs; one will reconnect downtown Grand Haven, MI to its river Gallup Main Street Program wins $800,000 for infrastructure renewal to revitalize two blocks into vibrant downtown plaza Australia’s fastest-growing city, Melbourne, has a new strategy to reconnect, activate and revitalize the banks of their urban river Restoring your urban tree canopy restores your urban health: New proof is offered by the largest-ever global study State and non-profit partner to complete restoration of 40-acre oyster reef in North Carolina for “50 Million Oyster Initiative” Pawtucket’s $400 million soccer-oriented waterfront redevelopment to be largest revitalization project in the city’s history Youngstown, Ohio wins $1.6 million to create revolving loan fund that will help revitalize region by supporting local entrepreneurs Creating effective climate adaptation and resilience initiatives: What wealthy nations can learn from lesser-developed countries Texas invests an additional $6.6 million to restore ecosystems and boost coastal resilience at two wildlife refuges Renovating a conference center into a green, sustainable, innovative urban oasis that revitalizes surrounding neighborhoods Twelve historic preservation and restoration projects win awards for community renewal, economic development and job growth in NY $180 million project hopes to revitalize the downtown of little Loganville, Georgia as a public-private redevelopment partnership Restoring our climate and adapting to climate change (e.g. regenerative agriculture) is a crucial path to restoring global peace The new “Scallop Sitters” program hopes to accelerate the restoration of bay scallop fisheries along Florida’s Panhandle coast Downtown Detroit’s historic 1924 Women’s City Club building to be restored and reused as shared office space for entrepreneurs
