GUEST ARTICLE: Transforming war ruins into destinations to revitalize Kosovo’s economy Unique mapping tool helps decision-makers identify mangrove restoration potential The spectacular recovery of olive ridley sea turtles on Mexico’s Pacific coast Boston will repurpose, renew and reconnect waterfront properties to boost resilience World Bank’s $3.7 billion Blue Economy program launches ocean restoration fund Tapping into public health funding to boost the restoration of our urban forests New Hampshire wins $28 million from EPA to restore streams, estuaries & drinking water Dead for 30 years, a toxic railyard will be reborn as a downtown park in Lakeland, FL 3 New York communities win $10 million each to revitalize their historic downtowns In Maryland, a dangerous dam comes down to restore a river, a bay and a fishing economy Near Ferguson, Missouri, leaders ponder how to revitalize a site destroyed in civil unrest 170-year-old coal storage buildings in a London railyard are beautifully reborn How one man is leading the revitalization of one of Syracuse’s poorest neighborhoods Historic Spruce Goose Hangar has been repurposed as Google’s Los Angeles offices Swedes propose repurposing historic bridge as a linear park, funded by luxury housing The long-term revitalizing power of greening vacant urban lots The walkable revitalization of a car-centric historic square in Prague comes into focus Large-scale oyster reef restoration program launched to revitalize Texas’ fishing industry Environmental restoration is key to both resilience and peacebuilding in Africa’s Sahel How a tiny grassroots festival helped revitalize a giant, crime-ridden city Green infrastructure training & certification helps park managers boost urban resilience What does urban resilience mean in the Eastern Caribbean context? How does one wake a sleeping pajama factory? Williamsport, PA wants to know. Powerful New Trend: Using Earth observation data to restore barren, degraded landscapes EPA helps mined land remediation managers form watershed restoration partnerships Douglas fir regenerates on its own after intense fire, without logging or replanting Canada commits an additional $75 million to restore Southern Resident Killer Whales In Madrid, Spain, a spectacular renovation comes to a historic Catholic university Forest Resilience Bond is invented to privately finance watershed restoration New Zealand’s One Billion Trees program begins 2 restorative, revitalizing projects A gorgeous, $25 million arts museum renovation is launched in Naples, Florida Largest fish market in southern hemisphere to become Sydney’s newest cultural icon Dead Zone no more: Atlanta OK’s $5 billion revitalization of largest infill opportunity Built in 1900, only remaining industrial river port in Wales wins £5 million revitalization Hamilton, Ohio turns a downtown brownfield into a revitalizing, award-winning park A motorcycling military veteran revitalizes his dying Virginia coal mining town
