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From scientific discoveries to activist wins, here are the latest news stories showcasing the people taking on climate change and nature loss.

🌱 Seeds for a changed world

A new project is using forecasts of future climate scenarios to send native seeds to places where they’ll thrive in decades to come. Seeds are being delivered to families and buried in jars, in a move reminiscent of a time capsule – one that will hopefully never need to be opened. As well as combating food insecurity, the project is a way of sustaining regional culinary heritage. For instance, as Arizona’s climate analogue is in Burgos, Spain, the next-generation paella could be made with ingredients like the tepary bean and Sonoran white wheatberries that are grown in the US state. 

 🚽 Perfume from an unlikely source

Apologies for bringing up fatbergs at this time of the morning, but the fact that scientists are turning them into perfume is too good to resist. The fatbergs – clumps of fat and waste that clog up the sewers – are fished up from underground and turned into biofuels. This is then gobbled up by a bacteria, leaving nothing behind but a pine-smelling chemical which can replace the fossil fuel-based ingredient currently used by fragrance manufacturers.

“It's a crazy idea," he admits to me, "but it works.”

 💦 Moisture-sucking, eco-friendly walls

Researchers have developed 3D-printed walls made from marble waste that can improve air quality in busy spaces like offices or waiting rooms by naturally regulating humidity levels. The walls were devised using the principles of the circular economy, being made from waste materials, and save the energy and emissions from a mechanical dehumidifying system. 

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