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Sierra Leone is opening its doors to West African migrants being deported from the United States, offering a landing place for people who need one. The agreement marks a new approach to handling third-country deportations in the region.
Fishing communities in Sierra Leone are rejecting poorly farmed fish, but their feedback is driving efforts to improve quality and nutrition standards. Their expertise could transform aquaculture into a trusted food source that complements wild catch.
Sierra Leone's new gender equality law helped women win 30% of parliament seats in 2023, doubling their representation from just five years earlier. The victory came despite violence, harassment, and parties trying to work around the rules.
Sierra Leone just opened its first-ever neonatal intensive care unit, ending decades without specialized care for premature babies. The $50 million maternal hospital will transform healthcare in a country where 1 in 52 women once died in pregnancy.
While world leaders gathered to discuss power politics at Davos, Germany's development minister sat at a tiny school desk in Sierra Leone, sharing lunch with students who now get free meals every day. More than 34,000 children in one of the world's poorest countries no longer have to learn on empty stomachs.
In Sierra Leone's Bo City, 100 young students are learning to solve the climate crisis threatening their future. They're already planting trees, teaching neighbors, and shaping local policy.
A woman battling emotional weight discovered that riding a motorcycle through Mexico's Sierra Madre mountains provided more healing than talking ever could. Her journey shows how motion and focus can be powerful medicine for the mind.
A microchipped husky found wandering Florida as a stray was reunited with her owner in Texas after being missing for more than a decade. Eighteen volunteers drove Sierra 1,400 miles across five states to bring her home.
While federal policy shifts, local communities are building an unstoppable clean energy movement from the ground up. The Sierra Club is scoring major court victories and helping deploy solar, wind, and battery projects across America.
Archaeologists using advanced laser technology discovered Betoma, a vast network of pre-Hispanic settlements in Colombia's Sierra Nevada that's 12 times larger than the famous Ciudad Perdida. The find is reshaping what we know about sophisticated indigenous civilizations that thrived in South America.
A nationwide movement aims to get one million children outside over the next year to boost their mental and physical health. Led by the Sierra Club and backed by over 100 organizations, the initiative tackles growing screen time and nature disconnection among young people.
A Northern California community packed an event center to support Big Brothers Big Sisters, fueling mentorship programs that change young lives. Volunteers from high schools, nonprofits, and local businesses rallied together for the annual Crackin' Crab for Kids fundraiser.
Scientists used laser mapping technology to uncover Betoma, a vast network of indigenous settlements hidden beneath Colombian jungle that's 12 times larger than the famous Lost City. The discovery rewrites the history of how sophisticated indigenous societies organized their territories before Spanish colonization.
Camera traps in Mexico's Sierra Gorda just captured the country's most elusive predator, marking a major win for conservation. The sighting means all six of Mexico's wild cat species now call this protected forest home.
Six backcountry skiers were found alive Tuesday after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, with 46 first responders working through blizzard conditions to reach them. The group sheltered in place as three rescue teams made their way through dangerous winter storm conditions.
Over 100 FedEx employees spent Earth Month planting 2,000 malunggay trees in the Sierra Madre mountains, helping restore forests lost to decades of deforestation. The fast-growing native trees will rebuild ecosystems while supporting local communities.
Over 100 FedEx employees spent Earth Month restoring forest cover in the Sierra Madre mountains, planting 2,000 nutrient-rich trees that will help rebuild ecosystems and support local communities. The effort tackles deforestation in a region that has lost over a million hectares of forest in 20 years.
After years of trying, wildlife biologists finally GPS-collared one of fewer than 50 Sierra Nevada red foxes remaining in California. This breakthrough could help save the critically endangered species from extinction.
An infectious diseases doctor who battled Ebola in Sierra Leone wants the world to know about the extraordinary healthcare workers who risk everything to save lives during outbreaks. Their courage and resilience deserve recognition.
After three weeks without snow, California's Sierra Nevada snowpack has dropped to 59% of normal. But experts say the state's reservoirs are the fullest they've been in years, leaving California completely drought-free.
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