Seaweed as food and fuel, Amazonian co-fishing, Senegal’s first female professional surfer

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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about the future of seaweed as a sustainable food and fuel source, an initiative in the Amazon empowering women, and the first female professional surfer in Senegal inspiring a new generation.
Seaweed touted as a sustainable alternative to traditional fuel and food
Source: BBC News
An co-management fishing initiative in the Amazon is empowering women
Source: Mongabay
A growing number of platforms are helping Black Americans overcome the trauma of racism
Source: Fast Company
A woman in the US is destigmatising mental health issues in the Black community
Source: mindbodygreen
26 organisations have pledged to plant, restore and protect over 855 million trees
Source: The Planetary Press
Canada is committing over $82 million to mental health support for indigenous communities
Source: Posibl
Dictionary.com is revising definitions in order to remove prejudiced language
Source: The Guardian
The French government has suspended a controversial bird hunting practice
Source: Posibl
A student has designed an inflatable bamboo greenhouse to encourage sustainable farming
Source: Inhabitat
Senegal’s first female professional surfer is inspiring a generation of young women
Source: BBC News