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🌱 The stories continue! The second batch of LocNet narratives explores how connectivity can strengthen climate resilience, support emergency communications and protect the environment. 🧵 Discover three new stories on #EnvironmentalJustice and #CommunityNetworks.

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🌪️ What happens when storms leave communities disconnected? In New Orleans, Jen Liu and Monique Verdin trace three major hurricanes and the emergence of SwampNet, exploring how community-built networks support mutual aid and emergency communications.

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📡 How can communities stay connected when conventional networks fail? Through an illustrated story, Mary Ann Bussano explores how off-grid, solar-powered mesh networks could support disaster response and community resilience in the Philippines.

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🌿 Can connectivity support conservation while respecting nature? In Zambia's Kafue National Park, Tamara Bengesai explores how connected technologies support wildlife protection and how camouflaged infrastructure could minimise ecological disturbance.

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🌍 From emergency communications to biodiversity conservation, these stories explore how connectivity can support communities and the environments they protect. 📖 Read the full narratives and follow the series: www.apc.org/en/news/loca...

apc.orgLocal narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives driving socio-environmental justiceDiscover three powerful stories of grassroots resilience. From water tracking in Nigeria and solar-powered pollution monitoring in South Africa, to community-led flood responses in Indonesia, this is ...