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🌱 From lab discovery to field testing: A new @AP story spotlights Salk’s deeper-rooted crop research and an $18 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to advance its next phase.
The grant supports ROOTS, a three-year project using AI-driven soybean research, field trials, and soil and plant-microbe studies to test whether deeper, stronger roots can store more carbon in soil and help crops better withstand drought and disease.
ROOTS builds on six years of research through Salk’s Harnessing Plants Initiative.
Thank you to the @BezosEarthFund for helping advance agricultural resilience, and to the Associated Press for covering this work and visiting our Illinois fields to see the research in action!
Read the AP story: apnews.com/article/climate-c…
#SalkInstitute #BezosEarthFund #HarnessingPlantsInitiative #PlantScience #ClimateSolutions #AgriculturalResilience
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Farmland and forests are often at odds. Rwanda is showing they don't have to be. Farmers there are planting trees alongside crops, feeding communities and protecting forests at once. 🇷🇼🌳
More on this @BezosEarthFund -backed work: bit.ly/4hAqmXm
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Detecting wildfires from space, faster than ever. 🛰️ 3 FireSat satellites are now in orbit, tracking fires big & small. Scaled to ~50, the system could detect fire anywhere on Earth within minutes—cutting wildfire carbon emissions up to 5-10% annually. #WildfireDetection
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Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4rbhWsB
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Meet the 2026 Next Thread Initiative scholars. 🧵🪡
Through the @CFDA x @BezosEarthFund Next Thread Initiative, students are reimagining fashion with homegrown silk, invasive-plant textiles, seaweed bioplastics and zero-waste systems.
Learn more: bit.ly/4gOTatI
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Extinction isn’t inevitable. @PhoenixSpecies, a global initiative from the @BezosEarthFund and @rewild, is backing efforts to recover 100 of the world’s most threatened species, beginning with a $200 million commitment. The comeback is underway ➡️ bit.ly/4gcyBbk.
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Bezos Earth Fund retweeted
🌍 Meet the Phoenix Species Project, a new global effort to help recover 100 of the world's most threatened species. Launched by
@BezosEarthFund & @rewild, support from @leonardodicaprio, @ageofunion
& the Todd Graves Family Foundation. Follow along.
phoenixspeciesproject.org/
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More green. More community. 🌳
The @BezosEarthFund is investing $100M to help transform underused land into vibrant community green spaces across eight U.S. cities.
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Greener cities don't happen by accident—they're built by people who know their communities best.
We're grateful to the first #GreeningAmericasCities cohort in Atlanta, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Wilmington for leading the way. 👏👏👏
This is just the beginning.
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Bezos Earth Fund retweeted
Longleaf pine forests are among the most biodiverse in North America, supporting hundreds of species, including 40+ that are threatened or endangered.
We’re proud to partner with @BezosEarthFund for a fifth year to restore this vital ecosystem in the Southeast. nfwf.org/media-center/press-…
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If we want different outcomes, we need better information — faster, FireSat was built to change that.
The @BezosEarthFund is partnering with @EarthFireAll, granting $26 million for the world's first detection satellite constellation built for wildfires.
➡️bit.ly/3QIBeYC
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Bezos Earth Fund retweeted
100,000 acres restored. 600,000 acres under improved management. 200 miles of wildlife-friendly fence. 🌾
@NFWFnews + @BezosEarthFund just announced another year of impactful grantmaking in the Northern Great Plains, read on >> nfwf.org/media-center/press-…
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Bezos Earth Fund retweeted
Hundreds of species depend on the grasslands of the Great Plains. Yet they’re among the least protected ecosystems.
Watch to learn how NFWF + partners like @BezosEarthFund collaborate with ranchers, Indigenous groups + land managers who are vital to grasslands conservation. #NationalPrairieDay
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Bezos Earth Fund retweeted
At this week’s 2nd Superhot Rock Geothermal Summit, convened by CATF in partnership with the @BezosEarthFund, leaders from across the geothermal innovation space will meet in a setting specifically designed to create the conditions for accelerated learning.
catf.us/events/2026-superhot…
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Bezos Earth Fund retweeted
🌱 Fueled by an $11 million grant from the @BezosEarthFund, Professor Peng Chee is teaming up with scientists at @ClemsonCAFLS to develop and test cotton varieties with built-in color.
🔗 ugacaes.org/4foHCya
ALT Person standing outdoors in front of a blurred green field. They are wearing a gray polo shirt with the University of Georgia logo visible.
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Bezos Earth Fund retweeted
In collaboration with @ClemsonUniv, Professor Peng Chee is rethinking cotton from the ground up.
Backed by an $11 million grant from @BezosEarthFund, the team will develop new varieties that can rival synthetic materials with less climate impact.
🔗 ugacaes.org/4cJfymi
ALT An individual in a grey polo with a University of Georgia logo and jeans standing in front of a lush cotton field on a sunny day.
ALT A person speaks with another individual in a field of green plants. A third person is in the background, tending to the plants. The surrounding environment is lush and vibrant under a bright sky.
ALT A hand gently holds a cotton plant with multiple white tags attached to it. The background is filled with green leaves and other parts of the plant, softly blurred in the sunlight.
ALT Two people are having a conversation in a lush, green outdoor setting. One individual is wearing a polo shirt, while the other is dressed in a tank top and cap. Trees are visible in the background under a blue sky.
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People and planet — always a packaged deal.🌍
From forests to the future of food, the @BezosEarthFund is using innovative tools, bold ideas and partnerships to build a world we can and want to live in.
This #EarthDay, we're grateful for everyone on this mission with us.
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Bezos Earth Fund retweeted
As a keystone species, over 350 other animals rely on gopher tortoise burrows to shelter from the heat, fires + predators.
Watch to learn how NFWF + partners like @BezosEarthFund are working to conserve these helpful builders of the longleaf pine range.
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