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The network will work through thematic roundtables in which actors participate in the development of programs and campaigns for dissemination and communication on topics including the correct disposal of waste, receipt of newly recovered materials, training of employees in circular economy practices, guided tours to the city’s recycling centre, and more.\u003C/p>",[688],{"name":689,"type":374,"value":689},"https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/espaciopublicoehigieneurbana/noticias/la-ciudad-presento-la-red-de-economia-circular",{"id":269,"type":324,"cta":16,"cta_link":16,"created_at":691,"updated_at":692,"owner_id":327,"owner_relationship":328,"views":693,"owner":694,"image":695,"contributors":699,"article_locations":704,"article_industries":709,"view_count":693,"like_count":315,"collection_count":365,"content":712,"can_edit":376},"2021-08-19T16:24:51.699Z","2026-06-02T05:19:24.257Z",13,{"id":327,"type":84,"owner_id":327,"about":16,"job_title":16,"url":16,"linkedin":16,"email":16,"staff_of_id":16,"organisation_id":16,"organisation":16},{"id":696,"link":697,"alt":16,"source":16,"created_at":691,"updated_at":698,"article_id":269,"image_profile_id":16,"banner_profile_id":16},"DeetuU6QBBc=","https://kh-assets.prod.circularity-gap.world/main-image/1778092810953-0PbXAzg8.jpeg","2023-12-28T14:54:29.473Z",[700,701,702,703],{"contributor_id":327},{"contributor_id":83},{"contributor_id":590},{"contributor_id":394},[705],{"article_id":269,"location_id":706,"created_at":343,"updated_at":16,"location":707},"3469058",{"id":706,"type":345,"name":708,"color":16,"parent_location_id":445,"created_at":446,"updated_at":16},"Brasília",[710],{"article_id":269,"industry_id":495,"created_at":343,"updated_at":16,"industry":711},{"id":495,"name":497,"description":498,"sector":499},{"id":713,"score":315,"body":714,"status":375,"article_id":269,"created_at":691,"updated_at":698,"published_at":691},"txOD",{"title":715,"outcome":716,"problem":717,"summary":718,"solution":719,"attachment":720},"Restoring Brasília's watershed","\u003Cp>Volunteers mapped 115 springs and restored 25 degraded water features. 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A key source of water for the lake is outflow from the Serrinha do Paranoá watershed, an area of preserved savannah and natural springs to the north of Brasília. However, proposed housing developments threatened the Serrinha do Paranoá’s regenerative functions.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Brazil's capital city, Brasília, is no stranger to drought. After years of low rainfall, the situation reached crisis levels in 2016. To ensure that local water bodies remain able to naturally recharge, a diverse group of stakeholders collaborated to reforest springs in the northern urban watershed. These springs flow into Paranoá Lake, an important water source for the city.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Protecting the ecosystems that help local water bodies recharge is key to maintaining a city’s water supply. For Brasília, that means protecting the Serrinha do Paranoá watershed. 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