Nature-based solutions to environmental problem in the Carolinas [Video]

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Nature-based solutions are increasingly taking root around the country. 

As the world celebrates Earth Day, a group is working with the power of nature to help solve problems.

While the organization mainly works to rebuild coastal Louisiana’s landscape to protect people, wildlife and even jobs, that work also spreads into the Carolinas.

“A specific nature-based solution that is rooted in the agriculture community [in the Carolinas] is a practice that farmers have been using called “cover crops,” Maloz explained. “Cover crops are things like rye or oats, planted in-between primary crops or in-between seasons.”

Maloz said planting cover crops helps prevent soil erosion. It also helps keep nutrients in the ground, preventing them from ending up in the water system. 

“We think about how we …