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According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), at least one-third of food produced globally is wasted. In China, a staggering 349 million tons …
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When I was a student in university, I took a course on Mahatma Gandhi. I was awestruck by how this great man lived by his principles, including the principle of non-vio…
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Have you heard of the Turn It Off campaign? The project aimed to reduce car idling at school drop-off zones and transit “Kiss and Ride” parking lots across Toronto. This…
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In the 1990s, Iceland faced a national epidemic of teen substance abuse. In 1998, 42% of Icelandic 15- and 16-year-olds reported having been drunk in the last month. Nea…
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You may know about Cape Town, South Africa’s struggles with water shortages several years ago. You may be less familiar with how cleverly they used behavioral science to…
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I’ve got an example for you of a high-quality littering prevention campaign in California. Action Research partnered with the Orange County Stormwater Program (h20c.org)…
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Rare’s Centre for Behavior & the Environment has published a framework that includes six behavioural levers to apply when leading behaviour change campaigns.
They exp…
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Imagine you’re an investor sitting in a fancy hotel ballroom around the corner from Wall Street, waiting to hear a speech from the new CEO of the aluminum company you’v…
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Municipalities and NGOs that are working towards thriving urban forests face many challenges, including providing maintenance care for trees that have been recently pla…
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Those of you who are interested in encouraging native plant gardens in your region might find some inspiration in World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) “In the Zone” program. The …
