Behavior Change for Nature
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Celebrating Environment Day≠ Behavior Change for the Environment
Celebrating Environment Day≠ Behavior Change for the Environment
To what degree has pro-environmental public outreach been successful in achieving the adoption of pro-environmental behaviors?
Rare Books: Summer 2021 — Rare
Rare Books: Summer 2021 — Rare
Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less Leidy Klotz
Why Do We Pledge?
Why Do We Pledge?
“Through this pledge, we emphasize our commitment to our municipal fishing communities. We signed because we believe that participatory…
On Earth Day, how can you maximize the impact of your actions?
On Earth Day, how can you maximize the impact of your actions?
On Earth Day, people everywhere are taking actions to restore our environment. Rare shares how to make those actions more effective.
COVID-19 had unintended environmental benefits
COVID-19 had unintended environmental benefits
After a lengthy hiatus, I’m back with a snapshot of behavioral insights applied to environmental challenges.
Mobile banking boosts fishers’ financial identities and savings
Mobile banking boosts fishers’ financial identities and savings
In a windswept fishing village in Lubang island, entrepreneur Gloria Bugtong leads a group of fishers in a weekly meeting where each…
Our Most Popular Stories of 2020
Our Most Popular Stories of 2020
2020 has changed us and challenged us like never before. In response to a global pandemic, the Black Lives Matter Movement, increasing…
Behavior change: What’s the brain got to do with it?
Behavior change: What’s the brain got to do with it?
Working at the BE.Center over the last eight months has taught me a lot about what behavioral science looks like outside of the lab. It…
Peer Pressure, Climate Change, and the Power of Individual Behavior: A Conversation with Robert…
Peer Pressure, Climate Change, and the Power of Individual Behavior: A Conversation with Robert…
Earlier this month, Dr. Madhuri Karak, Community Engagement Lead at Rare’s Center for Behavior & the Environment, (virtually) sat down…
Leveraging Behavioral Insights to Solve Our Sewage Pollution Crisis
Leveraging Behavioral Insights to Solve Our Sewage Pollution Crisis
August 24–28 marks World Water Week. Organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute, World Water Week is a global movement…
Designing our Built Environments with People and Nature in Mind
Designing our Built Environments with People and Nature in Mind
Whether it be the layout of your living room furniture, the distance between your make-shift home desk and the kitchen, or your…
People and Nature #3
People and Nature #3
With global civil uprisings against racism currently underway, this column cannot feign business as usual.
How better livestock beds could stop the next outbreak
How better livestock beds could stop the next outbreak
In Vietnam, infecting pig farms with change
Prompts at the Pump: Tips for Behaviorally-informed Signage
Prompts at the Pump: Tips for Behaviorally-informed Signage
Fluctuating gas prices, time spent stuck in traffic, and/or climate concerns can all deter people from driving. However, with so much of…
People and Nature #2
People and Nature #2
Social norms are powerful tools to motivate behavior change, but what happens when social cues promote undesirable behaviors?
When nets catch more than fish
When nets catch more than fish
In times of crisis, safety nets come to the rescue
People and Nature #1
People and Nature #1
A social norms approach must shape the adoption of climate friendly behaviors.
Keeping Up With Corona and Other Lessons For Climate Activists
Keeping Up With Corona and Other Lessons For Climate Activists
On Wednesday, March 18, join Brett Jenks for a live-streamed talk — initially part of the South By Southwest Festival — on 7 actions…
Work from Home Behavioral Style
Work from Home Behavioral Style
In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and the increasing need for social distancing, remote work is on the rise. Rare’s Center for…
Radical Listening: Harnessing the Power of Empathy in Conservation
Radical Listening: Harnessing the Power of Empathy in Conservation
Tropical rainforests are critical to our collective drawdown goals. This organization sends forest communities a ‘Thank You’ in kind.
Want people to adopt climate-friendly behaviors? Understand what motivates them.
Want people to adopt climate-friendly behaviors? Understand what motivates them.
In her column this week, Axios’ Amy Harder offers “confessions of an energy reporter,” and admits that even she — someone fluent in facts…
