This summer, Rare launched four new programs in Indonesia, the Philippines, Micronesia and Latin America to train 50 conservation leaders about social marketing, behavior change and inspiring pride in natural resources. Continue reading
The nonprofit Yayorin, run by Rare alumni Eddy Santoso, has developed an alternative to deforestation. Santoso and his colleagues educate and train rural communities in agroforestry while promoting the intrinsic value of a pristine forest. In 2008, Rare partnered with Yayorin and Santoso to run a marketing campaign to inspire pride in the natural wonders around Lamandau. Continue reading
Two years ago, Sulistyaningrum and nine other conservationists in Indonesia and Timor-Leste partnered with Rare to learn social marketing tools and systems to lead change in their communities. In early May, the ten fellows celebrated the completion of Rare’s two-year training and implementation program. All ten Pride campaigns built a sense of ownership around fishery management. Though each fellow confronted different hurdles and achieved a range of successes, they all managed to inspire fishing-dependent villages to take pride in their marine resources. Continue reading
Ijun (above) happily embraced the life of a farmer after prison. “Luckily, the man born 24 years ago, did not linger lamenting his fate,” says Ismail, Rare Conservation Fellow and alumni grant recipient. The man, Ijun, was on his way … Continue reading
Social media “likes” turn into real life environmental action (mother nature network) Every like, tweet +, and stumble will help preserve 43.5 square feet of coral reef. That means that for every 100 likes, Click it for Good will preserve 4, 350 … Continue reading
Note: This is Rare’s Senior Vice President of Global Programs Paul Butler’s fifth blog post in a series about his recent trip to the Philippines and Indonesia to monitor Rare’s conservation work in the field. You can find his first post here, his second … Continue reading
The Big Apple is going green with white roofs (Discovery News) White roofs reflect the sun, while black roofs absorb the sun’s rays, making buildings hotter and raising cooling costs. It’s a simple change that can make the roofs up … Continue reading
Note: This blog post originated on RarePlanet, our online community inspiring conservation. It was written by Rare Conservation Fellow Rosita Tariola and translated. As an introduction to the Supervision and Evaluation of the KKLD Dampier Strait meeting, I began with an … Continue reading
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