Posts Tagged ‘behaviour shift’
Water Labels on Food
Posted in Research by Kate Archdeacon on August 19th, 2009
Source: Cleanfood, the Future Climate newsletter
Table from “Water labels on food – Issues and recommendations” Ruth Segal & Tom MacMillan (July 2009)
“A new label proposed in the UK will ask consumers to consider the efficiency and impact of water use on the food products they buy. But rather than detailing figures on the actual amount of water used in production, it will indicate how responsible the company has been in using water. Tom MacMillan, the executive director for UK think tank and advisory body, the Food Ethics Council, admits labels aren’t the answer to everything. “One of the reasons labels can be useful is that actually companies clean their act up before they even stick the label on,” he says. “So it’s not just about giving shoppers information. It’s also about making companies think very seriously about what their impacts are on the environment.”" ABC Rural News.
Bridging the Gap: Collaborative Conservation from the Ground Up
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on August 5th, 2009
Source: Eanth-L - a list for the field of ecological/environmental anthropology.
In many places across the American West and around the world, community-based collaborative initiatives are seeking ways to bridge the gap between conservation and livelihood goals.
One of the persistent challenges is sustaining these efforts over time – keeping partners at the table, working through bureaucratic inertia, adapting to changing government policies, or securing resources.
This conference will bring together people with experience working collaboratively to achieve both conservation and livelihood goals in tribal nations, rangelands, forests, watersheds, agricultural lands, and urban areas, to develop strategies to sustain these efforts.
September 8-11, 2009
Reduce bottle waste: Water fountains in Manly
Posted in Models by Kate Archdeacon on July 27th, 2009
Source: InDesign Live
The Bottled Water Alliance, with Do Something! and filtered water supplier Culligan Water, aims to reduce the waste created by the bottled water industry by bringing fresh filtered water to the streets.
The program involves installing fountains and taps to provide water to the residents and visitors to Manly, Sydney. This in turn should encourage people to buy less bottled water – the plastic from which generally ends up in landfill or as litter after a single use.