Rare is a global nonprofit environmental organization whose mission is to inspire change so people and nature thrive. Headquartered in the United States, Rare has programs and staff in over 10 countries (including in Asia Pacific, Africa, the Pacific Islands, Latin America & the Caribbean, and Germany) working to safeguard biodiversity, ensure livelihoods, gender equity, and food security, and make their communities and countries more climate resilient. Rare has empowered over 10 million individuals, through more than 450 behavior change campaigns, to shift their behaviors and practices to protect the shared planet.[1]
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| Founded | 1973 |
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| Focus | Ocean and fishery sustainability, clean water, sustainable agriculture, behavior change for conservation |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Brett Jenks, CEO |
| Website | www |
Rare receives 4 out of 4 stars from Charity Navigator.[2]
History
editRare was founded in 1973 by David Hill.[3] Since its founding, Rare has worked with over 1,500 communities in 60+ countries to address urgent natural resource threats such as overfishing, climate change, deforestation, water pollution, and regenerative agriculture.
Rare's history started when Paul Butler arrived on the island nation of St. Lucia and learned the Lucia parrot was in critical danger. Fewer than 100 remained. Working with the Forestry Department, Paul led a social marketing campaign to inspire pride in the bird. He visited schools and churches, recorded radio spots, produced bumper stickers and billboards, and created a parrot mascot named Jacquot. The community embraced the parrot as a national treasure, and its population surged.[4]
The Center for Behavior & the Environment
editThe Center for Behavior & the Environment (BE.Center) at Rare is the world’s first center dedicated exclusively to behavioral science and design for the environment. It was launched in 2017 to increase the effective use of behavior-centered design principles among environmental practitioners.[5] With a team of behavioral and social scientists, designers, and trainers, the BE.Center connects research and insights from behavioral and social sciences and design thinking[6] to practitioners on the frontlines of our most urgent environmental challenges.
Board and Leadership
editRare CEO: Brett Jenks[7]
Rare President: Caleb McClennen[8]
Rare Board of Trustees Chair: Dorothy Batten, President of the DN Batten Foundation[9]
References
edit- ^ Bobrow, Emily (2 June 2017). "Conservation That Works for Locals". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Charity Navigator Rating – Rare". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ Butler, Paul (2017). The History of Rare. Unpublished.
- ^ Bornstein, David (February 9, 2022). "Harnessing Local Pride for Global Conservation". New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ Nelson, Harris, Hazzah and Lohmann, Fred, Alasdair, Leela, and Lucia (January 25, 2021). "Transforming conservation in times of crisis and opportunity". Mongabay. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Stein Greenberg and Karak, Sarah and Madhuri (November 24, 2020). "Using Design Thinking to Tackle Climate Change When 'What You Know No Longer Works'". Stanford Social Innovation Review. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Brett Jenks, president and CEO". Rare. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Rare taps Caleb McClennen as its new President".
- ^ Batten, Dorothy. "The DN Batten Foundation". The DN Batten Foundation. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
External links
edit- Rare's official website
- Rare's blog
- Charity Navigator budget summary Archived 2007-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- The Washington Post Well-funded program tries new approach to tackle overfishing in developing world
- up! magazine Youtube video St. Lucia & the Jacquot Parrot