Moving the Needle on Environmental Sustainability Actions ... · Moving the Needle on Environmental...

Lindzy Bivings, Senior Manager of School & Community Programs

Elizabeth Bagley, Manager of Environmental Sustainability Education and Engagement

Moving the Needle on Environmental

Sustainability Actions

at the California Academy of Sciences

addressing our grand challenges addressing our grand challenges

building a sustainable world building a sustainable world

nearly 50% of Americans have

a negative view of the future

nearly 50% of Americans have

a negative view of the future

we need a solution we need a solution

BIG vision BIG vision

envisioning a better world

zooming in

tell a story of a better world

show solutions to get there

give people hope again

planetary perspective

science-based plan

providing the science behind the problems

AND the science behind the solutions

hope

PlanetVision in action

choose 3 items

how much water do you EAT?

29

gallons

30

gallons 6

gallons

31

gallons

20

gallons

89

gallons

93

gallons

48

gallons

33

gallons

128

gallons

56

gallons

289

gallons

docent training docent training

docent co-creation docent co-creation

rainforest exhibit rainforest exhibit

shifting diets shifting diets

from Foley et al., Nature, 2011

from Foley et al., Nature, 2011

from Foley et al., Nature, 2011

from Foley et al., Nature, 2011

~35-40% of all land on Earth ~35-40% of all land on Earth

~75% of all agricultural land for meat ~75% of all agricultural land for meat

Fraction of Crop Production Fed to People

We are FARMING the PLANET

Massive driver of species and whole biome extinction

We are FARMING TROPICAL RAINFORESTS

starting the conversation starting the conversation

collecting the data collecting the data

collecting the data collecting the data

collecting the data collecting the data

visuals visuals

visuals visuals

our work has

never been more

important

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