WCC 2020 Res 064 - Activity Report

• In the 2024 financial year, the Center for Behavior & the Environment (BE.Center) has continued to build capacity through learn.rare.org: the BE.Center's virtual learning platform. The platform hosts self-paced content for learners to access at their own time and pace, in addition to supporting materials for attendees of its virtual and in-person trainings. This has included through translating it’s self-paced introductory course into Mandarin.

• A new self-paced course focussed on ‘Assessing Behavior Change Solutions’ was launched on learn.rare.org.

• Rare’s self-paced content is available for free on Learning For Nature, with the course launching on 1 July 2023. To date, 1993 individuals are enrolled

• The BE.Center has continued to offer additional trainings through it’s 3-day BCD offer in both English and Spanish, running this twice per year.

• Individual workshops have also been delivered for partners such as UNDP, Panthera, WCS, Maya Forest Trust, The Recycling Partnership and Faith Climate Action.

• Rare uploaded 15 new-case studies on behavior.rare.org.

• The BE.Center participated in a number of events targeting different stakeholders and discussing different aspects of behavior-centered solutions. Events ranged from presentations at the UNDP Nature for Life Hub Conference, joining CIMFAUNA, to contributing to the GEF Technical Guidance Document Advisory Panel.
• Rare hosted its flagship conference, BE.Hive. This years conference looked at ‘Behavioral Insights to Environmental Impacts’, with over 300 registrants.
• At the CBD COP Rare is hosting an event focussed on ‘People-Centered Solutions’. Full details will be provided in the 2025 activity report.
• Rare’s behavior.rare.org platform acts as a hub for behavioral science tools, resources, trainings, and webinars. As of 24 October 2024, it has convened 4,258 members. An additional 1000+ members are accessing materials on a separate platform in China, hosted on WeChat.

• Following on from the CBD COP, Rare is planning to host a follow-on webinar that will be practitioner oriented. The session will explore how people-centered solutions can help deliver the Global Biodiversity Framework.
• Rare’s BE.Hour webinars are aimed at gathering practitioners to learn the intricacies of Behavior-Centered Design from Rare staff and external behavioral science champions. They have convened 1,437 attendees in the 2024 financial year.

• Since October 2023, the Center for Behavior & the Environment at Rare (BE.Center) has continued to partner with environmental NGOs on behavior-centered design projects. Examples of partner organizations include WCS, Panthera, UNDP and WWF China.
• In addition to partnering with external organizations, the BE.Center has continued to work with it’s Fish Forever, Lands for Life and Climate Culture program teams.

• The BE.Center has submitted a number of concepts to further integrate People-Centered Solutions into large, multi-year projects. In addition, we have continued to partner with external organizations to integrate People-Centered Solutions into existing projects (funded through a multitude of mechanisms).

The BE.Center has published and contributed to a number of articles and reports including:
• Levers of Behavior Change: A Guide to the Science and Applications
• International Public Opinion on Climate Change
• Reducing Food Loss & Waste: A Roadmap for Philanthropy
• Changing Community Climate Change Attitudes: Evidence from a Community Exhibit Intervention