In 2021, we confronted significant threats to wildlife, achieving substantial progress thanks to your unwavering support. Your commitment is vital for protecting wild places and ensuring a lasting

In 2021, we confronted significant threats to wildlife, achieving substantial progress thanks to your unwavering support. Your commitment is vital for protecting wild places and ensuring a lasting legacy for future generations.

To discover more about our 2021 achievements, please visit: https://defenders.org/2021-recap

Psychologists David Sherman (UC Santa Barbara) and Leaf Van Boven (University of Colorado, Boulder) review their recent research, offering a framework to deepen understanding of climate advocacy.

Psychologists David Sherman (UC Santa Barbara) and Leaf Van Boven (University of Colorado, Boulder) review their recent research, offering a framework to deepen understanding of climate advocacy. Learn to utilize strategies of affirmation, norms, immediacy, and legacy in your own citizen lobbying efforts.

The presentation covers a theoretical background, a framework for overcoming barriers, data & findings, and implications for advocacy & training. You can skip to specific sections: Theoretical Background (4:19), Framework For Overcoming Barriers (27:10), Data & Findings (42:07), and Implications for Advocacy & Training (52:49).

Feeling anxious about climate change can lead to overwhelm and shutdown, a concept environmental psychologist Dr. Renee Lertzman calls our "window of tolerance." Exceeding this threshold can

Feeling anxious about climate change can lead to overwhelm and shutdown, a concept environmental psychologist Dr. Renee Lertzman calls our "window of tolerance." Exceeding this threshold can immobilize us, preventing effective engagement.

Dr. Lertzman's unique approach integrates behavioral, social, and design sciences. She offers psychological tools to acknowledge these anxieties, creating conditions that empower individuals to move past immobilization and contribute their brilliant selves to social change.

An interview was recently conducted with Rev. Bill Kirlin-Hackett.

Rev. Kirlin-Hackett serves as the Director of the Interfaith Task Force on

An interview was recently conducted with Rev. Bill Kirlin-Hackett.

Rev. Kirlin-Hackett serves as the Director of the Interfaith Task Force on Homelessness.

Supporting CELDF allows us to empower communities. We're excited to share highlights from our 2024

Supporting CELDF allows us to empower communities. We're excited to share highlights from our 2024 achievements.

Your invaluable support makes our work possible. Thank you for helping CELDF advance its mission.

Stella Young, a comedian and journalist, uses a wheelchair but rejects being an automatic inspiration. She clarifies that her disability does not inherently make her a noble figure for

Stella Young, a comedian and journalist, uses a wheelchair but rejects being an automatic inspiration. She clarifies that her disability does not inherently make her a noble figure for humanity.

In her very funny TED talk from June 2014, Young critiques society's habit of turning disabled people into "inspiration porn."

Filmmakers Greg and Shaun MacGillivray discuss passing on their craft, revealing how their children inspired them to create impactful large-format films. They aim to share these cinematic

Filmmakers Greg and Shaun MacGillivray discuss passing on their craft, revealing how their children inspired them to create impactful large-format films. They aim to share these cinematic experiences with the world.

Explore more original content from the MacGillivrays on the One World Ocean website and their YouTube channel. Visit OneWorldOneOcean.org for further details.

Huey Johnson, President of the Resource Renewal Institute, highlights a key element for professional success.

He discusses the importance of cultivating respect and positive relationships

Huey Johnson, President of the Resource Renewal Institute, highlights a key element for professional success.

He discusses the importance of cultivating respect and positive relationships within the workplace environment.

Rachel Carson, often dismissed as "hysterical," courageously confronted powerful chemical companies. Her groundbreaking 1962 book, *Silent Spring*, meticulously exposed the devastating

Rachel Carson, often dismissed as "hysterical," courageously confronted powerful chemical companies. Her groundbreaking 1962 book, *Silent Spring*, meticulously exposed the devastating environmental impact of pesticides.

Carson's compelling arguments ignited public awareness, fundamentally challenging industrial practices and laying the groundwork for the modern environmental movement.