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Recycling In An Imperfect World Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 9

Recycling In An Imperfect World

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UNSDG) 12 is to “ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.” “Consumption and production drive the global economy, but also wreak havoc on planetary health through the unsustainable use of natural resources. The global material footprint is increasing faster than population growth and economic output.” –…
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November 2, 2020
ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST, ENVISIONING THE FUTURE: THE LEE COUNTY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 16

ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST, ENVISIONING THE FUTURE: THE LEE COUNTY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT

The Lee Country Remembrance Project (LCRP) was created to “confront the history of racial terror in Lee County and engage our community in public conversations about the narrative of racial difference and the legacy of racial inequality.” It is a grassroots initiative run in Auburn by Ashley Brown and Olivia Nichols,…
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October 28, 2020
Purchasing for Your Health & Our Planet Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 3

Purchasing for Your Health & Our Planet

You may have heard the phrase “your vote is your dollar”- where you choose to spend your money speaks to the products and services that you value and support. By purchasing products that minimize negative environmental impacts by using safe ingredients and ethical, energy-efficient manufacturing or from companies that demonstrate…
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October 28, 2020
Campus Changemaker: SGA’s First Director of Sustainability, Lauren Lavender Sustainability in Action

Campus Changemaker: SGA’s First Director of Sustainability, Lauren Lavender

A sophomore in Neuroscience and Biochemical Studies, Lauren Lavender is the first individual to act as the Director of Sustainability in Student Government Association (SGA). This position is a result of student surveys collected by SGA that indicated Auburn’s students have a significant interest in sustainability issues. Upon collecting this…
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September 29, 2020
Another Look Into Campus Kitchens: Partnerships Within the Community Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 2

Another Look Into Campus Kitchens: Partnerships Within the Community

In another entry of the exploration for community partners that the Campus Kitchen at Auburn University work with, we focus on a long-term partner of the organization. Easehouse is an independent living facility in the surrounding Auburn area that creates a catered living experience for primarily low income individuals at…
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September 29, 2020
Conflict in the World’s Most Important Wilderness Area: The Cameroon Anglophone Crisis & the Need for Community Participation in Conservation of the Congo Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 14Sustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 5

Conflict in the World’s Most Important Wilderness Area: The Cameroon Anglophone Crisis & the Need for Community Participation in Conservation of the Congo

By Dr. Kelly Dunning, Assistant Professor of Conservation Governance, College of Forestry and Wildlife. The Congo Basin Rainforest is the world’s second-largest rainforest at 500 million acres, it is larger than the U.S. state of Alaska. It has over 10,000 species of plants, and many charismatic species like my personal…
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September 29, 2020
So Like… Recycling? Expanding the Understanding of Sustainability Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 12

So Like… Recycling? Expanding the Understanding of Sustainability

As the first person to hold the Director of Sustainability position of SGA, there were a number of uncertainties for what my job might look like when I first started. Though a slightly intimidating concept to be the first of anything, I was excited about the wide array of possibilities…
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September 28, 2020
The Pandemic & Food Insecurity: Hunger Solutions Rises to the Challenge Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 2Sustainable Development Goal 5

The Pandemic & Food Insecurity: Hunger Solutions Rises to the Challenge

As the coronavirus pandemic began its relentless march around the world, a global hunger crisis swiftly erupted in its wake.  And with it, the second Sustainable Development Goal – Zero Hunger – has become more imperiled. Instead of diminishing, the number of the world’s hungry has risen dramatically during the…
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September 10, 2020