{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"climate_tags":["environmental education"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":70,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?climate_tags=environmental+education","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?climate_tags=environmental+education&page=2","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"wwf-000295","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wwf-000295","title":"Ending Wasted Food in K–12 Schools","publisher":{"name":"WWF International","organization":"wwf-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2026","source_url":"https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/2638/26_3110_Deep_Dive_Food_Waste_Report_2026_090126_DD_1.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"WWF's Food Waste Warriors (FWW) program aims to eliminate food waste in US K–12 schools, noting that nearly 40% of food served in schools is wasted, totaling 530,000 tons and $1.7 billion in lost value annually. 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It emphasizes the shift from 'ecosystem services' to 'Nature’s Contributions to People' (NCP) and highlights the necessity of epistemic justice, community leadership, and the role of 'brokers' or liaisons in bridging gaps between academic scientists and local stakeholders. Key examples include wildfire monitoring in the Amazon, biodiversity monitoring in Panama, women's empowerment in the Jamaican coffee industry, community conservation in Mexico, sanitation in Brazil, watershed protection in Uruguay, and social water management in Colombia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001650#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The MAP-Fire project in Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia utilized a transdisciplinary approach to mitigate wildfire risks in the Amazon, creating the TerraMA2 platform for near real-time fire alerts and translating technical remote sensing data into accessible educational materials, such as the book 'É Fogo!'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001650#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Panama, the Community-based Ecological Monitoring and Empowerment in Ngäbe Communities project demonstrated that mediation by trusted liaisons is critical when working with Indigenous communities who may mistrust government entities due to prior conflicts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001650#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Jamaican Women in Coffee (JAWiC) project improved coffee production and farm management for women in the Blue Mountains by co-designing training in soil management and organic farming, which helped overcome gender imbalances and initial mistrust of government initiatives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001650#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The El Limón Community Conservation and Environmental Education Program in Mexico highlights the success of community-led conservation over federal government-managed models, utilizing a field station as a neutral space for collaboration between the university and local inhabitants.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001650#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Sanear Amazônia project in Brazil implemented community-based sanitation technologies for extractivist and ribeirinhos populations, resulting in a 65% average decrease in diarrhea morbidity and a 22% reduction in intestinal parasites among children.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001650#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Uruguay, the Solís Grande Stream watershed project used a 'territory-based approach'—visiting every household—and 'collective synthesis' to co-create a protected area policy and management plan with local farmers and government officials.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001650#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Social Water Management initiative in Colombia's Coello and Cucuana river basins used the Citizen Action Conversatory (CAC) mechanism to empower peasants and urban leaders, leading to a 2017 popular consultation that banned the La Colosa Regional Mine.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001650#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A synthesis of the case studies identifies several universal transdisciplinary skills: the need for 'bridge builders' (brokers) to manage diverse team dynamics, the importance of co-creating objectives with communities to ensure sustainability, and the necessity of translating scientific findings into accessible formats.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001650#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["environmental change","biodiversity conservation","wildfire","water management","sanitation","sustainable agriculture","environmental education","climate change adaptation"],"geography_discussed":["Peru","Brazil","Bolivia","Panama","Jamaica","Mexico","Uruguay","Colombia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","synthesis"]},{"id":"ipie-000017","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ipie-000017","title":"Information Integrity about Climate Science: A Systematic Review","publisher":{"name":"International Panel on the Information Environment","organization":"international-panel-on-the-information-environment"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025","source_url":"https://www.ipie.info/research/sr2025-1","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies a crisis of information integrity about climate science, characterized by a shift from outright denial to more nuanced skepticism and 'response skepticism' regarding climate solutions. It documents how powerful economic interests, particularly the fossil fuel industry, and political actors use strategies like greenwashing, delay, and obstruction to undermine scientific consensus. The review highlights the role of social media algorithms, bots, and 'source media' (such as corporate reports) in amplifying misleading narratives. 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