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Causes: Interdisciplinary Research, International, International Studies, Social Science Research Institutes, Services
Mission: Efi's education programs develop individuals who can recognize and understand diverse social, economic, and environmental sustainability challenges and develop and apply integrative strategies to address them effectively.
Programs: Education for sustainable societies. A) sustainable societies - james river basin. Design and delivery, in collaboration with virginia commonwealth university, of face-to-face and web-based courses about regional sustainability challenges and opportunities that students can use as a springboard for tackling regional challenges. B) sustainable societies academy. Pilot program in association with the sustainability curriculum consortium. Design and delivery of summer program for new york city high school students about how to address regional sustainability challenges.
sustainable rva. A) reinforced greater richmond, virginia (rva) regional identity as a model for tackling the most critical social, economic, and environmental sustainability challenges facing the region. Developed a set of regional sustainability goals supported by specific projects to enable the region to attain those goals by 2050. B) k-12 regional sustainability education. Piloting middle school program for goochland county public schools. C) sustainable rva zero waste initiative. Piloting project for food scrap collection at the birdhouse farmers market in the city of richmond.
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