think globally act locally
THINK GLOH-buh-lee AKT LOH-kul-ee
θɪŋk ˈɡloʊbəli ækt ˈloʊkəliListen
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consider the broader global implications and interconnections of environmental and social issues while taking concrete, practical action within your own immediate community and sphere of influence; the phrase, popularised by environmentalist René Dubos in the 1970s, captures the relationship between large-scale systemic problems and local agency; it implies that global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss can only be addressed through the cumulative effect of action taken in millions of local contexts simultaneously
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