Selina Juul

Selina Juul
Selina Juul
	Selina Juul in 2015
Born	March 7, 1980 (age 44); Moscow, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian/Danish
Education	Danish School of Media and Journalism
Occupation	Food waste activist
Website	http://www.selinajuul.com/

Selina Juul (born 7 March 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian-Danish activist and graphic designer^[1] known for her work in promoting the reduction of food waste. She founded the consumer organization Stop Wasting Food (Danish: Stop Spild af Mad) in 2008. She wrote the cookbook Stop spild af mad: En kogebog med mere (Stop Wasting Food: A Cookbook with More) in 2011 and has written numerous articles on the subject of food waste.^[2] In addition to her activism, she worked as a graphic designer and illustrator.^[1]

Early life and education

Selina Juul has a BA from the Danish School of Media and Journalism (formerly known as the Graphic Arts Institute of Denmark).^[1]

Activism

Her experiences with food shortages as a child in Russia during the 1980s inspired her work combating food waste.^[3] Due to the work of the Stop Wasting Food campaign, Denmark reduced its food waste nationally by 25% in 5 years (2010-2015).^[4]^[5]^[6]

Selina Juul has received several awards for her activism. In 2013, she won the Nordic Council Environment Prize^[2] and the Danish Social Democrats' Svend Auken Prize.^[7] In 2014, she was named Dane of the Year (Danish: Årets Dansker) by the newspaper Berlingske.^[3] She blogs for The Huffington Post and the Danish newspaper Politiken.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Selina Juul. "About Selina Juul". selinajuul.com.
^ ^a ^b "Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2013". Nordic Council. 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Russisk indvandrer kåret som Årets Dansker" [Russian immigrant named Dane of the Year]. Berlingske (in Danish). 8 December 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
^ Helen Russell (13 July 2016). "How did Denmark become a leader in the food waste revolution?". The Guardian.
^ Irene Hell (18 July 2016). "Denmark leads Europe in tackling food waste". Deutsche Welle.
^ Jonathan Bloom (26 September 2016). "Denmark Capitalizes on Culture to Stop Food Waste". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016.
^ "Stop Spild af Mad-stifter vinder Svend Auken-prisen" [Stop Wasting Food Founder Wins Svend Auken Prize]. TV2 (in Danish). 28 September 2013.
^ "79 mio. læsere: Dansker blogger om madspild på Huffington Post". goderaavarer.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2016.

[about_selina_juul-1] Selina Juul. "About Selina Juul". selinajuul.com.

[nordic_council-2] "Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2013". Nordic Council. 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

[berlingske-3] "Russisk indvandrer kåret som Årets Dansker" [Russian immigrant named Dane of the Year]. Berlingske (in Danish). 8 December 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

[The_Guardian-4] Helen Russell (13 July 2016). "How did Denmark become a leader in the food waste revolution?". The Guardian.

[Deutsche_Welle-5] Irene Hell (18 July 2016). "Denmark leads Europe in tackling food waste". Deutsche Welle.

[National_Geographic-6] Jonathan Bloom (26 September 2016). "Denmark Capitalizes on Culture to Stop Food Waste". National Geographic. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016.

[tv2-7] "Stop Spild af Mad-stifter vinder Svend Auken-prisen" [Stop Wasting Food Founder Wins Svend Auken Prize]. TV2 (in Danish). 28 September 2013.

[8] "79 mio. læsere: Dansker blogger om madspild på Huffington Post". goderaavarer.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2016.

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