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SUMMARY:Climate Change\, Global Pollution\, Biodiversity: Can We Turn the 
 Corner? - Arthur Dahl\, International Environment Forum
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CONTACT:Cambridge University Bahá'í Society
DESCRIPTION:To overcome our environmental crises\, we need to rethink our 
 human purpose\, our economy and our systems of governance\, with young peo
 ple in the lead.\n\nFind out more about this important topic during a talk
  by Dr Arthur Dahl\, who studied at Stanford University\, worked as a seni
 or official of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)\, was involved 
 in drafting Agenda 21 for the Rio Earth Summit and coordinated UN Earthwat
 ch. He is also president of the Bahá'í-inspired International Environmen
 t Forum.\n\nOur multiple environmental crises including climate change\, b
 iodiversity loss and global pollution are all driven by the failing econom
 ic and governance systems of our materialistic consumer society. In a worl
 d of extreme inequality\, it is the affluent who are most responsible. Onl
 y a transformation in values redefining our higher human purpose can set u
 s individually and collectively on the path to building a more just and su
 stainable society.\n\nFrom the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Envi
 ronment\, where he represented the Baha'i International Community\, to Sto
 ckholm+50 in 2022\, environmental scientist Dr. Arthur Lyon Dahl (http://y
 abaha.net/dahl) has devoted his life to the scientific\, institutional and
  spiritual changes that are needed. Inspired by coral reef ecology and a d
 ecade advising remote Pacific Island countries\, he helped to draft Agenda
  21 for the 1992 Rio Earth Summit\, became a senior official of the United
  Nations Environment Programme\, coordinated the UN System-wide Earthwatch
 \, and won the prestigious New Shape Prize in 2018 for proposals on global
  governance.\n\nAs president of the International Environment Forum (https
 ://iefworld.org) and advisor to the Global Governance Forum (https://globa
 lgovernanceforum.org)\, he is working on the positive transformations that
  can give hope in the future. His books include "The Eco Principle: Ecolog
 y and Economics in Symbiosis"\, "In Pursuit of Hope: A Guide for the Seeke
 r" and most recently\, co-authored with Augusto Lopez-Claros and Maja Grof
 f\, "Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21
 st Century"\, Cambridge University Press (2020).\n\nTo register\, sign up 
 on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-change-global-pollut
 ion-biodiversity-can-we-turn-the-corner-tickets-276542414807\n\n*Update:* 
 To view the recording of this talk\, visit our YouTube channel: https://yo
 utu.be/cDUsE-yw9Wg
LOCATION:Online (register on Eventbrite for link)
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