Values, Culture, Spirituality, and Ecosystem Restoration

Many grassroots efforts have realized how values-based approaches that integrate culture, Indigenous knowledge, and lessons from spiritual traditions can help motivate and sustain meaningful shifts in behavior and attitudes. Hosted by Center For Earth Ethics and the United Religions Initiative, this fireside chat will reflect on the work of the Values, Culture and Spirituality consultation series, organized by CEE for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Scheduled speakers include:

• Karenna Gore, Executive Director, CEE
• Lauren Van Ham, Climate Action Coordinator, URI
• Gopal Patel, UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration Advisory Council 
• Oscar Soria, Avaaz
• Diane Klaimi, UNEP
• Moderator: Andrew Schwartz, Director of Sustainability & Global Affairs, CEE

This event builds upon a series of virtual consultations organized earlier this year by CEE that explored ecosystem restoration through the lens of values, culture, and spirituality. These dialogues focused on critical ecosystems in the United States, India, Kenya, the Philippines, and Jordan.

The event will take place in the Faith Pavilion, located in Place Quebec at COP15 and be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CASvs1dr3w.