Interim People’s Pact for the Future

Submitted by admin on 21. May 2023 - 3:04

Interim People’s Pact for the Future

2023 Civil Society Perspectives on the Summit of the Future

Source: Coalition for the UN We Want

Thinking about the Summit of the Future

Submitted by admin on 12. May 2023 - 23:34

Thinking about the Summit of the Future

Global Governance Forum
12 May 2023


Arthur Dahl and Amanda Ellis, two thought leaders in their respective fields, discuss global environmental governance and gender equality, picking up two important themes in the recent report "Effective and Inclusive Global Governance for Today and the Future" prepared by the High-Level Advisory Board, ahead of the 2024 UN Summit of the Future.

How forests benefit people and planet

Submitted by admin on 1. May 2023 - 16:40

How forests benefit people and planet

UN Forum on Forests
8-12 May 2023


This month, the sustainable management of the world’s forests will take centre stage at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Officials from UN Member States, the UN system, international and regional organizations, will gather to discuss this critical planetary resource at the UN Forum on Forests on 8-12 May 2023. Here are 5 things you need to know:

Community building and social action

Community building and social action

Excerpts from the Universal House of Justice
Ridvan Message 30 April 2023


The international governing body of the Bahá'í Faith has issued its annual message celebrating the Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith. The following excerpt refers to community life and social action, including for the environment.

The climate crisis and mental health

Submitted by Arthur Dahl on 29. April 2023 - 23:29

The climate crisis and mental health

Report on a presentation by
Professor Britt Wray
28 April 2023


The Frontiers Forum on Friday 28 April 2023 included a presentation by Professor Britt Wray of Stanford University on the climate crisis and mental health, which leads to climate anxiety or eco-anxiety. She is the author of Generation Dread, describing her own experience overcoming climate anxiety.

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