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Sustainability - Redefining Prosperity 2026 Course Forum

Container for discussion forums for each unit of the online IEF Sustainability course, 7 Sep. - 18 Oct. 2026.

This forum is to introduce yourself and to get to know each other. It is also the place to ask any questions about the course.

 14 27 Por SabaS hace 1 minute 48 seconds

Introduction to the Concept of Sustainability

1. What is your vision of an ideal world where sustainability is an integral part?
2. How do the Sustainable Development Goals reflect spiritual principles such as justice and the oneness of humanity?
3. Why do you think it has been so hard to put this sustainable development into practice despite decades of global effort?
4. What does sustainability mean for your own lifestyle and local community?

 2 10 Por Shayla.Rasmussen hace 10 hours 52 minutes

The Environmental Challenge and Bahá'í Approaches

1. What do planetary environmental limits mean for sustainability?
2. What do spiritual principles tell us about our responsibility for the environment?
3. What are the implications of environmental vulnerability for our local resource use and waste management?

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Economics and Sustainability: Poverty and Wealth

1. What are some of the characteristics of the globalized economic system that make it unsustainable?
2. What role does work play in development?
3. What attitudes towards poverty and wealth will help us to achieve sustainable development?

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Social Justice: Crises and Solutions

1. What are some of the principles of social organization that can guide society to a more sustainable course?
2. Why is it important to consider the spiritual dimension in social development?
3. Can violence and war be considered a symptom of unsustainability?

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Future Perspectives on Human Prosperity

1. How are economic, social and environmental dimensions linked?
2. What do scenarios tell us about the sustainability of present material civilization? 
3. What changes are necessary to make society more sustainable? 
4. What are some of the spiritual principles that would make those changes possible?

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Education for Sustainability: Individual and Community Action

1. How can we implement sustainable development at the individual level?
2. What are the most unsustainable things about your own life?
3. What do you plan to do after this course to live more sustainably?
4. How can we inspire others to engage in a learning process about sustainability?
5. What opportunities do you see for your community to engage in public discourse or social action about sustainability?

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Forums for courses in previous years including:

  • Scientific and Spiritual Dimensions of Climate Change (2025)

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Scientific and Spiritual Dimensions of Climate Change

Container for discussion forums for each unit of the online IEF Climate Change course, 1 Sep. - 9 Nov. 2025.  Course material

This forum is to introduce yourself and to get to know each other. It is also the place to ask any questions about the course.

 20 62 Por Winnie Merritt hace 11 months 2 weeks

Spiritual Reflections on Nature and Humankind

In this forum you can share your spiritual reflections about human relationship with nature as well as thoughts and resources about environmental sustainability.  Unit material

 8 22 Por yola hace 4 days 7 hours

Science and Religion

Here you can discuss the nature of science, its relationship with religion and values, and the importance of climate science. (Climate science itself will be discussed in the forums of Units 3 and 4.)  Unit material

 13 26 Por Christine Muller hace 11 months 2 weeks

The Impacts of Climate Change

Here you are encouraged to share your thoughts about the impacts of climate change as well as any experiences with climate-related natural disasters.  Unit material

 13 33 Por Laurent Mesbah hace 10 months 2 weeks

The Causes of Global Warming

Share with us what strikes you the most about the causes of climate change, and ask any questions about climate science. Unit material

 7 18 Por Enid Probst hace 11 months 1 week

Climate Change Mitigation – What Must Be Done

Here you can discuss the many actions our governments and we humans collectively must take to slow down global warming. (We will discuss individual actions in Unit 10). You may also share your thoughts and knowledge about the practical efforts needed to adapt to a changing climate.  Unit material

 10 27 Por Laurent Mesbah hace 11 months

Spiritual Principles for a Sustainable World

This is the place to discuss materialism and consumerism and how they affect the climate. Principles of spiritual development, moderation, and the many aspects of climate justice can elevate this conversation.  Unit material

 9 27 Por Christine Muller hace 1 month 4 weeks

Ethical Principles for Social Transformation

How can we express the oneness of humankind in our personal lives considering climate change? This is also the place to discuss global collaboration and global institutions for effective climate change mitigation as well as many other ethical principles and Baha’i teachings that are often not yet considered in the context of climate change.  Unit material

 10 19 Por Arthur Dahl hace 10 months 1 week

Addressing a Challenging Reality

Part 1 - Prospects for the Future  (unit material)

Part 2 - Addressing a Challenging Reality  (unit material)

In this forum you are encouraged to ask any questions about and discuss the challenges of a warming climate (as projected by science) and of a transition toward an environmentally sustainable global order.

 3 6 Por Arthur Dahl hace 10 months 1 week

Reasons for Hope

Part 1 - The Role of Religious Communities  (unit material)

Part 2 - Hope in a World of Turmoil - a Bahá'í Perspective  (unit material)

This is the place to discuss climate anxiety and questions such as “what is true progress?” and “how can we find hope in a world of turmoil?”

 5 12 Por Arthur Dahl hace 10 months

A Holistic Approach to Action

In this forum you can share your personal actions, be it by changing your lifestyle or by engaging in educational activities such as children’s or youth classes, or in public discourse or social action.  Unit material

 6 8 Por carolcurtis19 hace 9 months 4 weeks

Container for discussion forums running through the entire course for participants with special interests or seeking to share around common issues or approaches.

How to approach public discourse and conversations expressing relevant Bahá’í principles, sharing your own experience and learning from each other

 1 2 Por WRE hace 10 months 2 weeks

Building community solidarity and resilience, reading your local reality, addressing climate issues with children and youth, undertaking social action

 1 4 Por navakhorram hace 11 months 3 weeks

Sharing experience bringing in moral, ethical and spiritual perspectives coherent with climate science, touching hearts as well as minds

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Some of you are musicians or artists expressing climate change and values through your works, to be shared and discussed here

 3 10 Por Christine Muller hace 1 month 4 weeks

Course participants are invited to consider the questions of the COP30 Global Ethical Stocktake and submit written responses in this forum by the end of September. See the Global Ethical Stocktake page on the IEF website for the questions and relevant Bahá’í texts: https://iefworld.org/GlobalEthicalStocktake

 5 6 Por Laurent Mesbah hace 10 months 2 weeks