Unit 1 Resources
Human Relationship with Nature and its Biodiversity
Recommended for Course Participants
Depending on your time and interest you may choose one or more items below to watch or read.
For watching:
Thought provoking and inspiring poem by Amanda Gorman (4 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwOvBv8RLmo
Before the Flood, Full Movie by National Geographic 1:35:33
Leonardo Di Caprio documentary about climate change
You may enjoy watching this documentary with family or friends. It provides a great overview of climate change and shows how it is impacting people. “Before the Flood is the product of an incredible three-year journey that took place with my co-creator and director Fisher Stevens. We went to every corner of the globe to document the devastating impacts of climate change and questioned humanity's ability to reverse what may be the most catastrophic problem mankind has ever faced. There was a lot to take in. All that we witnessed on this journey shows us that our world's climate is incredibly interconnected and that it is at urgent breaking point. ... We wanted to create a film that gave people a sense of urgency, that made them understand what particular things are going to solve this problem.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbEnOYtsXHA
For reading:
One Planet, One Habitation: A Bahá’í Perspective on Recasting Humanity's Relationship with the Natural World - A Statement of the Bahá'í International Community
Summary of the main themes in simplified language as text (5 pages) or
Summary of the main themes in simplified language in presentation format with large text:
(See links to the full statement and to the translations in the Resource Library, link A. below.)
Resource Library
There are numerous resources in this course. Consider them as a library available to you at any time without obligation to look into any book. The Unit 1 Library contains two “book shelves” – two topics as pdf files:
A. Human Relationship with Nature and its Biodiversity
B. Resources for Interfaith Study
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last up-date 31 August 2025