Side Event

The Power of Human Awareness in Safeguarding Biodiversity & Sustainable Development

Organizer
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University

Date and Time
17 October 2014 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Through history, there has been an awareness of a deep connection between the living system of human thought and the living system of the natural world. Over time however, the awareness of this connection has become critically fragile. We will discuss ways of restoring and strengthening this awareness of the natural harmony between human and non-human worlds. Enhanced awareness better equips us to make ethical choices at individual and policy levels. Speakers: • Sonja Ohlsson, Denmark, International Co-ordinator of the Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative • Piero Senatore Musini, Farmer, Sustainable Yogic Agriculture in India and Italy. • Moderator: Andrea Gutierrez, Dr. Sc. (Tech.), Senior Researcher in Biofuels Development, UPM Finland.