RCB round-up: Call for Nominations Extended | IUCN Best Practice Guidelines- Cultural and spiritual significance of nature | CCRN book: 'Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods' | How a Young Activist Is Helping Pope Francis Battle Climate Change

[Ashley Massey Marks]

Call for Nominations Extended

The RCB board recently had its first planning call for the new two-year term of the four executive positions. We are eager to include new ideas and perspectives, so please nominate yourself or a colleague for an open position! Complete the short Google form HERE.

Publications

RCB board member Bas Verschuuren has released new IUCN Best Practice Guidelines - “Cultural and spiritual significance of nature: Guidance for protected and conserved area governance and management.” Available: https://www.iucn.org/news/protected-areas/202101/we-nourish-what-we-love-managing-and-governing-cultural-and-spiritual-significance-protected-and-conserved-areas

New CCRN book released: 'Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods'. The book celebrates the role of local communities, around the world, in tackling big global challenges of environment and economy. Access it here: https://rb.gy/ljw4k8

How a Young Activist Is Helping Pope Francis Battle Climate Change, New Yorker, Feb 1, 2021. Access here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/02/08/how-a-young-activist-is-helping-pope-francis-battle-climate-change

Virtual Dialogues and Webinars

Inner Awareness and Commitment for Restoring Nature, organized by Brahma Kumaris on Feb 6 and featuring RCB board member Liza Zogib. Recording available: https://youtu.be/VTL-XrUC8r0

Over 1,000 long term (7-10 year) environmental action plans are expected to be launched by global religious groups as part of the WWF / FaithInvest Long Term Plan Programme. For more information and webinars: https://www.faithinvest.org/faith-long-term-plans

Women and Biodiversity: Sustainable Use of Natural Resources for Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment. March 8. Register for webinar here: https://wwf.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UtIH7WTvTj6FC7EOfGDHbg

News to share?

Do you have religion and conservation news to share with the working group? You can email the Listserv by addressing your email to: RCB...@conbio.org. Note: Messages are moderated prior to posting.

[Kit Magellan]

May be of interest.....

June 9 2021

 

Hello! On behalf of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program, I’m writing to extend an invitation to attend a virtual symposium called “Forward Together: Where Science, Ethics, and Religion Intersect in a Changing World” next week on June 15^th, 2021. This free public event is hosted by in honor of our program’s 25th anniversary.

 

The half-day symposium will include panel presentations and small-group discussions on forefront topics at the intersection of science, ethics and religion, the broad impacts of science on human life and society, and the importance of faith communities for enabling the broadest benefits of scientific advances. Speakers include: 

·         Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, University of Utah 

·         Dr. David Anderson, Bridgeway Community Church and BridgeLeader Network 

·         Dr. Sudip Parikh, CEO of AAAS 

·         Dr. Briana Pobiner, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History 

·         Dr. Pamela Payne Foster, University of Alabama School of Medicine in Tuscaloosa 

·         Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, AAAS-DoSER 

·         Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia

·         and many more! 

 

Learn more and register at https://www.doser.events/.  Feel free to share this invitation widely.

 

Agenda:  

1:00pm ET Opening Plenary – Why is the dialogue between scientific and religious communities important?  

Breakout Sessions – How has this dialogue changed our understanding, and what does the future hold? 

2:00pm ET – Concurrent sessions 

·         Evolution 

·         Climate and Environment 

2:45pm ET – Concurrent sessions 

·         Public Health 

·         Race and Racial Justice 

3:30pm ET – Concurrent sessions 

·         Genetics and Being Human 

·         Artificial Intelligence 

4:20pm ET Closing Plenary – Shared Values: Building trust and connections between scientific and faith communities 

5:00pm ET Reception