Timeline Chart - to go with A Short History of the Involvement of the Baha'i Community in Environmental Issues

8/3/2019 Timeline Chart - to go with A Short History of the Involvement of the Baha'i Community in Environmental Issues

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Bah' involvement in environmental issues -- a partial summary by Peter Adriance

(for the 15th Annual IEF Conference, Dec. 2011)

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Dates Selected Bah'-Associated Events and Activities Selected ExternalEvents

EARLY PERIOD (the roots of the tree, 1800s to 1970)Late 1800s Bah'u'llh spursrestoration of aqueductfor

water supply to Acre. Abdul-Baha createsRidvan Gardenfor

Bah'u'llhs enjoyment with help of plants broughtby pilgrims

1880 World Population= 1.4 billion

1892Sierra Clubfounded

Early1900s

bdu'l-Bahaverts faminein Palestine byencouraging agriculture and storage of grain.Receives knighthood (KBE).

1914-18World WarI

Early tomid 1900s

Shoghi Effendi, after assuming position of Guardian,retreats tomountains of Switzerlandfor physicaland spiritual renewal.

Shoghi Effendi designsgardens around shrines inHoly land.

1924Richard St. Barbe Baker(RBB) forms Men ofthe Trees (later: International Tree Foundation).

1929 Shoghi Effendi becomes first lifetimemember of Men of the Trees.

30s RBB launches Save the Redwoods campaignin CA (12,000 acre reserve established inperpetuity); he inspires Roosevelt to create CivilianConservation Core.

1933 Letter written on behalf of Guardiandescribes relationship between inner and outerenvironments. 1

29Stock MarketCrashfollowed by30sGreatDepression

Mid 1900s 1945-70s RBB organizes annualWorld ForestryCharter Gatherings;for years they are openedwith short message from Shoghi Effendi

1950s after 25,000 mile expedition around Sahara,RBB leads expedition toreclaim the Sahara Desertby strategic planting of trees.

1960s RBB works to divert highway saving more CAredwoods; (at urging of UHJ, US NSA writes letterof support to govt. officials).

39-45World War II

52 greatLondonSmogkillsthousands

62Silent Spring(Rachel Carson)focuses on globalimpact of toxicchemicals

MIDDLE PERIOD (the trunk of the tree 1970-2009?))1970s 72 Baha'i International Community (BIC) sends 2

representatives to UN Conference on the HumanEnvironment. BIC circulates statement:The

Environment and Human Values: a Bah' View 74 BIC begins formal affiliation with UNEP;appoints rep. in Nairobi

70 Worldpopulation = 3.7billion

70 FirstEarth Dayobserved bymillions in US;spurs landmark

1"We cannot segregate the human heart from the environment outside us and say that once one of these is

reformed everything will be improved. Man is organic with the world. His inner life moulds the environment and is

itself also deeply affected by it. The one acts upon the other and every abiding change in the life of man is the

result of these mutual reactions." (Letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, 1933)
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environmentallegislation.

72UN Conference

on the HumanEnvironment(Stockholm)

1980s 85 BIC formalizes its relationship with UNEP 87 Bahais are sixth religion to join Network on

Religion and Conservation, issueBahaiStatement on Nature.

88Spiritual Foundations for an EcologicallySustainable Societyby Robt. White, firstpublished.2

89 BIC opens Office of the Environment in NY 89 Ridvan Messageencourages environmental

conservation in Bah' community3 89 BIC reinstitutesWorld Forestry Charter

Gatheringon centenary of RBBs birth

84Union Carbidegas leak, Bhopal,India; 10,000 killed,many more injured

86Chernobylnuclear plantexplosionexposes100s of thousandsto high levels

radiation 86 five major

religions meet onenvironment inAssisi, formNetwork onReligion andConservation(NRC)

88 Sikhs and Jainsjoin NRC

1990s 90 Ridvan Messagereports on Office ofEnvironment achievements4

90 BIC begins preparations for92 Rio EarthSummit.Issues 2 statements at related meetings:Environment and Development(Aug, PC 1,Geneva); World Conservation Strategy for the1990s(Nov, IUCN Genl Assembly,Perth)

90 US NSA NGO Liaison meets with 120organizations; helps formCitizens Network forSustainable Development(CitNet) to preparecollectively for Rio Earth Summit. Serves as CitNet

92 (Jun, Rio) 117

heads of state andthousands of othersattendUNConference onEnvironment andDevelopment(UNCED) or EarthSummit; outcomesincludeAgenda21,blueprint forsustainable

2 Journal of Bah' Studies, Vol. 7, number 2, 1988. This document was reprinted in different forms and distributed

widely by the BIC throughout the 90s.3...assisting in endeavours to conserve the environment in ways which blend with the rhythm of life of our

community must assume more importance in Bah' activities. (UHJ, Ridvan 1989)4Through the newly established Office of the Environment, the Bah' International Community, on its own

initiative and in collaboration with other environmental organizations, re-instituted the annual World Forestry

Charter Gathering founded in 1945 by the renowned Richard St. Barbe Baker; since then the Office of the

Environment has been invited to participate in important events sponsored by international organizations

concerned with environmental questions. (UHJ, Ridvan 1990)
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Secretary; Co-chair of Working Group on Ethics(WGE) (to draft input forEarth Charter, 1 of 5anticipated outcomes of Summit).

90 Research Dept. of the UHJ releasesConservation of the Earths Resources,acompilation of quotes from the Sacred Writings onenvironment.

90Unless and Until: a Bah' Focus on theEnvironment, is published.5 It is an excellent primeron Bah views on the environment, by Arthur Dahl

91 BIC releases several statements at meetingspreparing for Rio Earth Summit:Earth Charter (Apr,PC2, Geneva);International Legislation ForEnvironment and Development (Aug, PC3,Geneva);Women and Men: Partnership for a

Healthy Planet (Nov, at theWorld WomensCongress for a Healthy Planet, Miami) 92 (Mar, NYC, PC4)The Earth Charter/ Rio

Declaration and the Oneness of Humanity 92 (Jun, Rio de Janeiro)BIC participates in Rio

Earth Summit. Reads statement in Plenary:Sustainable Development and the Human Spirit;dedicates Peace Monument; publishes book ofchildrens art; helps facilitate drafting ofNGO treatyon an Earth Charter.

93 At first meeting of UN Commission onSustainable Development (CSD), BIC releases

World Citizenship: a Global Ethic forSustainable Development, which continues tocirculate widely throughout 90s.

94 secondWorld Forestry Charter Gatheringhosted by BIC in St. James Palace, London -followed up on forest issues raised at 1992 EarthSummit; honored Bah' commitments toenvironment.

94 World Order Magazine(25)4 publishes,Towarda New Environmental Stewardship, by MichaelKarlberg

95Bahais participate in Summit of the Allianceon Religions and Conservation(Windsor Palace,London). Network of Religions and ConservationbecomesAlliance on Religions andConservation(ARC), commits to further acts ofconservation. Bah's release paper,Conservationand Sustainable Development in the Bahai Faith

development. 92Convention on

Climate Change

sets non-bindingCO2 reductiongoals.

93 First meeting oftheUN Commissionon SustainableDevelopment

95IPCC reportconcludes there isa, discerniblehuman influence onglobal climate

954th UNConference onWomen, Beijing

1994-2000EarthCharter initiativedrafting processrevived by the EarthCouncil and GreenCross Intl.

97Earth Summit+5conference (in Rio)reviews progresson 92commitments;releasesBenchmark I draftof the EarthCharter.

97 theKyotoProtocolstrengthens the 92Convention onClimate Change,but its controversial

emissions tradingscheme anddebates on the roleof developingcountries cloud itsfuture.

5No longer in print. Used copies may be available. Link is review of book.
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outlining key principles and actions taken to date. 96Bah's participate in Habitat II(Istanbul);

statement:Sustainable Communities in an

Integrating World 97Bah's participate in drafting Benchmark Iof the

Earth Charter released at Earth Summit+5 97The International Environment Forum(IEF)

holds itsfirst annual conference(Netherlands) 26express desire to become members6

98 (Netherlands)2nd annual IEF conference.ExploresBah' contributions on Earth CharterBenchmark Draft Iand makes recommendations todrafters.

2000s 00 A BIC representative speaks at the officiallaunch of the Earth Charter in the Hague, in support

of its goals7. 00Peace Monument receives final earth samples,

donations are from nearly 150 countries. 01 BIC participates in preparations for the World

Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD).Statement circulated and delivered orally at PC1,NYC: Sustainable Development: the SpiritualDimension

02BIC delegation to the WSSD stresses ethicsandspiritual dimension of sustainable development. TheBaha'i statement,Religion and Development at theCrossroads: Convergence or Divergenceis

circulated widely 8 02 IEF, accredited to WSSD as a scientific and

technical organization, holds its6th annualconferencein a series of parallel events at thesummit.

03 In response to the announcement of a UNDecade of Education for Sustainable Development(2005-2014) 100 organizations meet in Washingtonand form theUS Partnership for Education for

00 Worldpopulation = 6

billion 00Earth Charter

launched (theHague)

02 Some 3250 Sq.Km of AntarcticasLarsen B ice shelfcollapsedue towarming.

02 104 leaders andthousands ofdelegates meet at

World Summit onSustainableDevelopment(Joburg)

03Heat wave inEuropekills morethan 30,000

04Indian OceanTsunamiis

6A full list of IEF conferences and seminars can be foundhere. Only key selected conferences are listed in this

chart. A general brochure describing IEF can be foundhere7 The Bah' position on the Charter, determined later that year, is captured in this sentence: "While not officially

endorsing the Earth Charter, the Baha'i International Community considers the effort toward drafting it and

activities in support of its essential objectives to be highly commendable, and it will continue to participate in

related activities, such as conferences, forums and the like." (From Wikipediaentry on the Earth Charter.)8BahaI delegation to the WSSD is comprised of 21 individuals from six sister organizations: BIC; NSAs of Canada,

Brazil, S. Africa; IEF and the European Baha'i Business Forum (EBBF). They participate in events in three areas: the

official negotiating sessions; the civil society forum; and Ubuntu Village (a meeting ground between the two). They

manage two exhibits and a press liaison office. More than 70 Bahais from surrounding communities provide

hospitality and logistical support.
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Sustainable Development(US Partnership). A USBaha'i representative works with others to organizePartnershipsFaith Sector team.

05 IEF sponsors an online course onSustainableDevelopment and the Prosperity of Humankindthrough the Wilmette Institute. Due to its popularityit is repeated in 06, 07, 09, and 11.

05 BIC holds aside event at CSD-15 on theEthical Dimensions of Climate Changeeffectivelyopening for the first time at the UN the discourse onthis topic.

05 IEF and the US NSA co-sponsor aseminar inOrlando, Florida on Education for SustainableDevelopment: the Spiritual Dimension. Participantscome from 9 countries on 4 continents.

06 US Partnership legally incorporates. Baha'irepresentative serves on itsboard of directorsandlater becomes secretary. US NSA donates funds tohelp support its operations.

06 IEF holds10th annual conferencein Oxford, UKon Science, Faith and Global Warming. IEF nowhas 171 voting members from 47 countries

07 The Bahai World 2005-2006, includes an articleby Arthur Dahl, Climate Change and its EthicalChallenges

07 IEF holds its11th annual conferencein Ottawa,CanadaResponding to Climate Change:Scientific Realities, Spiritual Imperatives co-sponsored by the NSA of Canada and incollaboration with other organizations.

08 NSA of Canada sends letter to the communityreporting on the IEF conference, encouragesclimate awareness and action9. The communityresponse is positive and varied.

08 BIC produces working paper:Seizing theOpportunity: Redefining the challenge of climatechange; sendssmall delegation to climate talksinPoznan, Poland (COP-14)

08 Orlando SED conference holdsthree hour

plenary on Climate Change.10

deadliest naturaldisaster in recordedhistory

05UN Decade ofEducation forSustainableDevelopmentbegins

05Kyoto Protocolenters into force

05HurricaneKatrinawreakscatastrophicdamage along USgulf coast.

07China overtakesthe USas biggestgreenhouse gasemitter

07Gore and theIPCC win NobelPeace Prizefortheir work onclimate change

9The Canadian NSA letter notes, Far from distracting from the processes of growth underway in Canada,

attention to environmental practices that respect the earth and the oneness of its inhabitants must support and

sustain them. Thus, small initiatives should be undertaken to gradually increase consciousness of our ecological

footprint and develop capacity for responsible action that responds to the challenges of global climate change.10

At the 2008 Baha'i Conference on Social and Economic Development in Orlando, Florida, on 19-21 December

2008, the theme was sustainable development. The whole Saturday morning was devoted to climate change and

its multiple dimensions, chaired by IEF board member Peter Adriance, and including IEF members Arthur
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09 BIC signsInterfaith Declaration on ClimateChange

09 In cooperation with ARC and UNDP,BIC joins

other religions in pledging 7 year plansforgenerational change to address climate change.Baha'i planstresses institute process, particularlyengaging junior youth, to inspire acts of service.

09 IEF holds13th annual conferenceon theme,Environments with Assn. for Baha'i Studies inWashington, DC. IEF now has 230 voting membersfrom 54 countries.

09BIC leads delegation of 21 at COP15climatetalks in Copenhagen

09 IEF posts online course on theScientific andSpiritual Dimensions of Climate Changewhich is

taken by groups around the world. (Course isupdated in 2011)

09 Berkshire Publishing publishes a 9-volumeEncyclopedia of Sustainability. The volume, Spiritof Sustainability includes an article,Sustainabilityand the Baha'i Faith, by Michael Karlberg.

CONTEMPORARY PERIOD (leaves and branches of the tree, 2010+)2010s 10Brilliant Star Magazine, published by the

USNSA wins APEX Award for Green Writing; overseveral years publishes several issues in

observance of the UN Decade of Education forSustainable Development (2005-14).

10 US NSA writes to American Baha'i communityencouraging environmental stewardship, reflectionand action on climate change. 11

10 BIC hosts well attended CSD-18 side event:Rethinking Prosperity Forging Alternatives toa Culture of Consumerismbased onBICstatement of same name12

Ridvan 2010 Messageemphasizes dynamicrelationship between involvement in discourses of

11 Worldpopulation = 7billion

11Arctic summersea icehits an all-time low

11 climate talksresume atCOP-17,Durban, SouthAfrica

Dahl, Halldor Thorgeirsson and Duncan Hanks, and Baha'i International Community representative Tahirih Naylor-

Thimm.11

The letter encourages Bahais to incorporate greater awareness of the environment in your community life and

core activities. It notes, Materials will be developed to facilitate this study, but many resources, both Bah'-

inspired and others, are already available. Baha'i resources includeIEFand theNSA websites.12

The statement became a focus of study at the NGO orientation for CSD-18 and was used to shape collective NGO

oral statement in opening plenary.
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society and social action, including in areas such asclimate change and the environment13

10 and 11 special courses onEnvironmental

Stewardship and Justiceare held at three USBaha'i permanent schools. Aimed primarily atJunior Youth, and some at adults, they foster adeeper connection with both the Written Book andBook of Creation, build awareness of socialissues, and aim to inspire acts of service in thecommunity.

11 US NSA writes to the American Baha'icommunity listing recent actions many have takento foster environmental stewardship in thecommunity, and encouraging participation inInterfaith Power and Lightsannual Preach-in on

Global Warming, for which, materials are madeavailable for three core activities: devotionalgatherings, childrens classes, and Junior Youthgroups on the theme of environmental stewardshipand justice. They are laterposted on the IEFwebsite. The community responds withenthusiasm, although a few protest involvement inthe topic of climate change.

11 BIC and IEF representatives at64thUNDPI/NGO conference in Bonncollaborate tohost workshops, contribute toward draftingsessions, and participate in other events in

preparation for Rio+20. They host a dinner with asmall group of experts to discuss importance ofelimination of extremes of wealth and poverty inthe context of the green economy a Rio+20theme.14

11Canadian NSA joins other religious leadersindrafting anInterfaith Call for Climate Action.

11 a representative of theUSNSA endorsesaStatement of Our Nations Moral Obligation toAddress Climate Change. After release onCapitol Hill, the statement is delivered to theAdministration and all members of Congress.

11 Convened by ARC in association with WWF, all

13At the level of the cluster, involvement in public discourse can range from an act as simple as

introducing Bah ideas into everyday conversation to more formal activities such as the preparation ofarticles and attendance at gatherings, dedicated to themes of social concernclimate change and theenvironment, governance and human rights, to mention a few. (UHJ, para. 30, Ridvan 2010)14

The facilitated dinner discussion is a first attempt to find alternate ways of advancing a key discourse than

through a traditional side event. It is deemed very successful by all partic ipants (8 Bahais and 8 guests), and will be

tried again in different venues.
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religions join to formGreen Pilgrimage Network.Bahais take part, make their pledge to greenpilgrimages

11 IEF holds its15th

annual conferenceinAustralia on Ethical Responses to Climate Change.There are now 297 voting members from 56countries.
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Documents

Timeline Chart - to go with A Short History of the Involvement of the Baha'i Community in Environmental Issues