Glimpses from Stockholm+50 associated events in Stockholm on 1 June 2022
Global Environmental Governance: Ethical Foundations & Practical Proposals in an Age of Interdependence
A seminar held at the Swedish Parliament 1 June 2022 where leading experts on innovations in global environmental governance explored ethical foundations and practical proposals for our governing systems to ensure prosperity - for both humanity and the natural world.
Speakers
- Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Global Women Leaders: Voices for Change & Inclusion
- Daniel Perell, Baha’i International Community, New York
- Augusto Lopez Claros, Global Governance Forum
- Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, International Environment Forum
- Maja Groff, Climate Governance Commission
- Peter Aburi, Baha’i International Community, Nairobi
Hosts & moderators:
- Anders Österberg, Swedish Member of Parliament
- Mattias Vepsä, Swedish Member of Parliament
One Planet, One Habitation
At the seminar, a statement by BIC (Baha'i International Community) called “One Planet, One Habitation: A Baha'i Perspective on Recasting Humanity's Relationship with the Natural World” was released on the 50th anniversary of the landmark UN Conference on the Human Environment. There is also a Swedish translation available.
Biodiversity as Currency - A Solution to the Climate Crisis?
A conversation following the seminar mentioned above was held in the afternoon, where the panelists discussed solutions to our climate crisis. An excerpt of the concluding remarks can be seen in the video above.
The magazine Sveriges Natur and its editor-in-chief Erik Halkjaer recently published this article about Arthur Dahl, who participated in the Stockholm UN Conference 50 years ago in 1972.
Panel:
- Anders Österberg, Member of Parliament, Sweden
- Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, Associate Professor, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
- Arthur Dahl, President of the International Environment Forum, Switzerland
- Peter Aburi, Baha’i International Community, Kenya
Moderator:
- Journalist Erik Halkjaer, Editor-in-chief for Sveriges Natur & President of Reporters Without Borders Sweden
Interfaith Prayers for Stockholm+50
In the afternoon of 1 June there was an Interfaith Gathering at Mynttorget outside the Swedish Parliament arranged by Interfaith Council of Sweden, where prayers were said for the success of the Stockholm+50 Conference.
