|
|
|
|
 |
|
Agenda for Lambeth meeting November 17-18
Faith in Conservation: the Future of Religion and Conservation Networks, November 17-18, 2015 Lambeth Palace
London, UK
Photographs on FLICKR
17th November
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Opening Reflection: The Riddle of Development poem read by Betsy Gaines Quammen
11:30– 12:15 Session One: Expectations, concerns, and motivations
Participants share their views on why they are attending and what they are hoping to get out of the workshop and working group more broadly, and personal motivations and values that sustain them in their work. Telling our stories and appreciating and valuing the role of stories in this work.
12:15 – 13:15 Session Two: Historical context - The development and evolution of faith/conservation partnerships
• 12.15 – 12.45: Linking organizations to support faith/conservation partnerships – brokering & catalyzing partnerships between faith/conservation groups; what has changed over the last few decades; what has been learned; future directions (Martin Palmer)
• 12.45 – 13.00: What role has the research community played in partnerships between faith/conservation groups; how should this evolve to meet new challenges and opportunities (Elizabeth Allison)
• 13.00 – 13.15: What do you mean? How differences in worldviews and language need to be explored and honoured (Lizzie McLeod and Martin Palmer)
13.15 - 14.00: Lunch
14.00 - 15.00: Session Three: Why is it important to engage conservation groups and what outcomes from partnerships arise (intended/unintended)?
What has been done; how has it worked; what value did working with conservation groups provide; what was the role of the scientific/technical input, if any, how; how was the value of the scientific / technical input perceived? What key stories do we have to tell?
15.00 – 15.30: Tea / Coffee Break
15.30 - 17.00: Session Four: Why is it important to engage faith groups and what outcomes from partnerships arise (intended/unintended)?
What has been done; how has it worked; what value did working with faith groups provide; how were faith-based values/expertise incorporated, if any, how; how was the value of the faith based values / expertise perceived? What key stories do we have to tell?
Sponsors: What criteria were used to determine what types of partnerships to fund between conservation/faith groups; how were successful collaborative partnerships defined?
Closing Reflection: Grand Master Choi
18th November
Opening Reflection: poem read by Cara Byington
9.00 – 9:10: Recap of Day 1 and structure for Day 2
9.10 – 10:15: Session Five: Lessons learned and keys to success
Breakout groups to discuss successes:
• Using lessons learned from pre-survey, literature, supplemented by input from presentations on Day 1; ID critical elements of successful partnerships/distill best practices (what makes them effective; what makes partnerships last).
• What opportunities, tools, analysis, and/or projects are needed to share lessons learned through conservation/faith communities? What role does media and storytelling have?
10.15 – 10.45: Tea / Coffee
10.45 – 12:20: Session Six: Confronting barriers to successful partnerships:
Breakout groups to discuss barriers:
• Role play of faith leaders and conservation leaders simulating some of the classic misunderstandings, stereotypes, misperceptions of conservation groups and faith groups
• Using list of barriers from previous day, prioritize and address gaps in list. What tools, analysis, and/or projects are needed to break down barriers?
• Challenge of measuring success – need for collaboratively developed indicators
12:30 – 13:00: Optional but recommended: Prayers in the Chapel or Tour of the Gardens
13.00- 13.45: Lunch
13.45- 15.15: Session Seven: Tools/Guidance/Pilot Projects *To be undertaken in small groups and full session
• Prioritize what tools/guidance are needed, using list of tools/guidance from pre-survey and input from presentations
• Discuss guidebook rational and structure (Table of Contents) and process for drafting/refining/rolling-out guidebook (e.g., through networks; publications; websites) and refine TOC and discuss additional considerations
• Identify research needs to catalyze and sustain partnerships between faith/conservation groups (in the board room, in the field, temples, churches)
• Prioritize list of research needs
• Agree and prioritize which tools/guidance/pilot projects WG will move forward and process for WG engagement to do so
• What role will media and narrative play?
15.15 – 15.45: Tea / Coffee
15.45 - 17.00: Session Eight: Short and Long-term vision what do we need to develop now and what is needed over the next 30 years
• Share final list of priority research needs, tools/guidance, pilot projects to collaboratively develop through WG
• What more is needed in the short, medium and long term to support collaborative efforts?
• Consolidation of existing programs, links and networks
• New areas for collaboration/partnerships
• Handing on to the next generation
• Telling the stories of what has happened in order to help the new stories happen
Closing Reflection: Fr Charles Odira
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Faith in Conservation: Lambeth Palace, Nov 2015
Thirty years ago HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, in his role as International President of WWF initiated a gathering at Assisi of the major conservation/environment organisations and five of the world's major religions. Now For the first time ever, ARC, together with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is asking key people who have brokered these partnerships and those active in research or projects linking religion and conservation to come together to share experiences, successes, failures, hopes, plans and dreams. And then create a handbook to show how it can be done. |
|
12 November 2015:
Interview (in Chinese) with Martin Palmer in China's prestigious Dangjian Magazine
【简介】彭马田（Martin Palmer），英国人，世界宗教与环境保护基金会（ARC）秘书长，长期担任爱丁堡公爵菲利普亲王的特别顾问，并与菲利普亲王一道创建了世界宗教与环境保护基金。他还是联合国信仰、气候变化与自然环境项目的联席主席，并担任联合国秘书长潘基文的信仰与环境顾问。 |
|
13th November 2015:
PRESS RELEASE. First ever meeting of brokers for faith and conservation programmes
Landmark meeting at Lambeth Palace November 17-18 to celebrate 30 years of collaboration between Faiths and Conservation. |
|
|
|
|
