Since the private sector is an essential partner in efforts to implement more sustainable development, I have increasingly tried to bridge the gaps between environment and economics, government and business. This has included lectures to business groups, business schools and at institutions such as the London School of Economics, my book "The Eco Principle: Ecology and Economics in Symbiosis", participation in activities of AIESEC (the association of students of business and commerce), Governing Board member of ebbf - ethical business building the future, and consultancies with the World Economic Forum and the World Bank Group.
ADDRESS:
12B Chemin de Maisonneuve
CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
PERSONAL: Swiss and United States citizen, married to a French
citizen, two adult children
LANGUAGES: Bilingual, English and French
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in Biological Sciences with Departmental Honors,
Stanford University, California, 1964
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Biology, University of California,
Santa Barbara, 1969
Five years scientific
research and curatorial experience on algae, National Museum of
Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA, with
special interests in coral reef ecology, marine algae, and
island environments, and continuing activity on various
international scientific committees.
Eleven years residence
in the South Pacific as adviser to governments and international
organizations in ecology, conservation and environmental
management, with extensive field experience, including at the
grass-roots level. Three years residence in Africa and twenty-five years
in Europe. Wide knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region and of small
island developing States, particularly the developing countries and
territories of the Pacific Islands, complemented by experience in the
Caribbean and Africa, and visits to many other areas.
Thirty-five years
programme management and administrative experience in the planning,
organization and evaluation of international
multi-disciplinary programmes of research, observation, and
environmental assessment and management, including liaison with
governments, organization of cooperation among international agencies,
directing intergovernmental meetings, scientific symposia and training
courses, and implementing the results of the United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992)
Producer of training
and audio-visual materials, lecturer and writer (in
English and French) for scientific audiences, universities and the general
public on sustainable development, environment, ecology, conservation,
ethics, religion and values
Consultant to
many international organizations and government agencies, with special
emphasis on indicators of environment, development and sustainability,
coral reef and coastal zone management, conservation of nature and
biodiversity, environment and management of islands, environmental
education and training, rural social and economic development, and
applications of science in developing countries
Academic experience
including organizing, curriculum development and teaching graduate level
and on-line courses in social and economic development and sustainability,
Visiting Professor at University of Brighton, coordinator of
UNEP/University of Geneva Environmental Diplomacy Programme, member of
scientific committee for University of Geneva Certificate of Advanced
Studies in Sustainable Development, Federal Technical University in
Lausanne (EPFL) Certificate of Advanced Studies in Management of
Development Projects and occasional lecturer for other university courses
Recent substantive interests
have focussed on indicators of values, sustainability and development;
international environmental governance; ethics of climate change and
sustainability; information for environmental decision-making; global and
national environmental observations and assessments; new economic
paradigms; coral reef protection and management; and the special problems
of small island developing States
Coordinator,
UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute Environmental Diplomacy
Programme, 2005-2010.
Retired from the United
Nations Environment Programme, August 2002
Director, Coral Reef
Unit, Division of Environmental Conventions, United Nations Environment
Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 2000-2002
Coordinator, UN
System-wide Earthwatch, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva,
Switzerland, 1992-2000
Deputy Assistant
Executive Director, Division of Environment Information and Assessment,
United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 1996-1998
Deputy to the Director,
Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations
Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, 1989-1992
Consulting ecologist to
governments and international organizations, 1982-1989, including:
Government of New Caledonia; South Pacific Regional Environment Programme;
Kanak Cultural, Scientific and Technical Office (New Caledonia); Office of
Technology Assessment, United States Congress; International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity
Centre, United Nations Environment Programme; Institut Francais de
Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER); Environment and Policy
Institute, East-West Center; UNESCO
Regional Ecological
Adviser, South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia, 1974-1982
(organized South Pacific Regional Environment Programme)
Associate Curator
(Algae), Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1970-1974, and Research
Associate, 1974-1982
Visiting Postdoctoral
Research Associate, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1969-1970
Teaching Assistant,
Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa
Barbara, California, 1965-1966
Participated in initial
field surveys of effects of Santa Barbara oil spill, California.
Attended Pacific
Islands Tourism Conference, Samoa. Resource person for Asian
Development Institute Workshop on Development Planning with Special
Reference to Evaluation, Western Samoa.
Directed seven-week
Sub-regional Workshop in Environmental Planning and Assessment, Papua New
Guinea, with participants from various Pacific countries. Attended South Pacific
Regional Meeting for United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for
Development, Fiji.
Presented paper on port
pollution at Sixth South Pacific Ports Conference, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Directed major study for
the government of New Caledonia of pollution problems and waste treatment
strategies for the Noumea urban area. Presented paper at UNESCO
Tourism Workshop, Cook Islands.
Reviewed environmental
impact of development projects for Cook Islands Government.
Prepared environmental
impact assessment of a hydroelectric project in a national park for
government of New Caledonia.
Participant in conference
on Environment and Development: Opportunities in Africa and the Middle East,
the Netherlands.
Seconded to the
Secretariat for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
(UNCED), Geneva, to assist in preparing Agenda 21 for adoption at the "Earth
Summit" in Rio de Janeiro.
Consultant to FAO to
prepare the Inter-regional Conference of Small Island Countries on
Sustainable Development and Environment in Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries, Christ Church, Barbados, and represented UNEP and presented paper
at the conference.
Presented paper at EBBF
meeting, Landegg, Switzerland. Organized UNEP/UNSTAT
Consultative Expert Group on Environment and Sustainable Development
Indicators, Geneva.
Member of scientific
advisory committee for Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
(SCOPE) project on indicators of sustainable development. Presented paper at GATT
symposium on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development. Participant in World Bank
Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development, Washington, DC, USA.
Member of organizing
committee for SCOPE/UNEP International Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable
Development, Ghent, Belgium. Participant in UN
Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Development. Part of UNEP delegation to
Commission on Sustainable Development. Invited expert at European
Commission meeting on Earth Observations in developing countries, Brussels.
Member of organizing
committee, and keynote speaker, for SCOPE Scientific Workshop on Indicators
of Sustainable Development, Wuppertal, Germany.
Participant in Expert
Meeting on Methodologies for Indicators of Sustainable Development, New
York. Lecturer in Hungary,
Turkey and Romania, at high-level Workshop on Sustainable Development and
International Cooperation, Bucharest. Major session speaker at
Second International Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development,
Ghent, Belgium. Invited participant in
Conference on Principles of Sustainable Development Performance Measurement,
Bellagio, Italy
Facilitator and speaker at
Regional Capacity 21/DPCSD Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable
Development, Accra, Ghana.
Participant in
Consultative Group on Sustainable Development Indicators, Washington, D.C. Facilitator at Fourth
International Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development, Prague,
Czech Republic. Member of steering
committee and participant in OECD Workshop on Agro-environmental Indicators,
York, U.K. Invited featured speaker
at Beas Foundation Seminar on "The Eco Principle: Ecology and Economics in
Symbiosis", Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
Invited participant in
FAO/Australian Technical Consultation on Sustainability Indicators in Marine
Capture Fisheries, Sydney, Australia. Partially chaired Fifth
Expert Group Meeting on Indicators of Sustainable Development, United
Nations, New York. Keynote speaker, AIESEC
Planet Club Conference, Hungary. Invited speaker at Seminar
and Conference on Social and Economic Development in the Americas, Orlando,
Florida.
Invited speaker at
International Conference on Human Habitat and Environment, Landegg Academy,
Switzerland, with leading Chinese entrepreneurs. Invited keynote speaker at
International Colloquium on Sustainable Development and Information for
Decision-making, St. Etienne, France. Keynote speaker at Second
AIESEC Planet Club Conference, Veroce-Kismaros, Hungary.
Keynote speaker and
panelist, Environment 2001 Conference, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. UNEP representative and
part of secretariat for Commission on Sustainable Development Intersessional
Working Group on Information for Decision-making, and ninth session of
Commission on Sustainable Development, New York Invited participant in
Workshop on Environmental Sustainability Index, World Economic Forum,
Geneva. Invited lecturer, Royal
Commonwearth Society and London School of Economics, London, England. Keynote speaker, EBBF
Annual Conference, Netherlands.
Lecturer on sustainable
development, Centre on Human Ecology, University of Geneva, and graduate
programme, Federal Polytechnic University of Lausanne, Switzerland. UNEP delegate to 3rd
Preparatory Committee for World Summit on Sustainable Development, New York.
Invited speaker, World
Civil Society Forum, Geneva. Represented International
Environment Forum (IEF) at World Summit on Sustainable Development,
Johannesburg, South Africa, organized and spoke at Dialogue on Indicators of
Sustainability at WSSD Science Forum, and at panel on Multiple Dimensions of
Globalization at IUCN Environment Centre. Speaker at EBBF annual
conference, the Netherlands, and EBBF national conference in Sofia,
Bulgaria, with lectures at various universities in Bulgaria.
Lectures on sustainable
development at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various universities in
Madagascar. Lectures on sustainable
development at ten different universities in Adana, Ankara, Ismir and
Istanbul, Turkey, co-sponsored by EBBF. Panelist on sustainable
development, EBBF Annual Conference, The Netherlands. Speaker, EBBF Workshop at
World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva.
Invited workshop speaker,
First International Conference of the Consumer Citizenship Network, UNESCO,
Paris. Prepared background paper
and chaired working group at SCOPE/IHDP Workshop on Assessment of
Sustainability Indicators, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Invited lecturer at AIESEC
National Conference on Ethical Leadership, London, UK. Panelist, EBBF Annual
Conference, The Netherlands. Led consultation on
environmental governance, Pacific Institute for Advanced Studies in
Development and Governance, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. Participant in Expert
Workshop to review the Environmental Sustainability Index, Yale University,
New Haven, Connecticut, USA, as advisor to World Economic Forum. Invited speaker at AIESEC
national conference, Fiesch, Switzerland
Presented paper at
International Sustainability Conference, Basel Invited to present
University lecture and seminar at University of Bari, Italy
Invited lecturer for
AIESEC national and regional conferences in Italy, Czech Republic, United
Kingdom and Macedonia Speaker at EBBF Annual
Conference, Netherlands Presented a week of
lectures at Master of Advanced Studies in Development, Technology and
Society, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Invited lecturer,
EBBF-AIESEC Seminar, Italy Public and university
lectures for EBBF in Jyvaskyla, Finland; Brussels, Belgium Participant and lecturer
in EBBF meeting on the Enterprise of the Future, Acuto, Italy; closing
keynote at EBBF annual conference, dePoort, the Netherlands; keynote
lecturer at EBBF national conference, Berlin, Germany Led two workshops on
Ethics in Business at AIESEC national conference, Fiesch, Switzerland.
Speaker at AIESEC
conferences in Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and keynote speaker at AIESEC
International Presidents Meeting in Macedonia Lecturer at Instituto
Impressa Business School and EOI Business School of Computense University,
Madrid, Spain Speaker at EBBF conference
in Italy and joint EBBF/International Environment Forum Conference in the
Netherlands Invited speaker at
European Center for Peace and Development conference on Peace and
Reconciliation in the Balkans, Milocer, Montenegro
Keynote speaker for AIESEC
alumni at AIESEC International Presidents Meeting, Rome, Italy Chaired first Core Group
Meeting, ESD indicators project, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Keynote speaker, AIESEC
Sustainability Day, Vienna, Austria Keynote and closing
speaker, EBBF Annual Conference, dePoort, the Netherlands Invited speaker, European
Center for Peace and Development conference on Peace and Reconciliation in
the Balkans, Brijuni, Croatia Chaired second Core Group
Meeting, ESD indicators project, Brighton, UK
Lecture at EBBF/AIESEC
seminar, Acuto, Italy Speaker at EBBF
conferences in Rome, Italy and dePoort, the Netherlands Chaired third Core Group
Meeting, ESD indicators project, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic,
and fourth Core Group Meeting, Brighton, UK Module coordinator and
lecturer, EPFL/Indian Institute of Science Certificate of Advanced Studies
in Technology and Development, Bangalore and C.K.Pura, India Invited speaker and
session chair, European Center for Peace and Development conference on Human
Security, Peace and Reconciliation in the Balkans, Brijuni, Croatia Panelist and workshop
leader, AIESEC National Conference, Fiesch, Switzerland Co-organized ESDinds and
International Environment Forum Conference "Making the Invisible Visible",
and gave Inaugural Professorial Lecture at University of Brighton, United
Kingdom
Lectures at EBBF/AIESEC
seminar, Acuto, Italy Keynote speaker, Values in
Business Seminar, and International Peace Day, Stroud, UK, and seminar,
School of Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK Presented paper at 7th
ECPD International Conference on Reconciliation, Tolerance and Human
Security in the Balkans, Milocer, Montenegro Invited public lecture for
the Nehal Foundation, and seminar on foreign policy, Madrid, Spain
Member of scientific and
accompanying faculty for EPFL Certificate of Advanced Studies in Management
of Development Projects, including 2 weeks in Indian working on rural
development projects Led two workshops at
AIESEC national conference, Leysan, Switzerland Panel participant at EBBF
event, London, UK Organizer and speaker in
side events and scientific forums, and accredited observer to United Nations
Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Co-sponsor and participant
in Global Ethics Forum, Geneva, Switzerland Workshop leader and
closing keynote speaker, EBBF annual conference, Ericeira, Portugal Member of Academic Council
and speaker, European Center for Peace and Development 8th International
Conference on Reconciliation, Religious Tolerance and Human Security in the
Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia Workshop leader, AIESEC
Do-It National Conference, Fiesch, Switzerland Speaker for International
Youth Conference, UNEP Regional Consultation and Diplomatic Academy during
Green Week, Baku, Azerbaijan Lectures on sustainability
and climate change, Auckland, New Zealand Consultant to World Bank
Group in design of a business environment for energy index Lecture for AIESEC
workshop, University of Bern, and workshops at AIESEC national conference,
Fiesch, Switzerland Led workshop at EBBF
spring meeting, London Invited expert in UNEP
Foresight Workshop on Small Island Developing States, Cambridge University,
England Participant in World Forum
for Ethics in Business, Geneva Organize module on
science-policy interface at University of Geneva Global Environmental Policy
Programme Summer School, Geneva Gave opening lecture and
ran workshop at International Environment Forum/ebbf joint annual
conference, Barcelona, Spain Designed and taught module
on sustainable development in EPFL Certificate of Advanced Studies in
Management of Development Projects
Gave seminar on
sustainability governance at Wageningen University, and opening keynote on
holistic justice and economics at European Bahá'í Conference on Justice, de
Poort, advised company in Rotterdam on ethics and management, the
Netherlands Two weeks in India, mostly
in a rural village, as accompanying faculty for EPFL course on Management of
Development Projects Participant, as Chairman
of the Board, in ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future spring event in
London Lectured at Fudan and Dong
Hua Universities, presented paper and chaired session at Second Global
Research Forum on Sustainable Production and Consumption, Shanghai, China Gave closing keynote at
Ethics Expo, Mantua, Italy Prepared background
document for World Bank Group on an inventory of all national legislation
discriminating on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion or sexual
orientation, and anti-discrimination measures Coordinated module on
science-policy interface at University of Geneva Global Environmental Policy
Programme Executive Summer School Prepared module on the
special problems of Small Island Developing States for UNEP/University of
Geneva MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on Climate Change Adaptation in
SIDS Public lecture, and
discussion facilitator at ebbf Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain Lecture on sustainable
development for International Committee of the Red Cross training course Consultant to UNEP
Regional Office for Europe on implications of the Sustainable Development
Goals for its future work programme
Lecturer in University of
Geneva/UNEP MOOC on "Climate Change Adaptation in Small Island Developing
States" on Coursera with 8,000 participants, January-March 2015 Consultant to World Bank
on Living Life proposal Lecture in Madrid, Spain,
at EOI Business School on "40 Years of International Sustainability
Governance" Keynote lecture at
International Justice Conference, de Poort, The Netherlands, on "Justice and
Global Policy Change for Environmental Stewardship" Facilitator at ebbf -
Ethical Business Building the Future spring event near Lisbon, Portugal Facilitator for UNEP
national workshop on integration of the Sustainable Development Goals, Baku,
Azerbaijan Represented International
Environment Forum as an associated partner in the Global Ethics Forum,
Geneva, Switzerland Coordinating lead author
for a section of the UNEP Global Environment Outlook 6 (GEO6) regional
report on Europe, Nairobi, Kenya Lecturer on environmental
ethics and panelist in Policy Dialogue on "Implementing the Sustainable
Development Goals", University of Geneva Global Environmental Policy
Programme Keynote speaker on "The
science and spirituality of unity and collaboration" at the ebbf - Ethical
Business Building the Future annual conference, Barcelona, Spain Lecture on climate change,
Frankfurt, GermanyTask Manager for the UN
Interagency Committee on Sustainable Development and the Commission on
Sustainable Development on Earthwatch and Agenda 21, Chapter 40:
Information for Decision-making, 1993-2001.
Member, Scientific
Advisory Committee, SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the
Environment) project on indicators of sustainable development, 1994-1997.
Expert adviser to
Commission on Sustainable Development programme of work on indicators of
sustainable development, 1994-2001.
Member, Consultative
Group on Sustainable Development Indicators, IISD, 1996-2005. (http://www.iisd.org/cgsdi/)
President, Governing
Board, International Environment Forum, 1997-present. (https://iefworld.org)
Member, Governing Board,
ebbf - ethical business building the future, 2001-present. (http://ebbf.org)
Participant in SCOPE
project on assessment of of sustainability indicators, 2003-2006.
Consultant to World
Economic Forum on Executive Opinion Survey, 2003-2004.
Member of Scientific
Committee and lecturer for Certificate of Advanced Studies in Sustainable
Development, University of Geneva (2003-2015).
Advisor to Yale
University and Columbia University for World Economic Forum on the pilot
Environmental Performance Index, 2005-2006.
Consultant to World
Economic Forum to prepare a case study on Taiwan for Global Information
Technology Report, 2005-2006.
Partner in EU project
for the Development of Indicators & Assessment Tools for CSO Projects
Promoting Values-based Education for Sustainable Development (2008-2011) http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/esdinds/,
and follow-up wevalue.org partnership http://www.wevalue.org/.
Co-coordinator of UNEP
Major Groups and Stakeholders Advisory Group on International
Environmental Governance, 2010-2012 http://agieg.iefworld.org/
Co-editor of special
issue of Ecological Indicators on sustainability indicators,
2010-2011.
Consultant to World Bank
Group on indicators of development at the individual level, Living Life,
2012-2015.
Consultant to World Bank
Group on business environment for energy investment, 2013
World Bank Group,
consultant to plan an inventory of national discriminatory and
anti-discriminatory legislation and indicators, 2014.
Consultant to the UNEP
Regional Office for Europe on the integration of the Sustainable
Development Goals into its future work programme, and integration at the
national level, example of Azerbaijan, 2014-2015.
Participant in
International Resource Panel expert consultations on marine resources,
Paris and Davos, 2015.
Coordinating lead author
for a section of the UNEP Global Environment Outlook 6 (GEO6) regional
report for Europe, 2015-2016.
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The competitive edge in environmental responsibility, p. 103-110. In Michael E. Porter, Klaus Schwab, Xavier Sala-i-Martin and Augusto Lopez-Claros, The Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005. World Economic Forum. Palgrave Macmillan, Houndsmill, UK and New York. [analyzes business leaders' attitudes to the environment in over 100 countries and demonstrates the positive benefits to business from environmentally-responsible behavour]
The impact of information and communications technologies on the economic competitiveness and social development of Taiwan. p. 107-118 in Soumitre Dutta, Augusto Lopez-Claros and Irene Mia, The Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006: Leveraging ICT for Development. INSEAD and World Economic Forum. Palgrave Macmillan, Houndsmill, UK and New York. (2006) (with Augusto Lopez-Claros). [explains the amazing transformation of the Taiwanese economy and society over 50 years]
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Environmental impact
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Environmental aspects of
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Responses, Vol. 4. Hedmark College, Hamar, Norway, Consumer Citizenship
Network. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of the Consumer
Citizenship Network, Tallinn, Estonia, 5-6 May 2008. https://iefworld.org/ddahl08a.htm Dahl, Arthur
Lyon. 2008d. Preventing Overshoot and Collapse: Managing the Earth's
Resources. Paper prepared on the introductory theme of the 2008
UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute Environmental Diplomacy Course,
August 2008. https://iefworld.org/ddahl08d.htm
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2009a.
Environment and Globalization, p. 88-98. In
Samir Dasgupta (ed.), Understanding the
Global Environment. Delhi: Pearson Education. Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2009c.
The financial crisis and consumer citizenship, p. 23-33. In
Alexandra Klein and Victoria W. Thoresen (eds), Making
a Difference: Putting Consumer Citizenship into Action. Consumer
Citizenship: Promoting New Responses Vol. 5. Hedmark University College,
Norway. Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference of the
Consumer Citizenship Network, Technical University of Berlin, 23-24 March
2009. https://iefworld.org/ddahl09b.htm
Dahl, Arthur
Lyon. 2009d. Environment as a Factor for Peace, p. 230-232. In Takehiro Togo
and Negoslav P. Ostojic (eds), National Reconciliation, Inter-Ethnic and
Inter-Confessional Tolerance in the Balkans: Reconciliation and Human
Security. Proceedings of the Fourth ECPD International Conference, Miločer,
Montenegro, 30-31 October 2008. Belgrade, European Center for Peace and
Development. Dahl, Arthur
Lyon. 2009f. Financial Crisis and the Green Economy. Paper prepared on the
introductory theme of the 2009 UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute
Environmental Diplomacy Course, August 2009. https://iefworld.org/ddahl09d.html
Dahl, Arthur
Lyon. 2009g. Human Security and Climate Change: The Ethical Challenge. Paper
presented at the Fifth ECPD International Conference, Brioni Islands,
Croatia, 29-30 October 2009. Belgrade, European Center for Peace and
Development, 2010. https://iefworld.org/ddahl09e.html
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2010b.
L'argent et la spiritualité : une perspective bahá'íe. La
Pensée Bahá'íe, N° 153/154, Printemps 2010, p. 37-42. (in French) Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2010d.
Interstate Collaboration for Human Security: The Lessons From Copenhagen.
Paper presented at the 6th ECPD International Conference on National and
Inter-ethnic Reconciliation, Religious Tolerance and Human Security in the
Balkans - The Human Security Concept Implementation, Brioni Islands,
Croatia, 28-29 October 2010. Belgrade, European Center for Peace and
Development. https://iefworld.org/ddahl10c Podger, Dimity, Georgia
Piggot, Martin Zahradnik, Svatava Janouskova, Ismael Velasco, Tomas Hak,
Arthur Dahl, Alicia Jimenez and Marie K. Harder. 2010. The Earth Charter and
the ESDinds Initiative: Developing Indicators and Assessment Tools for Civil
Society Organizations to Examine the Value and Dimensions of Sustainability
Projects. Journal of Education for
Sustainable Development, 4(2):297-305.
http://yabaha.net/dahl/papers/Podger2010JESD4_2.pdf
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2011a.
Multi-level Frameworks to Enable Responsible Living. Paper presented at the
PERL International Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 14-15 March 2011. https://iefworld.org/ddahl11a Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2011b.
Values-based Indicators for Responsible Living. Paper presented at the PERL
International Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 14-15 March 2011. https://iefworld.org/ddahl11b Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2011c.
European Union and Global Sustainability: Issues for Rio 2012. Paper
presented at the 7th ECPD International Conference, Milocer, Montenegro,
21-22 October 2011. https://iefworld.org/ddahl11c
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2012a.
Alternatives to the Consumer Society. Paper presented at the PERL
International Conference, Berlin, 19-20 March 2012. https://iefworld.org/ddahl12a Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2012g.
Achievements and gaps in indicators for sustainability. Ecological
Indicators, vol. 17, p. 14-19. June 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.032
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2012g.
Excellence and holistic thinking. Presented at the EBBF learning event
"Redefining excellence", London, 11-13 May 2012. http://ebbf.org/blog/arthur-dahl-excellence-from-holistic-and-systemic-thinking/
and https://iefworld.org/ddahl12g
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2012i.
Values education for sustainable consumption and production: from knowledge
to action. Paper presented at the Global Research Forum on Sustainable
Consumption and Production, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13-15 June 2012. https://iefworld.org/ddahl12i Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2012k.
Critical decade for the transition to sustainability: crises and
opportunities for redefining the enterprise. Closing keynote at the ebbf -
European Bahá'í Business Forum event "Redefining the enterprise", Ericeira,
Portugal, 7 October 2012. https://iefworld.org/ddahl12k
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2013b.
Putting the Individual at the Centre of Development: Indicators of
Well-being for a New Social Contract. Paper presented at the Third
Rencontres Internationales de Reims on Sustainability Studies, "Post-2015
Sustainable Development Goals: Towards a New Social Contract", Reims,
France, 18-20 June 2013. Published in 2014 in François Mancebo and Ignacy
Sachs (eds), Transitions to Sustainability. Dordrecht: Springer. https://iefworld.org/ddahl13a
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2013c.
"A Multi-Level Framework and Values-Based Indicators to Enable Responsible
Living", pp. 63-77. In Ulf Schrader, Vera Fricke, Declan Doyle and Victoria
W. Thoresen (eds), Enabling Responsible Living, Springer Verlag,
Berlin/Heidelberg, (hardback/eBook). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22048-7_6
http://www.springer.com/environment/sustainable+development/book/978-3-642-22047-0
Download pdf. Dahl, Arthur Lyon, 2013d.
"What is Sustainable Wealth?" Opening keynote at the 17th IEF International
Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 3-6 October 2013.
https://iefworld.org/ddahl13d
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2014a.
Holistic Justice: Coherence and Service in our Economic Life. Opening
keynote at the European Baha'i Conference on Justice, de Poort Conference
Centre, The Netherlands, 21 February 2014. https://iefworld.org/ddahl14a
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2014b.
The Ethics of Hope: Values as Positive Drivers for a Sustainable Future.
Presented at the Global Research Forum on Sustainable Production and
Consumption, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 8-11 June 2014. https://iefworld.org/ddahl14b
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2014h.
Hope for Balkan Youth in the Contemporary World Reality, Presented at the
10th ECPD International Conference, Belgrade, 24-25 October 2014. https://iefworld.org/ddahl14g
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2014i.
"Putting the Individual at the Centre of Development: Indicators of
Well-being for a New Social Contract". Chapter 8, pp. 83-103, In François
Mancebo and Ignacy Sachs (eds), Transitions to Sustainability.
Dordrecht: Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9532-6_8 http://yabaha.net/dahl/papers/2014i_chpt8.pdf
and https://iefworld.org/ddahl13a
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2015a.
UNEP Regional Office for Europe (UNEP/ROE) and the proposed Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs): Analytical report on regional implications and
perspectives of the proposed SDGs as they relate to the UNEP ROE PoW
identifying areas of alignment. Geneva: UNEP Regional Office for Europe,
January 2015. http://yabaha.net/dahl/papers/Dahl2015a_UNEP_ROE.pdf
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2015c.
A Multi-level Approach to Ethics, Service and Responsible Living. Presented
at the International Environment Forum Symposium, PERL 10th International
Conference, UNESCO, Paris, 10-11 March 2015. https://iefworld.org/ddahl15c
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2015d.
Resource efficiency improvements and marine resources management in the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Paper presented at the International
Resource Panel Scoping Workshop on Marine Resources, UNEP, Paris, 14-15
April 2015. http://yabaha.net/dahl/papers/Dahl2015d.html
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