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
SUMMARY OF
EXPERIENCE
Five years scientific
research and curatorial experience, 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 almost thirty 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 and the general public on
ecology, conservation, ethics and religion, environment and
sustainability.
Consultant to
many international organizations and government agencies, with special
emphasis on indicators of environment 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 sustainable development, climate change and
international governance; Visiting Professor at University of Brighton
(UK) and European Center for Peace and Development, Belgrade, Serbia;
member of scientific committee for University of Geneva Certificate of
Advanced Studies in Sustainable Development; five years as coordinator of
UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute Environmental Diplomacy
Programme; and occasional lecturer for other advanced university courses.
Recent substantive interests
have focussed on values-based indicators, international governance and UN
reform, information for environmental decision-making, the Sustainable
Development Goals and indicators, national and global environmental
assessments and reporting, public participation in environmental
observations, coral reef protection and management, new economic
paradigms, and the special problems of Small Island Developing States.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
(A.B.) in Biological Sciences with Departmental Honors, Stanford
University, California, 1964. (Honors project directed by Dr. Peter Raven)
Graduate study, Hopkins
Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, California, Summer
1964.
Graduate research,
Friday Harbor Laboratories of the University of Washington, Friday Harbor,
Washington, Summer 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph. D.) in Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1969. (Major
Professor: Dr. Michael Neushul Jr.)
FELLOWSHIPS
NDEA Title IV
Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1964-1967.
National Science
Foundation Graduate Student Training Grant, Friday Harbor Laboratories,
Summer 1965.
Public Health Service
(NIH) Predoctoral Research Fellowship, University of California, Santa
Barbara, 1967-1968.
Smithsonian Institution
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1969-1970.
POSITIONS
since September 2002
Retired from the United Nations Environment Programme. Part-time
consultant adviser to UNEP and other international and nongovernmental
organizations. Scientific adviser to research programmes on indicators of
sustainable development, coral reefs, remote sensing and biodiversity.
Coordinator of UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute Environmental
Diplomacy Programme 2005-2010; Co-coordinator, UNEP Major Groups and
Stakeholders Advisory Group on International Environmental Governance,
2010-2013 (https://agieg.iefworld.org).
President, International Environment Forum, 1997-present (https://iefworld.org).
Advisory Board, Global Governance Forum, 2020-present (https://www.globalgovernanceforum.org/).
Consultancies have included:
- United Nations Environment Programme: strategies for IGOS Partnership;
review and evaluation of all national environmental assessment and reporting
between 1992 and 2008; integration of the Sustainable Development Goals into
the future UNEP Regional Office for Europe work programme, 2014;
opportunities for UNEP in environmental education, 2016; a coordinating lead
author, GEO6 for Europe, 2016; guidelines for integrated assessments, 2016.
- World Economic Forum: Executive Opinion Survey; Global Competitiveness
Report 2004; Environmental Sustainability Index 2005; Environmental
Performance Index 2006; and an ICT case study of Taiwan 2006
- University of Geneva: Environmental Diplomacy Programme, Global
Environmental Policy Programme
- Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE): project
assessing indicators of sustainable development; and policy brief on
indicators of sustainability
- research on privatization in the former Soviet Union, the effectiveness of
tax-free zones for development, and indicators of the effectiveness of
humanitarian assistance
- University of Brighton: Visiting Professor; partner and advisor to
EU-funded project on values-based indicators of education for sustainable
development 2009-2011
- World Bank: consultancies to develop the concept of a new development
index, 2012, 2015; to prepare a Business Environment for Energy Index, 2013;
to plan a project to inventory national discriminatory and
anti-discriminatory legislation, 2014; and to review and suggest
alternatives to performance appraisal, 2016-2017.
Academic activities have included:
- University of Geneva, Certificate of Advanced Studies in Sustainable
Development, scientific committee and lecturer, 2003-2015, 2017.
- Coordinator and lecturer, UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute
Environmental Diplomacy Programme 2005-2010.
- Federal Technical University of Lausanne (EPFL), Certificate of Advanced
Studies in Management of Development Projects, scientific committee and
lecturer, 2011-2014.
2000-2002
Director, Coral Reef Unit, Division of Environmental Conventions,
United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland. (UN D-1). Duties:
responsible for providing global leadership and building international
partnerships for the assessment, protection and sustainable management of
coral reefs and related ecosystems; lead UNEP involvement in the
International Coral Reef Initiative and International Coral Reef Action
Network (ICRAN). Acting Director of ICRAN March-August 2002. Web sites: http://coral.unep.ch/
and http://www.icran.org
1992-2000
Coordinator, UN System-wide Earthwatch, United Nations Environment
Programme, Geneva, Switzerland. (UN D-1). Duties: responsible for
coordination of UN system-wide Earthwatch; planning and coordination of
inter-agency co-operation for environmental observation, assessment and
reporting; coordination of global observing systems and Integrated Global
Observing Strategy; contributions to Global Environment Outlook (GEO)
reports; Task manager for Earthwatch and Agenda 21 Chapter 40: Information
for Decision-making in reporting to UN Commission on Sustainable
Development; work on indicators of sustainable development, forecasting and
early warning mechanisms, coral reefs, small islands, and integration of
economic, social and environmental factors.
also 1996-1998
Deputy Assistant Executive Director, Division of Environment
Information and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva,
Switzerland (UN D-1). Duties: provide strategic and policy guidance; support
and deputize for the head of division as necessary.
1989-1992
Deputy to the Director, Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity
Centre, United Nations Environment
Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. (UN D-1) Duties: planning and policy
development; general oversight of the Regional Seas Programmes (12 regions,
http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/)
and global programmes; responsible for personnel matters (including
recruitment), fund management section and publications programme,
Mediterranean, South Pacific and Eastern African Regions, Marine Mammals
Action Plan, coral reef activities, input to United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development (UNCED 1992); Officer-in-Charge during vacancy
in the position of Director, Sept-Dec. 1990
1982-1989
Consulting ecologist to governments and international
organizations, including:
Government of New Caledonia, 1982-1983; South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme (SPREP), 1983-85; Kanak Cultural, Scientific and Technical
Office (New Caledonia), 1983-1984; ffice of Technology Assessment, United
States Congress, 1985; International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN), 1985-1988; Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre,
United Nations Environment Programme, 1986-1989; Institut Francais de
Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), 1986-1987; Environment
and Policy Institute, East-West Center, 1987; UNESCO, 1987-1988.
Principal consultancy topics: coral reef and coastal zone management,
conservation of nature and biodiversity, ecology and management of island
environments and development of island database, environmental education
and training, preparation and evaluation of programmes and project
documents, organization of scientific meetings and editing of scientific
publications, rural social and economic development, applications of
science in developing countries.
1974-1982
Regional Ecological Adviser, South
Pacific Commission [now the Pacific Community], Noumea, New Caledonia
(regional organization of 27 governments). Duties: adviser to governments
and international organizations on ecology, conservation, biodiversity and
environmental management; responsible for the planning, organization and
administration of an international programme of technical assistance and
environmental management, including liaison with governments and
international organizations, fund-raising, and the direction of
intergovernmental meetings, scientific symposia and training courses. The
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) created by these
activities has become a well-established regional intergovernmental
organization [now known as the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional
Environment Programme] (http://www.sprep.org).
1970-1974
Associate Curator (Algae), Department of Botany, National Museum of
Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., then Research
Associate (honorary affiliation), 1974-1982. Duties: Basic research in
biology, particularly in coral reef ecology, marine algae and island
environments; field work in Caribbean and Pacific; organizer of
international interdisciplinary research programmes on coral reef
ecosystems.
1969-1970
Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Botany,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Research on algal ecology of coral reefs.
1965-1966
Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, University of
California, Santa Barbara, California.
Classes and laboratories in biology and algology.
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
Factors controlling interactions between organisms and their
environment:
- Studies on ecology of Littorina (Gastropoda), 1964.
- Culture studies of subtidal marine algae, 1964-1966.
- Studies on the life history and epiphytism of Soranthera
(Phaeophyta), 1965.
- Research on ecology, reproduction, submicroscopic structure, and
vegetative development of the brown alga Zonaria farlowii
(Dictyotales), 1964-1969.
- Development of quantitative marine ecological surveys and long-term
coral reef monitoring techniques, 1969-present.
- Studies, as part of interdisciplinary programs, of coral reef and algal
ecology, with development of theoretical systems models, 1970-1974.
- Research on deep coral reef ecology as an aquanaut in the Puerto Rico
International Undersea Laboratory (PRINUL) habitat, Puerto Rico, 1972.
- Studies of quantification of coral reef and algal surface areas and
spatial relationships, 1972-1976.
Conservation of nature:
- Survey and classification of marine and terrestrial ecosystems in the
South Pacific region for South Pacific Commission and IUCN, 1975-1979.
- Detailed analysis of the biodiversity, nature conservation requirements
and protected area system in Oceania, 1985-1986.
Environmental impact assessments:
- Study of the initial effects of the Santa Barbara oil spill, 1969.
- Research into urban impact on the coastal zone in tropical developing
countries and studies of appropriate strategies for waste management,
1979-1982.
- Environmental impact assessment of a hydroelectric project in a national
park, New Caledonia, 1982-1983.
- Analysis and quantification of storm effects on coral reefs using SPOT
satellite imagery, 1987-1988.
Island ecology:
- Studies of techniques for rural environmental resource management in
tropical islands, including traditional approaches to environmental
management, 1982-1989.
- Analysis and classification of islands according to ecological,
geographic and socio-economic criteria, as related to the effects of
limits on complex systems, preparation and maintenance of a database on
islands, 1985-1995. http://islands.unep.ch/
and http://yabaha.net/dahl/isldb/isldir.htm
Indicators of sustainable development:
- Commission on Sustainable Development programme of work on indicators of
sustainable development, 1994-2001.
- SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) projects on
indicators of sustainability, 1994-1997 and 2003-2006.
- Member of the Consultative Group on Sustainable Development Indicators,
1996-2005, including development of the Bellagio
Principles and the Dashboard
of Sustainability.
- Collaborator in the SOPAC project on the Environmental
Vulnerability Index, 1999-2005.
- Expert adviser for the World Economic Forum to Yale University and
CIESIN on the redesign of the Environmental
Sustainability Index 2005, and the development of the Environmental
Performance Index 2005-2006.
- Consultant in the preparation of the Humanitarian
Response Index 2007.
- Partner in a European Union-funded project on The Development of
Indicators and Assessment Tools for Civil Society Organization Projects
Promoting Values-based Education for Sustainable Development, 2008-2011. http://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/esdinds/
and http://www.wevalue.org/
- Chair of a workgroup of the Partnership for Education and Research about
Responsible Living (PERL) to prepare toolkits for teachers on values-based
learning and indicators, 2012-2015.
- World Bank Group, consultant to develop the concept of a new development
index based on development at the individual level, 2012, 2015.
- World Bank Group, consultant on a Business Environment for Energy Index,
2013.
- World Bank Group, consultant to plan an inventory of national
discriminatory and anti-discriminatory legislation and indicators, 2014.
- World Bank Group, consultant on Sustainable Development Goals, 2015.
- UNEP consultant on the Sustainable Development Goals and indicators,
2014-2016.
- International partner, Make Visible research and action network,
Wageningen University for IPBES to find indicators for indigenous and
local knowledge for SDG14 and SDG15, 2019-present.
- Advisory Group, Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures,
University of Bristol, 2020-2022.
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPERIENCE
- Member, Evolutionary and Systematic Biology Steering Committee, Board
of Academic Studies, Smithsonian Institution, 1970-1973.
- Councillor, Senate of Scientists, National Museum of Natural History,
Smithsonian Institution, 1971-1974.
- Planning and organization of international programmes, including the
proposed program of Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems
involving 80 scientists, prepared for International Decade of Ocean
Exploration Program of U.S. National Science Foundation, 1970-1972.; the
Investigations of Marine Shallow-Water Ecosystems program, Smithsonian
Institution, 1971-1974; the Special Project on Conservation of Nature,
South Pacific Commission, 1974-1976; the South Pacific Regional
Environment Programme, 1975-1982; the Regional Seas Programmes of UNEP,
1986, 1988, and 1989-1991; the UN system-wide Earthwatch, 1991-2000; and
International Coral Reef Action Network (2000-2002).
- Liaison with international organizations concerned with the environment,
such as FAO, IMO, SCOPE, UNEP, UNESCO, WHO, WMO, ESCAP, East-West Center,
etc., 1974-present.
- Member of Council, Consortium for International Pacific Education and
Communications Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT), 1976-85.
- Organized and directed the Second Regional Symposium on Conservation of
Nature in the South Pacific, 1976; an Expert Meeting on Coral Reef
Monitoring, 1978; technical meetings on the South Pacific Regional
Environment Programme, 1977, 1978 and 1981; the ministerial level
Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific, 1982; and UNEP
symposia on regional co-operation on protection of the marine environment
in the Pacific, 1983 and 1987.
- Supervised development of curriculum materials in environmental
education, and directed production of educational films on island
environmental management, 1978-1981.
- Organizer of regional and national training courses on environmental
planning and management in the Pacific, 1978-1985.
- Regional Coordinator and Secretary to the Coordinating Group of the
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, one of the UNEP Regional
Seas Programmes, 1980-1982, and consultant to the programme, 1982-1985.
- Deputy Director of UNEP Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme, 1989-1992.
- Deputy Coordinator, then Coordinator of UN System-wide Earthwatch for
UNEP, 1992-2000.
- Task 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.
- Deputy Assistant Executive Director, Division of Environmental
Information and Assessment, UNEP, 1996-1998.
- Co-organizer and member of Liaison Group/Secretariat for Integrated
Global Observing Strategy Partnership, 1998-2000.
- Project Director, UNF/UNFIP New UNEP Global Participative Observing and
Assessment Strategy project, 2000.
- Director, UNEP Coral Reef Unit, responsible for UNF/UNFIP International
Coral Reef Action Network projects, 2000-2002.
- Acting Director, International Coral Reef Action Network, 2002.
- Coordinator, UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute Environmental
Diplomacy Programme, 2005-2010.
- Co-coordinator, UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders Advisory Group on
International Environmental Governance (AGIEG), 2010-2013.
ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE
- Occasional lectures for graduate and advanced studies courses at
University of Geneva, Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne (EPFL) and
University of Lausanne, Switzerland (2001-present).
- Member of steering committee, Department of Economic and Social
Development, Landegg International University, Switzerland; helped to
develop Master of Arts in International and Community Development
(2002-2003).
- Taught graduate courses on Sustainable Development, and International
Institutional Framework for Development, at Landegg International
University, Switzerland (2003).
- Member of Scientific Committee and lecturer for Certificate of Advanced
Studies in Sustainable Development, University of Geneva (2003-2015, 2017)
(in French).
- Coordinator, member of scientific committee and lecturer in Certificate
of Advanced Studies in Environmental Diplomacy, UNEP/University of
Geneva/Graduate Institute (2005-2010).
- Lecturer, Master of Advanced Studies en développement, technologies et
sociétés, EPFL, Burkina Faso (2006) (in French).
- Module coordinator and lecturer, Certificate of Advanced Studies in
Technology for Development, Federal Technical University of Lausanne
(EPFL), and Indian Institute for Science, Bangalore (2010).
- Visiting Professor, University of Brighton, United Kingdom (2010-2013).
- Member of Scientific Committee, module coordinator and lecturer,
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Management of Development Projects,
EPFL and Indian Institute for Advanced Studies, Bangalore (2012 and 2014)
- Academic Council member and Visiting Professor, European Center for
Peace and Development, Belgrade, affiliated with UN University for Peace
(2012-present).
- Lecturer on Coursera with 8,000 participants, University of Geneva
course: Pathways to climate change adaptation: the case of Small Island
Developing States, with Martin Beniston, Pascal Peduzzi, Sandy Alexander
Bisaro, Arthur Lyon Dahl & Angus Mackay (26 January-28 February 2015).
MEETINGS
AND FIELD EXPERIENCE
1965
- Participant in Fifth International Seaweed Symposium, Halifax, Canada.
- Co-authored paper presented at American Association for the Advancement of
Science Meeting, Berkeley, California.
1966
- Presented paper on behalf of M. Neushul at Pacific Science Congress,
Tokyo, Japan; participated in Symposium on Marine Parks following Congress;
visited Japanese algological laboratories.
- Presented paper at First European Symposium on Marine Biology, Helgoland,
Germany.
- Gave seminar at Laboratoire de Biologie Végétale Marine, Université de
Paris, France.
- Co-authored paper presented at Western Society of Naturalists meeting,
California.
1968
- Presented paper at Sixth International Seaweed Symposium, Santiago, Spain.
- Presented paper at Western Society of Naturalists meeting, Oregon.
1969
- Field collections of marine algae in Gulf of California, Mexico.
- Participated in initial field surveys of effects of Santa Barbara oil
spill, California.
- Field collections of marine algae in Caribbean (Puerto Rico and Windward
Islands).
- Presented demonstration, Eleventh International Botanical Congress,
Seattle, Washington.
- Moved from California to Washington, D.C.
1970
- Visited Western and American Samoa to establish coastal monitoring surveys
and to conduct ecological research.
- Prepared ecological reports on American Samoa at request of government.
- Made diving surveys of coral reefs and algal collections at Eilat, Israel.
1971
- Participant in diving reef surveys at Acklins Island, Bahamas; Caribbean
and Pacific coasts of Panama; Belize, particularly Glovers Reef; Palau, Yap,
Ant and Pakin (near Ponape) in Micronesia; and American Samoa.
- Presented paper at Seventh International Seaweed Symposium, Japan.
- Co-organizer and working group leader at Coral Reef Workshop in Belize
organized by Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems program.
1972
- Research on coral reef algae at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in
Panama and in Belize.
- Accredited observer for the Bahá'í International Community to United
Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, Sweden; visited
laboratories and museums in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
- Reef research, and lecture tour on coral reef ecology, Belize.
- Aquanaut studying reef algal ecology in two-week saturation diving mission
of Puerto Rico Inter-National Undersea Laboratory (PRINUL).
1973
- Presented paper at Northeast Algal Discussion Group Meeting, Connecticut.
- Continued research on coral reef algae and reef ecology in Belize.
- Presented paper at Second International Symposium on Coral Reefs, held
along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and visited several reef habitats
in Australia and Fiji.
- Continued reef monitoring and environmental surveys in American and
Western Samoa, and prepared revised ecological report for Government of
American Samoa.
1974
- Participant in Harbor Branch Foundation Coral Reef Workshop, Fort Pierce,
Florida.
- Further field research on coral reef algae, reef surface area, and
competition for space, Belize.
- Presented invited paper at International Symposium on Indo-Pacific
Tropical Reef Biology, Guam and Palau; examined reef sites in Guam, Palau
and Hawaii.
- Moved from Washington, D.C. to Noumea, New Caledonia.
- Presented paper at Eighth International Seaweed Symposium, Bangor, Wales.
- Visited international organizations concerned with environment in Kenya,
Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, and U.S.A. (New York, Washington,
California and Hawaii) on behalf of South Pacific Commission.
- Discussions with governments on environment and conservation activities in
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New
Hebrides, Niue, Tonga, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Western
Samoa.
- Drafted environmental legislation for Niue.
- Attended Pacific Islands Tourism Conference, Samoa.
- Attended meeting on Resource Utilization in the South Pacific, New
Caledonia.
1975
- Visited Solomon Islands at request of Government to prepare report on
environmental management and conservation, and draft legislation.
- Attended 1975 Clean Air Conference, New Zealand.
- Keynote speaker at South Pacific Conference on National Parks and
Reserves, New Zealand.
- Presented two papers (one invited) at Thirteenth Pacific Science Congress,
Vancouver, Canada.
- Presented paper at Symposium on Ecology and Conservation, Papua New
Guinea.
- Visited Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands,
Guam, Palau, Yap, Saipan, Truk, Ponape, and Majuro to collect information
for regional ecosystems survey as consultant to International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
- Constructed environmental exhibits and trained staff for Museum of
American Samoa, and continued reef monitoring surveys.
1976
- Visited Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia and New Hebrides to
collect information for regional ecosystems survey.
- Organized and directed Second Regional Symposium on Conservation of
Nature, Apia, Western Samoa, and presented report on Regional Ecosystems
Survey of the South Pacific Area.
- Secretariat and observer at Plenipotentiary Meeting to conclude a
Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific, Apia, Western
Samoa.
- Conducted survey of reef and lagoon areas for Government of Cook Islands.
1977
- Organized and directed inter-governmental expert planning meeting for
South Pacific environmental management programme, New Caledonia.
- Resource person for Asian Development Institute Workshop on Development
Planning with Special Reference to Evaluation, Western Samoa.
- Visited Tonga at Government request to prepare environmental and
ecological report on Tongatapu, including draft legislation.
1978
- 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.
- Directed Second Technical Meeting on South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme, Noumea, New Caledonia.
- Presented paper at International Symposium on Marine Biogeography and
Evolution in the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand and Fiji.
- Organized and directed Expert Meeting on Coral Reef Monitoring, Motupore
Island, Papua New Guinea.
- Visited Western Samoa to prepare report on national parks and conservation
at request of Government, and planned underwater nature trail.
1979
- Chaired panel session at Second South Pacific Conference on National Parks
and Reserves, Sydney, Australia.
- Consultant to UNESCO meeting on development of coral reef research and
marine science activities in the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Continued assistance to Western Samoa in developing national parks and
reserves and drafting environmental policy.
- Attended IUCN Commission on Ecology and Commission on National Parks and
Protected Areas meetings, Canberra, Australia.
- Presented paper on port pollution at Sixth South Pacific Ports Conference,
Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
- Presented papers at Workshop on Natural Systems Management Training,
East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Participant in Joint SPC/NMFS Workshop on Marine Turtles in the Tropical
Pacific Islands, Noumea, New Caledonia.
- Directed Territorial Workshop in Environmental Planning and Assessment for
rural medical officers in New Caledonia.
1980
- Directed major study for the government of New Caledonia of pollution
problems and waste treatment strategies for the Noumea urban area.
- Continued long-term monitoring surveys of coral reefs in American Samoa,
and assisted with museum exhibits development.
- Conducted Workshop on Environmental Planning and Assessment for Government
of Niue.
- Drafted country report on Vanuatu for South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme.
- Presented paper at UNESCO Tourism Workshop, Cook Islands.
- Presented paper at Second International Symposium on Biology and
Management of Mangroves and Tropical Shallow Water Communities, Papua New
Guinea.
- Invited participant in UNESCO Seminar on Marine and Coastal Processes in
the Pacific, Papua New Guinea.
1981
- Organized and directed South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
(SPREP) Technical Meeting, New Caledonia.
- Invited participant in UNESCO Workshop in Research and Training Priorities
for Coral Reef Management in Oceania, South Asia and Southeast Asia,
Philippines.
- Participant, 4th International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila.
- Invited participant in UNDP-CCOP/SOPAC Inshore and Nearshore Resources
Training Workshop, Fiji.
- Visited Tuvalu to prepare country report for South Pacific Regional
Environment Programme.
- Participant, UNEP Inter-agency Meeting on Regional Seas, Geneva.
- Participant in IUCN General Assembly, and meetings of Commission on
Ecology and Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas, New Zealand.
- Presented invited paper at SEPANRIT meeting, New Caledonia.
1982
- Visited Western Samoa to advise on national park and reserve development.
- Organized and directed ministerial-level Conference on the Human
Environment in the South Pacific, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, as part of South
Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
- Reviewed environmental impact of development projects for Cook Islands
Government.
- Presented invited paper at World National Parks Congress, Bali, Indonesia.
- Invited speaker, Seminar on Conservation and Development, and Training
Course on Environmental Studies and Conservation, Fiji.
1983
- Adviser on museum development in New Caledonia.
- Prepared environmental impact study of a river diversion project in a
national park for government of New Caledonia.
- Session organizer, session chairman and invited speaker at Fifteenth
Pacific Science Congress, New Zealand.
- Invited lecturer at IOI/FFA/USP Exclusive Economic Zone Management Course,
Fiji.
1984
- Consultations with international organizations in Paris and Geneva on
environmental actions in the Pacific.
- Visited Fiji for discussions on rural development.
- Discussions in Western Samoa on park and reserve development.
- Organized scientific symposia associated with 4th Festival of Pacific
Arts, New Caledonia (cancelled at last minute due to political unrest).
1985
- Attended IUCN Commission on Ecology meeting, Germany.
- Consultations with Office of Technology Assessment, United States
Congress, Washington, D.C.
- Participated as symposium organizer, chairman and speaker at 5th
International Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti, and in associated meetings of
international scientific committees.
- Presented key issue paper at 3rd South Pacific National Parks and Reserves
Conference, Western Samoa, and lectured to associated training course for
park personnel.
- Designed and installed underwater nature trail in Palolo Deep Marine
Reserve, Western Samoa.
- Directed Training Course on Rural Environmental Management for Government
of Vanuatu.
- Moved to France after 11 years residence in New Caledonia.
- Participant in conference on Environment and Development: Opportunities in
Africa and the Middle East, the Netherlands.
- Consultant visits to IUCN, Switzerland and IUCN Conservation Monitoring
Centre, Cambridge, U.K.
1986
- Consultant to Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United
Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
- Presented invited paper in Symposium on Ecological Management of Coastal
Zones at IV International Congress of Ecology, New York, U.S.A., and
participated in meeting of IUCN Commission on Ecology.
- Participant in International Society of Reef Studies Meeting, Germany.
1987
- Participant in Unesco-IUBS Commission on Biology Education workshop,
Bangsaen, Thailand.
- Fellow, Environment and Policy Institute, East-West Center, Hawaii.
- UNEP Symposium organizer and chairman, XVI Pacific Science Congress,
Seoul, Korea.
- Lecture tours for European Environment Year in France, Belgium, and the
Netherlands.
- Invited participant in CNES-France Espace remote sensing meeting,
Singapore.
1988
- Workshop leader and participant, IUCN General Assembly, San Jose, Costa
Rica.
- Symposium organizer and chairman, and presented paper at 6th International
Coral Reef Symposium, Townsville, Australia.
- Consultant to Government of Vanuatu through IUCN for planning of a
National Conservation Strategy.
- Consultant to Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United
Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
- Lecturer to UNESCO/UNEP Workshop on Environment in Eastern Africa,
Mauritius.
- Consultant to World Tourism Organization/UNDP project for marine park
development in Comoros.
1989
- Consultant to United Nations Environment Programme.
- Moved from France to Nairobi, Kenya.
- Organizer of Workshop on Island Conservation, Monaco.
- Represented UNEP at International Whaling Commission (San Diego),
International Maritime Organization (London), Pacific Science Association
Intercongress (Santiago, Chile).
- Member Programme Technical Advisory Group, World Conservation Monitoring
Centre.
- Participant in Interagency Meeting on Oceans and Coastal Areas, Geneva.
- Directed Experts and Intergovernmental Meetings on Eastern African Action
Plan, Nairobi.
1990
- Organized and chaired Marine Mammals Planning and Co-ordinating Committee,
Geneva.
- Represented UNEP at Indian Ocean Commission, Committee on Environment
(Moroni, Comoros); Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Working Group
2 (Moscow); Intergovernmental Meeting on South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme (Noumea); London Dumping Convention (London).
- Lecturer at Environmental Symposium, Landegg, Switzerland.
- Speaker and workshop organizer at Conference on Large Marine Ecosystems,
Monaco.
- Chaired Interagency Consultation on Oceans and Coastal Areas Programmes,
Paris.
1991
- Participant in UNCED Working Party on Oceans, Geneva and Monaco.
- Organizer of Marine Mammal Planning and Co-ordinating Committee,
Amsterdam.
- Represented UNEP at UNCED Preparatory Committee meetings (Nairobi and
Geneva) and Intergovernmental and Contracting Parties meetings on South
Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Noumea.
- 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.
1992
- 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.
- Transferred by UNEP from Nairobi, Kenya, to Geneva, Switzerland, as Deputy
Co-ordinator of Earthwatch.
- Represented UNEP at Joint Scientific and Technical Committee of Global
Climate Observing System, Geneva.
- Presented paper at 7th International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam.
- Leader of UNDP Appraisal Team for the South Pacific Biodiversity
Conservation Programme funded by the Global Environment Facility, Western
Samoa.
- Participant in WRI Workshop on Environmental Indicators, Washington.
1993
- Represented UNEP at Preparatory Committee for Global Conference on
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, New York.
- Named to chair Technical and Management Advisory Group for South Pacific
Biodiversity Conservation Programme (GEF/UNDP/SPREP), Apia, Samoa.
- Presented paper at European Baha'i Business Forum meeting, Landegg,
Switzerland.
- Organized UNEP/UNSTAT Consultative Expert Group on Environment and
Sustainable Development Indicators, Geneva.
1994
- Member of scientific advisory committee for Scientific Committee on
Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) project on indicators of sustainable
development.
- Organized inter-agency Earthwatch Working Party, Geneva.
- Invited by Institute for Spiritual Foundations of World Civilization to
present series of seminars at Academy of Sciences for National Progress,
Kiev, Ukraine.
- Chaired South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme Technical and
Management Advisory Group, Apia, Western Samoa.
- Presented paper at Symposium on Ecology and Democracy, Ceske Budejovice,
Czech Republic.
- Presented paper at GATT symposium on Trade, Environment and Sustainable
Development.
- Participant in World Bank Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable
Development, Washington, DC, USA.
1995
- 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.
- Organized inter-agency Earthwatch Working Party, Geneva.
- Part of UNEP delegation to Commission on Sustainable Development.
- Invited speaker at World Summit on Religions and Conservation, Windsor
Castle, UK.
- Chaired South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme Technical and
Management Advisory Group, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
- Member of Programme Advisory Group for World Conservation Monitoring
Centre, Cambridge and Gland.
- Invited expert at European Commission meeting on Earth Observations in
developing countries, Brussels.
- Discussion group leader at Third Scientific Symposium on Human Dimensions
of Global Environmental Change, Geneva.
- Member of organizing committee, and keynote speaker, for SCOPE Scientific
Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development, Wuppertal, Germany.
- Invited speaker at Colloquy on Ecology, Ethics and Spiritualities,
Klingenthal, France.
1996
- Participant in cosponsors meeting on Global Terrestrial Observing System,
Rome.
- Organized inter-agency meetings including Earthwatch Working Party,
Meeting on Common/compatible systems of access to data, New York.
- 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.
- Participant in 6th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama.
- Chaired Fourth Technical and Management Advisory Group, South Pacific
Biodiversity Conservation Programme, Apia, Western Samoa.
- Organized Workshop on Information for Sustainable Development and
Earthwatch, Geneva
- Chaired Technical Meeting on Clearing-house for Global Plan of Action for
the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities, Geneva.
- 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
1997
- Organizer and chair of Sponsors Group for the Global Observing Systems
(GCOS, GOOS, GTOS), Geneva.
- Keynote speaker at International Ecological Congress, Almaty, Kazakstan
- Participant in Expert Workshops for Global International Waters
Assessment, Geneva.
- Invited speaker at WWF Pre-Earth Summit Forestry Gathering, Athens,
Greece.
- Facilitator and speaker at Regional Capacity 21/DPCSD Workshop on
Indicators of Sustainable Development, Accra, Ghana.
- Participant in Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing
System, Paris.
- Organized Ethics Forum on the Environment, Landegg Academy, Switzerland.
- Chaired Fifth Technical and Management Advisory Group, South Pacific
Biodiversity Conservation Programme, Apia, Samoa.
- Participant and rapporteur at Conference on Religion, Science and the
Environment: The Black Sea in Crisis, on the Black Sea (Turkey, Georgia,
Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece).
- Panel member, Symposium on Information for Humanitarian Coordination,
Geneva.
- Organized International Baha'i Conference on the Environment, de Poort,
the Netherlands.
- Participant in Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Plenary,
Toulouse, France.
- Invited speaker at Second Klingenthal Symposium "L'Eau", Klingenthal,
France.
- Invited participant in UN Expert Meeting on Island Vulnerability
Indicators, New York.
1998
- 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.
- Member of official working group on the creation, Pax Christi France, for
the Social Council of Bishops, Paris, France.
- Organized and chaired fourth Earthwatch Working Party, Geneva,
Switzerland.
- Invited participant in SCOPE meeting on environmental issues, problems and
opportunities of the post-industrial information society, Paris, France
- Member, Steering Committee, Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Paris,
France.
- Participant in Sponsors Group for Global Observing Systems, and First
Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partners Meeting, Paris, France.
- Participant, GESAMP Working Group on Marine Environmental Assessments,
Geneva.
- Invited speaker, Third Klingenthal Symposium "La terre - les sols",
Klingenthal, France.
- Panel co-chair and speaker at 27th International Symposium on Remote
Sensing of the Environment, "Information for Sustainability", Tromso,
Norway.
- Represented UNEP at SCOPE General Assembly, New Jersey.
- Invited keynote speaker at International Seminar "Globalization: a
challenge for peace; solidarity or exclusion", International Jacques
Maritain Institute, Milan, Italy
- Organizer and keynote speaker at second International Conference of the
Environment Forum, de Poort, the Netherlands.
- Represented UNEP at Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)
Plenary and Second Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partners Meeting,
Bangalore, India.
- Chaired Sixth Technical and Management Advisory Group, South Pacific
Biodiversity Conservation Programme, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
- Invited featured speaker at Beas Foundation Seminar on "The Eco Principle:
Ecology and Economics in Symbiosis", Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
1999
- Invited participant in FAO/Australian Technical Consultation on
Sustainability Indicators in Marine Capture Fisheries, Sydney, Australia.
- Adjunct appointment to the faculty of Landegg Academy, Weinacht,
Switzerland.
- Partially chaired Fifth Expert Group Meeting on Indicators of Sustainable
Development, New York.
- Named to Commission on Peace, Ecology and Sustainable Development, in the
Centre for Research on Peace, Institut Catholique de Paris, France.
- Organized Fifth Meeting of the Earthwatch Working Party, Geneva,
Switzerland.
- Participant in Sponsors Group for Global Observing Systems, and Third
Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partners Meeting, Rome, Italy.
- Keynote speaker and panelist at IGOS Partnership Forum, Integrated Global
Observing Strategy (IGOS): Into the New Millennium, at UNISPACE III, Vienna,
Austria.
- Organizer and keynote speaker at third Conference of the International
Environment Forum, Sidcot, England.
- Keynote speaker, AIESEC Planet Club Conference, Hungary.
- Invited speaker, Fourth Klingenthal Symposium "L'Arbre - le foret",
Klingenthal, France.
- Chaired Seventh Technical and Management Advisory Group, South Pacific
Biodiversity Conservation Programme, Apia, Samoa.
- Invited speaker at Seminar and Conference on Social and Economic
Development in the Americas, Orlando, Florida.
2000
- Organized UNEP Planning Workshop on Environmental Information Systems,
Geneva, Switzerland.
- Organized and chaired Sixth Meeting of the Earthwatch Working Party,
Geneva, Switzerland.
- Invited speaker at International Conference on Human Habitat and
Environment, Landegg Academy, Switzerland.
- Participant in Global Environment Outlook (GEO-3) Production Meeting,
Bangkok, Thailand.
- Participant in Global Ocean Observing System Steering Committee, Paris,
France.
- Invited expert, meeting on Impact of Information on Decision-making
Processes, Arendal, Norway.
- Participant in International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Coordination and
Planning Committee meeting, Noumea, New Caledonia.
- Participant in Sponsors Group for Global Observing Systems, and Fifth
Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partners Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland.
- 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.
- Participant in International Coral Reef Action Network Partners Meeting,
Penang, Malaysia.
- Co-organizer of International Expert Meeting on Information for
Decision-making, Ottawa, Canada.
- Participant in Global UNEP Network Design and Implementation Meeting,
Redlands, California.
- Participant in 9th International Coral Reef Symposium and International
Coral Reef Initiative Coordination and Planning Committee, Bali, Indonesia.
- Secretariat for Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partnership meeting,
and UNEP representative in Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
Plenary, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Chaired Eighth Technical and Management Advisory Group, South Pacific
Biodiversity Conservation Programme, Wellington, New Zealand.
- Keynote Speaker, Fourth Conference of International Environment Forum, and
Seminar-Conference on Social and Economic Development in the Americas,
Orlando, Florida.
2001
- Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef
Research Center, Miami, Florida.
- 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
- Chaired Steering Committee for International Coral Reef Action Network,
and represented UNEP in International Coral Reef Initiative Coordination and
Planning Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, Cebu, Philippines.
- Participant in Sponsors Group for Global Observing Systems, and Integrated
Global Observing Strategy Partners Meeting, Paris.
- Invited participant in Workshop on Environmental Sustainability Index,
World Economic Forum, Geneva.
- Invited speaker, Fifth Klingenthal Symposium: l'animal et la faune,
Klingenthal, France.
- Participant in SOPAC/UNEP Global Environmental Vulnerability Indicators
Meeting, Geneva.
- Participant in International Coral Reef Action Network Regional Seas
Meeting, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
- Organizer and keynote speaker, Fifth Conference of International
Environment Forum, Czech Republic.
- Invited lecturer, Royal Commonwealth Society and London School of
Economics, London, England.
- Keynote speaker, European Baha'i Business Forum Annual Conference,
Netherlands.
- Participant in NCORE Workshop on Priorities for Caribbean Coral Reef
Research, and chaired NCORE Scientific Advisory Committee, Miami, Florida.
- Participant in Global Islands Network Working Group, Hamburg, Germany.
- UNEP Representative to Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)
Plenary and Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership, Kyoto,
Japan.
- Member of UNEP delegation to Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and
Technological Affairs of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal,
Canada.
- Chaired Earthwatch Working Party, Geneva.
- Chaired International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) Steering
Committee, participant in International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
Coordination and Planning Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, and
organizer IGOS Coral Reef Theme team meeting, Maputo, Mozambique.
- Consultations with government and other partners on coral reef action,
Madagascar
2002
- Co-organizer Coral Reef Theme team meeting for Integrated Global Observing
Strategy, and speaker, Workshop on Satellite Oceanography and Coral
Bleaching, Magnetic Island, Australia.
- Lecturer, Centre of 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.
- Commencement Speaker, Landegg International University, Switzerland
- UNEP representative, Sponsors Group for Global Observing Systems, and
Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership, Paris.
- Participant, International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) Steering
Committee, UNEP representative to International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
Coordination and Planning Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, and
organizer IGOS Coral Reef Theme team meeting, Cancun, Mexico.
- Invited speaker, World Civil Society Forum, Geneva.
- Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef
Research Center, University of Miami, and participated in Workshop on the
Future of Decision-support for Coral Reef Management, Miami, Florida.
- Represented International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) and
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, at panel on Multiple
Dimensions of Globalization at IUCN Environment Centre, at panel on Science
at the Local Level at the University of Witwaatersrand, and at ICRI/ICRAN
parallel event.
- Speaker at European Bahá'í Business Forum annual conference, the
Netherlands, and EBBF national conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, with lectures
at various universities in Bulgaria.
2003
- Participant in Expert Think Tank Meeting on Establishing an
Intergovernmental Panel on Global Environmental Change, Oslo, Norway.
- Participant in WWF Seminar on Religion and Conservation, Mont
Saint-Michel, France.
- Lectures at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various universities in
Madagascar.
- Lectures for ten different universities in Adana, Ankara, Ismir and
Istanbul, Turkey.
- Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef
Research Center, University of Miami.
- Participant in Sponsors Group for Global Observing Systems and Integrated
Global Observing Strategy Partnership, Paris, and as co-leader of theme
team, presented IGOS Coral Reef Sub-theme Report for final approval.
- Lectures in Brussels, London, Wiesbaden, Budapest, Poitiers, Chambery,
Luxemburg
- Invited speaker, International Conference on the Impact of Global
Environmental Problems on Continental and Coastal Marine Waters, Geneva.
- Keynote speaker, Festival de l'Avenir au Naturel, l'Albenc, France.
- Panelist, European Bahá'í Business Forum Annual Conference, The
Netherlands.
- Participant, Annual meeting and Governing Board meeting, Global Islands
Network, Isle of Skye, UK.
- Participant, Integrated Global Observing Strategy Coastal Theme Workshop,
Hamilton, New Zealand.
- Invited discussant, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, UNESCO,
Paris.
- Speaker, European Bahá'í Business Forum Workshop at World Summit on the
Information Society, Geneva.
- Co-organizer and speaker, 7th Annual Conference of the International
Environment Forum and Bahá'í Conference on Social and Economic Development
in the Americas, Orlando, Florida, USA.
2004
- Invited speaker, Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) International
Workshop, and participant, Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)
Strategic Implementation Team meeting, Tokyo, Japan.
- Participant, Integrated Global Observing Strategy Coastal Theme Workshops,
UNESCO, Paris, France, and University of Miami, Florida, USA.
- Invited workshop speaker, First International Conference of the Consumer
Citizenship Network, UNESCO, Paris.
- Invited expert for South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC)
launch of Environmental Vulnerability Index at SIDS preparatory session of
UN Commission on Sustainable Development, and observer for International
Environment Forum at CSD, New York.
- Prepared background paper and chaired working group at SCOPE/IHDP Workshop
on Assessment of Sustainability Indicators, Charles University, Prague,
Czech Republic.
- Advisor to UNEP delegation and presented report on future strategy at
Global Observing Systems Sponsors Group and Integrated Global Observing
Strategy (IGOS) Partners meetings, FAO, Rome, Italy.
- Invited lecturer at AIESEC National Conference on Ethical Leadership,
London, UK.
- Participant in 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa, Japan.
- Invited panellist at World Parliament of Religions, Barcelona, Spain.
- Chaired Scientific Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef
Research Center, University of Miami.
- Panellist, European Bahá'í Business Forum Annual Conference, The
Netherlands.
- Invited expert, Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) Think Tank II,
South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, Suva, Fiji.
- Led consultation on environmental governance, Pacific Institute for
Advanced Studies in Development and Governance, University of the South
Pacific, Suva, Fiji.
- Co-organizer and keynote speaker, 8th Annual Conference of the
International Environment Forum, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Lectures in Locarno (Switzerland), Bastia (Corsica).
- Invited speaker at AIESEC national conference, Fiesch, Switzerland.
- Participant in Expert Workshop to review the Environmental Sustainability
Index, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, as advisor to World
Economic Forum.
2005
- Represented Global Islands Network, South Pacific Applied Geoscience
Commission, International Environment Forum, and CSD Education Caucus at the
Mauritius International Meeting on further implementation of the Programme
of Action for Small Island Developing States, chaired side events for
International Coral Reef Initiative and Education Caucus, and participated
in the presentation of SOPAC Environmental Vulnerability Index.
- Represented International Environment Forum at UN Commission on
Sustainable Development, New York.
- Presented strategy paper at Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS)
Partners meeting, Geneva.
- Presented paper at International Sustainability Conference, Basel.
- Invited to present University lecture and seminar at University of Bari,
Italy.
- Participated in World Science Forum, Budapest
2006
- Invited lecturer for AIESEC national and regional conferences in Italy,
Czech Republic, United Kingdom and Macedonia
- Represented International Environment Forum at UN Commission on
Sustainable Development, New York
- Participated in plenary panel at 3rd International Conference of the
Consumer Citizenship Network, Norway
- Speaker at European Baha'i Business Forum Annual Conference, Netherlands
- Invited speaker at International Seminar, Walenstadt, Switzerland
- Organizer and keynote speaker at 10th Annual Conference of International
Environment Forum, Balliol College, Oxford, England
- Presented a week of lectures at EPFL Master of Advanced Studies in
Development, Technology and Society, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Public and university lectures in Chambery, France; Quebec, Canada;
Leichtenstein; Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria; Ohrid, Macedonia
2007
- Invited lecturer, EBBF-AIESEC Seminar, Italy
- Public and university lectures in Jyvaskyla, Tampere and Helsinki,
Finland; Monaco; Nice and Chambery, France; Brussels, Belgium; Quebec,
Canada
- Invited participant in UNESCOcat Expert Workshop on Faith-based
Organizations and Education for Sustainable Development, Barcelona, Spain
- Mission with IRD to Noumea, New Caledonia to plan their research component
of the Coral Reef Initiative in the South Pacific (CRISP) programme, with
lectures at IRD and the University of New Caledonia
- Represented International Environment Forum and Baha'i International
Community at 15th Commission on Sustainable Development, New York; panelist
in side event on Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change
- Participant and lecturer in European Baha'i Business Forum (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
- Participant and speaker in inter-faith colloquium on respect for the
creation, Ganagobie Monastery, France
- Organized and lectured at UNEP/University of Geneva Course in
Environmental Diplomacy, Chateau de Bossey, Switzerland
- Lecturer at Baha'i Summer Schools in France and Bulgaria, and Baha'i
Winter School in Switzerland
- Organizer and speaker at International Environment Forum 11th Annual
Conference on response to climate change, Ottawa, Canada.
- Led two workshops at AIESEC national conference, Fiesch, Switzerland.
- Participant in SCOPE/UNEP Workshop on Policy Briefs, Paris.
2008
- 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 Freiburg Forum on Environmental Governance, Freiburg, Germany
- Participant in International Human Rights Forum, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Presented keynote and paper at Consumer Citizenship Network International
Conference, Tallinn, Estonia
- Lecturer at Baha'i Summer School in Portugal
- Organized and lectured at UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute
Course in Environmental Diplomacy, Chateau de Bossey, Switzerland
- Speaker at European Baha'i Business Forum conference in Italy and joint
EBBF/International Environment Forum Conference in the Netherlands
- Invited participant in UNEP/SCOPE meeting on environmental measurement,
Paris
- Presented paper at International Conference on Ethics and Climate Change,
Padua, Italy
- Invited speaker at European Center for Peace and Development conference on
Peace and Reconciliation in the Balkans, Milocer, Montenegro
- Participated in advisory board meeting for European project on indicators
of sustainability, Tampere, Finland
- Speaker and panelist in keynote session on multiple dimensions of climate
change at Baha'i Conference on Social and Economic Development, Orlando,
Florida
2009
- Participant in review panel and research team meetings for education for
sustainable development indicators project, University of Brighton, England
- Invited participant in workshop on Global Islands Database, UNEP-World
Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK
- Keynote speaker for AIESEC alumni at AIESEC International Presidents
Meeting, Rome, Italy
- Presentation at international science congress: Climate Change: Global
Risks, Challenges and Decisions, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Presented paper at Sixth Consumer Citizenship Network Conference, Berlin,
Germany
- Chaired first Core Group Meeting, ESD indicators project, Charles
University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Keynote speaker, AIESEC Sustainability Day, Vienna, Austria
- Featured lecturer, Danish Baha'i Summer School, Bornholm, Denmark
- Opening keynote lecturer and panelist, Association for Baha'i Studies of
North America, and International Environment Forum Annual Conference,
Washington, D.C., USA
- Coordinator and lecturer, UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Environmental Diplomacy, Geneva,
Switzerland
- Keynote and closing speaker, European Baha'i Business Forum Annual
Conference, dePoort, the Netherlands
- Lecturer, University of Geneva Certificate of Advanced Studies in
Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland
- Public lectures on ethics and climate change, Rouen and Caen, France
- Invited speaker, European Center for Peace and Development conference on
Peace and Reconciliation in the Balkans, Brijuni, Croatia
- Representative of Baha'i International Community to present action plan on
climate change at ARC/UNDP Celebration of the Faith Commitments for a Living
Planet with Prince Philip and UN Secretary-General, Windsor Castle, UK
- Chaired second Core Group Meeting, ESD indicators project, Brighton, UK,
and speaker at Barnett dignitaries meeting, London
- Lecture on sustainable development indicators, University of Lausanne,
Switzerland
- Participant in IUCN Regional Directors meeting on islands, Malaga, Spain
- Representative of International Environment Forum and Baha'i International
Community at UN Climate Change Conference (COP15), Copenhagen, Denmark,
keynote speaker in parallel NGO events and participant in seminar on ethical
dimensions of climate change
- Teacher, Swiss Baha'i Winter School, Boldern, Switzerland
2010
- Chaired working group at Partnership for Education and research about
Responsible Living (PERL) Joint Working Groups Meeting, Rome, Italy
- Pilgrimage to Baha'i World Centre, Haifa, Israel
- Lecture at EBBF/AIESEC seminar, Acuto, Italy
- Faculty seminar, University of Brighton, UK
- Speaker at Café littéraire, Salon du Livre, Geneva, Switzerland
- Lecturer, University of Geneva Certificate of Advanced Studies in
Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland
- 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
- Participant in PERL Joint Working Groups Meeting, Amsterdam, the
Netherlands
- Represented International Environment Forum at UN Human Rights Council
Social Forum on Climate Change and Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland
- Appointed to UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders Advisory Group on
International Environmental Governance, elected co-coordinator, and
organized teleconference with UNEP Executive Director and Ministers
co-chairing the High Level Consultative Group on International Environmental
Governance, Helsinki, Finland
- Speaker at seminar on health and environment, La Chapelle d'Abondance,
France
- 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
2011
- Co-organized and participated in PERL Think Tank Meetings, London,
England, and UNESCO, Paris, France
- Co-chaired meeting of UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders Advisory Group on
International Environmental Governance (AGIEG); participated in high-level
panel on International Environmental Governance at Major Groups and
Stakeholders Forum; participated in Ministerial Round-table; and
spokesperson for AGIEG at UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial
Environment Forum, Nairobi, Kenya
- Lectured at EBBF/AIESEC seminar, Acuto, Italy
- Participated for AGIEG in Preparatory Committee for UN Conference on
Sustainable Development, and panelist in high-level side event, New York
- Presented papers at Partnership on Education and research about
Responsible Living (PERL) International Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, and
lectured at universities in Istanbul and Ankara
- Lecture on Mark Tobey at Arts Faculty, University of Brighton
- Lectured at French Bahá'í Summer School
- Participant in UNEP Global Consultation in preparation for Rio+20, UNEP
Regional Consultation for Europe, and UN Department of Public Information
64th NGO Conference, Bonn, Germany
- 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 participant in World Science Forum, Budapest, Hungary, and gave
seminar at Central European University
- Invited public lecture for Institute of Swiss Studies at the University of
Upper Alsace, Mulhouse, France
- Invited public lecture for the Nehal Foundation, and seminar on foreign
policy, Madrid, Spain
- Co-organized, gave public lecture and panel presentation at 15th Annual
Conference of the International Environment Forum, Hobart, Tasmania,
Australia
2012
- Lectured at Bahá'í Winter Camp, France
- Member of scientific committee and accompanying faculty for EPFL
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Management of Development Projects,
including 2 weeks in India working on rural development projects
- Presented two papers at 2nd PERL International Conference, Berlin, Germany
- Presented four papers at Planet Under Pressure 2012 international
scientific conference, London, England
- Led two workshops for EBBF 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
- Participant in Caux Forum on Human Security, Caux, Switzerland
- Invited participant in Triglav Circle, Les Charbonnières, Switzerland
- Participant in Association for Baha'i Studies, North America, annual
conference, Montreal, Canada
- Lecturer, Quebec Baha'i Summer School
- Participant, French Baha'i Summer School, Evian-les Bains
- 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
- Co-organizer and lecturer, Swiss Baha'i Winter School, Einsiedeln,
Switzerland
2013
- Consultant to World Bank Group in design of a business environment for
energy index
- Lecturer at Baha'i Winter Camp, France
- Chaired Workgroup at PERL Workgroups meeting, Marseilles; and presented
paper at seminar on challenges for islands, IRD, Montpellier
- Lecture on biodiversity conservation, University of Geneva
- 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
- Lectures on ecological challenges and governance at National Bahá'í
Centre, Luxembourg
- Invited speaker, Third Rencontres Internationales de Reims on
Sustainability Studies, University of Reims, France
- Lecturer at Duke University Summer Program, Geneva
- Participant in World Forum for Ethics in Business, Geneva
- Organized module on science-policy interface at University of Geneva
Global Environmental Policy Programme Summer School, Geneva
- Gave 9 lectures on sustainability and environment in 6 days in Nässjö,
Linköping, Sollentuna, Stockholm and Uppsala, Sweden
- Lead faculty for Wilmette Institute on-line course on sustainable
development
- Gave opening lecture and ran workshop at International Environment
Forum/ebbf joint annual conference, Barcelona, Spain
- Presented paper at European Centre for Peace and Development annual
conference, Belgrade, Serbia
- Scientific committee and lecturer at University of Geneva Certificate of
Advanced Studies in Sustainable Development
- Invited expert at ASEM (Asia Europe Meeting) Seminar on Environment and
Human Rights, Copenhagen
- Designed and taught module on sustainable development in EPFL Certificate
of Advanced Studies in Management of Development Projects
- Participant in Centre for Social Pediatrics/Club of Rome Symposium on
Meaning, Values and Spirituality in the Development of Children and Young
People, Winterthur, Switzerland
- Co-organizer of Swiss Bahá'í Winter School, Einsiedeln
2014
- 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, and gave talk on science and religion in Amsterdam, the
Netherlands
- Two weeks in India, mostly in a rural village, as accompanying faculty for
EPFL course on Management of Development Projects
- Faculty for two Wilmette Institute on-line courses on climate change
- Chaired workgroup on values-based education toolkits at PERL Workgroups
meeting, Sligo, Ireland; public lectures on climate change in Ennis,
Limerick and Dublin
- Lecture on women in ecology at Bahá'í Spring Camp, France
- Participant, as Chairman of the Board, in ebbf - Ethical Business Building
the Future spring event in London
- Taught in three modules of University of Geneva Certificate of Advanced
Studies in Sustainable Development
- Lectured at Fudan and Dong Hua Universities, presented paper and chaired
session at Second Global Research Forum on Sustainable Production and
Consumption, Shanghai, China
- Presented paper as member of Triglav Circle, Neuchatel, Switzerland
- Gave closing keynote at Ethics Expo, Mantua, Italy
- Lecture on healing our relations with nature at International Peace
Seminar, Walenstadt, Switzerland
- Participant in week-long UNEP GEO for Small Island Developing States
authors' meeting
- Plenary panelist, keynote lecturer and panelist, and workshop facilitator
at International Environment Forum/Association for Bahá'í Studies - North
America joint annual conference, Toronto, Canada
- 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 for Youth Forum at ECPD International Conference on
Reconciliation, Tolerance and Human Security in the Balkans, Belgrade,
Serbia
- Lecture on sustainable development for International Committee of the Red
Cross training course
- Lectures on ecology and climate change at Russian Lyceum and American
College in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Consultant to UNEP Regional Office for Europe on implications of the
Sustainable Development Goals for its future work programme
- Co-organizer and lecturer at Swiss Bahá'í Winter School, Einsiedeln
2015
- 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
- Lecturer at Baha'i Winter Camp, France, on "Unité écologique et
spirituelle" and "La Justice économique"
- Public lecture in Chambery, France, on "Retrouver la confiance face à la
crise"
- Lectures in Madrid, Spain, at EOI Business School on "40 Years of
International Sustainability Governance", and at Nehal Foundation and Baha'i
National Centre on "Ecological and Economic Principles for a New World
Order"
- Faculty for Wilmette Institute on-line course on "Scientific and Spiritual
Dimensions of Climate Change"
- Co-organizer and speaker at International Environment Forum Symposium and
Partnership for Education and research about Responsible Living (PERL)
International Conference, UNESCO, Paris, France
- Keynote lecture at International Justice Conference, de Poort, The
Netherlands, on "Justice and Global Policy Change for Environmental
Stewardship"
- Presentation at expert consultation on marine resources for International
Resource Panel, UNEP, Paris, France
- 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
- Participant in La Garde Spiritual Week on nature and spirituality, Domaine
de la Garde, Bourg-en-Bresse, France
- Invited for consultations at the Baha'i World Centre, Haifa, Israel
- 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
- Lecturer on environment and public discourse at German Baha'i Summer
School
- Lecturer on environmental ethics and panelist in Policy Dialogue on
"Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals", University of Geneva
Global Environmental Policy Programme
- Participant in UNEP GEO6 book sprint, Nairobi, Kenya
- Keynote speaker on "The science and spirituality of unity and
collaboration" at the ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future 25th
annual conference, Barcelona, Spain. See commemorative video at https://vimeo.com/142291557
- Lecture on climate change, Frankfurt, Germany
- Expert adviser to International Resource Panel meeting, and participant in
World Resources Forum, Davos, Switzerland
- Participant in European Center for Peace and Development conference,
Belgrade, Serbia, speaking on "The Sustainable Development Goals and their
implications for the Western Balkans"
- Participant in International Forum on Public-Private Partnerships,
Annemasse, France
- Speaker at European Economic and Social Committee/UNEP/European
Environment Bureau meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals:
Implementation in Europe, and UNEP Regional Consultation on UN Environment
Assembly regional consultation on opportunities for engagement, Brussels,
Belgium
- Participant in Global Research Forum on Sustainable Production and
Consumption, and Partnership on Education and Research for Sustainable
Living (PERL) consultations, Vienna, Austria
- Participant in UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), Paris, France,
organizing and speaking in 3 International Environment Forum events on
community resilience, accountability, and education in the Climate
Generations area and another on accountability in the Dutch Pavilion, and
accredited observer for the Baha'i Community
- Participant in research consultations and strategic planning at Fudan
University, Shanghai, China
- Organizing committee and participant in Baha'i Winter School, Laysin,
Switzerland
2016
- Participant in Geneva Engage conference on e-diplomacy, Geneva,
Switzerland
- AIESEC Global Leaders Summit, Marrakech, Morocco: moderated external panel
for International Presidents Meeting, and opening keynote speaker at
YouthSpeak Forum on Sustainable Development Goals
- Faculty member for Wilmette Institute on-line course on Climate Change
- Speaker at the Justice Conference, de Poort, The Netherlands, on "Using
the new UN 2030 Agenda to work for justice at the local level"; lecture at
Wageningen University on "Is science enough?", and seminar on UNEP work on
coral reef management, plus lectures at Helsum and Amsterdam
- Participant in UNEP Expert Group on Guidelines for Integrated
Environmental Assessment, GRID Arendal, Norway
- Participant in ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future spring event,
Milan, Italy
- Invited keynote speaker at Vision Gulf Business Conference, Kuwait, on
"The future of business in a world with a changing climate" and "The UN 2030
Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges and opportunities"
- Lecture for Duke University Summer Session, Geneva, on "The ethics of
sustainable development"
- Participant and speaker, Baha'i Summer School, Angers, France
- Speaker at Third International Symposium on Ethics and Environmental
Health, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
- Lead faculty for Wilmette Institute on-line course on Sustainable
Development and the Prosperity of Humankind
- Participant in retreat on everyday spirituality, La Garde,
Bourg-en-Bresse, France
- Organizer and keynote speaker at International Environment Forum
Conference on "Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals at Individual
and Community Levels", Nur University, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
- Participant in the dedication of the Baha'i House of Worship for South
America, Santiago, Chile, representing the Swiss Baha'i Community
- Lecture on Mark Tobey (artist) at Baha'i autumn camp, La Chapelle
d'Abondance, France
- Participant in European Center for Peace and Development conference,
Belgrade, Serbia, speaking on "Implementing the Sustainable Development
Goals in the Balkans"
- Participant and class tutor in Baha'i Winter School, Chavannes de Bogis,
Switzerland
2017
- Faculty for Wilmette Institute on-line courses on Agriculture, Climate
Change, and Sustainable Development
- Organizer and panelist at International Environment Forum Annual
Conference with The Justice Conference, de Poort, The Netherlands, and
lecture at Wageningen University
- Opening keynote speaker for ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future
annual conference, Geneva, Switzerland
- Participant in Triglav Circle meeting, France
- Participant in retreat on art and spirituality, La Garde, Bourg-en-Bresse,
France, speaking on Mark Tobey
- Participant in Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible
Living (PERL) Thinktank on Future Priorities, UNESCO, Paris
- Participant in ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future Governing Board
and conference, Bucharest, Romania
- Speaker, session chair and rapporteur for European Center on Peace and
Development (ECPD) annual conference and youth session, Belgrade, Serbia
- Invited keynote speaker on "Sustainability Challenges for Research and
Education" at 25th anniversary celebration for Charles University
Environment Center, Prague, Czech Republic
- Invited participant in Consultation Meeting on UN Environment Strategy for
Engagement with Faith-Based Organizations, Nairobi, Kenya
- Instructor at Swiss Baha'i Winter School, Leysin
2018
- Lecturer, University of Geneva Certificate of Advanced Studies in
Sustainable Development
- TED X talk on "Information: Private Property or Public Good" (Information:
propriété prive ou bien commun), INPENSEEIHT, University of Toulouse, France
https://youtu.be/gP4Kr2cYxdQ
- Participant, UN Economic Commission for Europe, Regional Forum on
Sustainable Development, Geneva
- Speaker, University of Geneva, Sustainability Week
- Speaker at Justice Conference, the Netherlands, on "The Great Dichotomy:
from egoism to altruism, from love of power to love of justice", and at
Wageningen University on "Governance and the SDGs"
- Keynote speaker at 7th International Conference on Environmental Future,
Humans and Island Environments, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Participant in Talanoa Dialogue under the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change, Bonn, Germany
- Keynote speaker at ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future annual
conference, Chavannes de Bogis, Switzerland
- Winner (with Augusto Lopez-Claros and Maja Groff) of the New Shape Prize
of the Global Challenges Foundation at the New Shape Forum, Stockholm,
Sweden
- Panelist at World Conference on Religions, Creeds and Value Systems,
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
- Participant in Triglav Circle meeting, Blismes, France, on Science,
Technology and the Human Spirit
- Perticipant in UN High Level Political Forum, New York, speaker in side
event and in International Environment Forum virtual panel as its annual
conference
- Participant in retreat on Everyday Spirituality and our Economic
Bahaviour, Domaine de la Garde, France, speaking on "Rethinking business and
the economy based on spiritual principles"
- Global Challenges Foundation working group meeting, Hamburg, Germany
- Participant in ebbf retreat, Acuto, Italy
- Keynote speaker at International Conference on Spiritually-based
Management Models, Athens, Greece
- Speaker at Baha'i Autumn Camp, La Chapelle d'Abondance, France
- European Center on Peace and Development, University for Peace chartered
by the United Nations, International Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, on "A New
Concept of Human Security"; prepared concept note, served as rapporteur and
speaker, and chaired and spoke at following Youth Forum
- Speaker, high-level briefing on Global Governance at UN Office, Baha'i
International Community, New York
- Participant in Paris Peace Forum, France, and working group meeting on
Global Governance for the 21st Century, speaker at National Baha'i Centre,
Paris, and panelist at Sciences Po (University of Political Science)
- Keynote speaker at All Party Parliamentary Group on Baha'i Faith luncheon,
Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England
- Speaker, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
2019
- Lecturer, Certificate of Advanced Studies in Sustainable Development,
University of Geneva
- Opening speaker, Model United Nations, University of Dijon, France
- Speaker, Common Home of Humanity, Porto, Portugal
- Presentation on global governance to review panel, Global Challenges
Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
- Lecturer for Masters in Applied Environmental Science, Baha'i Institute of
Higher Education, Iran
- Participant in climate marches, Geneva and Bern, Switzerland, March and
September
- Participant in UN Economic Commission for Europe Regional Forum on
Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland
- Lecture on human rights and environment, Sciences Po, Paris, France
- Sub-plenary speaker, World Conference on Health Promotion, Rotorua, New
Zealand, lectures at Auckland University of Technology and Baha'i Centres,
radio interview and International Environment Forum Annual Conference,
Auckland, New Zealand
- Plenary and workshop speaker, Justice Conference, de Poort, the
Netherlands, lectures and workshop, Wageningen University and Amsterdam
- Speaker, ebbf-Ethical Business Building the Future annual conference,
Chavannes-de-Bogis, Switzerland
- Three week lecture tour of Scotland, 24 talks in 22 communities from
Dumfries to Shetlands and Isle of Skye to Aberdeen, including presentation
to Scottish Parliament [see recordings]
- Participant in Triglav Circle, Chateau d'Ettevaux, France
- Lecturer, Belgian Baha'i Summer School, Durbuy, Belgium
- Subject of research on history of environmental action in the Pacific
Islands by Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University
- Participant in French Baha'i Summer School, Angers, France
- Speaker at retreat on everyday spirituality and food, Domaine de la Garde,
France
- Participant in ebbf impact retreat, Acuto, Italy
- Presentation to Global Challenges Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
- Lectures at University of Malta and Malta College of Arts, Sciences and
Technology, television and press interviews, and keynote talk at Malta
Roundtable for Wellbeing of Society, Malta
- European Center for Peace and Development, Belgrade, Serbia, annual
conference, prepared concept note, opening keynote, rapporteur; chaired
two-day Youth Forum
- Participant in seminar, International Academy for Human Sciences and
Culture, Walenstadt, Switzerland
- Participant in Paris Peace Forum, and public talk at Baha'i Exposition,
Paris, France
- Participant, National Climate Change Symposium, Bern, Switzerland
- Invited participant, Complex Systems Science Gathering, Stockholm, Sweden
- Participant, Baha'i Winter School, Leysin, Switzerland
2020
- Advisory Group meeting and project launch, Transformation of Education for
Sustainable Futures project, University of Bristol, UK, https://tesf.network/
- Lecture in Thonon-les-Bains, France, for World Religion Day, on "Lier la
spiritualité et les objectifs de développement durable"
- Workshop on indigenous values for biodiversity, Make Visible project at
Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- Presentation at ebbf meaningful morning, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Global Governance Forum, Advisory Board meeting, Madrid
- ebbf webinar on global governance with Maja Groff [see recordings]
- Faculty for Wilmette Institute course on climate change
- Wilmette Institute webinar on global governance with Augusto Lopez-Claros
and Maja Groff [see recordings]
- ebbf webinar on "In Pursuit of Hope in a Time of Crisis" [see recordings]
- Webinar for Baha'is of France on "Un tournant dans la grande transition"
(in French) [see recordings]
- Webinar for the Baha'is of Luxembourg on "La crise sanitaire, une
opportunité écologique"
- Opening keynote, keynotes on global governance, and evening open panelist
for ebbf virtual conference on "Rethinking Success" [see recordings]
- Webinar for Augusto Lopez-Claros on "COVID, Climate, Collapse: Is there
any Hope?"
- Live interview on Malta television for World Environment Day [see
recordings]
- Webinar for the Justice Conference on "Turning Point in the Transition"
[see recordings]
- Presentation on "Inclusive Development and Spiritual Indicators of
Development" online at the International Environment Forum 24th Annual
Conference in partnership with the Bahá'í Academy in Panchgani, India, on
11-12 July on the theme Education for Social Cohesion [see recordings]
- O.Z. Whitehead fireside in England on "The pandemic as an environmental
turning point" [see recordings]
- Interview on Baha'i Blog In
Pursuit of Hope: A Book by Arthur Lyon Dahl
- Lead faculty for Wilmette Institute course on Sustainable Development and
Human Prosperity
- Webinar for Association of Baha'i Studies - North America, Agriculture
Working Group, on "The Global Sustainability Challenge: A Systems View of
Agriculture [see recordings]
- Presentation on "A Systems View of Public Health" at World Congress on
Public Health
- Participated in ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future, Impact
Retreat
- Prepared concept note for, and presided over 8th ECPD Youth Forum on
Acting on the Earth Charter, and led workshop on "Living the Values of the
Earth Charter"
- Contributed to video by the Baha'i International Community and the Global
Governance Forum for Geneva Peace Week on "Renewing Peace: Governance
Befitting an Evolving World" [see recordings]
- Gave OZ Whitehead (UK) fireside on "A Governance Befitting: Humanity and
the Path Toward a Just Global Order [see recordings]
- Gave fireside for Quebec community (in French) on "La Crise sanitaire: un
opportunité écologique
- Baha'i Blogcast with Rainn Wilson on "The Spirituality of Climate Change"
[see recordings]
- Webinar for Université populaire d'Antony (France) on "Les défis
planétaires de la durabilité"
- Opening lecture for International University in Geneva sustainability
course on "The Accelerating Environmental Crisis: A 60-year Perspective"
- Presentation on Complex Coherence Conference on "Global Governance and the
Adjacent Possible"
- Webinar for International Environment Forum on "Global Governance and
Sustainability" [see recordings]
- Webinar for Association for Baha'i Studies (UK) economics special interest
group and ebbf on "The Economy of Nature: Design Principles for a New
Economy" [see recordings]
- Workshop at Swiss Baha'i Winter School on "Environment and Spirituality"
2021
- Participated in Triglav Circle meeting on the Common Good and Social
Justice, and presented on "Global Common Good, Global Governance, and Global
Moral and Spiritual Transformation"
- Lecture for the Baha'i Institute of Higher Education (Iran) on "The
Accelerating Environmental Crisis: A 60-year Perspective"
- Closing lecture for International University in Geneva sustainability
course on "Ways Forward"
- Participated in a panel discussion on bahai.chat on "Navigating the Double
Epoch: Thoughts on Changing Humanity's Current Plot Line" by Hugh Locke [see
recordings]
- Gave fireside for Hammersmith and Fulham community (UK) on "Environment
and Spirituality"
- Accompanied the development of the ECPD Youth Network
- Gave fireside for Hammersmith and Fulham community (UK) on "Global
Governance and Sustainability"
- Panelist on a Geneva roundtable for Green Faith Action Day
- Participated in a panel for the UN Commission on the Status of Women on
"Sustainable Development Goals: A Business Value" organized by ebbf
- Webinar for Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment (SAVE), Ohio, USA
on "United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Blueprint to Achieve a
Better and More Sustainable World [see recordings]
- Fireside for the Baha'is of Slovakia on "In Pursuit of Hope in a Time of
Crisis"
- Member of the Religion and Environment Working Group of the G20 Interfaith
Forum, published a blog For Nature's Sake: A Moral Compass for the SDGs"
on the G20 Interfaith Forum website:
https://blog.g20interfaith.org/2021/03/19/for-natures-sake-a-moral-compass-for-the-sdgs/
- Contribution to the Great Transition Network on Educating
for the future we want
- Interview with Lea Hogg on Malta Television
- Presentation to the Justice Conference (Netherlands) on A systemic
approach to global governance
- Lecture on Why should we as Bahá'ís be concerned about critical global
environmental issues? for a Masters course of the Bahá'í Institute of
Higher Education (Iran)
- Presented the Bahá'í Faith to the Quakers of Geneva with Joachim
Monkelbaan
- Video recording on Maurice Strong for the Strong Earth Youth
Summit organized from Malta
- Introductory keynote on The
challenge of becoming the source of social good at the 31st ebbf
Conference, and audio
podcast
- Presentation on a global environment agency to the Global Challenges
Foundation New Shape Forum
- Video recording for the Forum on UN Sustainable Development at the Global
Health Forum, Qingdao, China
- Prepared concept notes for the European Center for Peace and Development
(ECPD) Conference and Youth Forum in October
- Participant in IF20 webinar Interfaith
Initiatives to Achieve the Agenda 2030 Environmental Goals 14 July
2021
-
Interfaith Indicators to Respond to COP26, blog on G20
Interfaith Forum, 16 July 2021
- Chairman pro-tem of G20 Interfaith Forum working group on Religion and
Environment, from September 2021
- Participant in ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future reflection
meeting and governing board meeting at Acuto, Italy, September 2021
- Webinar on "The nexus between Climate Change, Faith and Science" organized
by the All-Africa Conference of Churches, the Baha'i International Community
Addis-Ababa Office and the United Religions Initiative, speaking on "Climate
Change and Global Warming: A Bahá'í Perspective", September 2021
- Faculty for Wilmette Institute course on sustainable development,
September-November 2021
- Participant in the New Shape Forum of the Global Challenges Foundation,
Stockholm, Sweden, presenting our Global Catastrophic Risk Index and our
proposals for a Global Environment Agency, October 2021
- Presented a virtual talk at the Parliament of the World's Religions on
"Coral Reefs as a Model for Humanity", October 2021
- Chaired (virtually) ECPD Youth Forum, Belgrade, 23-24 October 2021 and
gave opening keynote on "Building Forward Together"
- Participated virtually in Just Peace Month in The Hague, on how three
authors came to write our book on Global Governance, October 2021
- IEF Annual General Assembly, 30 October, again elected to the Governing
Board
- For UN Climate Conference COP26 and 25th IEF Annual Conference, spoke on
"Bringing environmental governance to the global level" on 2 November and on
"The existential threat to coral reefs" on 4 November
- Paper with Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen on "Towards a Global Environment
Agency" for the Climate Governance Commission published on 6 November
- Blogs for G20 Interfaith Forum: "Interfaith start to COP26", and
"Interfaith Action in COP26 Week One", November 2021
- Paper on "Nature et Spiritualité" posted online by Bahá'í community of
France
- Completed 52 youth/children’s class modules about the Travels of
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, November 2021
- Panelist at UN Environment Management Group nexus dialogue on
Stockholm+50, November 2021
- Webinar on "Global Systems Accounting Beyond Economics" for ebbf, December
2021
- Webinar on "The accelerating environmental crisis: a 60 year perspective"
for Bahá'í Institute of Higher Education, December 2021
2022
- UN Environment Management Group informal advisory group on the UN
paper for Stockholm+50, January-March 2022
- Lecture to an International University in Geneva course on "Ways
Forward: Drivers and Barriers", February 2022
- The main Swedish nature magazine Sveriges Natur featured in its April
2022 edition a four
page portrait of me and my fifty years of work for the environment
since participating in the UN Conference on the Human Environment in
Stockholm in 1972
- Webinar on approaches to pollution accounting, International Environment
Forum, February 2022
- Paper "Filling a Critical Gap in Global Environmental Governance"
published on the IEF website and by the Global Governance Forum, February
2022
- The secretariat for the June Stockholm+50 International Meeting included
me in their working group 1 meeting on 10 March
- ebbf event on gender and climate change for the UN Commission on the
Status of Women, 14 March
- "Challenging Assumptions of Old Business Models", blog for ebbf-Ethical
Business Building the Future, 9 March
- "Challenging Economic Assumptions Driving Climate Change", blog for
Global Governance Forum, 20 March
- "Coral gardening is a stopgap worth having", letter published in New
Scientist, 5 March
- Global Catastrophic Risk Index: Putting Risk on the Agenda, for
which I was lead author, launched 24 March
- Faculty for Wilmette Institute online course on climate change,
April-May 2022
- "Climate Change - Navigating the Urgent Transition Toward
Sustainability", webinar for Wilmette Institute and Graduate Theological
Union, 6 April
- "Climate Change, Global Pollution, Biodiversity: Can We Turn the
Corner?", webinar for Cambridge Festival (UK), 7 April
- Justice Conference, the Netherlands, opening keynote "Global Systems
Accounting Beyond Economics", April 2022
- "Improving Global Environmental Governance: Some ways forward", webinar
for Baha'i Institute of Higher Education, Iran, 19 April
- ebbf-Ethical Business Building the Future Annual Conference, Lisbon,
closing keynote "The Power of Unity", 11-16 May
- United Nations Stockholm+50 International Meeting and
International Environment Forum 26th Annual Conference, invited
commentator in UN Environment Management Group side event with heads of UN
agencies, 2 June; panelist in two IEF events
- Academic Council of the UN System annual meeting, Geneva, speaker in a
session on Human Rights and Global Governance, 23-25 June
- Participant in UN Ocean Conference 2022, Lisbon, 27 june-1 July
- Danish Bahá'í Summer School, Kerteminde on Fyn, Denmark, gave main
course on "Preparing for public discourse", 25-30 July
- Faculty Wilmette Institute course on "Sustainable Development and Human
Prosperity", September-October 2022
- Geneva public meeting on "A quoi ressemblera le bien vivre à Genève en
2031?" (what might a good life be like in Geneva in 2031?) with local
expert on sustainable development, 21 September
- ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future governing board meeting and
retreat, Acuto, Italy, 28 September-2 October
- Participant, first meeting of WHO People-Planet-Health Action Board to
represent unheard voices advising policies at WHO, 13-14 October
- European Center for Peace and Development, Belgrade, chaired 10th ECPD
Youth Forum with youth from 29 countries, 21-24 October
- India, 14-24 November, with Augusto Lopez-Claros and Joshua Lincoln for
Global Governance Forum, 15 presentations in Lucknow to 2,800 high school
students, several universities and conference of chief justices of the
world, and 7 talks in New Delhi, mostly universities, interview by Indian
TV journalist, Vikram Bahl, for his programme "Global View"
2023
- Meeting of a high-level group preparing text for UN Charter Revision,
Madrid, 20-23 January 2023
- Faculty, Wilmette Institute course on Agriculture and Food,
February-April 2023
- Advisor to University of Bristol project on Transformative Education for
Sustainable Futures (TESF), Rwanda, South Africa, Somalia and India,
2020-2023
- "Global Governance Failures: Warnings by the Secretary-General", blog on
Global Governance Forum website, 21 February 2023
- "Why a space sunshade isn't such a bright idea", letter published in New
Scientist, 4 February 2023
- EPCD Council meeting, Madrid, presented concept notes for ECPD
Conference and Youth Forum in October, 28 February
- Contributed expert review of draft IPBES report on how to make a
fundamental transformation in society, March 2023
- Participant in Coalition for the UN We Need civil society process to
prepare for SDG Summmit in September and Summit of the Future in 2024,
working groups, European regional meeting, and Global Futures Forum on
20-21 March
- "High Seas Treaty", blog for Global Governance Forum, 20 March
- Justice Conference, Netherlands, keynote on "Environmental requirements
for planetary governance", 7-10 April
- "The unfolding food crisis", blog for IEF, April
- "Commemorating Earth Day", webinar interview, 22 April
- Faculty for Wilmette Institute course on climate change, April-June 2023
- "Climate, Sustainability, Values", presentation at Quaker House, Geneva,
23 April
- Panelist at legacy conference, Transforming Education for Sustainable
Futures, University of Bristol (UK), 24-26 April
- UN High Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism report, "A
breakthrough for People and Planet" cited our paper on a Global
Environment Agency, 25 April
- "The climate crisis and mental health", blog on IEF website, 29 April
- "Why has environmental governance failed? GREED", blog on IEF website, 7
May
- "Microbial extinction is happening", blog on IEF website, 8 May
- Contributed Bahá'í perspective to meeting "Caring for the Earth,
Transforming Lives: Linking Faith and Natural Regeneration, World Council
of Churches, Geneva, 12 May
- Thinking about the Summit of the Future, article on HLAB theme on global
environmental governance, Global Governance Forum, 12 May
- Led workshop on "Global Solidarity Accounting for Business", ebbf Annual
Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 18-20 May
- Appointed to ebbf Advisory Council, 20 May
- "Spirited Seas: Science and Spirituality, an Interfaith Exploration of
the Environmental Consequences of Deep Seabed Mining", webinar I moderated
for G20 Interfaith Forum, 30 May
[to be completed]
2024
- IEF webinar 6 January "Bringing Values into COP28" with Bahá'í
International Community
- Drafting meeting for Second UN Charter, Madrid, 26-29 January
- European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD) Council meeting,
Madrid, 12 March
- Launch of Mobilizing an Earth Governance Alliance (MEGA), Geneva, 26
March
- Justice Conference, de Poort, Netherlands, 29 March-1 April, give
opening keynote on "A Systems View of Justice" and workshops; to 7 April
in Heelsum with community talks and junior youth on coral reefs,
Wageningen University for Bahá'í Perspective on Agriculture, stories of
Knights of Bahá'u'lláh
- Draft policy brief on climate change for IF20, April
- Revisions for Peoples Pact for the Future, April
- ebbf learning circle on the cooperation economy 30 April
- Webinar for West Virginia, 4 May on Elevated Conversation: Coherence of
Material and Spiritual
- ebbf Annual Conference, Lisbon, 16-19 May, give keynote on "How do we
replace competition by cooperation and reciprocity?"
- Moderate IF20/KAICIID webinar on "Climate change and the importance of
indigenous knowledge" 27 May
- Webinar for Bahá'ís of Edmonton, Alberta, 15 June, on Adaptation to
Climate Change
- Academic Council of the UN System (ACUNS) virtual roundtable, 22 June,
speak on Climate Governance Commission report on accountability
- Bahá'í History webinar 4 July on Agnes Alexander
- Berlin 7-11 July to review Second UN Charter draft
- Quaker UN Summer School, 8 July, speak on Reframing Economic Systems and
Paradigms
- Caux, 22-27 July, for Intergenerational Forum of Initiatives for Change,
hike in mountains
- 31 July-13 August, Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, Onno, Erasmus and Elian
camping at my chalet, with Swiss Bahá'í picnic 3 August, Thonon-les-Bains
and Gorges du Diable 9 August
- G20 Interfaith Forum/PaRD, Brasilia, 18-24 August on Religion and
Sustainable Development, speak on history of religious advocacy on
environment
OTHER
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Member, FAO working group on world seaweed resources, 1969-1970.
- Consultant to National Geographic Society and other organizations on
algae and coral reefs, 1973-1974.
- Editorial board of Coral Reef Newsletter, 1973-1980.
- Co-editor of special issue of Atoll Research Bulletin on Comparative
Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems (CITRE) program, 1974.
- Vice-chairman (1975-1987) and Chairman (1987-1990), Pacific Science
Association Scientific Committee on Ecology, Conservation and
Environmental Protection.
- Editor, SPC Environment Newsletter, 1975-1982.
- Drafted major planning document for comprehensive environmental
management programme in the South Pacific, 1977.
- Member, Commission on Ecology, International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN), 1979-1994.
- Member of Advisory Panel on Nature Conservation in the Line and Phoenix
Islands, 1981-1992.
- Member, World Commission on Protected Areas, IUCN, 1981-present.
- Member, IABO Coral Reef Committee, 1982-1985 and 1990-1993.
- Edited volumes of scientific papers on Pacific environment for UNEP,
1983-1984 and 1987-1988.
- Consultant to South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, developing
extensive set of training materials and audiovisual supports on rural
environmental resource management and development, 1983-1985.
- Prepared report on tropical island ecosystems and conservation
strategies for Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress,
1985.
- Member, International Organizing Committee, Third International
Phycological Congress (Melbourne, 1988), 1985-1988.
- Consultant to IUCN for a survey of protected area system requirements in
Oceania, 1985-1986.
- Management and evaluation of Regional Seas Programmes in the South
Pacific, Latin America and South-East Asia as a consultant to UNEP, 1986.
- Consultant to IFREMER, the French Oceanographic Institute, on
applications of remote sensing in the South Pacific, 1986-88.
- Chairman of Task Force on Island Conservation, IUCN Commission on
Ecology, 1986-1990.
- Consultant to UNESCO on marine science education in the Pacific,
1987-1988.
- Prepared world database and directory of islands for IUCN and UNEP,
1987-1991.
- Co-organizer of mini-symposium at 6th International Coral Reef
Symposium, 1988.
- Contributed to the preparation of Agenda 21, the action plan for the
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) "Earth
Summit" as UNEP representative on the Oceans Working party and as member
of the UNCED Secretariat, 1990-1992.
- Chairman, Technical and Management Advisory Group of South Pacific
Biodiversity Conservation Programme (GEF/UNDP/SPREP), 1993-2001.
- Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, SCOPE project on indicators of
sustainable development, 1994-1997.
- Member, Programme Advisory Group, World Conservation Monitoring Centre,
1995-1997.
- 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, Commission on Ecosystem Management, International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 1998-present.
- Global faculty member, Landegg International University, 1998-2004.
- Member of secretariat, Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS)
Partnership, 1999-2001.
- Chairman, Steering Committee, International Coral Reef Action Network,
2000-2002. (http://www.icran.org)
- Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee, National Center for Caribbean
Coral Reef Research, 2001-2006. (http://www.ncoremiami.org/)
- Governing Board, ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future, 2001-2023
(https://ebbf.org)
- Co-leader, Coral Reef Sub-theme team, Integrated Global Observing
Strategy Partnership, 2003-2004
- Member, Board of Directors, Global Islands Network, 2002-2015. (http://www.globalislands.net)
- Member, Coastal Theme Team, Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS)
Partnership, 2003-2004.
- Prepared future strategy document for Integrated Global Observing
Strategy Partnership as consultant to FAO, 2003.
- Consultant to World Economic Forum on Executive Opinion Survey,
2003-2004.
- Contributor and part author of Environmental Sustainability Index 2005,
Yale University and Columbia University, as advisor to World Economic
Forum, 2004-2005.
- Consultant to United Nations Environment Programme to prepare strategy
for emerging themes for Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS)
Partnership, 2005.
- 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.
- Scientific advisor to Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
for the Coral Reef Initiative in the South Pacific (CRISP), 2006-2007.
- Editorial Board of La Pensée Baha'ie, 2007-2010.
- Consultant to United Nations Environment Programme to review all
national environmental assessment and reporting since 1992, compiling 196
country profiles and inventory of 1700 reports, and preparation of report
for UNEP Governing Council, 2007-2008.
- 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, IUCN Thematic Group on Island Ecosystems, 2009-2012
- Co-coordinator of UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders Advisory Group on
International Environmental Governance, 2010-2012 https://agieg.iefworld.org/,
http://www.environmentalgovernance.org/reform/cs/ag
and
http://www.unep.org/civil-society/GlobalMajorGroupsStakeholdersForum/RegionalConsultations2010/MajorGroupsandStakeholderAdvisoryGrouponIEG/tabid/6345/Default.aspx
- 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 UNEP International Resource Panel expert consultation on
marine resources, Paris, 2015.
- Coordinating lead author for a section of the UNEP Global Environment
Outlook 6 (GEO6) regional report for Europe, 2015-2016.
- World Bank Group, consultant on Sustainable Development Goals, and on
performance appraisal, 2016-2017.
- Proposal for "Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions
for the 21st Century" with Augusto Lopez-Claros and Maja Groff wins New
Shape Prize of Global Challenges Foundation, May 2018, with follow up
working group and book.
- Visiting Professor at the European Center for Peace and Development, of
the University for Peace Established by the United Nations, Belgrade,
Serbia, October 2019 to present.
- Scientific Advisory Board, International Academy for Human Sciences and
Culture, Walenstadt, Switzerland, 2019-present.
- Advisory Group, Global Governance Forum, 2020-present. https://www.globalgovernanceforum.org/
- Advisory Group, Transformation of Education for Sustainable Futures
project, University of Bristol, UK, 2020-2023. https://tesf.network/
Video
- Participant, Make Visible workshop and project on indigenous values for
biodiversity, Wageningen University for IPBES, 2020.
- Core project team, Review of Regional Development Strategy in North
Macedonia, European Center for Peace and Development, 2020.
- Steering Committee of the Climate Governance Commission, 2021 to
present, prepared a paper on a Global Environment Agency, 2021.
- World Health Organization member People Planet Health (PPH) Action
Board, October 2022 to present.
- Common Home of Humanity (CHH) Scientific Committee, April 2023 to
present.
- Chair pro tem of the Religion
and Environment Working Group of the G20 Interfaith Forum 2021 to
present
- Steering Group of Mobilizing an Earth Governance Alliance (MEGA) January
2024 to present
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future (former Honorary Member,
Governing Board Member 2001-2023, Advisory Council Member)
International Environment Forum (President, Governing Board Member)
International Coral Reef Society (Founding Member of Council, 1980-1983)
WEB SITES CREATED AND
MANAGED
United Nations System-wide Earthwatch (1995-2001): formerly
http://earthwatch.un.org (archived at http://yabaha.net/dahl/earthw.html)
UNEP Islands web site (1998-2008): formerly http://islands.unep.ch/,
archived at http://yabaha.net/dahl/islands.html
Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership (1998-2001):
formerly http://www.igospartners.org/ (some content available at http://yabaha.net/dahl/earthw.html)
UNEP Coral Reef Unit (2000-2002): formerly http://coral.unep.ch/
International Environment Forum (1997-present): https://iefworld.org/
Professional and personal web site (1995-present): http://yabaha.net/dahl/index.htm)
VIDEO AND AUDIO
RECORDINGS ON LINE
Lessons
from Religious advocacy on environment: Laudato Si, Al Mizan
session of the G20 Interfaith Forum in Brasilia 21 August 2024
(1 hour 20 minutes, my initial presentation at 22-27 minutes)
Climate
Change and the Importance of Indigenous Knowledge,
webinar for KAICIID and IF20 Interfaith Forum, 12 October 2023, which I
moderated (32 minutes)
Spirited
Seas: Science and Spirituality, and interfaith exploration of the
environmental consequences of Deep Seabed Mining, G20
Interfaith Forum webinar moderated by Arthur Dahl, 30 May 2023 (1 hour, 10
minutes)
Commemorating
Earth Day - An Interview with Arthur Dahl, Bahá'í Blog for
Earth Day 21 April 2023 (33 min)
Global Systems
Accounting Beyond Economics, contribution to Co-building a New
Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind, Global Online Summit, 29 June-2
July 2022 (10 min)
Rethinking the
role of Business: an exploration offered by three EBBF members,
Wendi Momen, Arthur Dahl, Jenna Nicholas, panel contribution to
Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind, Global Online
Summit, 29 June-2 July 2022 (30 min)
Improving
Global Environmental Governance: Some ways forward, webinar
for the Baha'i Institute of Higher Education on 19 April 2022
Climate Change, Global
Pollution, Biodiversity: Can We Turn the Corner? webinar for
the Cambridge Festival organized by the Cambridge Bahá'í Society, 7 April
2022 (1 hour 9 minutes)
Climate Change - Navigating the
Urgent Transition Toward Sustainability webinar for the Wilmette
Institute and the Graduate Theological Union, 6 April 2022 (1 hour 7
minutes)
Rethinking the
role of business panel with Wendi Momen and Jenna Nicholas by
ebbf-Ethical Business Building the Future, for the New Eco-Social World
Congress, recorded 29 March 2022 (27:29 min)
A
Bahá'í-inspired perspective on social justice, webinar of an
interfaith roundtable organized by Jubilee
for Climate UK on 15 February 2022, including my 10-minute
presentation (starting at 2:22) and discussion (1 hour 50 min)
Nature
et Spiritualité depuis 100 Ans: Défis actuels écologiques et
économiques de l'environnement et de la nature, webinar pour la
Journée mondiale des religions, Savoie-Haute Savoie 16 janvier 2022 (1hr
14min)
Global Systems
Accounting: Beyond Economics, webinar for ebbf - Ethical
Business Building the Future on 8 December 2021 (40:35) based on IEF
paper
Foreseeing
the Future of Our Responsibility and Opportunity, panelist on
UN Environment Management Group nexus dialogue towards Stockholm+50, 30
November 2021 (two hours), my part at 49:50 to 56:00 plus discussion
New Shape Forum
2021, day 2, launch of the Climate Governance Commission
interim report on 13 October 2021 (57 min)
Interfaith
Initiatives to Achieve the Agenda 2030 Environmental Goals on
14 July 2021, webinar of the G20 Interfaith Forum (IF20), together with
eleven partner organizations, the fifth installment of its “Ahead of the
2021 Italy G20 Summit” webinar series (1 hour); webinar
summary
Global
Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st
Century - bahai.chat together with co-authors Augusto
Lopez-Claros and Maja Groff about our book, 12 June 2021 (1 hour 9
minutes)
The challenge of
becoming the source of social good - introduction to the 31st
ebbf Conference 14-16 May 2021 (9:51), also audio
podcast
United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals: A Blueprint to Achieve a Better and
More Sustainable World, presentation for Science Alliance for
Valuing the Environment (SAVE), Ohio, USA, 16 March 2021 (1 hour)
Navigating the Double Epoch:
Thoughts on Changing Humanity's Current Plot Line. A
bahai.chat panel conversation around an article by Hugh Locke with Homa
Mahmoudi and Arthur Dahl on 27 February 2021 (1 hour 32 minutes).
The Economy of Nature -
learning from nature about better economic systems, webinar
for the Economics Special Interest Group of the Association for Bahá'í
Studies - United Kingdom, and ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future,
on 20 December 2020 (23 minutes) and questions
and answers (30 minutes).
Global
Governance and Sustainability, webinar for the International
Environment Forum on 6 December 2020, 1 hour 20 minutes with questions.
Video Baha'i Blogcast with Rainn Wilson - Episode 59: The
Spirituality of Climate Change, with Christine Muller and
Afsaneh Angelina Rafii, and audio
blog released 3 December 2020, 1 hour 8 minutes.
A Governance
Befitting: Humanity and the Path Toward a Just Global Order,
O.Z. Whitehead fireside in England on 8 November 2020, 40 minutes.
Renewing Peace:
Governance Befitting an Evolving World, a video created by the
Bahá'í International Community and the Global Governance Forum for Geneva
Peace Week, 2-6 November 2020, with a round-table discussion on the BIC
statement for the UN 75th anniversary with Augusto Lopez-Claros, Maja
Groff and myself (1 hour)
The Global Sustainability
Challenge: A Systems View of Agriculture, webinar for the
Agriculture Working Group of the Association of Baha'i Studies, North
America, on 27 September 2020.
The pandemic as
an environmental turning point, O.Z. Whitehead Fireside in
England on 19 July 2020.
Inclusive
Development and Spiritual Indicators of Development from
3:07:20 to 3:21:15, presentation at the International Environment Forum
24th Annual Conference in partnership with the Bahá'í Institute in
Panchgani, India, on 11-12 July on the theme Education for Social
Cohesion.
Turning Point in the Transition, webinar on 6 June 2020 for
the Justice Conference on the processes of disintegration and integration
(1 hour)
https://www.facebook.com/441073912697524/videos/646226212900951/
Malta television broadcast for World Environment Day, 5 June 2020, with
Lea Hogg
interview of Arthur Dahl (12 minutes)
Unity:
Indicator of True Success (starts at 21:15), and second
keynote on Rethinking
what will create successful global governance (1:05:00, starts
at 7:30) at ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future virtual 30th
annual conference on "Rethinking Success" 14-17 May 2020.
Un
tournant dans la grande transition ?, webinar for the Baha'is
of France, 3 May 2020 (in French, 1 hour)
[for English, see 6 June 2020 above]
In Pursuit of Hope in a Time of
Crisis ebbf and Wilmette Institute webinar 25 April 2020 (1
hour), Facebook Link:
https://www.facebook.com/WilmetteInstitute/posts/3004453406244884,
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/rseYnGRUqyg
Global
Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st
Century Wilmette Institute web talk 12 April 2020 with Augusto
Lopez-Claros, Arthur Lyon Dahl and Maja Groff. YouTube
(1:55:00) Facebook: Facebook
recording (1:55:00)
What
is the role of global governance during a pandemic?, a webinar
with Maja Groff and Arthur Dahl, for ebbf 5 April 2020 (53 minutes)
Complexity
Systems Science gathering, 7-9 December 2019, Stockholm, Rough
pre-edit (35 minutes, Arthur Dahl at 12-13 minutes and 33-34 minutes
(conclusion)
Rethinking
Success: What key dimensions of success are we failing to address?
An ebbf dialogue with Arthur Dahl on YouTube 19 December 2019 (51
minutes), text at https://iefworld.org/ddahl19i
Interview on Maltese television, 18 October 2019, starting at 51:50 https://netondemand.mt/play/6120
Sustainability
and Islands: the Challenges of the 21st Century, talk at
Lerwick Town Hall, Shetland Islands, Scotland, 1 June 2019 (1 hour 14
minutes). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO4ZqJOy-Ro
Time for Reflection, presentation at the opening of the Scottish
Parliament 21 May 2019 (4 minutes). https://www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/time-for-reflection-may-21-2019
Saving
the World's Coral Broadcast on Radio New Zealand, 22 April
2019, 13 minutes
Building a movement for global governance, at ebbf meaningful
breakfast, Geneva, Switzerland, 18 January 2019. 15 minute presentation
plus 45 minute discussion (start at minute 4)
Wilmette Institute, course on Sustainable Development and the Prosperity
of Humankind 2018, faculty introductory video (3 1/2 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3tQhgTCe1Q
International Environment Forum "IEF Panel on Your Smartphone" at UN High
Level Political Forum, New York, 9-18 July 2018, video clips on Transformation
towards sustainable and resilient societies at https://youtu.be/lox_vzhsLBo
(8 minutes) FULL
TEXT
Responsible consumption and
production (SDG12) at https://youtu.be/i8TQh-ZZovs
(10 minutes) FULL TEXT
ebbf conference keynote Governance and the Sustainable Development
Goals, Geneva, Switzerland, 20 May 2018.
https://www.facebook.com/ebbf.mindfulpeople.meaningfulwork/videos/10155596986466801/
The
Great Dichotomy: from Egoism to Altruism; from Love of Power to Love
of Justice. Presentation at The Justice Conference, The
Netherlands, April 2018 (50 minutes).
TEDx L’Information: Propriété Privée ou Bien Commun?. TEDx talk
at INPENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France, 15 February 2018. (in French, 14
minutes). https://youtu.be/gP4Kr2cYxdQ
ebbfgovernance - What new forms of governance are the SDGs enabling?
webinar on 14 March 2018 (32 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WBu6TGyKp0
My life as a Bahá'í scientist one hour Bahá'í podcast, January
2017
http://bahaipodcast.com/assets/mp3/abp-347.mp3
Systems Science Beyond Diversity, video of opening keynote at ebbf
- Ethical Business Building the Future annual conference, Geneva,
Switzerland, 4 May 2017.
https://www.facebook.com/ebbf.mindfulpeople.meaningfulwork/videos/10154628682531801/
The Scientific and Spiritual Dimensions of Unity and Collaboration
Keynote at ebbf - Ethical Business Building the Future 25th annual
conference
Barcelona, Spain, 1-4 October 2015
Full talk (28 min): https://vimeo.com/150990199
Questions & Answers (19 min): https://vimeo.com/151000022
Short summary (2 min): https://vimeo.com/150776632
Powerpoint presentation:
http://www.slideshare.net/ebbf/ebbf25-the-science-and-spirituality-of-collaboration-arthur-dahl
Implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Challenges and
Responses
UNEP/University of Geneva Global Environmental Policy Programme, Policy
Dialogue
Geneva, Switzerland, 2 September 2015
https://vimeo.com/138195156
Panel discussion includes Dr. Arthur Dahl with the civil society
perspective from 55:15, segment of 16 min.
Navigating the Storm: The Transition to Sustainability
Wilmette Institute web talk 6 September 2015, with Arthur Lyon Dahl,
Bahá'í Web Talks #08 (1 hour 37 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxULSlF5gSQ
Spiritual Responses to Climate Change
International Society of Doctors for the Environment Representative to the
UN, Elizabeth Bowen and retired official for the UN Environment Programme
Arthur Dahl discuss the importance to finding spiritual responses to the
problems we encounter with Climate Change. Prepared by the United States
Baha'i Community, 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9X4pvI1dvY
"The Bahá'í Faith: an Ecological Religion" - "Le défi de l'écologie :
Le point de vue de la foi baha'ie"
recording on YouTube from Luxembourg Baha'i Centre 30 May 2013 (in French)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RycU7v2bB0
(1 hour)
"Baha'i Principles of Governance" - "Les Principes de Gouvernance du
point de vue baha'i"
recording on YouTube from Luxembourg Baha'i Centre 2013 (in French)
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwaPPQRs31w
(one hour) Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVg2XvkctRc
(50 minutes)
IEF 15th Annual Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 23 March 2012
In an interview, Dr. Arthur Dahl (President of International Environment
Forum) discusses the motivations for the international conference,
“Ethical Responses to Climate Change: Individual, Community, and
Institutions” held at the Bahá’í Centre of Learning for Tasmania on 10-11
December 2011.
https://youtu.be/pU-BWKO8_00
The Science of Climate Change (2008)
quick link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/9415165/Arthur-OrlandoClimate08
mp3 audio recording 15 mb, powerpoint
presentation 15 mb
World Environmental Challenges (part 1 only) presentation at
International Environment Forum Conference, Ottawa, Canada, October 2007
(video, 10 minutes, without slides) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXm8Xvn4_J0
The Eco Principle (2006)
Radio interview with Andrew Singer in Budapest on 17 February 2006 audio
recording mp3, 50 minutes
PUBLIC
LECTURE TOPICS (selected)
FOR A GENERAL AUDIENCE:
In Pursuit of Hope in Today's World
The role of Baha'is in environmental action
Ecology and Spirituality
Nature and SpiritualityThe Science of Sustainability
Sustainable development and prosperity
Sustainable Development Goals for communities and individuals
Women and sustainability
The coral reef ecosystem: model for humanity
Faith communities and climate change: a shared responsibility
The ethics of sustainable development
Energy and climate change: challenges for our future
Meeting the challenges of the 21st century
Beyond Economics
The importance of youth in society today
FOR AN ACADEMIC AUDIENCE:
The origins of sustainable development
A half-century of environmental action
Theory and practice of sustainability indicators
Values-based indicators for sustainability education
Indicators of well-being for a new social contract
A systems approach to global sustainability
Coral reefs: an ecosystem under threat
Climate change and its ethical challenges
Linking Spirituality to the Sustainable Development Goals
Bahá'í Faith and Environment
Global governance for sustainability
Reforming the United Nations for the 21st Century
SOME SIGNIFICANT
PUBLICATIONS
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 1971. Development, form and environment in the
brown alga Zonaria farlowii (Dictyotales). Botanica
Marina 14:76-112 (1971). [Integrated analysis of the relationships
between cellular organization, morphology and ecology in a marine alga]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 1973. Surface area in ecological analysis:
quantification of benthic coral reef algae. Marine Biology
23:239-249. [Quantitative analysis of complex reef surfaces with a
discussion of their ecological significance]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon, B.C. Patton, S.V. Smith and J.C. Zieman, Jr. (eds.).
1973. A preliminary coral reef ecosystem model. Atoll Research
Bulletin 172:7-36. [Results of a working group of 80 scientists
planning a systems model of a coral reef ecosystem]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon, and Austin Lamberts. 1977. Environmental impact on
a Samoan coral reef: a resurvey of Mayor's 1917 transect. Pacific
Science 31(3):309-319. (with) [Quantitative analysis of changes on a
coral reef over 60 years]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 1980. Regional ecosystems survey of the South
Pacific area. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Technical
Paper 179. 99 p. [Classification and analysis of the distribution of
island ecosystems in Oceania]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon, and Ian Baumgart. 1982. The state of the
environment in the South Pacific. p. 47-71. In Report of the
Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific, Rarotonga,
Cook Islands, 8-11 March 1982. South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New
Caledonia. Reprinted as UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 31.
UNEP, 1983. [Summary of the environmental problems in the tropical Pacific
Islands]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 1985. Traditional environmental management in
New Caledonia: a review of existing knowledge. South Pacific
Regional Environment Programme, Topic Review 18. South Pacific Commission,
Noumea. 17 p. Revised in 1989 as Traditional environmental knowledge
and resource management in New Caledonia. In R.E. Johannes (ed.), Traditional
Ecological Knowledge: a Collection of Essays. IUCN, Gland and
Cambridge. 64 p. Dahl1989a and http://islands.unep.ch/dtradknc.htm
[Review of the aspects of traditional island culture concerned with
resource management and the environment]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 1986. Review of the protected areas system in
Oceania (including Oceania island list). International Union
for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland and Cambridge. 73
+ 239 p. [Summary of the status of conservation of species and ecosystems
on the islands of the South Pacific, including a more quantitative system
for evaluating conservation importance and human impact]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 1990. Unless and until: a Baha'i focus on the
environment. Baha'i Publishing Trust, London. 96 p. [Relates
environmental issues to future development of human society] (also
published in Azerbaijani, Russian, Spanish and Italian (as Ecoesperanza))
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 1991. IUCN/UNEP Island Directory.
Regional Seas Directories and Bibliographies, No. 35, UNEP, Nairobi. 573
p. [Compiles geographic, ecological and socio-economic data on some 2,000
islands, with comparative tables]. Revised electronic version (1998): http://islands.unep.ch/isldir.htm
and http://yabaha.net/dahl/isldb/isldir.htm
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 1996. The ECO Principle: Ecology and Economics
in Symbiosis. Zed Books Ltd, London and New Jersey, and George
Ronald, Oxford. 174 p. (1996). [Systems analysis of economics from an
ecological perspective, with proposals for new economic and social
paradigms] (also published in Portuguese and Spanish)
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 1997. "The Big Picture: Comprehensive Approaches -
Introduction." Chapter 2, p. 69-83 in
Bedrich Moldan, Suzanne Billharz and Robyn Matravers (eds), Sustainability
Indicators: A Report on the Project on Indicators of Sustainable
Development. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment,
SCOPE 58. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester. [overview of use of
indicators to measure sustainability]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2000. Using indicators to measure sustainability:
recent methodological and conceptual developments. Marine and
Freshwater Research 51(5): 427-433 (2000). [Review of indicator
approaches relevant to fisheries sustainability]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2002. The Challenge of Sustainable Development and
Prosperity. Paris, European Baha'i Business Forum, 2002. [relates
sustainable development to economics in a business perspective]. (also
translated into French and
Bulgarian). http://yabaha.net/dahl/papers/Dahl2002f.html
Dahl, Arthur Lyon, Alan E. Strong and theme team. 2003. IGOS Coral
Reef Sub-theme Report. Published for Integrated Global Observing
Strategy (IGOS) Partnership by NOAA, Silver Springs, Maryland, USA.
[Strategy for the future development of remote sensing and in situ
observations of coral reefs] Download
pdf http://coral.unep.ch/igoscrrp.htm
or IGOS Coral Reef Subtheme Report
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2004. 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]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon, and Augusto Lopez-Claros. 2006. 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. [explains the amazing transformation of the
Taiwanese economy and society over 50 years]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2007. Climate Change and its Ethical Challenges,
p. 157-172. In The Baha'i World
2005-2006: An International Record. Haifa: Baha'i World Centre.
[explores the ethical implications of climate change]
Depraetere, Christian, and Arthur Lyon Dahl. 2007. Unravelling the
puzzling world of islands. Chapter 2 in
G. Baldacchino (ed.), A World of
Islands: An Island Studies Reader. Malta & Canada, Agenda
Academic and Institute of Island Studies, 2007. [provides a geographic
overview of islands in all the world's oceans and their significance for
human settlement and dispersal]
Hak, Tomas, Bedrich Moldan and Arthur Lyon Dahl (eds). 2007.
Sustainability Indicators: A Scientific Assessment. SCOPE Vol.
67. Washington, D.C., Island Press, including Chapter 2 "Challenges to
sustainability indicators" (with Bedrich Moldan), Chapter 3 "Meeting
Conceptial Challenges" (with Sylvia Karlsson
et al.) and Chapter 10 "Integrated Assessment and Indicators",
plus section introductions. [reviews the state of the art of
sustainability indicators and future challenges for their development as
guides to policy making]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2008. Overview of environmental assessment
landscape at national level: State of state-of-the-environment reporting:
Note by the Executive Director. UNEP/GC.25/INF/12/Add.1, 45 p. http://www.unep.org/gc/gcss-x/download.asp?ID=1015
[A review of all national environmental assessment and reporting since
1992, based on 196 country profiles and an inventory of 1700 reports, with
lessons learned]
Hak, Tomas, Bedrich Moldan and Arthur Lyon Dahl. 2012. Editorial. Ecological
Indicators, vol. 17, p. 1-3. June 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.08.001
[Introduction as guest editors of the special journal issue on
sustainability indicators]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2012. 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
[A look forward at needs for developing indicators at multiple levels of
decision making]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2014. "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 [Background and proposals for indicators of
development based on the individual human being]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2014. "Sustainability and Values Assessment in
Higher Education", Chapter 9, pp. 185-195, in Zinaida Fadeeva, Laima
Galkute, Clemens Mader and Geoff Scott (eds), Sustainable Development
and Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Transformation of Learning
and Society, Houndsmill, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137459138
HB ebook ISBNs: 9781137459145 PDF 9781137459152 EPUB. DOI:
10.1057/9781137459145. [Discussion of the importance of values and their
assessment in teaching sustainability at the tertiary level]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2015. "Ethics in Sustainability Education", pp.
27-40. In Thoresen, Victoria W., Robert J. Didham, Jorgen Klein and Declan
Doyle (eds), Responsible Living: Concepts, Education and Future
Perspectives. Heidelberg and Switzerland: Springer. DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-15305-6_3 DOWNLOAD
PDF PAPER IN HTML
[A systems approach to ethical principles necessary to motivate changes in
behaviour, with practical applications in education]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2017. Island Conservation Issues in International
Conventions and Agreements. Environmental Conservation p.
1-19, theme issue on Humans and Island Environments. Published online: 17
April 2017, doi:10.1017/S0376892917000224
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environmental-conservation/article/island-conservation-issues-in-international-conventions-and-agreements/1E84C81ECC64EF0C0B7DD99B39902F32
and PAPER IN HTML
[A review of how well international law covers the conservation needs of
island countries]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2018. Contributions to the Evolving Theory and
Practice of Indicators of Sustainability, chpt. 3, pp.42-57, and UNEP
and the CSD Process for Sustainable Development Indicators, chpt.
23, pp.347-363, in Simon Bell and Stephen Morse (eds),Routledge
Handbook of Sustainability Indicators, London and New York:
Routledge. [Two reviews of my experience with indicators of
sustainability, one looking forward to continuing challenges, the other my
past work on indicators since 1992]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2018. Environment and Sustainability in the Middle
East, Chapter 11, pp. 311-350 in Winds of Change. The Burhán
Institute. (in Arabic) https://burhaninstitute.org/content/?q=node/150
DOWNLOAD PDF English; DOWNLOAD
PDF Arabic [A discussion of the environmental challenges
facing the region and the need to move towards sustainability]
Dahl, Arthur Lyon. 2019. In Pursuit of Hope: A Guide for the Seeker.
(book) Oxford: George Ronald. 194 p. Order from
https://www.grbooks.com/products/in-pursuit-of-hope-a-guide-for-the-seeker.
A Kindle version is available from Amazon. An html version to read on
smartphones and tablets is available at http://www.yabaha.net/dahl/hope/hope.html
[This book integrates the scientific and the spiritual for all those who
want to contribute to positive solutions to the problems the world is
facing today]
Lopez-Claros, Augusto, Arthur L. Dahl and Maja Groff. 2020. Global
Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century.
(book) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 545 pages.
doi:10.1017/9781108569293 Available on line in open
access. Order
from Cambridge or e-book
from Amazon [We review the challenges that the United Nations has
faced since its founding in 1945 and make concrete proposals for revisions
to the UN Charter to give it the capacity to manage today's global
problems, from fiscal instability and corruption to climate change]
Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, Sylvia and Arthur Lyon Dahl. 2021. Towards a
Global Environment Agency: Effective Governance for Shared Ecological
Risks. A Climate Governance Commission Report. Stockholm: Global
Challenges Foundation. 77 p.
https://globalchallenges.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/FINAL-%E2%80%93-Towards-a-Global-Environment-Agency-2021-11-03.pdf
[Review of proposals for the reform of UNEP and proposals for effective
governance of climate change, biodiversity protection, pollution control
and other global risks]
Environment and Sustainability, chapter 28, pp. 336-348, in The
World of the Bahá'í Faith, edited by Robert H. Stockman. London and
New York: Routledge, 648 p. ebook ISBN 9780429027772 DOI:
10.4324/9780429027772-33 [Summary of the Bahá'í principles and texts
concerning the environment and sustainability, in this definitive academic
work on the Bahá'í Faith]
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