STATEMENTS
BY THE BAHÁ'Í INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
1972
The Environment and Human Values
1985
The Universal House of Justice: The Promise of World Peace
La Maison Universelle de Justice: La Promesse de la Paix mondiale [français]
1986
A Bahá'í Perspective on Nature and the Environment
Une Perspective Bahá'íe sur la Nature et l'Environnement [français]
1987
The Bahá'í Statement on Nature
Une Déclaration Bahá'íe sur la Nature [français]
1990
Environment and Development
1991
Earth Charter
International Legislation for Environment and Development
Women and Men: Partnership for a Healthy Planet
1992
Sustainable Development and the Human Spirit
1993
World Citizenship: A Global Ethic for Sustainable Development
Citoyenneté Mondiale: une Éthique universelle pour le développement durable [français]
Ciudadanía Mundial [español]
1995
Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Bahá'í Faith
La conservation et le développement durable dans la Foi bahá'íe [français]
The Prosperity of Humankind
Vers une humanité prospère [français]
1996
Sustainable Communities in an Integrating World
Communautés viables dans un monde en pleine intégration [français]
Comunidades Sostenibles en un Mundo Integrante [español]
1998
Valuing Spirituality in Development
Place et Importance de la Spiritualité dans le Développement [français]
Valorando la Espiritualidad en el Desarrollo [español]
1999
Who Is Writing the Future? Reflections on the Twentieth Century
2001
Science, Religion and Development: Some Initial Considerations
Sustainable Development: The Spiritual Dimension
2002
Religion and Development at the Crossroads: Convergence or Divergence?
2005
The Search for Values in an Age of Transition
2008
Eradicating Poverty: Moving Forward As One
Seizing the Opportunity: Redefining the Challenge of Climate Change
2009
Moral and Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change: Appeal to the World's Leaders
Bahá'í International Community's Seven-Year Plan of Action on Climate Change
[download as pdf]
2010
Rethinking Prosperity: Forging Alternatives to a Culture of Consumerism
[download as pdf]
2011
Initial considerations regarding the elimination of the extremes of poverty and wealth
2012
Sustaining Societies: Towards a New 'We'
[download as pdf]
Empowerment as a Mechanism for Social Transformation
Beyond Balancing the Scales: The Roots of Equity, Justice and Prosperity for All
2014
To the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru
2015
Baha'i International Community Engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals
Summoning Our Common Will: A Baha’i Contribution to the United Nations Global Development Agenda
Shared Vision, Shared Volition: Choosing Our Global Future Together
Vision commune, volonté commune : Ensemble choisissons le futur de notre monde [français]
Statement to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), Paris, 2015
2016
Rising Together: Building the Capacity to Recover from Within
2017
From Deficit to Abundance: Seeing Capacity for Meaningful Contribution in all Populations and People
Toward Prosperity: The Role of Women and Men in Building a Flourishing World Civilization
2018
Towards a Just Economic Order: Conceptual Foundations and Moral Prerequisites
Rising Generations: Weaving a New Tapestry of Community Life
Beyond Mere Economics: A Moral Inquiry into the Roots of Empowerment
Migration: A Chance to Reflect on Global Well-Being
Viewing the movement of populations in the larger context of humanity's collective life
2019
Unity in Action: Reclaiming the Spirit of the Sustainable Development Agenda
2020
Beyond measure: The heart of humanity’s crisis
A Governance Befitting: Humanity and the Path Toward a Just Global Order
2021
Reflections of Our Values: Digital Technologies and a Just Transition
‘The First Active Agent in Human Society’
Putting Farmers at the Heart of Food Security Policy
2022
The Heart of Resilience: The Climate Crisis as a Catalyst for a Culture of Equality
One Planet, One Habitation
A Bahá'í Perspective on Recasting Humanity's Relationship with the Natural World
Towards a Sustainable Food System
Vers un système alimentaire durable
Hacia un Sistema Alimentario Sostenible
2023
Employment and Beyond:
Drawing on the Capacities of All to Contribute to Society
Just, sustainable and resilient food systems
2024
The Future of Agriculture in the European Union:
Some Considerations
In the Vanguard: The Role of Youth
in an Ever-Advancing Global Society
Embracing Interdependence:
Foundations for a World in Transition
2025
Strengthening Solidarity: Social Cohesion as a Driver of Development
In full partnership: Women’s advancement
as a prerequisite for peaceful societies
PERSPECTIVES FROM REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE BAHÁ'Í INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
From Consultation to Effective Action:
Reflections on the ‘Road to the Summit’ Discussion Series
Perspective by Daniel Perell, 2024
Beyond measure: The heart of humanity’s crisis
Perspective by Daniel Perell, 19 June 2020
New Narratives in the Quest for Equality: Elites and Everyone Else
Perspective by Daniel Perell, 21 August 2019
Why Human Identity is Central to the Sustainable Development Agenda
Perspective by Melody Mirzaagha, Daniel Perell and Saphira Rameshfar, 22 July 2019
STATEMENTS OF OTHER BAHÁ'Í INSTITUTIONS
American Bahá'í Community and Needs of the Natural World , National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, 12 March 2021
Avoiding Another New Normal, Op Ed by Ian Hamilton, Office of Public Affairs, Bahá'ís of the United States, 1 July 2020
Social conditions and economics
Extracts from a message of the Universal House of Justice, 1 March 2017
The Climate Change Debate: a Bahá'í Perspective
Excerpts from a letter of the Universal House of Justice, 29 November 2017
Unity and Consultation: Foundations of Sustainable Development
Statement of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, 1994
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