I am pleased to invite you to join me for a special panel discussion to take place on the birthday of the late E.O. Wilson (1929 – 2021). I am joining a panel that will explore the voices of conservationists engaging from their faith, and indigenous knowledge and native wisdom, informing ecological restoration and species protection in the US.  To learn more and register, visit https://bit.ly/3xfr0CF. The talk is free and open to the public.

Panelists

• Gary Nabhan, PhD, Ethnobotanist, MacArthur Fellow, Author
• James Lockman, Senior Restoration Ecologist, Tierra Data
• Ruah Swennerfelt, The Transition Movement, Quaker EarthCare Witness

E.O. Wilson once shared, “I express the belief that science and religion joined in an alliance…can save Creation, that is , life in the natural world. On behalf of Science, I will be so bold, to offer the hand of friendship.”

Faith-based communities have long held a connection and reverence for the natural world. Today, the species extinction crisis provides a platform to elevate actions taken to restore and protect habitat framed not only by science, but a religiosity based in individual faith. The Laudauto Si’ of the Catholic faith, Quaker Earthcare Witness and the Transition Movement reveal intersections with community and governmental goals of protecting biodiversity. Their voices make a key contribution to the success of 30×30 and create a rich pathway for the next installment in the Places and Voices discussion series.

Against the backdrop of the current push for 30×30, or the Biden-Harris America the Beautiful initiative, the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation is convening ambassadors of ecological restoration and resilience for a conversation on opportunities and challenges as we seek to identify and protect 30% of US land and seas. This talk will be the fourth in a series focused on areas of great biodiversity and the pathways and people essential to protecting them.

Registration is free and open to the public, visit https://bit.ly/3xfr0CF or https://www.half-earthproject.org/places-and-voices-of-america-the-beautiful-reflections-of-faith-on-30×30/