solutions
Wisdom for solving the ecological crisis

Sacrifice
Bartholomew
Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome &
Ecumenical Patriarch

The Albatross
Prince Charles
United Kingdom

Biodiversity
Rabbi David Rosenn
Executive director, AVODAH, The Jewish Service Corps

Closing the Circle
Winona LaDuke
Executive Director, Honor the Earth

Compassion & Community
Bartholomew
Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome &
Ecumenical Patriarch

Contentment
Tenzin Gyatso
Dalai Lama of Tibet

The Crumbling Infrastructure of Ecology
Paul D. Haemig
Ecology Online Sweden

Nature's Value
Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury

Ecology and Economy
Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury

Endangered Species Act
Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994)
President of the USA

Feeding the Soul
Estela Ocampo-Fernandez
Philippine Mother

The Good Life
Lutheran Church in America

The Hypochondriac
Aldo Leopold (1887-1948)
Ecologist, University of Wisconsin

Technology: A False Messiah
Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury

Ownership
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL)

The Path of Beauty
Peterson Zah
First President of the Navajo Nation

Pollution
Bartholomew
Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome &
Ecumenical Patriarch

The Precious and Scarce
Thomas Michael Power
Economist, University of Montana

The Seventh Generation
Oren Lyons
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Chief

Stewardship
Ester S. Paredes
Franciscan Sister

Stockholm 1972
Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994)
President of the USA

Universal Responsibility
Tenzin Gyatso
Dalai Lama of Tibet

Voting Our Values
Carl Pope
Executive Director, Sierra Club

Wilderness
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973)
President of the USA

 

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Humans are part of ecology too.  We have always interacted with other species and with the environment.  Now, in this time of growing ecological crisis, we need wisdom to help us understand our interactions with nature and solve our environmental problems.

The authors of the above commentaries come from many different cultures, traditions, academic disciplines and religions.  They use dissimilar terminologies and express different motivations for preserving nature.  Yet, all articulate important concepts that can help us understand the environmental crisis and the solutions to it.

Photograph:  Guests at a wedding party relax by the sea.  Photo by Corrina Loke Fernandez (Malaysia).