Bahá’ís join global plan for "generational change" to address climate change

The program, which is co-sponsored by the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), seeks to promote lifestyle changes that will help slow global warming and other environmental problems during a seven-year period from 2010 to 2017.

Here is an excerpt from the "7 Year Plan of Action"
"The Bahá’í International Community has been addressing environmental issues and, more specifically, climate change for several years.  It has worked for more than two decades to contribute to discourses on issues related to the environment.  This plan describes the approach the Bahá’í community proposes to educate our community about climate change, to raise consciousness about environmental issues and to build the capacity of our members to contribute to the resolution of this global challenge."

The Bahá’í International Community's "7 Year Plan of Action" document is here.

The Bahá’í International Community is an international nongovernmental organization that represents the worldwide Bahá’í community, which has some five million members in 100,000 localities spread through virtually every country. Its members come from nearly every ethnic group, culture, profession, and social or economic background.

ARC is a secular body that helps the major religions of the world to develop their own environmental programs, based on their own core teachings, beliefs and practices. It was founded in 1995 by Prince Philip. Its members include 11 major world religions.

A Bahá’í World News Service article on this topic is here.