“A point has been reached in history when we must shape our actions throughout the world with a more prudent care for their environmental consequences. Through ignorance or indifference we can do massive and irreversible harm to the earthly environment on which our life and well-being depend. Conversely, through fuller knowledge and wiser action, we can achieve for ourselves and our posterity a better life in an environment more in keeping with human needs and hopes.” (Excerpt from Preambular Paragraph 6 of the 1972 Stockholm Declaration)
Preamble
We, the representatives of various faith based organizations, Indigenous cultures and wisdoms from around the world participating in the Stockholm+50, committed to caring for ecological justice and for protecting our one Earth, hereby make the following statement to the governments, UN entities, civil society, and all stakeholders of the “Stockholm+50” processes.
Introduction
The world is facing a triple ‘pandemic’ of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Those hardest hit are those who have caused the least damage. We have less than three years for our carbon emissions to start dropping from the peak, and yet emissions continue to rise. We have already exceeded several thresholds critical to a stable and functioning planetary system, and we are currently on a pathway to overshooting dangerous tipping points, with irreversible consequences for all life.
Rainforests - the ‘lungs of earth’ – are ironically becoming a carbon emitter. Melting permafrost is already releasing enormous quantities of methane. Devastating heat waves, floods, and droughts impact many parts of the world. Climate-related disease outbreak and pest infestations are decimating communities’ resilience. Across the globe, conflict and war are fuelling increased competition for fossil fuel extraction and exploration.
The root causes of the triple planetary crises are deeply fueled by structural greed and apathy that underpin our current economic systems. Amassing of obscene wealth by corporations and select individuals is directly related to global environmental problems and solutions, which is morally and ethically unacceptable.
Without addressing these underlying causes, we are on a collision course to disaster.
Recognition
Inspired by the values and principles of our various belief systems including faith, values and ethics, we recognise that:
- Fossil fuel-based, extractive economies are accelerating climate change and loss of biodiversity;
- Poor and marginalized people, especially women, children, older persons, Indigenous people and those with disabilities are most impacted by climate change;
- We have abused nature and Indigenous peoples and have been complicit with colonial extractive practices. We need to change our relationship and learn to co-exist in a harmonious and symbiotic manner with earth and its ecosystems. The environment and the human family are interdependent;
- We humans have failed in our responsibility as ‘earth keepers’ to protect the planet;
- We must challenge the values, such as individualism and greed shaping our patterns of consumption and production;
- We must rediscover the moral and spiritual roots of human beings, and rights and dignity of all beings;
- We must strive to move from human superiority to human humility, from ego-centric to eco-centric and from being separate to nature, to interconnectedness;
- We must urgently move from unbridled industrial growth to sustainable well-being.
Affirmation
We affirm that:
- Faith and Indigenous leaders and actors have the potential to play an essential role in shaping global environmental governance and policy making. The traditions that we represent have unique capacities to convince, convene and contribute meaningful, moral, economic, spiritual and social substance to public deliberations;
- More than 84% of people believe in a religion or a spiritual belief and religious leaders can be found in every part of the world, from the most distant desert village to the densest informal settlement. Faith-based Organizations (FBOs) bring reach and values to the environmental movement;
- FBOs are strong institutions and are actors of local development and have demonstrated relevance to development around the world, for instance in health and education;
- The 1972 Stockholm Declaration recognized and referred to the necessity of spiritual growth of humans towards living in harmony with nature;
- Women and girls in all their diversity are unequally impacted by climate change, but should have equal opportunities, meaningful participation, leadership and influence in climate solutions and access to climate finance;
- All persons irrespective of their abilities, physical or otherwise, are recognised as equal, and have a vital role to play to respond to climate challenges, and contribute to a better tomorrow.
Call to action:
We therefore call governments, UN entities, civil society, as well as our own constituencies to act on the following demands/action points:
- Recognize the role of faith, ethics, spiritual and cultural values in environmental governance through adopting a resolution to that effect by the United Nations Environment Assembly and provide the required platform and programme for engaging faith actors in policy dialogue;
- Implement the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a key step towards achieving sustainable development, poverty eradication, inclusivity and gender equality, while respecting rights of nature.
- Adopt a new development paradigm that integrates moral, spiritual and indigenous shared values;
- Move from a neoliberal and “anthropocentric” worldview to an interconnected worldview;
- Support a just transition from fossil-based extractive economy towards life-affirming “economy of life” and sustainable living, as promoted by the faith communities;
- Adopt and implement an Ecocide law* and promote the Faith for Ecocide Law initiative by FBOs;
- Ensure the human right to nutritious food and safe water and sanitation, including clean air for all in a healthy environment;
- Implement the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a key step towards achieving sustainable development, poverty eradication, inclusivity and gender equality;
- Amplify the voice of women and girls in all their diversity as important stakeholders of climate solutions and climate finance.
- Raise awareness of concerns around carbon offset/nature-based solutions that can lead to abuse of land and rural people.
We commit ourselves to:
- Act and practice what we preach, and to become protectors of this earth, to strive to live in harmony and sustainability, through our daily actions, how we invest, how we manage assets, and how we engage with our faith communities;
- Divest from fossil fuels and call for an immediate halt to new fossil fuel explorations and to promote a responsible climate finance as a moral imperative in protecting the most vulnerable from impacts of climate change;
- Promote “refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle” in all public events, leading by example to reduce pollution, especially plastic waste;
- Amplify the prophetic voices of young people, older persons, women and Indigenous people;
- As faith leaders, representatives of faith-based organizations and faith communities, to lead by example to reduce our carbon and water footprints for a healthy planet;
- Strengthen the interconnectedness of relevant UN mandates such as the two new Human Rights Council Resolutions on climate change and human rights.
*(as it was first mentioned at the Stockholm conference in 1972 by the Swedish prime minister Olof Palme)
Endorse The statement
- Tova Mårtensson, Chairperson, Church of Sweden Youth
- Michael Stanley-Jones, Senior Advisor, Circular Research Foundation, Parabita, Italy
- Morgana Sythove, Chair, Pagan Federation International Foundation and URI Global Trustee Multiregion (United Religions Initiative) Based in the Netherlands
- Ann Scholz, SSND, Director for Social Mission, Leadership Conference of Women Religious
- Mary Pat Fisher, Manager, Gobind Sadan, New Delhi
- Jean Duff, President, Partnership for Faith and Development, Ireland
- Kiran Bali, Global Trustee Chair, the United Religions Initiative
- Shantanu Mandal, Thematic Facilitator, Environment and Faith, Steering committee UNEP MGCY.
- Ms Eva Christina Nilsson, Director of the Department for Theology, Mission and Justice, The Lutheran World Federation
- Rabbi Yonatan Neril, Founder and Executive Director, The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, Jerusalem
- Dr Marianna Leite, Global Advocacy and Development Policy Manager, ACT Alliance
- Charlotta Norrby. Secretary General. SMC-Faith in Development
- Bishop Andreas Holmberg, Diocese of Stockholm, Church of Sweden
- Yudhistir Govinda Das, Director of Communications, International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
- FASIKA LACHORE LABA, International Movement of Catholic Students ( IMCS Pax Romana) Pan African Coordination, Nairobi Kenya.
- Kristian Sloth Petersen, Secretary General, Danmission
- Sonigitu Asibong Ekpe, Director (Scientific), Department of Environmental Multilateral Support and Cooperation, Cross River State Ministry of Environment, Calabar-Nigeria.
- Gauranga Das, Director- Strategy, Communications & Collaborations, Govardhan Ecovillage
- Dr Aditi V Mishal, Chief Sustainability Officer, Dean- Educational Initiatives, Govardhan Ecovillage
- Dr Stanley Makhosi Bhebhe, Vice-Chancellor, Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi, Kenya
- David Krantz, President, Aytzim: Ecological Judaism
- FASIKA LACHORE LABA, Pan African Coordinator, Pax Romana ( International Movement of Catholic Students IMCS Pax Romana Africa), Nairobi Kenya
- Abhirup Khan, Coordinator-Palki Peace Cooperation Circle, United Religions Initiative
- Josephine Sundqvist PhD, Secretary General, Läkarmissionen/ LM International, Sweden
- Sister Jayanti Kirpalani, Addl. Admin. Head, Brahma Kumaris
- Mary Githiomi International Aid Services Kenya *(IAS K)
- Georgia Gleoudi, Consultant/E-learning Courses Moderator, KAICIID
- Meredith Beal, Media Technology Advisor, United Religions Initiative Africa
- Grace Sabiri Mageka - Researcher at the Sapienza University of Rome. Rome, Italy
- Jin Tanaka, Branch manager, UNISC International, Vice-President Climate Youth Japan, member of UNEP Stockholm+50 Youth Task Force, Japan
- Michael Jemphrey, Creation Care taskforce chair for SIL International, Northern Ireland
- Rijal Ramdani, Muhammadiyah Environmental Council, Indonesia
- Tcharbuahbokengo NFINN, Federation of Environmental and Ecological Diversity for Agricultural Revampment and Human Rights, (FEEDAR & HR) Cameroon.
- Nouhad Awwad, national coordinator, Arab Youth Climate Movement-Lebanon
- Major Joseph Muindi, The Salvation Army
- Masango Roderick Warakula, Greenfaith Fellow and Founding Member of GreenFaith International Network, Zimbabwe
- Don de Silva, University Buddhist Counsellor UK and Tutor, The Tariki Trust, UK
- Dr. Rozilla Adhiambo, African Council of Religious Leaders
- Riska Saleh, International Relations student, National University
- Dr. Louk Andrianos, World Council of Churches consultant and
- ECOTHEE - SAPREJ chair, Season of Creation steering committee member, Greece
- Fr. Charles B. Chilufya, SJ, Director, Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA)
- Amel KOUADRI , S.N.E.S.C. SOLIDARITE NUMERIQUE DANS LE DOMAINE DE L'EDUCATION ET DE LA SANTE CASTRES-FRANCE.
- Rev Henrik Grape, Co Chair of Interfaith Liaison Committee and senior advisor to World Council of Churches on climate justice
- Pradeep Mohapatra, Secretary & Co-Founder, UDYAMA, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- Antonio Roque, Co-founder , World Peace Alliance , UK
- Catherine Devitt, Programme Manager, Faith Plans for People and Planet
- Lovedonia Mkansi; Environment & Energy Project Coordinator The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference - Parliamentary Liaison Office: South Africa
- Abdullahi Abdi Mohamed; Somali Youth Development Foundation (SYDF) chairperson and founder .Somalia and kenya
- Odomaro Mubangizi, S.J. Deputy Director and Director Academic Affairs, The Proposed Hekima University, Nairobi
- Stephen Makagutu, Communications Coordinator, LSA Africa, Kenya
- Dr Mathew Koshy Punnackadu, Honorary Director, Department of Ecological Concerns, Church of South India.
- lLydiah Kerubo Omari , Monitoring and Evaluation Intern ,UN-Habitat
- Louis Bahakoula Mabidi, Action Jeunesse pour le Développement, Congo Brazzaville
- MOUNYELLE NKAKE Manfred, Executive Secretary of ASHIA International, Cameroon
- Richard Jordan, Dean of UN NGOs in NY, and CEO of the World Harmony Foundation, New York City
- Eda Molla Chousein, Religions for Peace United Kingdom Interfaith Youth Network Coordinator and Executive Committee Member - Affiliate Representative of Religions for Peace European Interfaith Youth Network.
- Stephen Makagutu communication coordinator LSA Africa
- Louis Bahakoula Mabidi, Directeur Exécutif -Action Jeunesse pour le Développement
- Martin Manzone, Spiritual
- Haryani Saptaningtyas, Director Executive of Percik Institute - The Institute for Social Research, Democracy and Social Justice and one of the initiators of Women Interfaith movement ‘KATAHAWA” in Central Java, Indonesia
- Michael Kakande, Chairperson - The Resilient40 Africa, Founder and CEO of Two Hands One Life (THOL) - Uganda
- Rodgers Oenga , Executive Director, Pillars Care Foundation
- Neeshad Shafi, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar
- Edith Silako Sitati Assistant Chief Cashier , kenya power and lighting company (Kenya)
- Hudayi Cerkez ACAR, Recipient of JWF Changemaker Award, Founder of Ambassadors of Humanity Project
- Atef Soliman, Founer and President of Gatef organzation , Egypt
- Dr. Harold D. Hunter, International Pentecostal Holiness Church Ecumenical Officer
- Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp , Earth Charter Commissioner Co_- President Global Interfaith Wash Alliance Eco_Peace Middle East The Netherlands
- Gopal D. Patel, Co-founder and Director, Bhumi Global
- Robert Omondi A cmf , Representing, Fondazione Proclade Internazionale-Onlus
- Dr Will Tuladhar-Douglas, Director, Situgyan Consulting Ltd.
- Rianne C ten Veen, Independent Interdisciplinary Consultant, The Netherlands, active in several faith-inspired environment initiatives
- Bishop Åsa Nyström, Diocese of Luleå, Church of Sweden
- Olive N. Ntivuguruzwa, CYNESA Rwanda
- Rev Dr Rachel Mash Coordinator, Anglican Church of Southern Africa Environmental Network (Green Anglicans)
- Oluwasegun Ogunsakin, Ambassador Bellwether International.
- Dr. Luiz Felipe Lacerda - Cátedra Laudato Si´ (Universidade Católica de Pernambuco) e Observatório Nacional de Justiça Socioambiental Luciano Mendes de Almeida (OLMA- Brasil).
- Abdul Halim Sawas, BPharm, PhD, EHS HSP Administrator and Bioethics Officer- Office for Research and Innovation - Meharry Medical college.
- Martina Manzone, Spiritual Planetary Health Consultant
- Rev. Brenda Riley, United Church of Canada
- Dr. Peter Nitschke, Director for Community Partnerships, Plastic Bank, Limburg, Germany
- Prof. Dr. Azza Karam, Secretary General of Religions for Peace.
- Dr. Ibrahim Ozdemir, Uskudar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Prof. Joseph de Rivera, Clark University
- Fiona Barretto CEO African Malaika Inc
- Dr. Mustafa Y. Ali. Secretary General. GNRC
- Rev. Dr. Scott Stearman, U.N. Representative, Baptist World Alliance (ECOSOC)
- Muhammad Alfa Muhammad - President and Speaker Congress of Accountability Ambassadors, Member Muslim Students Society of Nigeria
- Pedro Solano - Environmentalist and musician - Policy advisor Interfaith Rainforest Initiative - IRI Perú
- Osman Felix Cole - Project/Programme Manager at Earth Regenerative Project Sierra Leone. A Youth President for Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Sierra Leone, Freetown Region West Area Urban.
- M. Evren Tok, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
- Mr. Faisal Ilyas, Executive Director PEACE HOPE PAKISTAN
- Rev. Stephen Avino, Executive Director, Parliament of the World's Religions
- Mr. Bikash Ranjan Rautray, Secretary, ARASMIN, INDIA
- Dr. Joseph Okumu, Tangaza University college,
- Nairobi
- Manuel F. Montes, Senior Advisor, Society for International Development
- Jame Schaefer, Professor Emerita of Systematic Theology and Ethics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Felipe Ribeiro, Joint Learning Initiative for Faith & Local Communities (JLIF&LC) and United Religions Initiative (URI), São Paulo, Brazil
- Johan Alwall, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, San Dimas, CA, USA
- Mary Evelyn Tucker & John Grim, Yale University, Forum on Religion and Ecology
- Richard Matey, Executive Director, Alliance for Empowering Rural Communities
- Zina A Mougharbel, Translators. USA.
- Pastor Danielle Parish, Spark Church, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Dr. Wardah Alkatiri, Researcher, Director of Eco-Literacy Programme, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia.
- Dr. Engr. Rt. Ln. Arun Kanti Howlader PMP, Bangladesh, Swaniti SPARC, InSig, APsig, Common Purpose, Haw Hamburg Fellow, Country Representative Global Peace Chain , Founder- YMAP, CHI, RABD, PCI,OTS .
- Karenna Gore, Executive Director, Center for Earth Ethics, Union Theological Seminary
- Dr. Michael Reid Trice, Spehar-Halligan Professor and Director, Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement, Seattle University, Washington, USA
- Jakir Manela, CEO, Hazon, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Reverend Dr. Debra Murray, First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto, California
- Dr. Rahimjon Abdugafurov, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia.
- Dr.Fachruddin M Mangunjaya, Center for Islamic Studies, Universitas Nasional, INDONESIA
- Rev. Dr. John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics,
- Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, USA
- Arumugam Sankar, Executive Director, Empower India.
- Michael Trainor, Senior Lecturer, Australian Catholic University, Adelaide Campus, South Australia
- Deborah Tomkins, Co-Chair, Green Christian, UK
- Kelvin Chifulumo, Founder, Educating Girls and Young Women for Development-EGYD
- Akeem Omotayo Sule, Director of Research at Community Action Against Plastic Waste, Nigeria.
- Lokesh Kumar Sharma, Founder - Aham Brahmasmi, New Delhi, India & President - Global Alliance for Ecosystem Restoration, India
- Roma Sharma (Mrs.), Founder - Aham Brahmasmi, New Delhi, India & Chief Financial Officer - Global Alliance for Ecosystem Restoration, India
- Yoshitaka Oba, General Director, Soka Gakkai International
- Sr. Adelaide Felister Ndilu, National Executive Secretary, Commission for Social Communications, Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, Nairobi
- Sr. Veronica Brand RSHM, Main NGO Representative - Religious of the Sq
- Natalija Vojno, Founder Our Future First
- Arthur Dahl, President, International Environment Forum (Bahá’í-inspired), Geneva, Switzerland
- Olumide Idowu, Co-Founder at International Climate Change Development Initiative
- Bud Heckman, Interfaith Funders Group and Climate Action Funders
- Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Founder/CEO, Repair the Sea | Tikkun HaYam, St. Petersburg, FL USA
- Fazlun Khalid, Founder, Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Birmingham, UK.
- Michelle Loisel DC, NGO Representative - Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
- Mustafa Genc, Executive Director, Harmony Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Antonino Puglisi, New Humanity - Focolare Movement
- Judy Njenga,Environmentalist, member CYMG and YOUNGO, Global Youth Biodiversity Network, founder Environmental Biodiversity in Relation to Agriculture. Nairobi Kenya
- Ali Tharwani, Founder Sustainable Betterworld Alliance, Pakistan
- ADEL ALSARAWI - STATE AUDIT BUREAU - KUWAIT
- Fr. Liam O’Callagahan, Columban Missionaries, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
- Prof. Fadi Daou, Cofounder of Adyan Foundation, Senior Researcher at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Prof. Fadi Daou, Cofounder of Adyan Foundation, Senior Researcher at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
- Abdullahi Idris Muhammad, Secretary General, Muslim Students'Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Kano University of Science and Technology Branch, Wudil, Kano-Nigeria.
- Imam Saffet Abid Catovic, Head of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Office for Interfaith and Community Alliances and Governmental Relations, Washington, DC
- Rev. Susan Hendershot, President, Interfaith Power & Light, USA
- Sonja Ohlsson, Brahma Kumaris Denmark
- Mikael Jägerskog, Head of Policy, PMU - the Swedish Pentecostal Relief and Development Agency
- Raoman Smita, Founder, Global Law Thinkers Society, and United Religions Initiative (URI) multiregional CC, Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Petra Wadström, Founder of Solvatten, Stockholm Sweden
- Menchu Benavides Guijarro, LSA UK
- Amy Echeverria, Columban Missionaries International
- Azizan Baharuddin - Holder Chair For Sustainability. UKM-YSD ,Faculty of Engineering Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- Muhammad Faisal Abdul Aziz,President Muslim Youth Movement Mlayasia (ABIM) & Coordinator of Malaysia Interfaith Climate Change Network (MICCN)
- Mohd Yusaimi Md Yusof, President, Malaysia Peaceful Environment Organization (GRASS Malaysia)
- Rev.Doyeon Park, Representative, Won Buddhism UN/Interfaith
- Rev. Einar Tjelle, Chair Norwegian Interfaith Network
- Professor Dr. Md. Abu Sayem, Department of World Religions and Culture, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
- Andrew Morley, President and CEO, World Vision International
- Guruji Dileepkumar Thankappan, Global Chairman, World Yoga Community
- Rev. Fletcher Harper, Executive Director, GreenFaith
- Sandra C. Soi, Assistant Lecturer- Kabarak University, Nakuru, Kenya.
- Sr. Sheila Smith RSCJUN–NGO Representative, Casa Generalizia della Societa del Sacro Cuore
- Carl Murrell, Past President of The Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Parliament of the World’s Religions
- MichelleLoisel,DC NGO Rep. at the United Nations for the Daughters of Charity of Saint de Paul
- Grove Harris, Director of Global Advocacy, Temple of Understanding
- Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Chair, Buddhist Global Relief
- Knut Andreas Lid, Programme Director, Caritas Norway
- Sanat Kumar Barua, CEO, Atisha Dipankar Peace Trust Bangladesh, The Paradise, Flat 6/B, 3853 K.B Aman Ali Rd,
- Janet Palafox IBVM, NGO Representative to the UN, Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Loreto Generalate
- Aishah Abdallah, founder of “Anaq al-Ard” Embrace the Earth and Thrive with Nature.
- Alison Van Dyk, Executive Director, Temple of Understanding
- Tom Barasa Wafula Consultant on Faith Tree Growing Initiative and administrator of Restoration Evangelistic Ministries, Kenya
- Rev. Dr. Olusegun Noah Olawoyin, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria and Former Provost, UMCA Theological College, Ilorin, Nigeria
- Elisabeth Ivete Sherrill, PhD. Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil.
- Shayna Cohen, Repair the Sea | Tikkun HaYam, St. Petersburg, FL USA
- The Rt. Rev. Marc Andrus, PhD, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of California and the Presiding Bishop’s COP27 Head of Delegation
- Elsa Barron, Green Team Outreach, Faith in Place
- Virginia Dorgan, RSHM Coordinator of RSHM Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation
- Lynnaia Main, Episcopal Church Representative to the United Nations, The Episcopal Church
- Rev. Chris Parnell, Interfaith Minister, Religions for Peace Australia
- Nomaan Abdul Majeed , Chief Marketing Officer - CMO iUmrah World's 1st pilgrimage as a service startup platform and Founder, eHafiz , world's 1st Ai based Hifz Startup platform to understand Quran
- Tone Langvik, Managing Director, Hope Cathedral
- Mohamed Ibrahim, Secretary-General, Islamic Relief Sweden
- Archbishop Julio Murray, Chair of Anglican Communion Environmental Network
- Archbishop Dr Thomas Paul Schirrmacher, Secretary General, World Evangelical Alliance
- Matthias K. Boehning, Co-Director, World Evangelical Alliance Sustainability Center (WEASC)
- Chris Fegan, Chief Executive, Catholic Concern for Animals
- Elias Wolff - Rede Ecumênica da Água-Brasil/CMI
- Runa Ray, Fashion Environmentalist Founder and CEO of Mojo design Studios, Runa Ray
- Gloria Likhoyi, Programs Manager Coast Interfaith Council of Clerics Trust and Founder Women Moving Agenda Kenya.
- Vennlig hilsen, Tone Langvik, Hope Cathedral - Norway
- Jin Tanaka - Country Ambassador, Global Youth Energy Outlook
- Sr. Mary Jane Caspillo, MMS-Main NGO Representative, Medical Mission Sisters
- Liu Liu, Strategic Project Manager for Environmental and Economic Sustainability, Tearfund UK
- Kehkashan Basu, M.S.M., Founder-President, Green Hope Foundation
- Rabbi Daniel Swartz, Executive Director, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
- Mattias Brunannder, Deputy Secretary General, Diakonia
- Dr. Sophie Robe , Director, FIIND Impact Foundation
- Vasile Stoica, Founder at GARP Hosting
- Gautam Choudhury, Technical Director, NIC
- Arumugam Sankar Executive Director Empower India
- MARINEL S. UBALDO, Advocacy Officer for Ecological Justice and Youth Engagement, Living Laudato Si' Philippines
- Manang Lucy-Research & Advocacy Officer-Land and Natural Resources-Karamoja Development Forum.
- BENMABROUKNAJET,Green business entrepreneur ‘4BIO-OIL STARTUP , Tunisia
- Dr. Dževada Šuško, Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yoshiro Sada, Kokugakuin University
- ANEESH MALDE, Hindu Climate Action, UNEP Youth Ambassador and Environmental Consultant.
- Dr Husna Ahmad OBE, Global One 2015
- Patricia Musick, BodhiMind Center, USA
- Dr. Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, Executive Director, New Era Educational and Charitable Support Foundation, Nigeria
- David Hales, Chair of Climate Action, Parliament of the World’s Religions
- Joy Kennedy, Moderator of World Council of Churches’ Working Group on Climate Change, and Convenor, Fast For the Climate
- Vera Urtaza, Adviser for Partnerships, World Council of Peoples for the United Nations
- Kamran Shezad, Bahu Trust
- Veronica Flachier, Ecuadorian Faith Network Vicepresident
- Fwangmun Oscar Danladi, Team Lead Jos Green Centre, Nigeria
- Nana Firman, Vice Chair, Muhammadiyah USA
- Teresa Kotturan, Sisters of Charity Federation, United States
- Pinaki Dasgupta, Coordinatior, GreenFaith India; Secretary, Shristi, New Delhi, India
- Revd Dr Dave Bookless, Director of Theology, A Rocha International; London, UK
- Abdelmajid TRIBAK, Head of Environmental Programs at ICESCO, Rabat, Morocco
- Ankur Mishra, Climate Change Network News, India
- Atmarpit Vidhiji, Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur
- Mantopi Martina de Porres LEBOFA, Technologies for Economic Development (TED), Lesotho
- Pedro Walpole, SJ. Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center, Philippines
- Trudy Fredriksson, President of the Swedish Buddhist Community
- Sue Martin, assistant coordinator Jesuit Conference Asia Pacific, Reconciliation with Creation ministry, Australia
- Faisal Aziz, President of the Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM)
- Jamaludin Shamsudin, CEO of the Allied Coordinating Committee of Islamic NGOs Malaysia (ACCIN)
- Chew Eng Ghee, President of the Vajrayana Buddhist Council of Malaysia (VBCM)
- Casey Liu, President of the Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Centre Malaysia (TBCC)
- Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, Deputy General Secretary, World Council of Churches (WCC)
- Xavier Jeyaraj, SJ, Secretary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES), General Curia of the Society of Jesus, Roma
- Bishop Arnold Temple, Chair- Ecumenical Water Network, WCC and President, All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC)
- Metropolitan of Zimbabwe and Angola Serafim Kykotis, on behalf of his Holiness Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa