Daniel Perell- Agriculture and the International Order

Like never before, crises are global, impacts are linked, systems are interconnected, and our destiny is shared. The importance of the agriculture sector is well established in the Baha'i writings, and its importance at the international level is getting increased attention as well. Geopolitical events aside, it is seen as an important contributing factor for everything from the eradication of hunger and poverty to the curbing of climate change and retention of biodiversity. This presentation will attempt to articulate some of the ways in which the BIC United Nations Office is trying to contribute to these discourses at the international level.

“The period of transition humanity is undergoing can be likened to the passage from a stage of collective childhood to the threshold of maturity. Systems developed in previous ages are showing their limitations and humankind is being challenged to develop arrangements more reflective of the wisdom and responsibility befitting adulthood. This calls not just for addressing current ecological ills, but something much more profound: learning how to build a global civilization in which such challenges do not arise in the first place.”

“Bahá’í efforts toward environmental sustainability are grounded in the conviction that humanity is organic with the natural world—that the human heart cannot be separated from the environment around it. For Bahá’ís, advancing a materially and spiritually flourishing civilization in harmony with the natural world is central to the human sense of meaning and purpose.” https://opoh.bic.org/