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Earth Charter Podcast: Turning Conscience Into Action

Earth Charter International
Earth Charter
Climate Change
Sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals
Environmental Governance
Biodiversity
Maurice Strong
Ecological Civilization
Interconnectedness
Evolutionary Cosmology
Social Justice
Latin America
Intergenerational Justice
UN Conference On Environment and Development
Cambio Climático
Biodiversidad
Environmental Ethics
Education For Sustainable Development
Earth Trusteeship
Water Security

Hosted by Mirian Vilela, Earth Charter International’s Executive Director. This podcast seeks to generate some new insights and inspire informed action. Through these conversations, we aim to help interested people expand their understanding of the worldview that is articulated in the Earth Charter, the current challenges humanity faces, education for sustainability, new paradigms of education, an... more

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What if the law did not see Nature simply as something we own, use, or protect, but recognized Earth as a living community with rights of its own? What would change if rivers, forests, ecosystems, and the living world were not merely objects of human... more

In this conversation, Earth Charter International Executive Director Mirian Vilela speaks with author, and Rights of Nature advocate Jessica den Outer about the movement’s evolution and its connection to the Earth Charter. Den Outer explains how reco... more

In this episode, Michael Peters discusses the concept of ecological civilization as a transformative response to today's planetary challenges. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience living and working in China, he reflects on the cultur... more

Julia shares the origins of Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Bhutan and how its origins in the 1970’s has impacted the development of Bhutan and shaped its policies and culture. By putting the happiness and well-being of all people and all life at t... more

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Jessica den Outer
Leading voice in the Rights of Nature movement, author of The Forest Fights Back
Rights of Nature movement
Episode: Jessica den Outer | Exploring the Rights of Nature and the Earth Charter
Michael Peters
Leading editor of the Handbook of Ecological Civilization
Tsinghua University (Beijing)
Episode: Michael A. Peters | A Conversation on the Handbook of Ecological Civilization and the Future of Education
Julia Kim
Global well-being and well-being economy expert; physician and public health researcher; former UNDP/UNICEF advisor; GNH Center in Bhutan
Club of Rome; GNH Center Bhutan
Episode: Julia Kim | Inner Well-Being, Social Change, and Gross National Happiness
Harald Lesch
Famous German astrophysicist, natural philosopher, and television presenter
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Episode: Harald Lesch | Climate Science and how to communicate about it
Kathryn Gwiazdon
Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Ethics and Law and Chair of the Ethics Specialist Group of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law.
Center for Environmental Ethics and Law
Episode: Kathryn Gwiazdon | Grounding Climate Action in Ethics and Confronting Disinformation
Sithembiso Nyoni
Founder and president of the Organisation of Rural Associations for Progress (ORAP) in Zimbabwe
ORAP
Episode: Sithembiso Nyoni | Zimbabwe: A Beacon of Hope for Community Development and Climate Resilience
Moacir Gadotti
Educator, writer, and Brazilian university professor specializing in the pedagogical thought of Paulo Freire and popular education; Founder of the Paulo Freire Institute.
Paulo Freire Institute
Episode: Moacir Gadotti | Pedagogia da Terra, Cidadania Planetária e a Carta da Terra
Alicia Bárcena
Biologist and current Minister of Environment of Mexico
Ministry of Environment of Mexico
Episode: Alicia Bárcena | Climate Justice, Democracy, and the Future of Multilateralism
Sabrina Brando
Director of Animal Concepts and PhD Researcher
Animal Concepts
Episode: Sabrina Brando | An Interconnected Approach to Animal, Peoples, and Planetary Wellbeing in the Care and Conservation Field

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Mirian Vilela
Executive Director at Earth Charter International; host focused on turning conscience into action and applying Earth Charter ethics to governance, education, and global challenges.

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Jessica den Outer | Exploring the Rights of Nature and the Earth Charter
Q: What practical actions can listeners take to move from principles to real-world impact?
Read and engage with Earth Charter ethics, use practical toolkits like Onboarding Nature for governance changes in organizations, support local guardianship initiatives, participate in citizen initiatives (e.g., European Citizen Initiative), and promote education about nature's rights at schools and communities.
Jessica den Outer | Exploring the Rights of Nature and the Earth Charter
Q: How do Earth Charter ethics relate to these legal developments in the Rights of Nature movement?
Earth Charter ethics provide a normative foundation—emphasizing interdependence, responsibility, and care for the living world—that guides how laws should evolve and how societies should act. The two movements reinforce each other: rights-based law gives practical mechanisms, while Earth Charter principles shape the moral framework.
Jessica den Outer | Exploring the Rights of Nature and the Earth Charter
Q: What are the fundamental ideas behind the rights of nature, and how do they differ from traditional legal approaches to nature?
The movement argues that ecosystems themselves have intrinsic rights to exist and flourish, shifting their status from objects to entities with legal standing. This reorients how laws, governance, and corporate behavior address environmental protection, aiming to prevent harm rather than merely regulate it.
Michael A. Peters | A Conversation on the Handbook of Ecological Civilization and the Future of Education
Q: In the Handbook, education is seen as key to systemic change. What kind of educational transformation is needed to move from awareness to real ecological responsibility in action?
He suggests multiple pathways, including early childhood curricula that instill environmental respect and an ethics of responsibility, along with a pedagogy that encourages reflection on personal and collective habits and health in harmony with environmental systems.
Michael A. Peters | A Conversation on the Handbook of Ecological Civilization and the Future of Education
Q: So let's start by talking about the Handbook of Ecological Civilization, what are the key ideas we can find in this book, especially in relation to philosophy and pedagogy?
Peters explains there are three core concepts—philosophy, the concept, and pedagogy—showing a progression from theory to praxis and emphasizing practical, action-oriented education rooted in ecological thinking across cultures.

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