1997 24-26 Oct 199- |
The International Environment Forum was launched at the first International Bahá'í Environment Conference in de Poort, Netherlands, with participants from nine countries, who were joined electronically by people from 21 countries participating in the e-mail version of the conference.
A Bahá'í Perspective on the Environment and Sustainable Development was presented by Michael Richards of the Overseas Development Institute in London.
At the conference, the objectives, activities and structure of the Forum were agreed and statutes adopted, and a governing board of five people was elected.
It is a Bahá'í-inspired non-governmental organization that linked together Bahá'ís and others interested in the fields of environment and sustainable development. Development of the Forum had been encouraged and guided by the Bahá'í International Community, although it had no formal link with the Bahá'í administration. |
International Environment Forum (IEF); Bahá'í International Community; Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Environment; De Poort, Netherlands; - BIC statements; Groesbeek, Netherlands; Netherlands |
first International Bahá'í Environment Conference |