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Workshop on ‘Ecological Spirituality in Cambodia: Exploring Environmental Justice and Sustainable Citizenship’
31 July, 2017 - 1 August, 2017
The Workshop on ‘Ecological Spirituality in Cambodia: Exploring Environmental Justice and Sustainable Citizenship’ will bring together environmental activists, religious figures and academics from across Cambodia and the region, in order to foster dialogue among local practitioners and scholars on the challenges of environmental justice and sustainable development in Cambodia today.
With the drive to modernize leading to the depletion of Cambodia’s natural resources and threats to traditional ways of living, new understandings of rights–based citizenship and environmental responsibility are giving rise to rediscovered forms of local activism and resistance. From the forests of Prey Lang to the valleys of Areng, a diverse cast of environmental defenders have come into being, with the aim of protecting these fragile ecological systems and promoting the sustainable use of their resources. Accompanying efforts to redefine and assert their rights, these defenders are initiating a resurgence in ecological spirituality. Here, indigenous knowledge, traditional social values and religious beliefs are coming to feature prominently in contemporary imaginations of the human–nature relationship, and in efforts to bring about a more just environment.
