29 – 29 April, 2026

Webinar Launch: Handbook of Ecological Civilization

Date: Wednesday, 29 April

Time: 6:00 PM (Costa Rica) / 8:00 PM (ET)

Registration: register via Zoom

This webinar will feature the lead editor of this new publication, Michael A. Peters, who will provide an overview of the book and the broader project. It will also include brief presentations from three contributing authors, who will share key insights from their chapters:

  • Nicole Jirón Beirute — “The Earth Charter as a Pedagogical Opportunity to Imagine a Biocivilization”
  • Alejandro Álvarez-Vanegas — Reimagining Higher Education for an Ecological Civilization
  • Bjørn Heyerdahl — The Earth Charter and the Integral Foundations of Ecological Civilization

The Handbook of Ecological Civilization: Concept, Philosophy, and Pedagogy, edited by Michael A. Peters, Benjamin J. Green, Greg William Misiaszek, and Xudong Zhu, and published by Springer, explores diverse pathways toward an ecological civilization. The volume brings together 79 chapters, nine of which are closely related to the Earth Charter.