Input Talks at Right Livelihood College (RLC) Workshop on Sustainable Use and Conservation of Natural Resources

November 19, 2024 | 10:00 h - November 20, 2024 | 14:15 h

Join us for three input talks as part of our Right Livelihood College (RLC) Workshop on Sustainable Use and Conservation of Natural Resources.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM CET

Topic: SEKEM - The Miracle in the Desert. An Inspiration for a Sustainable Transformation

Speaker: Christine Arlt (SEKEM, Egypt, Right Livelihood Award 2003)

Abstract
Ibrahim Abouleish founded the SEKEM initiative in 1977 in the Egyptian desert with the vision of promoting ecological, economical, societal and cultural development in Egypt. Out of this vision emerged the SEKEM Group of Companies that is producing, processing, and marketing Organic and Biodynamic food, textiles, and phytopharmaceuticals in Egypt and on international markets. SEKEM cooperates with several hundreds of farmers in the country and has been widely praised as an “Egyptian organic pioneer”. From the profits, SEKEM runs educational institutions and cultural activities for its community members to foster individual potential unfolding. Since SEKEM was awarded with the Right Livelihood Award in 2003 it became an internationally known role model functioning as an inspiration for its successful contributions to a sustainable transformation.

Join us via Zoom: https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/63108278766?pwd=kAQA1qNbQ3aYsnHIt1bIprCliG2sQI.1

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 09:45 AM CET

Topic: Principles and Intervention Types of Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR), a solution towards Natural Resource Management

Speaker: Dr. Joerg Lohmann, Advisor, Global Project Forests4Future (F4F), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Join us via Zoom: https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/66866648888?pwd=p51fNx7Jnlm3dbKk5KHhVTxY0RuDA0.1

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 13:15 PM CET

Topic: Economy of Love: A Model for Upscaling Sustainable Agriculture

Speaker: Dr. Thoraya Seada, Director of the Carbon Footprint Center, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development & SEKEM

Abstract
SEKEM named its economic activities already decades ago an economy of love, referring to the conviction that all economic activities shall serve the potential unfolding of people. Starting from the farmers until the end-consumer, an economy of love offers all participants of the value chain a fair part of the value creation. After SEKEM established a fair and competitive economy among its own producers, processors, co-workers and partner networks, it recently developed a role model to be multiplied and disseminated within the country and beyond. The Economy of Love Standard and the associated EoL Carbon Credits offer a unique approach to support farmers in their conversion to sustainable agricultural practices, sequester carbon, enter the market with competitive prices and enable consumers to make a transparent and responsible purchasing decision.

Join us via Zoom: https://uni-bonn.zoom-x.de/j/61035065205?pwd=Wq4ilWpY9BQQsApTj4NU785L9OSekL.1