The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology has announced their launch of their new information and resource portal, the Living Earth Community. Quoted from their launch bulletin below:

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From the forum:

We're very pleased to announce the launch of the Living Earth Community website, an ongoing knowledge commons for wondrous exploration of the biodiversity and intelligences woven throughout the natural world. This website gathers scientific, spiritual, humanistic, and legal resources that investigate the diverse ways Earth and its inhabitants express sentience, intelligence, and creativity.

Through highlighting scientific discoveries, interdisciplinary discussions, legal frameworks, and wisdom traditions, we aim to challenge assumptions, expand understanding, and engage questions regarding the liveliness and intelligences within the more-than-human world. The mission is to deepen our dialogue on the sentient, cognitive, and creative capacities displayed in nature, as well as to reimagine our ethical obligations, legal systems, social practices, and the ways we engage the natural world.

The Living Earth Community website has four sections:

* What is a Living Earth Community?
* Intelligences of Nature
* Ecological Worldviews
* Earth Law

Each section engages a wide range of voices across traditions, geographies, and disciplines. The project is shaped especially by Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Journey of the Universe, and the work of geologian Thomas Berry.

You will gain access to resources that help you:

* Find peer-reviewed literature, multimedia, and other resources across the disciplines of Earth systems sciences, animal studies, life sciences, philosophy, legal theory, religious studies, and more

* Read widely with highlights from ecological culture-shapers like Orion Magazine, Bioneers, Atmos, Emergence Magazine, and numerous others

* Encounter examples of the creativity and inner worlds of various non-human members of the Earth community

* Deep conversations from conferences like the Emerging Science of Animal Consciousness Conference at New York University, the MOTH Festival of Ideas at NYU Law, and the Thinking with Plants and Fungi Conference at Harvard's Center for the Study of World Religions

* Learn about movements in Earth Law around the globe, especially those related to the Rights of Nature and Indigenous-led legal approaches

What you'll find on the website:

* Reports & Statements – Foundational declarations of values, principles, and calls to action

* Books, Chapters, Articles & Journals – Curated texts across scholarly and professional fields

* Engaged Projects – Organizations, labs, and initiatives advancing ecological thought

* Multimedia Library – Videos, podcasts, and recorded lectures for all levels of learners

* Links – Additional tools and websites for practitioners and professionals

* Academic Bibliography – Over 250 pages of sources, including key texts like Living Earth Community, Sacred Universe, A Communion of Subjects, "The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness," and Should Trees Have Standing?

https://livingearthcommunity.com/

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