Faith for Earth: A New Publication on the Intersection of Islam and Environmental Stewardship

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10/10/2025
13:00 - 14:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
Exhibition
Exhibitor event
Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action

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Session Description

The urgent need for sustainable solutions to global environmental crises calls for approaches that draw on both science and spiritual values. A new book, Faith for Earth: Intersection of Islamic Principles, Environmental Conservation, and Global Awareness, authored by Mohd Istajib Mokhtar and Mohammad Khalid Sayeed Pasha, explores how Islamic teachings provide a profound framework for ecological stewardship and sustainability.

Speaker

Speaker Hany EL SHAER
Hany EL SHAER

Regional Director - West Asia, IUCN Secretariat

Speaker NATALIA BOULAD
NATALIA BOULAD

Programme Manager - Biodiversity & Protected Areas, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Speaker SITI ZURAIDAH ABIDIN
SITI ZURAIDAH ABIDIN

Programme Lead, WWF-Malaysia

Moderator

Speaker Olivier CHASSOT
Olivier CHASSOT

Senior Programme Officer, Protected Conserved and Heritage Areas, Asia Regional, International Union for Conservation of Nature