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RELATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY

The Contribution of Natural and Human Sciences to a New Synthesis of Personal,
Environmental, Social, and Economic Dimensions

18-20 October 2024

Castel Gandolfo, Italy

Cordoba, Argentina

Relational sustainability represents a holistic concept that embraces the connections between individuals,
between people and nature and between individuals and society. It is an invitation to cultivate deep, authentic
and lasting relationships in all areas of our existence, laying the foundations for a more cohesive, resilient, just
and sustainable world. Dialogue with openness, honesty and respect, creating a safe space for sharing ideas,
emotions and needs, both within interpersonal relationships and in the dialogue between man and nature.
Understanding the points of view of others, putting yourself in their shoes and trying to grasp their emotions,
both in interpersonal relationships and in the relationship with the natural environment. Human beings are an
integral part of nature, not an entity separate from it. This relationship is fundamental to our individual and
collective well-being. Nature provides us with food, shelter, medicine, and inspiration, and is a source of
recreation, contemplation, and connection with something greater than ourselves. Human activities have had a
significant impact on the natural environment, causing pollution, deforestation, biodiversity loss and climate
change. These imbalances put our very existence and that of future generations at risk. To ensure relational
sustainability in its broadest sense, it is necessary to rethink our relationship with nature. Building a sustainable
relationship with nature and between individuals is a complex commitment that requires everyone's
collaboration. Governments, businesses, nonprofits and individual citizens must work together to promote
sustainable practices, protect the planet and cultivate authentic, lasting relationships. Only by recognizing our
interconnection with the natural environment, adopting more sustainable lifestyles and building relationships
based on respect, compassion and collaboration can we ensure a prosperous future for people, nature and
society as a whole.
The program will include invited talks, selected presentations (either oral or poster), round tables, thematic
workshops and plenary sessions in dialogue with the speakers. The contributions solicited include the following
topics:
● Integral Ecology
● Environmental Ethics
● Sustainable Development
● Circular Economy
● Happy Degrowth
● Attention Restoration Theory (ART)
● Health and Environment
● Ecosystems and Environmental Research
● Environmental Challenges (global warming, plastic pollution, etc.)
● Technological Solutions (energy efficiency, renewable sources, etc.)
● Ecology and Society (economics, politics, communication, sport, arts and religions role facing the
environmental crisis)
● Sustainable architecture and urban planning
● Education for sustainability
● Ecotheology

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Écouter le Cri de la Terre, le Cri du Pauvre,
et le Cri des Nouvelles Générations

« La santé du Corps mystique, de l’humanité est la paix. Et la santé du
cosmos est l’écologie. J’ai l’impression qu’à l’avenir, il y aura un important
développement écologique dans notre Mouvement, car nous devons
protéger l’environnement naturel. De la même manière qu’il faut être vivant
et non pas mort pour œuvrer à notre sainteté, de même la planète doit aussi
être vivante pour pouvoir offrir une maison à l’humanité. (…) Notre planète
est essentielle à l’existence de la vie. Voilà pourquoi une écologie saine est le
fondement de la paix. Nous ne pouvons construire la paix et la fraternité que
sur une planète qui existe. »
Chiara Lubich, Rocca di Papa, 25 juin 1991.

« Faisons comme les plantes. Elles n’absorbent de la terre que l’eau, les
nutriments et ce dont elles ont besoin, et rien de plus. Ainsi chacun de nous
ne doit avoir que ce dont il a besoin, et donner et partager tout le reste avec
les autres. »
Chiara Lubich

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À escuta do grito da Terra, dos pobres e
das novas gerações

“A saúde do Corpo Místico e da humanidade é a paz. E a saúde do cosmo é a
ecologia. Tenho a impressão de que no futuro haverá um grande
desenvolvimento ecológico em nosso Movimento porque temos que salvar o
ambiente natural. Da mesma forma que é preciso estar vivo, e não morto,
para trabalhar para se tornar santo, assim também o planeta deve estar vivo
para fornecer um lar para a humanidade. (...) Nosso planeta é essencial para
que a vida exista. Portanto, uma ecologia saudável é a base da paz. Só
podemos construir paz e fraternidade em um planeta que existe.”
Chiara Lubich, Rocca di Papa, 25 de junho de 1991.

"Vamos fazer o que as plantas fazem. Eles absorvem da terra apenas a água,
os nutrientes e as outras coisas de que precisam, e não mais. Portanto, cada
um de nós deve ter o que precisa e todo o resto deve ser doado e
compartilhado com os outros.”
Chiara Lubich

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Auf den Hilferuf der Erde, der Armen und der
neuen Generationen hören

„Die Gesundheit des Mystischen Leibes, der Menschheit, ist Friede. Und die
Gesundheit des Kosmos ist die Ökologie. Ich habe den Eindruck, dass es in
Zukunft eine große ökologische Entwicklung in unserer Bewegung geben
wird, weil wir die natürliche Umwelt schützen müssen. Wie man nur als
Mensch, der lebendig ist, nach Heiligkeit streben kann, so muss auch der
Planet am Leben sein, um der Menschheit ein Zuhause geben zu können. (...)
Unser Planet ist für die Existenz des Lebens unerlässlich. Daher ist eine gesunde Ökologie die Grundlage von Frieden.

Wir können Frieden und Geschwisterlichkeit nur auf einem Planeten aufbauen, der lebt.“
Chiara Lubich, Rocca di Papa, 25. Juni 1991.

„Schauen wir auf das Beispiel der Pflanzen. Pflanzen entnehmen der Erde Wasser und Nährstoffe;

das, was sie brauchen, nicht mehr. Alle sollen also das haben, was sie brauchen. Alles andere ist zu geben und mit anderen zu teilen.“
Chiara Lubich

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A la Escucha del Grito de la Tierra, del Grito de los
Pobres y del Grito de las Nuevas Generaciones

“La salud del Cuerpo Místico, de la humanidad, es la paz. Y la salud del cosmos es la
ecología. Tengo la impresión de que en el futuro habrá un gran desarrollo ecológico
en nuestro Movimiento porque tenemos que salvar el entorno natural. De la misma
manera que uno tiene que estar vivo y no muerto para trabajar para ser santo, así
también el planeta debe estar vivo para proporcionar un hogar a la humanidad. (…)
Nuestro planeta es esencial para que exista la vida. Por lo tanto, una ecología
saludable es la base de la paz. Solo podemos construir la paz y la fraternidad en un
planeta que existe”.
Chiara Lubich, Rocca di Papa, 25 de junio de 1991.

“Hagamos lo que hacen las plantas. Absorben de la tierra solo el agua, los
nutrientes y otras cosas que necesitan, y nada más. Así que cada uno de
nosotros debe tener lo que necesita y todo lo demás debe ser regalado y
compartido con los demás”.
Chiara Lubich

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