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The Communication Initiative

After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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Ethics for a Small Planet

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Subtitle
A Communications Handbook on the Ethical and Theological Reasons for Protecting Biodiversity

Author

  • Peter Forbes
  • Dieter Hessel
  • Michael P. Nelson
  • Bob Perschel
  • Rabbi Daniel Swartz
This handbook on the ethical and theological underpinnings of biodiversity conservation is meant to be a tool to open a broader conversation on the ethical considerations related to protecting species, habitat, and ecosystems. The purpose of this publication is to help biodiversity spokespersons understand the ethical and religious frameworks in which biodiversity issues are discussed so that they can communicate more effectively with the public.

The book is comprised of the following sections with each section comprised of several essays:

  • Introduction
  • Section I: Why Should We Talk about Ethics, Values, and Biodiversity?
  • Section II: Origins and Roots: A Crash Course in Theological and Ethical Perspectives on Biodiversity.
  • Section III: How Shall We Live? Applying Ethical and Religious Perspectives to the Biodiversity Crisis.
  • Section IV: Thinking Locally, Acting Globally: Steps Toward an Ethic for the Biosphere.
  • Section V: Communications Tips and Tools: Talking about Biodiversity, Ethics and Faith.
  • Section VI: Resources.


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Number of Pages

144

Source

The Biodiversity Project website on September 11 2007 and January 9 2009.

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