Values, Culture and Spirituality for Sustainable Lifestyles - A Roadmap for People and the Planet: Driving Values-based Actions Across the Faith Actors Network

Faith values, rituals, and religious practices have historically influenced the outlook and relationship between humans and their surrounding environment, striving to achieve a purpose, to find the meaning of life, and reaffirm a spiritual connection through a culmination of actions.

The values inherent to almost all religions worldwide, and Indigenous spiritualities and teachings, can be drivers to enhance environmental stewardship, principles of the faith, and common environmental ethics. Religious and spiritual frameworks are a crucial part of the wider effort to for sustainable lifestyles.