The “Values, Culture, and Spirituality: Ecosystems Restoration Conversation Guide," which was compiled by Andrew Schwartz and Lauren Van Ham, an interfaith minister and climate action coordinator at URI. The guide was launched officially at “Values, Culture, Spirituality, and Ecosystem Restoration,” a side event held on December 13 in the Faith Pavilion at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or COP15, which recently concluded in Montreal. Van Ham, CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore, Diane Klaimi from the United Nations Environment Programme, and Avaaz campaign director Oscar Soria participated in a discussion of the guide and, more importantly, why it is so necessary.