Profiles in Sustainability: Mary Evelyn Tucker, Co-Director of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology.

Mary Evelyn Tucker, Co-Director of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, shares her journey from teaching in Japan to founding the Harvard Conference series on World Religions and Ecology, which led to the establishment of the Yale Forum. She discusses the impact of Pope Francis's Encyclical Laudato Si' on environmental and human concerns, emphasizing the importance of integrating moral values and ethics into environmental studies. The field of religion and ecology has seen significant growth over the past 25 years, with an increasing focus on graduate programs, ecojustice initiatives, and grassroots projects. The Yale Center for Environmental Justice addresses environmental inequities, drawing on religious influences to advocate for marginalized communities. [Extracted from the article]