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Paul Stevenson: Using Revelation to Change Culture,With a Focus on Agri-culture and Horti-culture

Reflection on Revelation related to a spectrum of the natural sciences over the last 50 years has led to insights into numerous spiritual principles that are relevant to our professional lives. These insights can result in the refinement of our culture and, for professionals in agriculture, this can significantly re-orient our approach to the discipline. Using an almost forensic analysis of the revealed Word unfolds secrets that are not obvious to the casual reader. An analysis of the vocabulary, metaphor and context of relevant Revelation, as well as the examples of the Central Figures of the Faith, unveil insights that challenge our current understanding of the objectives and processes of agriculture in the world order of Baha'u'llah. What are some of these insights and how do we digest and implement them? What are examples of key Guidance for all souls that modify our professional approach to agriculture? Baha'i professionals have an understanding of the station of agriculture but this is often ignored or bypassed by the wider Baha'i community. What strategies are needed to further the vision of Baha'u'llah for agriculture and what is our role in implementing these strategies? How does Guidance on discourse assist us in conversations about agriculture, both within and outside the Baha'i community? In 2013 Paul Stevenson retired after 28 years with Parks Australia and for the last eight years coordinating risk management for the Director of National Parks. Initially Paul studied Forestry at the Australian National University (Canberra) then worked for seven years on tropical horticulture and an indigenous literacy program in the Aboriginal communities of the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory. He returned south to teach natural resource management and recreation management at the University of Canberra. Reflecting on observations from the Tiwi islands, he produced a significant paper on traditional Aboriginal land management. For the Director of National Parks, Paul initiated a program that has since resulted in over 100 million hectares of indigenous protected areas (approximately 53% of Australia’s National Reserve System) and the training of thousands of indigenous rangers. In the late 1980s he took his family to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, and Norfolk Island, in the South Pacific, where he managed Australia’s remotest national parks for a total of 9 years, including exploring one of the first comprehensive regional recovery programs covering more than 50 endangered species, including the rarest bird in the world. For almost a decade he was appointed to the Flora and Fauna Committee of the Australian Capital Territory, advising the Chief Minster on native species conservation issues.