Conferences
Claremont International Forum on Ecological Civilization
The Claremont International Forum on Ecological Civilization is the earliest and largest forum on ecological civilization in the West. The mission of the forum is to bring together creative academics, non-profit leaders, governmental officials, and leading activists, Chinese and Non-Chinese, to explore new worldviews, new way of thinking, new models of development, new way of organic farming, and new models of education in the transition toward ecological civilization. Thus far, more than 60,000 Chinese and non-Chinese have participate in the Forums and exert widespread influence.
Postmodern Psychology Forum
The Postmodern Psychology Forum sponsors events to study and promote constructive postmodern psychology, an emerging approach that responds to the limitations of modern psychology. It rejects the reduction of human psychological experience to a fixed entity such as the “mind” or “self,” and instead emphasizes the fluidity and continuity of experience itself. Inspired by Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy, as well as Buddhist and traditional Chinese thought, this perspective views the psyche not as a static substance, but as the totality of a sequential flow of experiences.
Ecological Agriculture Forum
The Ecological Agriculture Forum reimagines agriculture in the face of climate change, soil degradation, biodiversity loss, and the industrialization of food systems, calling for a fundamental transformation in how we understand land, food, rural life, and human responsibility. Rooted in over a decade of dialogue on rural revitalization and inspired by John B. Cobb Jr.’s vision of a post-industrial, community-centered path of ecological integrity and holistic development, the Forum affirms—drawing on constructive postmodern philosophy and process thought—that agriculture is not merely an economic activity but a relational practice embedded within living ecosystems and cultural communities.
Education for Ecological Civilization
The Education for Ecological Civilization Conference serves both as a practical platform for educational reform and as a leading forum for civilizational transformation. It begins from a clear recognition: the ecological crisis is also a crisis of education. Without a profound shift in how we educate, no lasting ecological civilization can emerge. Rooted in constructive postmodern philosophy and inspired by process thought, the conference advances a new paradigm of education for ecological civilization — one that moves beyond fragmented, market-driven schooling and narrow economic objectives.