After the Tällberg Forum 2007, Bob Corell, chairman of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, led a symposium with scientists and religious leaders on Greenland. Dr Corell has been monitoring one particular glacier near the western town of Ilulissat, It is now flowing into the sea at a rate of 15 km per year - about four times faster than 10 years ago. The gathering took place the Arctic ice melt season ended. Bo told the group the record acceleration was massive.

The Symposium ‘The Arctic: Mirror of Life’ took place in September and was the latest by the Religion, Science and the Environment Movement. RSE symposia are organised under the auspices of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the pioneer of this movement. Patrons of past symposia have included HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; HE Jacques Santer and HE Romano Prodi, Presidents of the European Commission; and former UN Secretary General HE Kofi Annan. The symposia have also reached out across different faiths and denominations, revealing the wisdom of diverse theological traditions, as well as a common imperative to protect the natural world.

Bob Corell previously briefed a Tällberg Learning Journey to Ilulissat in May. See: Learning Journey