Srinagar, Jan. 31 -- For the first time in human history, humanity has been jolted awake by a shared and urgent alarm: the need to work together to prevent the destruction of nature itself. The rapidly changing climate, manifesting in floods, droughts, wildfires, heatwaves, and collapsing ecosystems has created a moment unlike any before. Divisions that once defined the world, religion, culture, ethnicity, and ideology are increasingly giving way to a common realization: survival demands unity.

For centuries, religious and cultural identities have often been sources of separation. Today, those very identities are becoming bridges. Across the globe, communities are coming together not to debate theology or doctrine, but to discuss conserv...