Support for Faiths for Earth continues to rise as we journey together – on this our common home – on the Road to Paris. The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences/Social Sciences, and Religions for Peace has produced a short educational video on Laudato Si‘, the encyclical of Pope Francis.
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Mini-course explaining the Pope's Encyclical "Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home"
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network on-line education program (SDSNEDU) has produced a self-paced mini-course explaining Pope Francis’s Encyclical “Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home“. It’s free and open to everyone.
Ecological aspects of war: religious perspectives from Australia
Ecological Aspects of War | Religious Perspectives from Australia is a one-day symposium to consider intersections between war and ecology, through the lenses of religious social teachings and sacred texts, representative of the multi-cultural and inter-faith constitution of contemportary Australian society.
Take Action to Heal Our Earth
Support for Faiths for Earth continues to rise as we journey together – on this our common home – on the Road to Paris. The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences/Social Sciences, and Religions for Peace has produced a short educational video on Laudato Si‘, the encyclical of Pope Francis.
Islamic Declaration on Climate Change
Islamic leaders have issued a clarion call to 1.6bn Muslims around the world to work towards phasing out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and a 100% renewable energy strategy. The grand mufti’s of Lebanon and Uganda endorsed the Islamic declaration on climate change, along with prominent Islamic scholars and teachers from 20 countries, at a symposium in Istanbul.
NSW: Religious leaders call for reforms to the management of coal mining
A number of religious groups and leaders have signed an open letter to the New South Wales Premier calling for reforms of how coal mining is managed in the state.
Action to Protect the Earth we Have
Faiths for Earth is a common initiative among the World’s Religions, led by Religions for Peace to unite in a supreme effort to Protect the Earth We Have. Religions for Peace (RfP) is mounting a global multi-religious campaign-Faiths for Earth-on the urgent need for all of us to address climate change.
World Summit Issues Call to Conscience for the Climate
21 July 2015: A ‘Call to Conscience for the Climate‘ was officially launched at the World Summit of Conscience. The Summit gathered people from many of the world’s religions and wisdoms to discuss fundamental moral questions related to climate change, such as why we should care, how one can show one cares, and how to inspire the world to care. The Summit also saw the launch of the “Why Do I Care?” campaign, which has so far garnered over 1,200 participants.
Inter-religious march in Rome demands action on climate change
Several thousand Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and Moslems marched through Rome to the Vatican on Sunday to demand action on climate change and thank Pope Francis for his encyclical on the environment.
They marched behind banners reading “Many Faiths – One Planet” and “The Earth – Our Common Home – Climate Action Now!”
South Australia: Appeal to Spiritual Leaders
Climate Change is an issue that affects us all and the Multifaith Association of South Australia recognises the need for people of all faiths to join together and take action; we also recognise that all faiths have a deep spiritual connection with the earth and environment we live in. Accordingly we are sending an open leader to spiritual leaders to call for action on climate change.
Faiths for Earth
Faiths for Earth is a common initiative among the World’s Religions, led by Religions for Peace to unite in a supreme effort to Protect the Earth We Have. Please read on to view the video prepared by Religions for Peace International Secretary, Rev. William Vendley.
Vatican City: United Call for Moral Awakening on Climate Change
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened a consultation at the Vatican hosted by the Pontifical Academies of Sciences, in consultation with the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, and Religions for Peace International. The consultation focused squarely on the moral and religious dimensions of climate change and sustainable development, especially through its effect on the world’s poor.
