US evangelical group releases climate change report, urges a Biblical mandate for action
Washington DC, USRNS The National Association of Evangelicals unveiled a sweeping report on Monday on global climate change, laying out what its authors call the “Biblical basis” for environmental activism to help spur fellow evangelicals to address the planetary environmental crisis. “Creation, although groaning under the fall, is still intended to bless us. However, for […]
Extreme weather is Earth’s “chorus of anguish”, Pope says
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Thursday called on world leaders to heed the Earth’s “chorus of cries of anguish” stemming from climate change, extreme weather and loss of biodiversity. In a message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, he urged nations to confront climate change with the same attention […]
Essay: Tigray in Ethiopia was an environmental success story – but the war is undoing decades of regreening
In an article published on The Conversation, HENRIKE SCHULTE TO BÜHNE, DOUG WEIR, JAN NYSSEN, and TEKLEHAYMANOT G WELDEMICHEL, look at the impact of Ethiopia’s war on the environment…
Australian youth most concerned about COVID-19, the environment, and equity and discrimination – survey
Sydney, Australia Australian youth are most concerned about COVID-19, the environment, and equity and discrimination, the annual Mission Australia Youth Survey for 2021 shows. Young people aged 15 to 19 are also personally concerned about coping with stress, mental health, and school or study problems, followed by body image and COVID-19, the report, released on […]
Pope to young people: We need you to protect environment
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis on Sunday praised young people for their efforts to protect the Earth’s environment and told them to “be the critical conscience of society”. Francis celebrated Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, filled with hundreds of young faithful, to mark a church day focused on youth in dioceses worldwide. “You have been entrusted […]
Essay: Caring for the environment has a long Catholic lineage – hundreds of years before Pope Francis
In an article first pubished on The Conversation, religious studies professor JOANNE M PIERCE, looks at the history of advocating for care of the Earth in the Catholic tradition…
Rich states haven’t done enough for the environment, Pakistan PM says
Islamabad, PakistanReuters The world’s richest countries have not done enough to combat global warming, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday, adding his country had done more than any other in the world to combat rising emissions relative to its economic means. Pakistan, this year’s host of the United Nations’ annual World Environment Day […]
Essay: Rewilding – four tips to let nature thrive
In an article first published on The Conversation, UK academics SOPHIE WYNNE-JONES, IAN CONVERY and STEVE CARVER look at the idea of ‘rewilding’ and provide advice for those considering it…
Essay: Protecting the climate is loving our neighbour
In an article first published on Religion News Service, DIANE RANDALL, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation in the US, says faith communities have a newfound hope that political and business leaders are joining in calls for greater action on the environment…
The Pontiff and the PM: Pope Francis and Mario Draghi could become a powerful duo in shaping Europe’s future
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, in an article first published on Religion News Service, takes an in-depth look at the relationship between the Pope and Mario Draghi, the new Prime Minister of Italy…