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Loyola Chicago launches School of Environmental Sustainability as center for research, action
… Chicago's air and water quality. Plans for the future include new research labs focusing on biodiversity, ecological restoration and environmental health, as well as greater …
As Paris Agreement reaches five-year mark, world 'not doing well' on climate change, Vatican cardinal says
… who represent a small sliver of the global population but protect 80% of the world's biodiversity. And should politicians fail to lead, she said, faith groups must step in. "In any …
As Economy of Francesco ends, pope calls on the young to chart a new development model
… tracks how countries are exceeding life-supporting planetary boundaries related to climate, biodiversity, pollution and land use. "The goal here is to meet the needs of all people within …
EarthBeat Weekly: World's hunger for gold deadly for miners, environment
… for the Arctic's resources is growing as the climate warms, threatening the region's biodiversity and its Indigenous people. Hurricane Iota multiplied the destruction in Central …
EU Catholic leaders urge tougher policies to protect Arctic
… intensifying competition over the region's resources and urged tougher policies to protect its biodiversity and Indigenous communities. As exploration, mining, investment and military … by the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea and 1992 conventions on climate change and biodiversity. Activities are coordinated via an Arctic Council that includes the United States, …
Climate summit postponed, but action should ramp up, say advocates
… Deal , which focuses on creating a clean, circular economy, reducing pollution and restoring biodiversity, as well as providing financial and technical assistance to other countries. In the …
Global climate action at stake in US election, faith activists say
… forests has a cascade effect, not only releasing greenhouse gases, but also reducing the biodiversity that keeps ecosystems healthy, said Thomas Lovejoy, a biology professor at George Mason University in Virginia who has spent his life studying tropical ecosystems. "The biodiversity crisis and the climate crisis actually are all part of one big Gordian knot of …
Franciscan university honors patriarch for theological work on ecology
… decade, the world has seen alarming environmental degradation with climate change. The loss of biodiversity and the polluting of natural resources together with a growing gap between rich and …
Uganda's quest for sustainable energy poses fresh environmental threats
… pipeline, which will cross vast marshland and rivers, poses unacceptable risks to water and biodiversity. The pipeline, which is expected to carry some 200,000 barrels a day of crude oil to … Authority. The loss of these fragile ecosystems not only has serious implications on Uganda's biodiversity, but also compromises the ability of the country to cope with the climate change. … overlaps several wildlife habitats including 510 km of African elephant habitat, important biodiversity and natural habitats, water resources and marine coastal ecosystems. The pipeline …
Unexpected climate question in debate spurs unsurprising responses
… according to his plan, which also includes proposals for infrastructure, transportation and biodiversity conservation. Biden has also pledged to work with states that have been continuing …
EarthBeat Weekly: Pope Francis' ecological conversion on the way to Laudato Si'
… Aparecida was strong enough that the conference's final document included a short section on "Biodiversity, ecology, the Amazon and the Antarctic." "Traditional communities have been practically excluded from decisions on the wealth of biodiversity and nature," the bishops wrote. "Nature has been, and continues to be, assaulted. …
New book recounts pope's vision for integral ecology
… day, issues that cannot be ignored and that must be at the center of attention: environment, biodiversity, inculturation, social relationships, migration, fairness and equality." Petrini, …
EarthBeat Weekly: Justice means safe water for all
… "The disintegration of biodiversity, spiraling climate disasters and unjust impact of the current pandemic on the poor …
Solidarity is the antidote to selfishness, exploitation, pope says
… but we destroy communities," he said. "We want to be lords of the earth, but we ruin biodiversity and the ecological balance." For Christians, he said, the source of true solidarity …
Pope: Jubilee for the Earth a time for restoring bond with God, creation
… place" as members and not masters of "this interconnected web of life." "The disintegration of biodiversity, spiraling climate disasters and unjust impact of the current pandemic on the poor …
What is the Season of Creation?
… facing the world. Last year, for instance, the Season of Creation put the spotlight on biodiversity , at a time when scientists predicted "unprecedented" extinction rates that could … globe. And the Missionary Society of St. Columban has created a podcast miniseries focused on biodiversity , both in its beauty and the threats it faces worldwide. Here at EarthBeat, we have …
Theologian praises Ireland's green new deal but questions: Will it happen?
… fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said he welcomed the proposal for a Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity in the program for government. But he is well-aware that the farming community may … but believes they need to make the link between the global health crisis and the decline of biodiversity and the neglect of the natural world. If you have any sense of the meaning of …
How to care for our common home
… to cherish all creatures with love and respect. To learn about more tangible ways to protect biodiversity, get educated! Consider watching Mission Blue (currently on Netflix), a documentary …
The power of love and the need to rest
… poor, committing to international developmental goals, and protecting the environment and biodiversity. However, taking action doesn't always have to be political. Consider the community …
Sustainable living in a greedy world
… no one calculates the losses entailed in the desertification of the land, the harm done to biodiversity or the increased pollution. In a word, businesses profit by calculating and paying …