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… of carbon you produce, you do an offset to absorb that ton of carbon — typically planting a tree, or something like that. We know it's very difficult to do a one-to-one offset. However, …

… Respecting the community, he said, could be as simple as the principle that, on encountering a tree full of mangoes, "you don't beat every mango out of the tree. Leave some mangoes for the people after you."  Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, who …

… in the sweltering Arizona desert, 19-year-old Dora Rodriguez spent the night under a small tree and repeated a phrase from Psalm 91, the Scripture passage her mother urged her to cling to …

… set under a swirling umbrella-like metal canopy supported by three poles that symbolize banyan trees, a representation of a rainforest in La Vang in the central Vietnamese province of Quang … edict, a group of oppressed refugees had gathered under the sprawling branches of a banyan tree to pray the rosary. Suddenly, a luminous presence shone through the dark night. A young …

… more affluent suburbs further west, he said, "They're looking at things like the environment, trees, grass and what you can put down. Information is given out to the community. And here, the … a neighborhood meeting in his yard and delivered a presentation about initiatives for planting trees. People invited their friends and neighbors. "We're all learning about it together," he …

… new papal vestments as particularly vivid amid the Laudato Si' Village's outdoor backdrop of trees, flora and statues. The fabric's texture and shimmering colors both complemented and …

… were reported in Travis County, three in Burnet and one in Kendall. Rescuers dealt with broken trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris in the difficult task to find survivors. … to look around the camp Sunday morning while nearby crews operating heavy equipment pulled tree trunks and tangled branches out of the water as they searched along a riverbank. Thunder … used helicopters, boats and drones to look for victims and to rescue people stranded in trees and from camps isolated by washed-out roads. Officials said more than 850 people were …

… to buy it back" ( 25:23b-24, New Living Translation ). Deuteronomy instructs not to destroy trees during war ( 20:19 ). Honestly, I felt a little hypocritical. Here I was with a book … kids marvel at how their bodies work, point out the intricacies of the leaves budding on the tree outside the window and admire our cat's entertaining instincts. Respect for the natural …

… In his first month as archbishop of Johannesburg, Brislin encouraged the church to plant more trees. "We are going through a tree planting program at the moment as part of Pope Francis' Laudato Si' in Johannesburg. I consecrated a church in Sharpville and part of that ceremony was a tree planting ceremony," he said. Brislin said amid the threats of climate change that experts …

… said Mary Anyango, 58, a longtime congregant who now worships with her neighbors under a mango tree. "Now, it feels like God is further away." Like Anyango, across the region, churches and … said Patrick Okumu, a lay local preacher who now holds weekly Bible studies under a baobab tree. "He is with us in the mud, in the storm, in the rebuilding." Still, many hope the outside …

… community farming models and the planting or regeneration of fast-growing nitrogen-fixing trees or woody shrubs that produce high-quality biomass.  In addition to serving as fertilizer trees, the nitrogen-fixing varieties grown in Nampula help prevent fertilizer erosion, soil … They help cultivate family gardens for tomatoes, onions, peppers and cabbage, and plant fruit trees, native plants and native seeds.  She said the program initially had 45 women divided into …

… which is essential for plant reproduction," said Clark. "Anyone who has a garden, trees, bushes, flowers within 3 miles, the bees will help take care of that. In fact, our …

… for birds such as the marbled murrelet, Humboldt marten. and northern spotted owl, just as the trees were becoming ripe for a fresh round of logging. “The project was really timely to get in …

… two arboreal scientists, Finn and Becca, who are doing research in the upper layers of the tree before us, I found myself largely drinking in the environment around us, appreciating the … nourished. Most of the rest of "Redwood" will take place in this forest around and on this tree, as Jesse slowly convinces Finn and Becca to allow her to stay here and help them. The more … the shocking sensation that we ourselves are lifting off the ground and soaring amongst the trees. The sense of liberation is extraordinary. Both capture well how being in the natural world …

… In Washington D.C., a volunteer group called Laudato Trees — a play on the name of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our … potential in the church's expansive property footprint in the nation's capital.  Laudato Trees formed as a volunteer team of five lay Catholics looking to use tree planting as a way to more deeply ingrain  Laudato Si' and church teachings around …

… the next wave of magisterial teaching can really offer to allow this seed and the beautiful tree of Laudato Si' to just reforest throughout the world." …

… the 86-year-old stone church. "We're on the side of the mountain, there's no obstruction, like trees hanging over it," said Lori Helfrich, the parish life director at Mother of Good Counsel. …

… is overwhelming, ranging from fossils layers to the distribution of species. "There are trees older than Mr. Ham thinks the world is," he adds. Religious views on origins vary One …

… parts of the Amazon are under threat from a wide range of illegal activities: farmers clearing trees to raise cows, gold miners dredging rivers and destroying local ecosystems and …

… growing up on our farm, I was at one with the joy of living: free-spirited, barefoot, climbing trees, lugging my pet chicken Henny Penny around, swinging from ropes in the barn hayloft, best …