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Benedict brought 'a theology of the earth' to the environmental movement
… climate change, deforestation and desertification, polluting of rivers and aquifers, a loss of biodiversity and increased natural catastrophes. But to engage such issues, Benedict pointed …
Vatican spokesman says church condemns ivory hunters' slaughter of elephants
… In addition, he said, he would study ways to publicize the research on the importance of biodiversity done by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences -- a high-level panel of scholars from a …
So who is 'pro-life' and who isn't?
… Agency, which ensures clean air and clean water, prevents childhood asthma, preserves biodiversity and combats climate change that could disrupt every life on the planet. You don’t …
Central American farmers seek buffers against climate change
… American farmers in past decades. That approach has been widely criticized for harming plant biodiversity and locking small farmers into unaffordable production cycles. "The temptation to be …
Founder of WorldWatch Institute a modern-day ecological prophet
… green infrastructure, sustainable agriculture carbon sequestration and protection of biodiversity. In his role as prophet, Lester Brown's address was packed with information about …
Xavier University's focus on sustainability impacts students, environment
… foundations of care for creation, and "from this perspective we study climate change, the biodiversity crisis and agriculture issues." (In December, America magazine published her article …
Where Does Nature Live?
… -- on slowing global warming, controlling toxins in the air and water, and protecting biodiversity -- are essential ones for persons of faith. Without doubt, we have an obligation to …
Where does nature live?
… -- on slowing global warming, controlling toxins in the air and water, and protecting biodiversity -- are essential ones for persons of faith. Without doubt, we have an obligation to …
Those who govern should be required to be eco-literate
… The unintended consequences of these uninformed policies are climate change, desertification, biodiversity decline, ocean pollution and the destruction of forests, the article states. Von …
Essay: Power of the dying hierarchy is an illusion
… in a unique historical moment in which the ecological balance of the planet is endangered. Biodiversity is dwindling. The waters are sick. Cultures are increasingly homogenized. As our …
New York's mayor needs to get out more
… This seems to be due to several factors, including malnutrition, monoculture -- the lack of biodiversity -- pesticides, and even cellphone radiation. The solution? Raise queen bees …
Biophilia and the barcode of life
… Loss of biodiversity and biophilia … An article published in the May 2 issue of Nature provides evidence that loss of biodiversity impacts ecosystems as much as climate change and pollution. An essential element of …
Filipino priest wins environmental award for work against nickel mine
… Monday. The foundation noted the priest's leadership in a grassroots movement to protect the biodiversity of Mindoro Island in the northwestern Philippines as well as its indigenous Mangyan … then known as Mindex, when the company proposed to build an open-pit nickel mine near two biodiversity areas, using acid leaching process to reach mineral ores. The process would produce …
Irish priest is the latest Catholic ecological voice
… or articulate on ecological issues. Yet modules like ‘God and geology’ and ‘God and biodiversity’ -- that’s where the excitement is.” If the Catholic world in particular, and the …
Indian state fears development will destroy identity, environment
… transportation. A Philippine project that uses improvements in sanitation, food security and biodiversity to combat climate change and poverty has received an international award in a …
Database of Catholic religious communities and the land
… extensive forests. The monks there have managed the land since 1979 with a goal to restore biodiversity in both flora and fauna. They are planning a 150-acre wetland, savanna, and prairie …
David Suzuki: Studies show small farms better for biodiversity and food security
We largely assume the only way to feed the world's rapidly growing human population is with big-scale industrial agriculture. Also, there is much support for genetically altering food crops to produce large enough quantities on smaller areas to feed the world's people. But, according to a piece by David Suzuki on The Huffington Post Green blog, recent scientific research challenges those…
Leonardo Boff: Enact a law of socio-environmental responsibility
… eat, drink, walk the grounds, are exposed to climate changes, are immersed in nature, with her biodiversity, inhabited by thousands of millions of bacteria and other micro organisms. That is, …
ESSC Web site reports on environmental and social justice news from the Phillipines
… reports on ESSC’s response to • threatened indigenous land tenure, • human security needs, • biodiversity loss, • human migration and dislocation, • human distress management • climate …
Nine ecological virtues (continued)
… Biodiversity: … book Silent Spring. That two-word title offered a vision of the world with greatly diminished biodiversity – and it scared the daylights out of us. Since the universe and the Earth itself are …