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Lebanon's Christians feel the heat of climate change in its sacred forest and valley
… in doubt for another reason, as rising temperatures due to climate change threaten to wipe out biodiversity and scar one of the country's most iconic heritage sites for its Christians. The … cedar forest. "Thirty or 40 years from now, it's quite possible to see the Kadisha Valley's biodiversity, which is one of the richest worldwide, become much poorer," Charbel Tawk, an … to work with universities to do a wide-ranging study on temperature changes and the impact on biodiversity. But Lebanon has been in the throes of a crippling economic crisis for years. State …
Dec 8, 2023
From afar, Pope Francis helps inaugurate first-ever Faith Pavilion at UN climate summit
… and ambitious responses to climate change. And last year in Montreal, the COP15 U.N. summit on biodiversity hosted its first Faith Pavilion. Following the inaugural event, 30 religious leaders …
Dec 4, 2023
Catholics at COP28 vow to carry ill pope's call for action on climate change
… swap deals. They will also advocate for aligning responses to climate change with the global biodiversity framework nations reached in December 2022 that called for halting and reversing …
Nov 30, 2023
Will climate cookbooks change how we eat?
… vendors (consider the cover crop , would you, in your next risotto?), and eating a rainbow of biodiverse foods. Eating seasonally and locally are sometimes dismissed from the climate … more resilient to climate events and other shocks. Hunt also makes the case for putting biodiversity on the plate. "Biodiversity has always felt like one of the key elements of this …
Nov 22, 2023
As floods strike eastern Africa, church leaders hope for concrete COP28 climate actions
… and damage fund, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the tackling of climate change and biodiversity loss. Nikki Gamer, senior public affairs manager at Catholic Relief Services, said …
Nov 15, 2023
Religions call on COP28 for climate pledge accountability, rapid shift to clean energy
… engage international negotiations and decision-making on responses to climate change and biodiversity restoration. In 2016, Pope Francis hosted a similar gathering at the Vatican where a … and social standards." Other asks involved linking actions on climate change with biodiversity restoration efforts, to protect the planet "as a source of life," and to develop a … for a human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, and speaking up for biodiversity and wildlife conservation and the rights of Indigenous peoples. With that, they …
Nov 9, 2023
'We will not go anywhere': Maasai resist Tanzanian government evictions
… for generations in the conservation areas while protecting the land, preserving wildlife and biodiversity. They say the government's move to evict them was a renewed effort to strip them of …
Oct 9, 2023
'People of goodwill' at Vatican event respond to 'Laudate Deum'
… Vandana Shiva, an Indian scientist and environmental activist, highlighted the importance of biodiversity, vegetation and healthy soil enriched, not with petrochemicals, but by a symbiotic …
Oct 5, 2023
Love and compassion: How women can address the climate crisis
… spiritual perspective, a woman's perspective — a perspective that honors the Earth's body, its biodiversity and its own healing capacity — many more possibilities open up. We can see the …
Sep 20, 2023
US waterways polluted with injustice, bishops say in Season of Creation message
… and peace" by speaking out on behalf of communities most impacted by climate change and biodiversity loss. Events include prayer services, educational symposia and an event endorsing a …
Aug 31, 2023
Q&A: Dorothy Fortenberry on climate change, changed relationships in 'Extrapolations'
… name suggests, its creators extrapolated trends from the current science on climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution — as well as trends in technology, fashion, economics, …
Aug 29, 2023
Editorial: Climate action requires interfaith collaboration
… at COP15 marked the first time faith-based organizations held an official side event at a U.N. biodiversity conference, with hopes to raise their moral voices and contribute to implementation … climate change conference, COP27, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, last year) and the Faiths for Biodiversity Statement. Because access to a healthy environment is a human right, "defending …
Aug 23, 2023
American Meteorological Society's multifaith project responds to Earth's cry
… it is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change impacts due to losses in biodiversity from warmer temperatures, and increases in flash flooding, droughts and hurricane … organizations that COSMOS has partnered with in their mission to address the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and ecological sustainability. COSMOS provided scientific literature and …
Jul 24, 2023
In California, drought-resistant church gardens conserve water, connect community
… the appropriate plants can be a challenge when overhauling a landscape to reflect natural biodiversity due to climatic specificities. In Southern California, proximity to the ocean, salty …
Jul 13, 2023
How my Catholic faith and Mohawk heritage teach me to embrace sustainable living
… people make up less than 5% of the world's population, yet they steward and protect 80% of its biodiversity , according to National Geographic. "[Indigenous peoples] are living in communion …
Jul 3, 2023