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In the Philippines, Catholic priests tackle plastic waste brick by brick
… and has called it "criminal" to toss plastics into the sea and an action that "kills" biodiversity and the Earth. "The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an …
Glenstal Abbey partners with 100 Million Trees Project for Irish biodiversity
… empty space with nothing growing on it. We have been able to transform it into a small area of biodiversity," Mulcahy, a top cardiologist in Dublin, told Earthbeat. First, they had to dig up … Miyawaki method of accelerated growth, creating a rapid carbon sink and leading to increased biodiversity. "It was the perfect place to do this," Mulcahy explained. Unlike most of the other … the reduction of forests in Ireland and worldwide, which in turn has contributed to a loss of biodiversity. "The reality is we are facing a catastrophe; we have to do something about the …
Lithium mines threaten South America's Native cultures, wealth and water
… water pumped from the salt flats. The salt flats also act as an essential part of a highly biodiverse ecosystem, say scientists like Ingrid Garcés, a hydrologist from Chile's University of …
Indigenous wisdom and science can work together to solve crises, pope says
… humane approach to a number of urgent critical issues, including climate change, the loss of biodiversity and threats to food and health security," the pope's text said. The initiative helps … more integral and more effective way such crucial issues as water, climate change, hunger and biodiversity," Francis wrote. "God has made us stewards, not masters of the planet," he wrote. …
Islamic scholars call Muslim nations to cut fossil fuels, echoing 'Laudato Si' '
… on creation and humanity's relationship with nature and addressed issues of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and responses to ecological challenges. Archbishop Hubertus van … the Muslim scholars said it now faces collapsing ecosystems, with the starkest threats being biodiversity loss and climate change. Global mining of fossil fuels for energy has gouged the … oil- and gas-producing nations, including members of OPEC , are Muslim-majority countries. On biodiversity, the scholars issued some of their harshest words for human actions that have …
Catholic sisters in rural Zimbabwe promote environmental awareness
… site. The valley is part of the UNESCO-recognized middle Zambezi biosphere known for its rich biodiversity, which is threatened by activities such as poaching and overfishing. According to …
Pontifical universities' online course to unpack Francis' ecological teachings
… central piece of the planet's response to the rapidly growing threats from climate change and biodiversity loss. "Only by cultivating sound virtues will people be able to make a selfless …
Indigenous faith, reverence for land lead effort to conserve sacred forests in northeastern India
… are primary sources of water for surrounding villages. They are also treasure troves of biodiversity. Lyngdoh counts at least four species of trees and three types of orchids that are … have helped spread the message about why the forests, invaluable to the region's ecosystem and biodiversity, must be tended. Morhmen said that work is bearing fruit in rural communities. …
What are sacred forests?
… in Siberia, Australia, the Americas and India. Sacred forests are also treasure troves of biodiversity and are often the last bastion for species of flora and fauna that have become rare …
Cardinal McElroy: Catholic universities should lead on climate change action
… the rainforests, the despoiling of the soil, the diminishment of water resources, the loss of biodiversity caused by indifference and greed. Laudato Si' proclaims boldly: The earth cries out …
'A lot of work is still ahead,' say Catholics in response to COP28 conclusion
… text also stated the importance of linking efforts to address both climate change and biodiversity loss — a priority for numerous Catholic and faith-based organizations — "as well as … via video message — and it followed a similar, though smaller, faith space at the COP15 U.N. biodiversity conference in Montreal in December 2022. Castillo with CRS said that people of faith …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
'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 …
'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 …
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 …