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New science on ecological justice demands united response from US Catholics
… paper in the journal Nature that describes a set of measurable limits on climate change, biodiversity and other planetary systems that will protect the most vulnerable of our brothers …
Catholic climate activists criticize Tanzania bishops for backing oil pipeline
… and social risks. According to the activists, the pipeline would trigger water pollution and biodiversity degradation in the sensitive ecosystems and wildlife habitats it will pass through — …
Catholics lead protests against mining, oil drilling in Ecuadorian Amazon
… machines also destroy vast portions of land in their operations. "Those are places of great biodiversity. It is a crime — and we cannot understand why the authorities do not intervene," he …
Citigroup shareholder support holds steady for Catholic sisters' resolution on climate, Indigenous rights
… 3, presented the resolution at the meetings. "Indigenous peoples hold 80% of earth's remaining biodiversity — we are the canary in the mine of humanity," Houska said in a statement. …
Catholic sisters press Citigroup to reexamine pipeline financing
… management policy is sufficient in identifying potential risks to Indigenous communities and biodiverse areas. In response, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in a filing with the Securities …
Biden's greenlight for major Alaska oil project draws moral rebukes
… devastating to the health of our global climate, as well as the already fragile ecosystems and biodiversity of Alaska," the Laudato Si' Movement said in a statement. "As Catholics, we are …
At 10-year mark, Pope Francis seen as a global leader on the environment
… the Amazon rainforest and Congo River Basin, what he described in Laudato Si' as "those richly biodiverse lungs of our planet." With his first address in the Democratic Republic of Congo, … on their own lands as they are at present." He continued, "Amazonia is not only a reserve of biodiversity but also a cultural reserve that must be preserved in the face of the new forms of …
Oceans are gift from God, must be used fairly and sustainably, pope says
… sense of responsibility through education and cultural initiatives. This will help protect biodiversity in areas that do not come under the jurisdiction of individual countries. Form more …
Indigenous groups, supporters resist planned dam in the Philippines' Sierra Madre
… Philippines said in a statement: We stand with the towering Sierra Madre, with her resplendent biodiversity, the flora, the fauna, her Kaliwa watershed, her mineral resources and the people … Dumagat-Remontado and Agta of Quezon and Rizal provinces. Its rich ecosystem is a showcase of biodiversity and of rare flora and fauna, some of which are endangered and endemic only to the …
Science institute partners with Vatican on guide to protect 'our living planet'
… provides a straightforward scientific overview of seven environmental topics: Climate; Biodiversity; Water; Air pollution; Food production; Sustainable consumption; Environmental and …
To reach critical audiences, we need more faith-based climate news
… me after the United Nations conference on climate change, COP27 , and the U.N. conference on biodiversity, COP15 , held late last year. With more than 3,000 reporters from 450 media houses …