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Forest loss drives viruses as well as climate change, indigenous leaders warn
… the world what we have been saying for thousands of years — that if we do not help protect biodiversity and nature, then we will face this and worse future threats," said Levi Sucre Romero … to strengthen the rights of indigenous peoples — who have learned to live in nature with biodiversity and protect animal and plant species — we would see fewer epidemics such as the one … areas is the best way to keep forests standing, which in turn reduces global warming and biodiversity loss. "Communities living in and around forest areas can play a vital role in …
Francis issues 'urgent call' with plans for fifth anniversary of Laudato Si'
… Amazon, Australia and the Arctic approaching tipping points ; and the unprecedented threat of biodiversity loss facing 1 million plant and animal species. The initiative is the latest …
In 'Querida Amazonia,' Francis defends vital ecosystem with stern indictment of its defilers
… nine countries and more than two million square miles. Home to perhaps the planet's greatest biodiversity, along with 33 million people, 400 different tribes, more than 100 of which live in … parts of its dense forests change into savanna, and with it pose destructive consequences for biodiversity, the climate and human well-being. Last week, a separate scientific study found that … asks all people to not only listen to the cries of the Amazon's indigenous people and biodiversity, but to also examine their own lives and the way personal choices can contribute to …
Francis declines to answer Amazon synod's requests for married priests, women ministers
… its struggle against the unrestrained development taking place in one of the world's most biodiverse areas. In stark terms, the pontiff denounces the international mineral extraction and …
A day for environmentalist Judaism
… seders . And the more we learn about the importance of forests for carbon sequestration and biodiversity, the more Tu B'Shvat has become a touchstone for Jews concerned about climate …
EarthBeat Weekly: Speaking truth to power in a pink hoodie at Davos
… this week: … Staff writer Jesse Remedios explores the impact of the climate crisis on biodiversity , a key dimension of Pope Francis’ encyclical, " Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our …
Australian fires underline pope's focus on biodiversity in Laudato Si'
… Francis wrote, "the values involved are incalculable." The impact of the Australian fires on biodiversity is severe. More than 100 threatened species are estimated to have lost at least half … extinction, more than at any other time in human history. As more and more species go extinct, biodiversity — the variety of life on Earth — declines. In nature, biodiversity plays a number of …
Copy Desk Daily, Jan. 24, 2020
… probable that the fires have rendered other species extinct. Pope Francis called the loss of biodiversity (the variety of life on Earth) one of his greatest fears: … Australian fires underline pope's focus on biodiversity in Laudato Si' . … Methodists may set agree-to-disagree model for churches in …
Lessons for COP 26 from the Amazon Synod
… them and their traditional ways as fundamental to conservation of the Amazon and our precious biodiversity. It is a vision that is too little known and hardly present in the laws of Brazil …
Week 3 of Advent meditations with Laudato Si': Putting ourselves out there
… of the indigenous people's land, of the despoliation of the rainforest and its valuable biodiversity, and for her protests she was murdered. And finally, the 5-foot-9-inch Pope Francis, … irresponsible in history." Francis does not mince words. He warns that gains in protecting biodiversity have been regrettably few, for countries place their national interest above the …
The first week of Advent: Daily meditations with Laudato Si'
… such as agriculture, fishing and forestry. …Let us [also] mention, for example, those richly biodiverse lungs of our planet, the Amazon and Congo basins …" that are important "for the entire … and the future of humanity. The ecosystems of tropical forests possess an enormously complex biodiversity which is almost impossible to appreciate fully … ." As I reflect on these things and …