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Pope names relator general, special secretaries for Amazon synod
… negatively impacting the indigenous populations in the area and leading to a loss of biodiversity. …
Copy Desk Daily, April 9, 2019
… what to expect from the next Synod of Bishops in October: … Amazon synod to take on land use, biodiversity, indigenous rights … . Want to keep updated with the latest news from the National …
Young Leaders for Peace teach us to make room for difference
… border in search of life. And we fail to make room for difference when we do not protect the bio-diversity of our planet and insure the survival of our Common Home for the sake of future …
Amazon synod to take on land use, biodiversity, indigenous rights
… But the synod's preparatory document makes clear that central issues will focus on land use, biodiversity and rights of indigenous people. The region spans 2.1 million square miles across … the preparatory document stated, quoting Laudato Si' . "The Amazon is a region with rich biodiversity; it is multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-religious; it is a mirror of all …
Where science warnings fail, can moral force push us out of climate inertia?
… development projects in Africa; and undertaking a variety of planting projects to promote biodiversity and reduce emissions. Kinsey said the May plenary is expected to also produce a …
Environmentalist priest in Peru says little has changed since pope's visit
… … Religion News Service … Pope Francis' trip to Peru a year ago included a visit to a biodiverse region, where a Swiss priest has for decades sought to bring global attention to …
A 'manifesto' at World Youth Day calls attention to environment
… environmental conditions -- including the increasing of the planet's temperature, lack of biodiversity and loss of ancestral lands for indigenous people -- put the poor, youth and future …
Pope's 2019 calendar: Abuse summit, trips, mission focus all on agenda
… Service in July. "The Amazonian rivers connect the entire basin, and the rivers connect the biodiversity and the social diversity of the peoples and cultures." Meeting in Peru in January …
COP24: It's not about resources anymore; it's about moral maturity
… on an entire series of very present dangers: fire, flood, the loss of life-sustaining biodiversity, large-scale famine, immigration overflow, poverty and joblessness, for instance. …
Caring for the fragility of swamps and good government
… responsible for a "high number of ecosystem services, in addition to maintaining biodiversity." She highlights a long list of benefits that swamps provide, including but not …
NCR Podcast: Eating animals and climate change
… contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and a leading cause of deforestation, pollution and biodiversity loss, it's time to emulate them. Last month, six bishops representing episcopal …