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Year-old Laudato Si' has stirred up action for Earth

June 16, 2016
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter

Last year’s arrival of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” marked a significant moment as the Catholic church substantially entered the realm of environmental concern at a time when global attention toward the Earth’s degradation, in particular by climate change, was nearing a peak...

Laudato Si' Week renews awareness ahead of encyclical anniversary

June 14, 2016
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter

Prayer services, social media campaigns, workshops and webinars are set to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ social encyclical on the environment, “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”

Greening Ramadan

June 9, 2016

Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute

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Indigenous Climate Adaptation Tool May Soon Go Mobile

June 10, 2016
By Ciro Calderon
Ecosystem Marketplace

Brazil’s SOMAI Alerta Indígena platform helps indigenous territories plan for climate change, but so far it’s only been available in places with reliable internet. A new mobile app could spread the access and make it more responsive – but only if funding materializes. Thanks to Google, that may be about to happen....

GreenFaith Newsletter

June 8, 2016

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How Pope Francis inspired a Thailand parish to plant 800 trees

Inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical on caring for creation, and concerned by environmental threats around them, Catholic parishioners in Thailand are planting hundreds of new trees.

Herald Malaysia Online
June 9, 2016

BANGKOK: Inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical on caring for creation, and concerned by environmental threats around them, Catholic...

Carbon Rangers/Ecozoic Times Newsletter

Vol. 9  No. 5

June 2016

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Venezuelan Social Movements Converge on Supreme Court, Demand Injunction Against Mining Arc

June 5, 2016
By Lucas Koerner
Venezuela Analysis

Caracas – Activists from grassroots organizations protested outside the Venezuelan Supreme Court Tuesday to demand that the body put a halt to a controversial mega-mining project spearheaded by the Maduro government.

The demonstration was organized by the Platform for the Nullity of the Mining Arc, an alliance of diverse...

Protecting those who work to defend the environment is a human rights issue

On World Environment Day, we urge governments to address the growing threat to activists and indigenous people by bringing those who harm them to justice

By John H Knox, Michel Forst and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
The Guardian
June 5, 2016

International innovators to share green savvy at UNT rural sustainability conference

June 6, 2016
By Julie Ryan
Green Source DFW

North Texans seeking sustainable solutions for a growing demand for water and energy in the region can learn from world experts when the University of North Texas hosts an international conference unlike any seen hereabouts this week.

It’s UNT’s first international conference on...

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