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Global citizenship and education key to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals, sisters say

June 6, 2016
By Chris Herlinger
Global Sisters Report

Women religious who work at the United Nations and attended a recent United Nations conference in South Korea on education and global citizenship say the U.N.’s affirmation of human rights-based education is an important step in efforts to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development.

Eco-halal becomes fashion trend

June 3, 2016
By Vestnik Kavkaza
Vestnik Kavkaza

Today, Moscow hosted the opening of the 7th Moscow International Exhibition Halal Expo 2016. This year, the exhibition presented not only new platforms and new participants, but also new trends. One of them is eco-halal. The director of the Environmental Certification Center Green Standards, Rashid Ismailov...

Saints oppose move to sell Ganga jal online

Warn Modi govt to roll back the decision or face agitation

The Tribune
June 2, 2016

Haridwar - The saint community has expressed resentment over the Union Government’s move to sell holy Ganga jal through post office bookings. They have warned of resorting to intense agitation.

Many renowned saints have demanded that the government should roll back its decision,...

Eco-Congregation Scotland Newsletter

June 2016

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Field & Table Newsletter

June 2016

Wake Forest University School of Divinity

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Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute Newsletter

June 2016

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Voices for Earth Justice Newsletter

June 2016

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Pope thanks Jains for commitment to care for environment

June 1, 2016
Independent Catholic News

Pope Francis today thanked the Jain community for its commitment to protect “our sister Earth.” The Pope’s words came as he received members of the Institute of Jainology in private audience in the Vatican before leading the weekly General Audience in St Peter’s Square.

The Importance of Indigenous Knowledge in Curbing the Loss of Language and Biodiversity

By Benjamin T. Wilder, Carolyn O’Meara, Laurie Monti, and Gary Paul Nabhan
BioScience 66 (6): 499-509.
June 01, 2016

Environmental challenges — a forceful argument for global citizenship

May 31, 2016
UN News Centre

While global citizenship means many things to many people, discussions at the sixty-sixth United Nations/Non-Governmental Organizations Conference maintained that cultivating empathy, a scientific appreciation for the natural world and responsibility towards future generations must be at the...

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