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A Vital River, Drained of Wildlife

May 24, 2013
By Jeff Opperman
New York Times

Jeff Opperman, a senior freshwater scientist with the Nature Conservancy, is taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip down the Mekong River in Southeast Asia with his wife and two children, ages 8 and 10....

Dolphins gain unprecedented protection in India

May 24, 2013
By Saroja Coelho
Deutsche Welle

India has officially recognized dolphins as non-human persons, whose rights to life and liberty must be respected. Dolphin parks that were being built across the country will instead be shut down.

Move Our Money, Protect Our Planet: God, Earth, & Strategy

May 23, 2013
By Rabbi Arthur Waskow
The Shalom Center

 

A Spiritually Rooted, Strategically Focused Plan of Action on the Climate Crisis

During the past month, the Board of The Shalom Center and the steering committee of Interfaith Moral Action on Climate have been seeking what might be called a “spiritual...

Christian charity calls on Liberal Democrats to vote for decarbonisation target

May 23, 2013
Operation Noah Press Release

Operation Noah calls on Liberal Democrat MPs to vote for a crucial amendment to the Energy Bill in parliament on 3 June, and not to let a once-in-a-generation opportunity slip through their fingers.

The amendment, which sets a target to decarbonise power generation by 2030, has been proposed by Tim Yeo MP, Conservative Chair of the...

UNEP Launches Knowledge and Cooperation Platform for a Sustainable Future

“Doing More and Better with Less” Just One Click Away

United Nations Environment Programme
May 21, 2013

Nairobi - In the face of economic crises, increasing environmental degradation and the menace of climate change, the global community needs to do more and better with a more-efficient use of the Earth’s natural resources.

The Environmental Sustainability of Indian Spirituality

May 21, 2013
By Pankaj Jain
Huffington Post

Natural disasters, climate change, and the 'burn it all downers'

May 21, 2013
By Richard Cizik
The Washington Post

Pastor Mark Driscoll, who ministers in Seattle, told a Catalyst gathering a few days ago that “I know who made the environment and he’s coming back and going to burn it all up. So yes, I drive an SUV.” No joke. That’s...

Traditional Cultures Can Show Wasteful World How to Preserve Food

Ahead of World Environment Day, UNEP Showcases Methods such as Condensing Cows, Storing Seabirds in Sealskins and Freeze-Drying Potatoes in the Open Air

United Nations Environment Programme
May 21, 2013

Nairobi - From condensing the meat of whole cow to the size of a human fist, to preserving seabirds in sealskins, there are hundreds of ways in which...

The Serious Challenge of Our Time

By Wes Jackson
Commencement Address – University of Kansas
May 19, 2013

To read the address, visit:

http://fore.research.yale.edu/files/WJackson–KU_Commencement.pdf

Exciting results from working with Muslims in Sumatra on eco-programs

May 10, 2013
Alliance of Religions and Conservation

A new report by the Darwin Initiative (DI) shows the exciting results they saw when they ran a major project to engage faith leaders in Indonesia in environmental action.

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