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A Day of Action and Contemplation for Monarchs and Other Imperiled Pollinators

In Remembrance of Rachel Carson on the 50th Anniversary Her Death

We welcome America’s rural and urban communities, faith-based communities, college and university campuses, community gardens and botanical gardens, as well as non-profits of all kinds to join us in a day of action  and contemplation for imperiled pollinators from dusk on April...

First Ever Fatwa Issued Against Wildlife Trafficking

Invoking the Koran, Indonesia’s top clerical body declares wildlife trafficking to be forbidden.

By Bryan Christy
National Geographic
March 4, 2014

Indonesia’s top Muslim clerical body has issued a fatwa, or edict, against illegal wildlife trafficking.

Lent a reflection pool for diving into water usage issues

March 4, 2014
By Sharon Abercrombie
National Catholic Reporter

Diving deeply into prayer and making sacrifices are the primal stuff of Lent.

For many U.S. Catholics, participating in weekly parish faith sharing gatherings around Scriptural themes, foregoing those luscious squares of 72 percent dark chocolate, eating simple, meatless meals, donating the resulting grocery...

Field course in mountains of Usambara led Stephen Awoyemi to make conservation his life's purpose

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Member Spotlight: A field course in the mountains of Usambara led Stephen Awoyemi to make conservation his purpose in life

Society for Conservation Biology
February 2014

Stephen Awoyemi’s passion for conservation was ignited in the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania in 2002 where he was participating in a field course sponsored by the...

'The fragile world': Church teaching on ecology before and by Pope Francis

February 26, 2014
By Donal Dorr
Thinking Faith
    
It is reported that Pope Francis is preparing a text on the environment, and Donal Dorr expects that the resulting document will develop the links that Francis has already and repeatedly made between ‘concern for the exploited earth and concern for marginalised and exploited people’. How does Pope Francis’ thinking about...

Faith and reason: Scientists are not as secular as people think

February 22, 2014
The Economist

Dynamic New Platform to Protect Forests Worldwide Launched

February 21, 2014
More than 40 partners launch near-real time forest monitoring system
United Nations Environment Programme

Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies host an organic meal for Hindu Environment Week

February 18, 2014
Bhumi Project Press

On Wednesday, February 19th, the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and HUMSoc, the Hindu student group at Oxford University, will celebrate Hindu Environment Week. The Centre’s weekly Wednesday luncheon will feature locally grown, organic food. HUMSoc will host a talk by representatives of the Bhumi Project, and a discussion afterwards. Both...

Fossil Free PC(USA) divestment movement gains momentum

February 18, 2014
By Leslie Scanlon
The Presbyterian Outlook

Concerned about the impact of climate change, Presbyterians are asking the 2014 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to take a stand — to instruct the Board of Pensions and Presbyterian Foundation to immediately stop any new investment in fossil fuel companies — and over the next five years to divest...

First International Hindu Environment Week

February 13, 2014
The Bhumi Project Press Release

For the first time in history, Hindus worldwide are coming together for a week-long celebration of the environment. Hindu Environment Week, taking place from 17th-23rd February, will see Hindu leaders, communities, temples and organisations raising awareness about the importance of caring the planet.

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