God’s guardians on earth: how young Muslims in Indonesia turn to faith for environmental activism

Our study of young environmental activists in Indonesia found that Muslim youth activists based their environmentalism firmly on their knowledge of Islam. They see themselves as khalifahs – or God's lieutenants on earth – undertaking the sacred task of guarding the natural world.

This echoes the growing popularity of “green Islam” as an important global youth agenda.

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