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February 5, 2010
First steps towards faiths developing closer links with Soil Association
Exciting initial moves to promote greater links between religious communities and organic farmers took place yesterday at the Soil Association’s annual conference, with a workshop focussing on Faith in Food.  |
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4 February, 2010
Catholic Schools Eco Newsletter no. 15, February 2010
In this edition we include: Cardinal Wiseman winning the DCSF Sustainable Schools Award for 2009; St Polycarp’s Potato Competitions and other initiatives; Dolphins and coral: Earthwatch’s Educator Programme; Earth Hour 2010. |
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1 Feb, 2010
Commitments by secular organizations to work with the faiths
At Windsor in November 2009, 18 secular organisations from around the world made commitments to partner with the faiths. This is the first time that so many environmental organisations have publicly committed themselves to take partnering with the faiths seriously. |
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November 25, 2009
Muslim Association for Climate Change Action to launch internationally in Indonesia in January
The Muslim Association for Climate Change Action (MACCA)
will hold its first General Congress in January in Bogor, Indonesia, which will be announced as the country's first green Islamic city. The meeting will be hosted by Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry. |
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December 9, 2009
A beautiful short film on religions and climate change
This inspiring 10-minute film shows the beauty and wonder of the earth – and the terrifying consequences of our destruction of the natural environment. It offers a compelling argument for why religions and scientists could provide a powerful united force in protecting the living planet. |
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December 7, 2009
'USA Today' reports on the impact religious groups can have at Copenhagen - and beyond
As Copenhagen begins, Brian Winter reminds readers of USA Today - one of America's leading news providers - that the religions can make a substantial contribution to the effort to curb climate change, and indeed have already begun. |
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December 2, 2009
Copenhagen: ARC Statement of Faith
Governments gather in Copenhagen this month to negotiate a new climate treaty to protect the living planet. On behalf of the world's major faiths, which presented their own long-term action plans on the environment at the Windsor Celebration last month, ARC invites the governments to join the faiths on the journey towards a more sustainable and just future. For more information, visit our dedicated Windsor website, www.windsor2009.org.
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November 26, 2009
New commitments from Windsor
As well as the 30 plus long-term plans formally launched at Windsor by nine of the world’s major faiths – Baha’ism, Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shintoism and Sikhism – dozens of further proposals or partnerships were developed during the event. |
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November 25, 2009
Muslim Association for Climate Change Action to launch internationally in Indonesia in January
The Muslim Association for Climate Change Action (MACCA)
will hold its first General Congress in January in Bogor, Indonesia, which will be announced as the country's first green Islamic city. The meeting will be hosted by Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry. |
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November 2, 2009
Madinah in Saudi Arabia to become Islamic eco city: Windsor announcement
One of Islam’s most important cities, Madinah, is to
become a model ‘green’ city under a Muslim Seven Year action plan on the environment,
unveiled yesterday by the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Ali Goma’a. Madinah is the
second holiest city in the Islamic world, after Makkah and is also known as “the City of
the Prophet”. |
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November 1, 2009
BBC runs major interview with UN Secretary General - with the Windsor event prominent
"Without full support and cooperation of religious leaders it will be very difficult to obtain... a binding agreement in Copenhagen" The SG speaks out on the importance of walking side by side with the faiths on the road to Copenhagen |
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July 4, 2009
Greener habits for up to 24 million Sikhs
Sikh religious leaders representing thousands of gurdwaras met in New Delhi to adopt a five year greening plan which includes a long-term commitment to green their gurdwaras (temples) in terms of energy use, the types of building materials used and their means of transportation, as well as incorporating environmental education into Sikh school curricula. The movement is to be called ‘EcoSikh.’ |
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