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From Tuvalu, Archbishop Winston Halapua urges prayer

Archbishop Winston Halapua has returned from three days in the stricken Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu. And as far as he's concerned, rising sea levels are no longer abstract theory. They're real. They're fact. Now.

01 November 2011

Anglican Church of Canada joins faith communities in call for climate justice at COP17

Anglican Church of Canada joins faith communities in call for climate justice at COP17

Earlier this week, leaders from diverse faith traditions and communities launched a Canadian Interfaith Call for Leadership and Action on Climate Change. [1] The statement represents a convergence of Canadian faith-based traditions around a common conviction that climate change is an ethical and moral issue that requires greater governmental action, both domestically and globally.

31 October 2011

Fighting for land and environmental protection in Brazil

Fighting for land and environmental protection in Brazil

In fewer than 30 years, Brazil has become a world leader in industrial agriculture - producing commodities including corn, soybeans, coffee, cocoa, sugarcane and beef - at times at the expense of the local population and the environment.

31 October 2011

Kigezi Diocese wins water, sanitation excellence award

The Diocese of Kigezi has once again been recognised by the Ministry of Water and Environment for its outstanding performance in the Water and Sanitation sector.

18 October 2011

Episcopal House of Bishops Issues Strong Environmental Pastoral Teaching

Episcopal House of Bishops Issues Strong Environmental Pastoral Teaching

The Episcopal Church House of Bishops, meeting in Province IX, in Quito, Ecuador, issued the following Pastoral Teaching

 

26 September 2011

Communion Environment Network: "Creation is in Crisis. Anglicans must act."

The effects of climate change and human-induced environmental degradation continue to accelerate in all regions of the Anglican Communion. This became starkly clear at the Anglican Communion Environmental Network’s meeting in Chaclacayo (Lima), Peru.

16 August 2011

Network Meeting to Focus on Sabbath and Sustainability as an appropriate Christian Vocation

Network Meeting to Focus on Sabbath and Sustainability as an appropriate Christian Vocation

The second meeting of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN) will occur in Lima, Peru from Aug 4-10, 2011.

10 August 2011

Network Meeting to Focus on Sabbath and Sustainability as an appropriate Christian Vocation

Network Meeting to Focus on Sabbath and Sustainability as an appropriate Christian Vocation

The second meeting of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN) will occur in Lima, Peru from Aug 4-10, 2011. 

29 July 2011

U.N. environment agency sees work with faith groups, African cleric says

U.N. environment agency sees work with faith groups, African cleric says

The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) is looking forward to working with the faith communities in Africa on environmental issues, retired South African Anglican Bishop Geoffrey Davies said.

22 June 2011

Churchyard wildlife watch for UN International Biodiversity Day 22 May

Churchyard wildlife watch for UN International Biodiversity Day 22 May

Shrinking the Footprint www.shrinkingthefootprint.org, the Church of England's national environmental campaign, is encouraging churchgoers to take a closer look at wild plants in their churchyards.

20 May 2011