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"Social and environmental justice are intimately, profoundly linked"

“Sleeper awake!” is the opening call of a new Anglican resource for the Season of Creation from South Africa

28 August 2014

Anglicans tell Eco-bishops: “Be prophetic, encourage ecological witness”

A survey has revealed what Anglicans want from their bishops in response to global climate change 

15 August 2014

World Council of Churches pulls fossil fuel investments

An umbrella group of churches, which represents over half a billion Christians worldwide, has decided to pull its investments out of fossil fuel companies.

12 July 2014

Britain's oldest tree' is discovered in a Welsh churchyard

A tiny village is believed to be home to Britain’s oldest tree - a yew that first took took root more than 5,000 years ago.

09 July 2014

Anglican coalition launches Oceans of Justice campaign to challenge G20

The Anglican Alliance is standing with a coalition of Anglican churches and agencies to call on the G20 to bring climate change to the top of their agenda

08 July 2014

WCC announces September Interfaith Summit on Climate Change

The World Council of Churches (WCC) announced it will hold an Interfaith Summit on Climate Change on September 21-22 in New York City.

04 July 2014

Threatened by climate change, Kiribati buys land in Fiji from CofE

The Church of England has sold land in Fiji to to the people of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean who are facing displacement because of climate change. 

01 July 2014

Anglican priest takes environmental activism to the streets

New Westminster Anglican the Revd Emilie Smith is making the news these days for her activism in Canada — and Latin America.

23 June 2014

Pacific Churches heard at C20 summit

Pacific Island Churches bring Climate Change concerns to global civil society summit in Melbourne

23 June 2014

Equitable distribution of water is the key issue in West Bank and Gaza

“The Palestinian people thirst for water justice.” So claims a recently issued statement by a fact-finding group that this month visited Jerusalem

18 June 2014