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  Photo Gallery: 2019 Photo Contest (tie for) Third Prize: Kelsey Ryan-Simkins, "Reciprocity"

  2019 Photo Contest (tie for) Third Prize: Reciprocity – A young girl gently lowers a ladybug onto a flower during a ladybug release at the GrowHaus, a nonprofit urban farm. Photo credit: Kelsey Ryan-Simkins
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  Photo Gallery: 2019 Photo Contest Second Prize: Mikayla Benjamin

  Me and my friends were picking up trash out of a forest for class extra credit and we stumbled across this glass jar with plants growing through it, showing how even when we treat nature bad it still finds beauty in the forgotten treasures such as this glass jar being home to new life. Photo credit: Mikayla Benjamin
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  Photo Gallery: 2019 Photo Contest First Prize: Todd Wynward, “Ecstacy”

  Muralist Dimitri Kadiev caught painting one of four sacred murals we brought from Taos to the Capitol in Santa Fe for Global Climate Strike, Sept 20. Photo credit: Todd Wynward, TiLT [Taos Initiative for Life Together]
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  The FEZANA Talks #9: Food Sustainability, Creativity & Conservation During COVID-19

  COVID has changed the way we eat, cook and live in many ways — good and bad. This discussion hosted by FEZANA (the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America) focuses on the impact of the pandemic on the food supply chain, and how it affected the availability of the basics, leading people to get more creative in the kitchen. Everything from making our own bread to using leftovers to create new unexpected meals, has allowed people to ramp up their cooking skills, rely on sustainability and be more conscious of food wastage. Historically resembling the ways of our ancestors.
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  Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA)

  FEZANA is a non-profit religious group registered in the state of Illinois and formed to function as the coordinating organization for Zoroastrian Associations of North America. It serves as the coordinating body for 27 Zoroastrian Associations in the United States and Canada. On this website, you can learn more about the community of FEZANA , Zoroastrianism, their sustainability reports and other social activities.
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  Mercury Pollution a Concern of Evangelical Environmental Network

  This article talks about mercury pollution and the pressing issues in need of attention and advocacy. The pro-life evangelicals have been pushing for more restrictions and regulations relating to mercury. This article intends to show how mercury poisoning hurts human lives and its different aspects that have long been overlooked.
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  Let's Talk Faith and Climate: Communication Guidance for Faith Leaders

  Let's Talk Faith and Climate: Communication Guidance for Faith Leaders is designed to be useful to both experienced and novice climate change and faith communicators. This guide synthesizes the latest academic research and message testing on climate communications from across the social sciences into a practical guide to support meaningful discussions on climate change and faith among individuals and groups. This guide offers tips on how to initiate new conversations with the faithful, how to create one’s own successful, value-based messages, and how to utilize specific wording that has been tested for its ability to bring people together regarding climate issues. Additionally, this document provides guidance on how to more deeply integrate creation care concerns into one’s own organization, ministry, or denomination. This, along with the many resources offered by ecoAmerica’s Blessed Tomorrow program, will allow faith leaders to become as adept at talking about climate change as they are at inspiring others to act on behalf of our shared future.
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  Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach

  The Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach (CCAO) was founded in 1985 as the national advocacy office for the Missionary Society of St. Columban in the United States. CCAO serves as the line of communication between Columban missionaries on the ground and policy-makers in Washington, D.C.​ Their mission is to work towards a more just, peaceful, and environmentally sustainable world by engaging in the political process guided by our faith and the Gospel.​ They work for structural change for the poor and marginalized populations Columbans serve around the world. Moreover, they advocate for policies and structures that bring society and the world into the right relationships with all of God’s Creation. CCAO follows Catholic Social Teaching as their lens to engage in legislative advocacy and community engagement.
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  AOHD (Archdiocesan Office for Human Development)

  AOHD promotes activities concerning charity, integral human development, justice and peace within the Catholic Church's Kuala Lumpur Archdiocese. It operates under the purview of the AOHD Secretariat and Board of Management.
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  2020 Lenten Campaign

  In the third year of the three-year (2018-2020), Lenten Campaign themed "Caring for Our Common Home." As a part of the campaign, AOHD (Archdiocesan Office for Human Development) has created resources such as posters, power-points, kit books, action sheets, graphic arts, and other materials that could help more faith organizations host Care for Creation campaigns.
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  Towards A Global Ethic (An Initial Declaration & The Fifth Directive)

  This is a statement from Parliament of the World's Religions on coming together as a world to become more sustainable and care for the Earth. The text showcases their commitment to a culture of sustainability and care for the Earth, their support for gender equality, human rights, and a just economic order.
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  Plant with Purpose

  Plant With Purpose’s programs equip farming families around the world to increase farm yields, heal damaged ecosystems, improve nutrition, and increase household savings and opportunities. Always standing with the world's most vulnerable populations, this integrated approach solves two major issues facing the world today: environmental degradation and rural poverty. You can plan a tree or fundraise in partnership with Plant with Purpose.
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  Texas Impact and Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy

  Texas Impact exists to put faith into action. They equip faith leaders and their congregations with the information, opportunities, and outreach tools to educate their communities and engage with lawmakers on pressing public policy issues. They are an interfaith group that works together on issues such as racial discrimination, climate change, economic justice, and human rights that impact the most vulnerable people in our communities. The Interfaith Center is Texas Impact’s 501(c)(3) research and education partner. The Interfaith Center’s board includes thought leaders; government affairs professionals; public servants; and communications experts. They provide the political insight and guidance that help Texas Impact offer clear, relevant, information that faith communities need to be effective advocates.
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  Conference of the Parties (COP)

  The COP is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention. All States that are Parties to the Convention are represented at the COP, at which they review the implementation of the Convention and any other legal instruments that the COP adopts and take decisions necessary to promote the effective implementation of the Convention, including institutional and administrative arrangements.
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  Muslims for Progressive Values

  MPV (Muslims for Progressive Values) establishes and nurtures vibrant progressive Muslim communities. We do this by creating opportunities for religious discourse, volunteer and community activities, and cultural events bringing together the arts, spirituality, and social activism. Since our inception, we have secured DPI and ECOSOC Special Consultative Status at the U.N., and a founding member of the Alliance of Inclusive Muslims, or AIM, an umbrella organization spanning 13 countries and 17 cities. MPV is a progressive Muslim voice on contemporary issues. We voice our perspectives with policy briefs, by participating in civil discourse, engaging with the media and government entities, and by partnering with both Muslim and non-Muslim progressive organizations. MPV promotes theologically-sound frameworks for Islamic liberalism. We seek to reinvigorate the Islamic tradition of ijtihad (critical engagement and interpretation of sacred texts) and intellectual discourse. We do this by collaborating with religious scholars and developing position papers on theological issues that are accessible to a wide audience. Muslims for Progressive Values has been in existence since 2007. Quietly and diligently, we have been building our progressive community, one city at a time, and now one country at a time. Since its inception, MPV has expanded to include communities in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Atlanta, Columbus (OH), New York, Chicago, Boston, Minnesota and The Netherlands.
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  Profile: Jerry Freewalt

  Jerry Freewalt is Director of the Office for Social Concerns of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. In this capacity, he serves as an educator and advocate to further the understanding of the Church’s social justice teachings. Jerry joined the office in 1995 as the respect life coordinator. Jerry also administers the respect life program, parish social ministry, rural life, jail and prison ministry, advocacy for persons with disabilities, and other education and advocacy efforts.
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  Model Environmental Justice Projects

  This booklet summarizes 35 model environmental justice projects that were highlighted by the National Religious Partnership for the Environment in 1997. Out of more than 100 projects identified and researched within NRPE denominational networks, these 35 were chosen as the most representative and robust. To raise awareness of their work, the local project leaders each wrote letters to Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and Vice President Al Gore to accompany a meeting of senior religious leaders in Washington, DC, raising a witness to the environmental justice work of these congregations.
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  Eco-Justice Ministries

  Eco-Justice Ministries is an independent, ecumenical agency that helps churches care for all of God's creation, and develop ministries that are faithful, relevant and effective in working toward social justice and environmental sustainability. Their website showcases environmental efforts such as helping churches "go green" and helping individuals adopt eco-responsible lifestyles. You can also find an archive of Eco-Justice Notes that respond to racial justice issues and focus on uniting faith communities for a more equitable future.
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  Applying the hard lessons of coronavirus to the biodiversity crisis

  In this article, Jamison Ervin, Manager of Nature for Development at UNDP, summarizes key lessons we have learned during the Covid-19 pandemic and how these can be applied to environmental protection efforts.
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  Nature-Based Solutions Database

  As a part of the Equator Initiative and the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), the Nature-Based Solutions Database connects communities through sharing thousands of viable eco-solutions from 500+ communities across five continents. Explore the Solutions Database to learn how outstanding local communities and indigenous peoples around the world are making possible the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals through nature-based actions.
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  Youth4Nature Foundation

  A registered non-profit in Canada, Youth4Nature envisions a world where communities thrive with Nature across generations. To get there, their mission is three-fold: 1. Mobilize decision-makers to take ambitious action for nature and climate by 2030 that create co-benefits for social and human well-being; 2. Elevate the voices of youth by providing a platform to share their stories and have them be heard; and, 3. Build a bridge for youth action between the biodiversity and climate movements, while building their capacity as stewards for nature and climate.
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  Indigenous peoples and local communities offer best hope for our planetary emergency

  Indigenous peoples steward 80 percent of the world’s remaining biodiversity, yet their voices are often excluded from decision-making. Moreover, such environmental defenders remain a vulnerable group that is troubled by intimidation and torture. In this article, the authors cover a few organizations, such as Nature for Life Hub and Youth4Nature, established to empower and defend the voices of indigenous peoples, local communities, and the youths.
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  A Buddhist Concept of Nature

  On February 4, 1992, the 14th Dalai Lama delivers a speech in New Delhi, India on the Buddhist view of Nature, the basic elements, and the Universe. He extracts evidence from Buddhist teachings, evolution biology, and social anthropology to emphasize the interdependence and interrelationship between the environment and the inhabitants. By examining the current state of international political tensions and environmental degradation, he calls for the cultivation of universal responsibility which is based on love, compassion, and clear awareness.
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  The Sierra Club Efforts to Protect Wildlife

  The Sierra Club is a nonprofit Environmental organization based in the United States and was created in 1892. Among their many environmental initiatives they plan on conserving wildlife. The Sierra Clubs goal is to protect 30% of the natural world by 2030. Not only will preserving the land wildlife it will also provide people with clean water, clean air, and climate stability. This article describes the Sierra Clubs involvement with Endangered Species Day.
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  Dalai Lama's 10 Rules for Success

  This video is the Dalai Lama speaking of how to calm ones mind as well as how to connect with the universe through inter connection of self and creation.