Pope Francis and Environmental Leaders Forge Vision for Global Action

Title: Pope Francis and Environmental Leaders Forge Vision for Global Action
Description: Environmental leaders, activists and advocates gathered with Pope Francis for a two-day Vatican-organized conference with hopes to emerge with a shared vision for protecting our planet. The conference was inspired by the third anniversary of the Pope’s encyclical and was attended by political and religious leaders, scientists, economists and heads of civil society organizations. Inspired by the call for unity and action in the encyclical, UN Environment also introduced their Interfaith Rain-forest Initiative at the conference.; Pope Francis and Environmental Leaders Forge Vision for Global Action
Date Created: July 5, 2018
Creator(s): Keith Weller
Denomination: Christian
Sub-Tradition: Roman Catholic
Audience: All audiences/General public
Rights: The original html version of this resource was accessed at https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/pope-francis-environmental-leaders-forge-vision-global-action on October 7, 2019.
Resources For Action: Advocacy
Issues: english Climate; english Biodiversity
Relation: United Nations Environment Programme Faith for Earth Initiative