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Now playing: Pope Francis' ecological encyclical set to music
… in Rome's Botanical Garden. And a "Songs for Creation" festival will be held on World Biodiversity Day, May 22, as part of Laudato Si' Week . The encyclical itself harks back to St. …
Jane Goodall with Vatican cardinal: Human survival depends on biodiversity
… paired famed primatologist Jane Goodall with Cardinal Peter Turkson for a conversation about biodiversity and its importance in preserving life on Earth, not just for people but for the … 20 spotlighting the plights of species and ecosystems ahead of a key United Nations summit on biodiversity scheduled for October. The Catholic prelate and the primatologist reviewed a range … science and the pope — that humanity can change its ways. The threats facing the planet's biodiversity — its ecosystems and the living species inhabiting them — have come into sharper …
EarthBeat Weekly: Climate science is clear — it's time for 'hard choices' based on faith values
… Earth Week Mass celebrated by San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy on April 17, a Vatican-sponsored biodiversity webinar featuring Cardinal Peter Turkson and primatologist Jane Goodall on April 20, …
The Road to COP26: A Laudato Si'-inspired Biodiversity Webinar
… The COVID health crisis, the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis are three interconnected crises calling us to change direction towards a … civilization with an integral ecological pattern of life. The 2020 United Nations Global Biodiversity Report notes the importance of biodiversity in addressing climate change, long-term …
Catholic groups pressure Brazil, US to protect the Amazon and its people
… away from Brazilian companies whose activities are related to deforestation, because they see biodiversity loss and climate change as risks to their investments, Piemonte said. The investors …
Environmental justice award winner: 'We have the right to live in a territory that for us is sacred'
… The place is called Quiché. It is a region in the mountains and still has a great deal of biodiversity, although [infrastructure and other] plans and projects have been imposed there. But …
EarthBeat Weekly: World needs to move more decisively to avoid 'a ghastly future'
… of avoiding a ghastly future ." They pointed to the combined consequences of declining biodiversity (a contributing factor in pandemics, among other things), climate change, a … boosting incomes in the short term." The world has fallen short on pledges to stop the loss of biodiversity and is likely to miss the targets set by the Sustainable Development Goals. … them. That makes this year's environmental politics even more crucial. The next United Nations biodiversity conference is scheduled for October in China, and the next U.N. climate conference …
10 years later, 'Journey of the Universe' film more relevant, urgent than ever
… to respond to our planetary crisis. It's a range of crises including climate change and biodiversity loss and pollution and so on. King: My hope is that "Journey of the Universe" can …
Nobel Prize Summit: Our Planet, Our Future
… Lama, will explore solutions to some of humanity’s greatest challenges: climate change and biodiversity loss, increasing inequality, and technological innovation in support of societal …
Scientists: Humans must respect these 9 boundaries to keep Earth habitable
… which we can't push Earth Systems without putting our societies at risk: climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, ozone depletion, atmospheric aerosol pollution, … outside the safe operating space for at least four of the nine boundaries: climate change, biodiversity, land-system change, and biogeochemical flows (nitrogen and phosphorus imbalance). … humanity, that threaten the stability of the entire Earth System. These are: climate change, biodiversity integrity (functional and genetic), ocean acidification, depletion of the ozone …
Does your personal ecological conversion make a difference to the planet?
… climate action on March 11. The group's list of 10 key demands — in areas including finance, biodiversity, energy, jobs and community leadership — offer opportunities for both personal …