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Archbishop at COP15 emphasizes Indigenous rights at 'critical juncture' for nature
… Brian Roewe … As the United Nations biodiversity summit enters its critical final days, a representative of the Holy See urged … at COP15 that the global deal under negotiation here in Montreal must address the drivers of biodiversity loss, like deforestation, pollution and exploitation of land and waters, and put …
Indigenous leaders press for their land rights as COP15 debates ecosystem protection areas
… a new national park would seem a more-than-welcome proposal in the middle of an international biodiversity summit in search of solutions to reverse global trends of ecosystem destruction. In … , or Mohawk, Nation, during a Dec. 14 press conference at COP15, the United Nations biodiversity conference, in Montreal. Their worries are rooted in examples of Indigenous …
Catholics in the Amazon hope COP15 generates projects in favor of forest
… News Service … As representatives from nearly 200 countries gather for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, environmental activists living in the Amazon region hope the … Vieira says it is a consensus in the scientific community that the Amazon is key in conserving biodiversity and regulating the planet's climate and that Brazil has already shown it is possible …
At COP15, multifaith coalition delivers priorities to UN biodiversity chief
… in greater harmony with nature, a multifaith coalition stressed to the United Nations top biodiversity official in a meeting here at COP15, where nations are negotiating a global deal to … For instance, environmental activists have pushed for the 30% target to include important biodiverse areas and the creation of ecological corridors rather than a patchwork of protected …
Religion has more than a moral role to play in protecting creation, faith groups say at COP15
… Brian Roewe … Through a series of events on the second day of the United Nations biodiversity summit known as COP15, faith-based organizations displayed not just an elevated … efforts to protect and preserve nature. "We're facing a climate emergency and we're facing a biodiversity crisis. And the toolbox [to address them] contains a number of tools … faith is …
Bishop Stowe celebrates Pope Francis' renewal of peacemaking in the church
… fossil fuels which have caused the warming. The loss of islands, the destruction of land and biodiversity, the unusual and brutal weather patterns lead to greater migration, while the …
Multifaith community mobilizes to preserve creation ahead of COP15 biodiversity summit
… a global, once-in-a-decade conservation pact to protect ecosystems amid increasing threats to biodiversity and warnings that upwards of 1 million species could face extinction by century's … of the world's religions will also be in Montreal for COP15, the United Nations biodiversity summit, where they hope to raise both moral principles and policy priorities on … Dec. 7 and is scheduled to continue until Dec. 19. Formed in 1992, the convention sets global biodiversity targets once a decade. The latest convening is expected to finalize a post-2020 …
No longer just an observer, Vatican looks to wield new status in UN climate talks
… message, where he pressed for decisive action at both COP27 and the COP15 conference on biodiversity next month in Montreal. "You can't be outside of this and be the size the Catholic …
African bishops: No climate justice without land justice
… and water grabs, experienced pollution of their water and soil by pesticides, and were losing biodiversity and traditional seeds, according to the bishops. "Communities share the experience …
Vote like your life — and everyone else's — depends on it
… fuels makes us dependent on a handful of dictatorships. It causes us to wipe out the rich biodiversity that sustains all human life. America is just 4.25% of the world's population but …
What religious and civil leaders in Africa expect from COP27
… fuel projects displace countless poor families, pollute our air and water, and destroy our biodiversity and social fabric, while entrenching corruption and enriching local and Northern …
Ahead of COP27, faith leaders back global treaty to end the use of fossil fuels
… Francis' Season of Creation message that addressed leaders at COP27 and the COP15 summit on biodiversity. Among the religious groups that signed the treaty-endorsing letter were two dozen …