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New UN report 'rings the latest alarm bell' about climate change effects on nature and people
… what the world can no longer deny — the incalculable loss of life, culture, livelihoods and biodiversity from the climate crisis." "How many crystal-clear red alerts on the climate crisis … report shows that addressing climate change must go hand in hand with efforts to safeguard biodiversity. The coalition of nearly 800 Catholic organizations encouraged Catholics to sign … the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow and which will also be shared at the upcoming COP15 U.N. biodiversity conference scheduled for the spring in Kunming, China. The IPCC report noted that …
Laudato Si' Movement wants East African oil pipeline stopped
… of more than 800 miles of pipeline, poses a severe threat to environmental conservation, biodiversity protection, and climate change mitigation in East Africa. The International Union of … East African Crude Oil Pipeline. It urged the union to engage Uganda and Tanzania to promote a biodiversity protection policy with an ad hoc working group to follow through on the policies. It … governments of Uganda and Tanzania. "IUCN ... recognizes that the impact is not only linked to biodiversity and climate change but also affects economic development," said Oberle. "IUCN …
Pope Francis: Throwing plastic in the sea is 'criminal' and 'kills the Earth'
… as "criminal" and pleaded for a renewed commitment to caring for the environment. "It kills biodiversity, it kills the Earth, it kills everything," said the pope. Francis' rebuke of …
Philippine bishops urge church finances to disconnect from fossil fuels
… are cast away." Galicha told EarthBeat that it was important to again address protections for biodiversity and its defenders because violations of the rights of both have lingered even after … also spoke to the issue. Leaño said that for the bishops to include such language around biodiversity "and even to recognize that non-human [creatures] have rights is a huge thing." She …
In Colombia's Chocó region, 'river guardians' protect the rights of the Rio Atrato
… in the historic court case. "And the support for the cultural life, their spiritual life, the biodiverse life of the region." … A lifeline flows through the heart of Chocó … The event at the … and excavators caused significant environmental damage, including deforestation, erosion, biodiversity loss and pollution of the river. "In Colombia there's a direct link between the … that Indigenous and ethnic communities have historically played in preserving the region's biodiversity and natural resources, and the territorial autonomy they exercise in the region. …
Is a river a person? Advocates for the legal rights of nature say yes
… a pioneer in the rights-of-nature movement, countered that pollution, deforestation, loss of biodiversity and shrinking wildlife habitat show that "we're in a crisis moment, and we have an …
Inspired by Pope Francis, Laudato Si' institute at Oxford on a mission to better the world with research
… the most pressing ecological and social issues facing the world, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, land use, inequality and the post-COVID-19 world. Just three years on, acting … North America, which commissioned a report from the Laudato Si' Research Institute in March on biodiversity loss and ecological conversion. Titled " The Wailing of God's Creatures ," the report warned that biodiversity decline, fueled by unequal consumption and unsustainable lifestyles, now risked the …
6 questions for Pope Francis, who may benefit from adopting a pet
… to feed on this planet violates intergenerational justice. 2. We are currently in a dreadful biodiversity crisis. We are in the midst of — or at best on the very brink of — the sixth mass …
New report on Amazon Basin offers solutions to repair some damage to the region's ecosystems
… of years, gave the Amazon Basin its astounding biological diversity. The second relates that biodiversity to the diversity of human cultures that have arisen in the region. The third section …
EarthBeat Weekly: The stories that captured our readers' attention most in 2021
… also appeared with Cardinal Peter Turkson in a discussion about the importance of preserving biodiversity for humanity's own survival. … Pope Francis launches program to put Laudato Si' into …