Readers of The Independent newspaper were yesterday surprised to see a paid-for advert by God urging US President Bush to stop wrecking the planet. So far no-one has claimed responsibility for the divine intervention.

The Church of England will celebrate the first anniversary of its Shrinking the Footprint campaign tomorrow, the 5th June, World Environment Day 2007.

South African Anglican 'green bishop' Geoff Davies says Christians are making a mistake if they believe God only cares about humanity, while the rest of creation exists simply for humanity's benefit.

Integrated solutions are needed to the problems of water supply, sanitation and protection of the environment, according to the 'Churches for Water in Africa' conference.