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Category - Ecology

  • 20 Nov 2007
    Climate ChangeMarch and Rally: Pre Action Service

    The December 8th Climate march will be the biggest international climate change demonstration ever. Come and be part of the movement!

  • 16 Nov 2007
    African churches denounce greed, over-production and over-consumption

    A severe reminder from Africa of the wealth constructed "on the continued extraction and plunder of Africa's resources as well as on the exploitation of Africa's people" has been addressed to Christians living in the global North.

  • 16 Nov 2007
    Evangelicals to explore eco-crisis and Christian hope

    As more evangelical Christians become involved in ecological causes a leading training college in the UK is to hold a conference exploring the relationship between notions about 'end times' and working for the environment.

  • 30 Oct 2007
    Churches pledge to go global on economic and ecological justice

    The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), which brings together 75 million Reformed Christians in 214 churches in 107 countries, has moved decisively to increase its global reach on economic and ecological justice issues.

  • 23 Oct 2007
    Church economics consultation will tackle links between need and greed

    The question of when the pursuit of economic well being turns into greed is one of the key issues to be discussed at a 5-9 November inter-Christian consultation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, looking at poverty, wealth and ecology.

  • 3 Oct 2007
    Christian Aid pushes the environmental funny bone

    Saving the environment is a serious business – but you can still have a laugh doing it. That’s the message of UK development agency Christian Aid in launching a couple of hilarious YouTube videos aimed at getting people to take up the eco-challenge with a smile on their faces.

  • 20 Sep 2007
    European churches called to substantial action on global eco-crisis

    The European Christian Environmental Network has published a statement agreed at the recent Third European Ecumenical Assembly held in Romania. It calls on Christians to take serious and sustained action to combat the ecological crisis threatening the world.

  • 10 Aug 2007
    Namibian churches concerned about impact of Russian nuclear offer

    The leader of the Council of Churches in Namibia has expressed concern about environmental problems that could be created if the uranium-rich southern African country accepts an offer by Russia to help build floating nuclear power plants.

  • 23 Jul 2007
    Environmental award goes to Archbishop of Canterbury

    The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has received an award from UK parliamentarians for his work in helping to promote ecologically friendly causes - including a Church of England carbon-cutting campaign.

  • 25 Jun 2007
    Methodists plan to put climate change into the picture

    The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) will be using a red, two metre high ‘carbon footprint’ at this year’s British Methodist Conference to highlight the danger to developing countries posed by climate change.