There are all kinds of technologies, from carbon capture and sequestration to artificial trees, being proposed to deal with the climate crisis. But this raises an important question: is more technology the best way to tackle a problem that has been created by technology? Our friends at A Rocha have […]
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We have received the following report on a major tree-planting effort in Ghana. This came from LWCCN member Rev. Ebenezer Yaw Blasu: (note, this was a pre-event announcement, but the event was successfully concluded according to news reports): Here In Ghana, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel […]
The “Group of Seven” (aka the G-7, the nations representing the world’s largest economies – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States) will be meeting next week in Cornwall, UK. Though this group has no power of its own, discussions and decisions taken can be extremely […]
Rolling Stone has a great story profiling several Young Evangelicals for Climate Action fellows. Here’s a taste: That conversation eventually led [William] Morris to spend a month doing volunteer work with a Christian conservation organization in Kenya, cataloging rare bird species, mapping mangrove forests, and collecting data on coral reefs. […]
After the disappointing postponement of COP26 last year, the eyes of the environmental and creation care movements are on Glasgow and the rescheduled COP26 meeting to be held in November. You can expect a lot of COP news here as this important meeting draws closer – but we have to […]
Rachel Mash, indefatigable creation care leader in South Africa and beyond, sent us this report on activities in her area during the recent World Day of Prayer celebrations. The 1st of September is the World Day of Prayer for Creation and we normally plan an ecumenical service. In order to […]
Science and faith working together is a major theme for us all the time, but seems to be even more prominent this month. The ever-prolific Bob Sluka has coauthored a paper this month that explores yet another aspect of the relationship between scientists and faith communities. According to Bob, This […]
Ed Brown recently spent an hour and a half with Lawrence Ko of the Singapore Centre for Global Mission discussing creation care in the context of Christians who live in the great cities of Asia. Here’s the video:
Urbanism, or New Urbanism should be of much greater concern for those of us in the creation care movement than it often is. More of us live in cities now around the world. How do we bring the message of creation care to city dwellers, and how can we redesign […]
Business As Mission (BAM) has been an effective tool for spreading the gospel of Jesus and building the church around the world, particularly in places where traditional mission outreach is diffcult or impossible. We salute our brothers and sisters working in this space, though at times we have wished creation […]