Kenyan — Danish Permacultural Project: Vijana Wetu Jun 30, 2019 | BlogJune 30th, 2019 by Jesper Berggreen Vijana Wetu is a unique Cultural Cooperation Project between a youth group at Victoria Lake in Western Kenya and a group of enthusiasts in Denmark. The words are swahili and it means “Our Youth.” I met the founder of this group one...
Pope Francis declares climate emergency Jun 25, 2019 | News and UpdatesIn a meeting with fossil fuel CEOs and major institutional investors, Pope Francis issued a stern warning: “Faced with a climate emergency, we must take action accordingly, in order to avoid perpetrating a brutal act of injustice towards the poor and future...
The Story Of Berta Cáceres: Her Nephew Tells How Her Fight For Dignity for All Cost Her Her Life Jun 23, 2019 | BlogJune 23rd, 2019 by The Beam. The incredible story of Berta Cáceres, courageous campaigner for indigenous, environmental, and gender rights: her life and assassination, as told by her nephew Silvio Carillo. On March 3 2016, I awoke to the news of a brutal reality: the...
One degree C hotter in Djibouti and shortages of food, water and electricity have destroyed this country Jun 22, 2019 | BlogThe country has become just half a degree hotter in the last 30 years but already the impact has been devastating and there is more to come. By Susan Schulman, Telegraph UK, 18 JUNE 2019 Few places have been as transformed by climate change as the tiny country of...
Secretary for Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Invites Participation in ‘The Time of Creation’ Jun 20, 2019 | BlogChristians Will Work to put Laudato si’ into Practice September 1 to October 4, 2019 JUNE 18, 2019 ZENIT STAFF ENVIRONMENT The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has sent a letter to priests all around the world inviting them to prepare for the Time of...
