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- Apr 7
Best eco-school in Kenya: superb school partnership case study
As told to Faith Plans by Barasa Wafula, Consultant in Education and Sustainable Development, Kenya A model partnership A partnership...
- Dec 1, 2021
Faith Plans partner announces stream restoration
Jewish retreat centre continues commitment to preserving nature Pearlstone Retreat Center, a member of Faith Plans partner Hazon, is...
- Nov 4, 2021
Faith Plans partner plants hundreds of forests ahead of COP26
A Faith Plans partner has planted more than 200,000 trees ahead of COP26, helping to demonstrate that real and genuine action is needed...
- Oct 4, 2021
Message from China's CBCGDF on supporting Faith Plans
We were delighted to get this message from the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), our major...
- Oct 4, 2021
Message from Interfaith Centre for Sustainable Development
Delighted to welcome the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development as a key partner in the Faith Plans for People and Planet...
- Aug 5, 2021
Pilgrims shown the way to leave a lighter footprint
Qadiriyyah Movement, Nigeria By their nature, pilgrimages attract large numbers of the faithful, and when they travel and gather at the...
- Aug 5, 2021
Congregations take a lead in protecting the planet
SAFCEI: Eco-congregations in South Africa It is easy for individuals to forget the enormous resources of organised religion. No other...
- Aug 4, 2021
Cheap water filters fight disease and slash fuel use
A Rocha International Water is the staff of life – and also the single biggest source of risk of both disease and death in the developing...
- Aug 2, 2021
Church digs deep to measure real impact of decisions
Real-world impact – Church of England investments Many faith groups are setting themselves the goal of making sure their investments...
- Aug 2, 2021
Quaker debate leads to sale of fossil fuel investments
Quakers and disinvestment The Quaker movement has long been concerned with environmental issues, but members’ thinking on the impact of...
- Jul 29, 2021
Farming God's Way: a Biblical approach to agriculture
Agriculture is in crisis in Africa, with soil erosion rising, crop yields falling and erratic rains due to climate change leaving farmers...
- Jul 8, 2021
British Quakers source it ecologically, every time
Friends House, London Many walk the walk when it comes to sourcing supplies in a way that doesn’t damage the planet, but few...
- Jul 8, 2021
Muslim activist helps a new green tradition take root
Greening Friday Just over a decade ago, Hajjat Sebyala Aphwa, a Ugandan social activist, attended an interfaith forum run by the British...
- Jul 8, 2021
Buddhists ordain trees as monks to save forests
Monks Community Forest The Monks Community Forest is 18,300 hectares (about 183 sq km) of legally-protected evergreen forest in the Oddar...
- Jul 8, 2021
Daoists build chain of more than 200 ecological temples
Daoist Ecological Temples Network In 2006, the first Daoist ecological temple was created at Taibaishan in China's Shaanxi Province, by a...
- Jul 8, 2021
Hindus find common ground on climate principles
Bhumi Global The Bhumi Project (now known as Bhumi Global) was created as a worldwide Hindu response to environmental issues facing our...
- Jul 8, 2021
Sikhs respond to climate threat with environment action
EcoSikh EcoSikh – the unique Sikh response to the climate emergency – arose out of the 2009 Windsor Celebration, the event at Windsor...
- Jul 8, 2021
Clean power for places of worship across US
Interfaith Power & Light Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) is an alliance of faith groups from across the US. It was founded 20 years ago as...
- Jul 8, 2021
Muslims green up world's biggest pilgrimage
Green Guide for Hajj There are 1.7 billion Muslims in the world, and environmental degradation and climate change is already affecting...