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Muslims in Uganda celebrate Greening Friday 2022

May 9

Inspiring stories

Muslims in Uganda celebrate Greening Friday 2022

What is Greening Friday? Greening Friday is held annually during the holy month of Ramadan to celebrate and protect the environment by...

Best eco-school in Kenya: superb school partnership case study

Apr 7

Inspiring stories

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...

Faith Plans partner announces stream restoration

Dec 1, 2021

Land, forests, water

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...

Faith Plans partner plants hundreds of forests ahead of COP26

Nov 4, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Message from China's CBCGDF on supporting Faith Plans

Oct 4, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Message from Interfaith Centre for Sustainable Development

Oct 4, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Pilgrims shown the way to leave a lighter footprint

Aug 5, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Congregations take a lead in protecting the planet

Aug 5, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Cheap water filters fight disease and slash fuel use

Aug 4, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Church digs deep to measure real impact of decisions

Aug 2, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Quaker debate leads to sale of fossil fuel investments

Aug 2, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Farming God's Way: a Biblical approach to agriculture

Jul 29, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

British Quakers source it ecologically, every time

Jul 8, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Muslim activist helps a new green tradition take root

Jul 8, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Buddhists ordain trees as monks to save forests

Jul 8, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Daoists build chain of more than 200 ecological temples

Jul 8, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Hindus find common ground on climate principles

Jul 8, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Sikhs respond to climate threat with environment action

Jul 8, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Clean power for places of worship across US

Jul 8, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

Muslims green up world's biggest pilgrimage

Jul 8, 2021

Inspiring stories

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...

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