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The Green Prophet
Holy Land Leaders: Muslims, Jews, Christians Link to Save the Planet
Can mobilizing the world’s faithful save the planet where activists without faith have failed? Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders will be speaking out on climate change next week, while conveying their shared visions on renewable energy at the Interfaith Climate and Energy Conference. It will be held in Jerusalem on Monday, March 19th and you the public are invited to attend.
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Chabad.org
Torah, Trees and Caring for the Earth
The Torah is called a “tree of life,”1 showing how trees connect to the highest Jewish values. Trees also symbolize a healthy and sustainable environment.
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Christian Today
Faith leaders call for urgent action on climate change
As world governments grind their way through the latest round of UN climate talks in Durban, faith leaders are urging them to put humanity first. Government representatives have been meeting in the South African city this week for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to negotiate a follow-up agreement to the Kyoto Protocol.
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Global Environmental Governance Project
Historic Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change signed at COP17
Faith and secular leaders from many traditions gathered in Durban on December 2nd, 2011 to sign a historic Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change. Those present included Bishop Geoff Davis representing Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Christiana Figueres, head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mohandas Gandhi and a Member of Parliament in South Africa from 1994-2004.