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Yonatan Neril, the founder of The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, asks for help to support the United Planet Faith and Science Initiative. For more on ICSD initiatives, please see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZQRhTSn6bg&t=122s

Bishop William Shomali discusses learning about pollution, deforestation, nuclear energy, and other environmental issues that pointed him in the direction of “protecting the creation” or protecting the world we all live in. For more from Shomali, please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6iyA8QxJp4

Rabbi David Rosen discusses being raised in a house where compassion and appreciating the environment were main values. For more on sustainable food choices, please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md-FHS7bc2Q Rosen is a vegetarian who believes that leaving a sustainable world for our children is part of believing in a divine being. If we say we value a clean future for our children then we actually need to take action and participate in doing something to make sure this happens.

Dr. Mark Axlerod discusses his background in law and science and the natural feedback between humans and natural systems. For more on global contexts of sustainability, please see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss2Sb9GudlQ&t=33s

Reverend Angela Zimmann, in an interview in Jerusalem, discusses how God creates through evolution and how science and faith are working together and not enemies. For more on science and faith, please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEsLgH7Qx7M&t=59s

Reverend Martin Otto Zimmann discusses people working harder but not necessarily living more healthily, or happily. He believes it is the Christians duty to not live in excess and to be able to give back to the environment to live in harmony with the world around us. For more from Christian figures in environmental stewardship, please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxeflYgHIxI&t=22s Check out our website : https://www.interfaithsustain.com

Rabbi Daniel Sperber discusses environmental tragedies and how we can benefit from nature while not destroying it. For more from Jewish figures in ecological matters, please see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAsYWLijAV4&t=3s Check out our website : https://www.interfaithsustain.com

Dr. Håkan Bengstonn discusses as a Christian his perspective on how humans can contribute to making our world more sustainable and being more mindful of electricity, water, and car usage. For more commentary on sustainability, please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmiTBD0rWOM Check out our website : https://www.interfaithsustain.com

The United Planet Faith & Science Initiative (UPFSI) leverages the moral authority of religious leaders and the credibility of leading scientists to raise public awareness and actively promote environmental sustainability. For more info on ICSD projects, please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLJno-xqK38&t=6s In the first part of 2014, UPFSI will hold a unique web-based meeting of eminent scientists and faith leaders, which will be edited into a powerful short video. We then plan to distribute it via social media and news outlets to promote public awareness, political will, and action. We will also hold public events of these leaders speaking. The UPFSI is a project of The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development and The Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change. See our Indiegogo campaign at http://igg.me/at/UPFSI Check out our website : https://www.interfaithsustain.com