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A message from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, to the 2011 UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. Transcript: I’ve been spending this afternoon here in south London at a local environmental project, a project that’s involved local school children, local community groups, residents associations, people of all ages and backgrounds, in bringing back to this community some sense of ownership of the place where they live. It’s one of a number of projects that’s making a small difference, but one of those without which big differences don’t happen. People are learning to grow their own vegetables again, to grow their own flowers around their houses and their flats. And across the world there are countless people involved in projects like this. Earlier this year I was visiting Kenya, and everywhere I went the request was “will you plant a tree”. Because in Kenya, with soil erosion…

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Heidi Livinston Eisips at the Interfaith Climate and Energy Conference, speaks on subjects such as women in sustainability and environmental proactivity. This conference was co- organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development in Jerusalem. If you are interested in hearing more enriching environmental commentary, please see our video on Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and the roots of Eco Judaism! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhSu9il1kmo Check out our website : https://www.interfaithsustain.com

His Eminence Cardinal Turkson, President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, speaks on ecology and protecting the earth based on his faith tradition. If you are interested in seeing more videos on ecological leaders in today’s world, please see our video of Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III speaking on ecology! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ZdAeu3RoM&t=1s Check out our website : https://www.interfaithsustain.com

Sheikh Muhammed Amara shares teachings on Islam and ecology. See this related video from Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway on environmental hadiths Sheika Amara spoke at the Interfaith Climate and Energy Conference, co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development in Jerusalem.

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of the Orthodox Church on Ecology, special address pre-recorded for the Interfaith Climate and Energy Conference in Jerusalem. This conference was co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. If you are interested in seeing more videos on religious leaders spreading environmental awareness, please see our video of Cardinal Turkson speaking on ecology! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq2dQfzrQZE Check out our website : https://www.interfaithsustain.com

His Excellency Archbishop Dr. Elias Chacour of the Melkite Catholic Church, speaks on ecology at the Interfaith Climate and Energy Conference in Jerusalem, a conference co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. If you are interested in hearing more commentary from faith leaders on ecology, please see our video on world faith leaders sharing their thoughts on the ecological crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrkQd8b45lI&t=64s Check out our website : https://www.interfaithsustain.com

Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III speaking on ecology at the Interfaith Climate and Energy Conference in Jerusalem, co-organized by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. If you are interested in watching more videos on faith leaders spreading awareness on ecological issues, please see our video on Archbishop Elias Chacour speaking on ecology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv65kOTk_sc&t=88s Check out our website : https://www.interfaithsustain.com

John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Co-Directors of the Yale University Forum on Religion and Ecology, discuss their view that there is a new relationship between religion and the environment. This new religious consciousness considers the natural world sacred.

Evangelicals and scientists unite