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The Australian embassy to the Holy See has hosted a conference in Rome on the effect of climate change on vulnerable populations among the Pacific Island nations. Mercy Sister Philomena Waira (pictured below) highlighted the ecological and social impacts of foreign mining and logging in Papua New Guinea. Read the rest of the article here Source: CathNews Read and view the work on the theme of Ecological conscience/consciousness in the Oceania region, a research project of the Migrants and Refugees Section (M&R) of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Holy See.  Pope Francis releases his message for the 2024 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and appeals for humanity's conversion so that we acknowledge the disastrous effects of war and set ethical limits on the development of artificial intelligence. Humanity's abuse of nature requires a true conversion and invites us to change our lifestyles. Pope Francis made this appeal in his Message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to be held on September 1, 2024, which was published on Thursday, 27 June 2024. The Day's theme this year is “Hope and Act with Creation". Read the news article here. Read the Pope's message here  The climate crisis is driving an exponential rise in the most extreme wildfires around the world, according to analysis of satellite data, which showed their number had risen by more than 10 times in the past 20 years in temperate conifer forests, such as in the western US and Mediterranean. Source: The Guardian  Forget the critical decade, what happens every single month during the next handful of years is crucial in determining how quickly we drain the remaining carbon budget needed to achieve the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement... Read the rest of the article here Dr Joelle Gergis Source: The Conversation 
#Generation Restoration. We cannot turn back time, but we can grow forests, revive water sources, and bring back soils. We are the generation that can make peace with land.The theme of this year’s World Environment Day is “land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.”
Humanity depends on land. Yet, all over the world, a toxic cocktail of pollution, climate chaos, and biodiversity decimation are turning healthy lands into deserts, and thriving ecosystems into dead zones. They are annihilating forests and grasslands, and sapping the strength of land to support ecosystems, agriculture, and communities. Read the rest of the message here Source: UN "I think if we are spellbound and full of wonder and beguiled by nature we're just less likely to destroy it, we'll carry on wanting to preserve it. That's my approach. I wanted to celebrate and to recognise blossom as an incredibly joyful thing but I also wanted to write about the way the weather is upside down and the climate and the environment are in peril..." Read the rest of the article here Source: The Guardian  |