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http://acen.anglicancommunion.org |
Anglican Communion Environmental Network.
Anglicans
have long been concerned with environmental issues. ACC-6 stated
that the fifth mark of mission was, "To strive to safeguard the
integrity of creation and sustain and renew the earth. In many
parts of the world local Anglican Churches have given
leadership:
 | by being advocates for responsible environmental
stewardship |
| by providing support and leadership to local initiatives
to protect the environment |
| by seeking to educate Anglicans as individuals and as
communities to become better stewards of creation.
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In 1998 the bishops gathered at Lambeth expressed their
concern that efforts to address such issues be
given greater visibility and be better coordinated across the
Anglican Communion. The Network is an attempt to do just that.
After some initial work following ACC-11 in Dundee (1999), the
Network received recognition as an official network of the
Anglican Communion at ACC-12 in
Hong Kong (2002). Our aim is:
| To encourage Anglicans to support sustainable
environmental practices as individuals and in the life of
their communities. |
| To provide information about policies embraced by synods,
councils and commissions, and especially by the instruments of
Unity (Statements by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Resolutions
and Reports of the Lambeth Conference and the Anglican
Consultative Council) |
| To support local initiatives by providing information
about ideas and best practices developed around the communion.
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| To share information about resources and initiatives that
may be of value to Anglicans everywhere. |
| To provide an opportunity for interested Anglicans to meet
both as a formal network, and informally via electronic media.
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http://ottawa.anglican.ca/ecotips.shtml |
Eco-tips: Resources from the Ecology and Theology Working Group
of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa in the Province of
Canada |
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http://www.aco.org
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The official website of the world-wide Anglican Communion,
comprising over 80 million members in 44 regional and national
member churches around the globe in over 160 countries.
We hope that you will visit our website often, not only for the
latest news and information from our Anglican/Episcopal family
of churches, but also to become familiar with the ministry,
mission and work of the Instruments of Communion, served by the
Anglican Communion Office in London. |
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http://www.arcworld.org |
ARC is a secular body that helps the major religions of the world
to develop their own environmental programmes, based on their
own core teachings, beliefs and practices.
This Organisation help Religions link with key environmental organisations
– creating powerful alliances between faith communities and
conservation groups.
ARC was founded in 1995 by HRH Prince Philip. We now work with
11 major faiths through the key traditions within each faith |
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http://www.aaen.org.au
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The AAEN is an association of dioceses within the Anglican
Church of Australia which have taken up their responsibility
to the Fifth Mark of Mission by establishing Diocesan
Environment Commissions |
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http://www.biowatch.org.za
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Biowatch South Africa
was established in 1997 as a national non-governmental
organisation to publicise, monitor and research issues of
genetic modification and promote biological diversity and
sustainable livelihoods. |
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http://www.botanicalsociety.org.za
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The Botanical
Society is mindful of the role of the people of South Africa
as custodians of the world's richest floral heritage, it is our
mission to win the hearts and minds and material support of
individuals and organisations wherever they may be for the
conservation, cultivation, study and wise use of the indigenous
flora and vegetation of southern Africa.
Click on Branch Activities & choose Bankenveld for
information of local outings and talks. |
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http://www.carbonfootprint.com |
A Carbon Footprint is a measure of the impact human
activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of
greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide. |
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http://www.christianaid.org.uk |
Christian Aid
is an agency of the churches in the UK and
Ireland, who work wherever the need is greatest – irrespective
of religion or race.
Because they believe in strengthening people to find their own
solutions to the problems they face, they support local
organisations, which are best placed to understand local needs.
They also give help on the ground through 16 overseas offices.
Christian Aid strives for a new world transformed by an end to
poverty and campaign to change the rules that keep people poor. |
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http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk |
Christian Ecology Link are responsible for our impact on
God's creation as a whole. CEL helps members to understand and
relate these responsibilities to their faith. Members can then
encourage others in their local church to think seriously about
these issues.
Christian Ecology Link - Aims
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Offers insights into ecology and the environment to Christian
people and churches. |
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Offers Christian insights to the Green movement |
Christian Ecology Link have produced a prayer guide, liturgies
and suggestions for services: |
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http://www.capetown.gov.za
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City of Cape Town – (go to “Services”;
click on “Environment Resource Management”.) This section of
the City of Cape Town's website is being expanded to become a
comprehensive directory of City services, enabling you to find
accurate, accessible and relevant information. You will be able
to search for this information by City department listed
alphabetically below or by simply typing your own key words into
the search engine. |
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http://www.climateark.org
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Climate Ark
is a climate change and global warming portal and search engine
that promotes public policy that addresses global climate change
through reductions in carbon dioxide and other emissions,
renewable energy, energy conservation and ending deforestation. |
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http://www.climatenetwork.org
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The Climate Action Network
(CAN) is a worldwide network of over 430 Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) working to promote government and
individual action to limit human-induced climate change to
ecologically sustainable levels. |
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http://coinet.org.uk
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The Climate Outreach Information Network (COIN) is a
charitable trust formed in 2004 to directly engage the public
about climate change.
Our aim was, and still is, to facilitate the process by which
people: overcome denial about climate change; act collectively
to cut greenhouse gas emissions; and offer democratic legitimacy
to elected leaders to negotiate successfully for strong
regulation at a national and international level.
COIN is committed to trailing new methods of peer-peer
communication and action and reporting on what we learn. We
hope, in this way, to assist the wider climate change movement
to adopt effective strategies derived from evidence-based
research |
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http://www.pastornet.net.au/envcomm/body_index.html
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Commission for the Environment: An initiative of the
Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn (Australia). |
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http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk
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Since 1982 The
Conservation Foundation has created and managed a wide range
of environmental initiatives, often with the support of
commercial partners. Over the years its programme has included
award schemes, conferences, promotions, special events, field
studies, school programmes, media work, seminars and workshops.
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http://www.creationcare.org |
EEN is the publisher of Creation Care, a Christian
environmental quarterly journal.
The
Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) is a non-profit
organization that seeks to educate, inspire, and mobilize
Christians in their effort to care for God’s creation, to be
faithful stewards of God’s provision, and to advocate for
actions and policies that honour God and protect the
environment. |
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http://www.earthhour.org |
Earth
Hour 2007 was a Sydney event. Earth Hour 2008 was a
global movement.
Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet
has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off
the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the
need for action on global warming.
This initiative is endorsed by the World Wildlife foundation (WWF) |
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http://www.earthlife.org.za |
Earthlife Africa (ELA) is a membership driven
organization of environmental and social justice activists,
founded to mobilize civil society around environmental issues in
relation to people. ELA Johannesburg (Jhb) branch was
established in August 1988 as the first branch of the
organization, which grew to many branches in the early nineties
and is currently concentrated in three branches in South Africa
and one in Namibia |
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http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/theology/institute/earthbible
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The Earth Bible
is an international project, including volumes on eco-justice
readings of major sections of the Bible to be published by
Sheffield Press and related publications promoting concern for
Earth |
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http://www.earthministry.org |
Founded in 1992, Earth Ministry’s mission is to inspire
and mobilize the Christian community to play a leadership role
in building a just and sustainable future. We work in
partnership with congregations and individuals to practically
respond to this great moral challenge through education,
individual and congregational lifestyle choices, and organizing
for social change through environmental advocacy. Our programs
and resources are available to all. (USA) |
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov |
The purpose of
NASA’s Earth Observatory is to provide a
freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public
can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information
about our home planet. The focus is on Earth’s climate and
environmental change. In particular, we hope our site is useful
to public media and educators. |
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http://www.ecocongregation.org
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Eco-Congregation is an ecumenical programme helping
churches make the link between environmental issues and
Christian faith, and respond in practical action in the church,
in the lives of individuals, and in the local and global
community |
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http://\www.eco-justice.org
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Eco-Justice Ministries
is an independent, ecumenical agency that helps churches answer
the call to care for all of God's creation, and develop
ministries that are faithful, relevant and effective in working
toward social justice and environmental sustainability |
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Eco-Schools is an International environmental award
programme for schools, it is run by ENCAMS in the UK. Currently
operating in 23 countries throughout Europe and Africa, the
Eco-Schools scheme guides schools through a programme to involve
pupils in decision making regarding the environmental management
of the school. Schools taking part in Eco-Schools set up a
committee to take action forward, and are expected to tackle a
range of environmental improvements according to their
priorities |
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http://www.enviromedianews.co.za |
EnviroMedia News is a
website-in-progress which will function both as a free news
service and a virtual newsroom.
The site will provide quality copy without charge under a
Creative Commons Attribution licence. It is also a space in
which both journalists and non-journalists can exchange ideas,
join in the debate, contribute content and access useful
information.
EnviroMedia News is the founding project
of the EnviroMedia Trust, an independent non-profit organisation
currently being established to work with other media
practitioners to broaden and deepen coverage of the environment
and sustainable development issues. |
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http://www.wessa.org.za/eduecoschools.asp |
WESSA/WWF
Eco-Schools Programme
What is the Eco-Schools programme?
The Eco-Schools programme is designed to encourage
curriculum-based action for a healthy environment. It is an
internationally recognised award scheme that accredits schools
that make a commitment to continuously improve their school's
environmental performance.
When schools register with the programme, both teachers and
learners commit to an ongoing process of developing lesson plans
and learner-centred activities that are in line with Revised
National Curriculum Statement (RNCS). They choose at least three
focus areas, develop lesson plans and school improvement plans
and record their progress in a portfolio. Portfolios are
assessed at the end of a year, and successful schools gain
Eco-School status and are awarded a green flag. Schools may keep
their flag and status for a year, after which another portfolio
is submitted and assessed |
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http://www.ewt.org.za
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The Endangered Wildlife Trust was
established in 1973 and is registered as a Non-profit
Organisation, registration number 015-502NPO. The PBO number is
930 001 777.
The Trust’s first fundraising effort was also its founding
moment … the moment when Clive Walker was inspired to paint a
watercolour of a Cheetah, to sell 250 signed, numbered copies,
and to use this money to help conserve the Cheetah that was, and
in some places still is, shot as vermin.
The founding vision of saving threatened species in a direct,
hands-on way and at minimal cost has never been lost. It has,
however, been broadened to include species, their habitats and
ecosystems, and the role of surrounding communities and
landowners.
As Clive, one of the three founding members, puts it: "If the
universal slogan was 'Who cares about rhino anyway?', we would
be a short step away from applying that mindless slogan to
ourselves." |
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http://www.ecen.org |
Since it began in 1998, the European Christian Environmental
Network (ECEN) has enabled the churches of Europe and
Christian groups involved in environmental work to:
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share
information and common experiences |
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reflect a
wide variety of church traditions |
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engage in a
broad range of environmental work |
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encourage
each other in being a united witness to caring for God's
creation. |
ECEN is the chief instrument of the Conference of European
Churches to address our relationship to the nature and
environment from the perspective of Christian theology and
Christian way of life. |
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http://www.enviropaedia.com
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The Enviropaedia
is a knowledge and network building project designed to motivate
and facilitate wide scale participation in social,
environmental, economic and political sustainability. |
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http://www.faith-commongood.net
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Faith & the Common Good (Canada) As peoples of differing
faiths and cultures, we affirm common values of justice, peace,
participation, human rights, ecological inter-relationship, and
compassion as cornerstones of a healthy society |
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http://www.faithinplace.org
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Faith in Place gives religious people the tools to become
good stewards of the earth. We partner with religious
congregations to promote clean energy & sustainable farming |
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http://www.greeningspirit.ca |
Greening Spirit: A gathering place for Western Canadian
Anglicans who share a passion for the stewardship of creation
and are prepared to pledge action in its care |
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http://www.greenpeace.org/international
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Greenpeace is a non-profit organization, with a presence
in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the
Pacific. It focuses on environmental activism around a wide
range of issues |
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http://www.ifaw.org |
From the outset, the founders of the International Fund for
Animal Welfare, or IFAW, rejected the notion that the
interests of humans and animals were separate. Instead they
embraced the understanding that the fate and future of harp
seals-and all other animals on Earth-are inextricably linked to
our own. |
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http://www.jaei.org.za
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The Johannesburg Anglican Environmental Initiative is a formal body
of the Diocese of Johannesburg, seeking to meet the
challenges being faced by this generation with regards to the
environment. We believe it is God's will that we look
after this precious planet we call home. |
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http://www.jri.org.uk |
The John Ray Initiative
(JRI) is an educational charity
with a vision to bring together scientific and Christian
understandings of the environment in a way that can be widely
communicated and lead to effective action. It was formed in 1997
in recognition of the urgent need to respond to the global
environmental crisis and the challenges of sustainable
development and environmental stewardship.
JRI's mission is to promote responsible environmental
stewardship in accordance with Christian principles and the wise
use of science and technology |
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http://www.kairoscanada.org
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KAIROS Canada:
Ecology Pages. Ecological Justice is that which respects, seeks
to preserve, and advocates for just relationships among all
living things. It concerns the future of all life upon this
planet, the condition of the natural world and our human impact
or footprint upon it. The KAIROS Ecological Justice program is
focused specifically on three main issue areas: Climate Change;
Water; and Energy Efficiency |
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http://www.knowh2o.org |
The Know
H2O website offers a variety of ways for students and teachers
to learn about and understand how people throughout the world
are impacted by a lack of clean drinking water. The website
contains teacher-tested tools and interactive resources such as
online videos, water resource maps, web banners, and games that
help students truly understand the impact of the water crisis. |
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http://www.nccecojustice.org
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National
Council of Churches Eco-Justice Programs (USA.
The
Eco-Justice Programs office of the National Council of Churches
works in cooperation with the NCC Eco-Justice Working Group to
provide an opportunity for the national bodies of member Protestant
and Orthodox denominations to work together to protect and restore
God's Creation.
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http://www.neccsa.org.za
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Network of Earthkeeping Christian
Communities in South Africa (NECCSA). This is a
network that seeks to encourage and engage local Christian
communities in earthkeeping ministries. |
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http://www.noahalliance.org
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The Noah Alliance (USA) is a collaboration of
Jewish, Evangelical, Protestant, and other religious community
organizations, and individual people of faith, that are
concerned about the protection of endangered species and
biological diversity |
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http://www.nrpe.org |
The National Religious
Partnership for the Environment is an association of
independent faith groups across a broad spectrum: the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops, the National Council of Churches
U.S.A., the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, and
the Evangelical Environmental Network |
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http://www.operationnoah.org
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Operation Noah is inclusive group of committed
Christians from across Britain with a London-based office. We
welcome people of faith, and none. Operation Noah was founded in
2001 by Christian Ecology Link (CEL) and later became a joint
project of of CEL and the Environmental Issues Network of
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. It was the first
Christian campaign to focus exclusively on the issue of Climate
Change and this continues to be its mission |
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www.optimumpopulation.org |
The Optimum Population Trust
is the leading think tank
in the UK concerned with the impact of population growth on the
environment.
OPT research covers population in relation to climate change,
energy, resources, biodiversity, development impacts, ageing and
employment and other environmental and economic issues. It
campaigns for stabilisation and gradual population decrease
globally and in the UK.
OPT is a registered charity and is financed by its members. It
receives funding neither from the government nor from any
political or business interests, and is not affiliated to any
other organisation |
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http://www.playpumps.org
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PlayPumps
International’s mission is help improve the lives of
children and their families by providing easy access to clean
drinking water, enhancing public health, and offering play
equipment to millions across Africa.
PlayPumps International is a NGO registered in South Africa and
a sister 501(c) 3 organization in the U.S. |
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http://www.projectearth.com |
Project Earth
was conceived of with the clear understanding that we are either
conscious or unconscious participants in our existence. We do
not exist in isolation. We are not separate from the totality of
existence. The dynamic of
Project Earth
has always been based on the healing of the distorted concept of
personal and societal isolation through the reintegration of the
human species. We reintegrate with one another when we
communicate. Then the warning signals can pass throughout
humanity |
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Southern
Africa Sustainable Seafood Initiative.
Seafood is gaining in popularity worldwide as people are
considering it more and more as a healthy food choice. It has
also become increasingly fashionable and popular to try formerly
“exotic” seafood such as sushi that is now more widely available
than ever before. Less widely known are conservation issues
surrounding seafood species. Would you still happily eat that
crispy fish fillet if you knew that it came from a species of
which the population has been overfished down to 5% of the
original
pre-exploitation
levels, or would you willingly choose fish that are
caught by a fishery that kills thousands of endangered
albatrosses as
bycatch
every year? Internationally there has been growing awareness on
fisheries related conservation issues. If we want to continue to
enjoy the variety and diversity of seafood that we have become
accustomed to for decades to come, we need to start making
informed choices right now
FISHMS:
SMS the name of a fish to 079 499 8795 and SASSI will sms the
status of the fish - standard sms rates apply
Click here to
download the SASSI Pocket Guide |
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In the
seasons of Advent, Epiphany, Lent and Easter we celebrate the
life of Christ. In the season of Pentecost we celebrate the Holy
Spirit. Now, in the Season of Creation, we have an
opportunity to celebrate God, the Creator. For four Sundays in
September, prior to St Francis of Assisi Day, we join in
celebrating with Christ the wonders of creation. In the
liturgy, we follow the lead of the psalm writers and celebrate
with creation — with the forests, the rivers and the fields,
which praise the Creator in their own way. Bible readings focus
especially on the story of Earth, which complements the story of
God and the story of humanity in the Scriptures.
We commit ourselves to a ministry of healing Earth, with Christ
and creation as our partners. |
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http://www.shrinkingthefootprint.cofe.anglican.org |
Shrinking the Footprint: The Church of England's National
Environmental Campaign |
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The Sierra
Club of United States of America has a membership of more
than 1.3 million. Inspired by nature, the Sierra Club works r to
protect communities and the planet. The Club is America's
oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental
organization. |
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http://www.earthresources.org.uk |
Stewarding the earth's resources: A resource for the
British church about waste reduction, waste re-use and waste
recycling |
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The Regeneration Project
is an interfaith ministry
devoted to deepening the connection between ecology and faith.
Our goal is to help people of faith recognize and fulfill their
responsibility for the stewardship of creation. |
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Resolution Recycling is an innovative waste management
company.
Telephone:
011 618
2246 / Fax 011 618 2240 / email
info@resolutionrecycling.co.za
26 Hanau Street, Jeppestown, Johannesburg
The cost of the service is R864.00 excluding Vat
annually |
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http://www.safcei.org.za |
South African Faith Communities' Environmental Initiative
is an institute of people of many faiths, united in our
diversity through our common commitment to earth keeping. Our
aim is to support the faith communities in fulfilling their
environmental & socio-economic responsibility |
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http://www.tearfund.org |
Tearfund works with local churches to bring sustainable,
lasting change to people like this, people in desperate need.
Tearfund has new resources on climate change including lots to
do in a service (powerpoint presentations, quiz, sketch and a
talk on how to get your church reducing its carbon footprint).
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The Web of Creation was
established to foster the movement for personal and social
transformation to a just and sustainable world from religious
perspectives. To that end, the information at this site will:
| connect you with ideas, resources and strategies for doing
eco-justice |
| inform, inspire, encourage, educate you about eco-justice
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| support you in your efforts to live, work and pray in ways
that promote eco-justice |
The Web of Creation has also been
developed to provide information and connections for theology
students interested in environmental ministry. |
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http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/jpc/ecology.html |
The World
Council of Churches brings together 340 denominations from
over 100 different countries around the globe. In environmental
work works on issues related to Globalization and ecology, and
has given leadership through its program on Global Climate
Change and its participation in the World Summit on Sustainable
Development. |
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World Wild Fund -
WWF South Africa was founded in
1968 by the late Dr. Anton Rupert and was then known as the
Southern African Nature Foundation. Throughout the past 40
years, this national office of the leading global conservation
organization, is still committed to conserve the natural
heritage of South Africa for future generations |
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