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What We Read in September
September felt like a month of taking stock, as we looked back on an extraordinary summer and asked what it means for the places we love. The month opened with the confirmation many of us had already felt in our bones: Summer 2026 was the UK’s warmest since records began, and a couple of days…
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Kristian Noll discusses the “Economy of Enough” on Radio Ulster
Climate policy and knowledge exchange specialist Kristian Noll was interviewed by Audrey Carville on BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence following his visit to Belfast (24th-26th September) to launch the new report An Economy of Enough in a Time of Crisis and Opportunity. Noll, who works with the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE)…
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A Bahá’í approach to climate change
What can faith contribute to the way we respond to the climate crisis? This thought-provoking article by Arthur Lyon Dahl explores the Bahá’í approach to climate change, bringing together “science and religion, justice and solidarity, personal responsibility and collective action”. It challenges us to look beyond technical solutions and consider the deeper values that shape…
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The Rebirth of Islamic Environmentalism
The Emergence of Al Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth What does Islam have to say about our relationship with the natural world? In this important contribution to The Muslim 500, Islamic eco-theologian Fazlun Khalid traces the emergence of Islamic environmentalism and the development of Al Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth, launched at the…
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Shoots of Hope for a Greener Future
Behind every number, every hectare, and every shiny impact statistic lies a human story. And, inevitably, colleagues wondering why the spreadsheet don’t reconcile. Probably a few extra grey hairs from the colleagues who spent weeks and months wrestling with spreadsheets, indicator definitions, and data anomalies to make those numbers add up. Beyond the numbers are…
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Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water
Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water Solutions focused research into climate, biodiversity & water issues on the islands of Ireland & Great Britain The evidence on climate change, biodiversity loss and water quality is scattered across thousands of papers. Nobody can read them all. This project Linking Environmental Health to Human Health for Future…
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An Economy of Enough
We are glad to present our Earth Day 2026 Conference Report: An Economy of Enough. Use the options (the three dots …) to enlarge, browse or download the document.
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An Economy of Enough: Earth Day Conference Report Launch
Join the Dots Together is delighted to invite you to the launch of the report from our Earth Day Conference, An Economy of Enough in a Time of Crisis and Opportunity. The conference, held in Belfast on Earth Day 2026, brought together people from faith communities, universities, environmental organisations and community initiatives to explore what…
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What we read in July and August
Fungi and algae appeared in the news of late as water quality continues to cause concern. Belfast Live reported a more than 100% jump in blue-green algae reports across Northern Ireland in barely a month, with a related scare hitting the Lisburn canal too. The warm, dry conditions were the likely trigger for these blooms,…
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Protecting the Heart of the Sperrins
The Sperrin Mountains are once again at the centre of major planning decisions that could have a lasting impact on this outstanding landscape. A campaign is underway to “Save the Heart of the Sperrins” from a proposed development of 11 wind turbines, each up to 180 metres high, at Mullaghclogher (The Moat), near Plumbridge. The…