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Brazil’s Deforestation Falls Below One Million Hectares: A Sign of Hope, But Not the End of the Story
Brazil has recorded an important environmental milestone: for the first time in recent years, deforestation fell below one million hectares in 2025. According to new data released by [MapBiomas](https://brasil.mapbiomas.org/en/?utm_source=chatgpt.com), the country lost approximately 985,000 hectares of native vegetation last year — a reduction of more than 20% compared to 2024. For many environmental groups, scientists…
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20 May 2026 Europe Be Faithful for Our Common Home
On 20th May 2026, a powerful, unified coalition of over 100 European faith communities and organizations—including the Laudato Si’ Movement, Caritas Europa, and CIDSE—issued a definitive joint statement calling on European Union leaders to return to their founding values of human dignity, peace, and human rights. Entitled “Europe Be Faithful for Our Common Home,” the…
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Call for contributors from around the world for the upcoming Faith & Farming book project
From Michael Jemphrey, Wycliffe Bible Translators and Agent for Stewardship of Creation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland You are warmly invited to an initial exploratory webinar as we begin calling for authors and contributors from around the world for the upcoming Faith & Farming book project. Read the Flyer for more details. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E0-ehuhu7uK9lCNUl6J6VEqCSup0Vf0A/view Explore…
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New Video Available: An Economy of Enough in a Time of Crisis and Challenge
We are delighted to share, on our YouTube channel, this short overview video from our Earth Day gathering at Queen’s University Belfast. The event brought together voices from faith communities, academia, environmental groups, community organisations and local initiatives to explore what a more just, sustainable and compassionate economy could look like in today’s world. The…
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Save Lough Neagh Film Festival and Conference
The Save Lough Neagh Film Festival and Conference took plae on 9th-10th May in Oxford Island. It brought together campaigners, artists, scientists and local communities for a timely and thought-provoking gathering. What stood out most was the stamina, creativity and commitment of grassroots people — those who have taken leave from work, spent years fundraising…
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What We Read in April
There’s a genuinely exciting business success story brewing in County Antrim. AD Sustainability, based in Ballygally near Larne, is planning to double in size as it expands into the Republic of Ireland, riding an “exponential rise” in demand for its services — driven by businesses eager to cut costs, improve environmental performance and meet evolving…
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Faiths say UK must show leadership at historic conference on phasing out fossil fuels
Tuesday, 21 April 2026: Senior leaders and representatives from diverse faiths have asked Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, to attend the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia. Santa Marta interfaith letter Coordinated by Faith for the Climate, Quakers in Britain and the Joint…
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The Santa Marta Conference
The first International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels is currently taking place in Santa Marta, Colombia (24th-29th April, 2026). This historic gathering represents a critical “joining of the dots” between global policy, economic justice and the moral imperative to protect our common home. A Turning Point: The End of the Fossil Fuel Era?…
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Katharine Hayhoe at Queen’s University Belfast, 6th May
World-renowned climate scientist and “climate communicator”, Professor Katharine Hayhoe will deliver the prestigious “2026 McCosh Lecture” on 6th May at 2:30 pm in the Canada Room and Council Chamber (Lanyon Building, QUB). Professor Hayhoe, Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, is a global authority on climate change known for her unique ability to bridge the gap…
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Reimagining Prosperity: “An Economy of Enough”
On Earth Day 2026, at Queen’s University Belfast, a timely and thought-provoking conversation unfolded around one of the most urgent questions of our age: what is enough? At the event “An Economy of Enough”, Dr Lorna Gold invited participants to rethink the very foundations of our economic system. Drawing on ecological science, faith traditions,…