This 4-module series demonstrates the ways that faith-based organizations (FBOs) have responded to the interconnected crises that threaten our climate, ecology, and life on our precious planet. The series offers an array of examples of how FBOs are taking action to pursue the goals established by the United Nations Environment Programme regarding care for the earth. Incorporating text, imagery, and video produced by the UN Environment Programme’s Faith for Earth Coalition, the modules explore the following:

Mobilizing the faithful—The rationale for recruiting FBOs and how they answered the call
Protecting the land—How FBOs are conserving the land and the life upon it
Powering the planet—What FBOs are doing to promote efficient energy use
Investing in the future—Divesting from entities causing harm; investing in sustainability

Explore Faith and Sustainable Lifestyles Part 1

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