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Environment

October 31, 2006

Ecology and Environment

Ekklesia has tracked the growing awareness amongst churches and other faith groups of climate change. It has monitored and reported the campaigns and initiatives by many Christian groups in this area.
December 22, 2020

Resist industry lobbying to call gas ‘sustainable’ say lawyers

Environmental lawyers are urging EU leaders to resist lobbying efforts by companies that want fossil fuel gas labelled as ‘environmentally sustainable’ for investment purposes.
December 12, 2020

Six environmental trailblazers honoured as Champions of the Earth

The Champions remind us that we have in our hands the solutions, the knowledge and the technology to limit climate change and avoid ecological collapse, says the UN Environment Programme Executive Director.
November 28, 2020

UN agencies join forces to support family farming in Near East and North Africa

The International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations have joined force to support family farming in the Near East and North Africa region.
October 18, 2020

UN report shows financial institutions how to shift to more sustainable circular economies

Financiers can and must make the shift to circularity, ensuring the businesses they invest in make more efficient use of resources and minimise waste, pollution and carbon emissions, says the UN Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative.
October 14, 2020

Appeals Court rules Trump's border wall illegal and blocks further construction

Construction of the border wall has desecrated tribal lands, levelled wildlife preservations, and destroyed border communities, says the ACLU.
September 7, 2020

Judges to consider legal challenge to new planning laws

A legal bid to halt sweeping changes to planning laws in the UK will be heard in October.
July 17, 2020

Free trees available for schools and communities to plant

If no shared space is available, applications to split between neighbouring front gardens to green up a street are considered.
June 23, 2020

Health experts defend safety of reusables during COVID-19 pandemic

The statement follows a PR push from the plastics industry to promote throwaway plastic items during COVID-19.
June 15, 2020

Tree planting figures in England still far below Government target

Over 80 per cent of new tree planting in the UK in 2019-20 took place in Scotland.