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Key EfS LinksFaith GroupsThere are a number of websites that provide links to a great diversity of faith organisations exploring and working in the area of religion and ecology, sustainability and conservation. There are included at the top of the list. The remaining links highlight some specific organisations and websites of importance. PortalsEarth MinistryEarth Ministry's listing of para-faith organisations involving individuals and faith-based institutions working in the area of earth-care across denominational and/or religious lines,. Wabash CenterGuide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Specific LinksA Rocha, Christians in ConservationCenter for Judaism and SustainabilityCenter for Spirituality and SustainabilityAlliance for SustainabilityCouncil for the Parliament of the World's ReligionsCall to our Guiding Institutions Forum on Religion and EcologyThe Forum on Religion and Ecology is a large international multi-religious project engaged in exploring religious worldviews, texts, and ethics in order to broaden understanding of the complex nature of current environmental concerns. The Forum recognizes that religions need to be in dialogue with other disciplines (e.g., science, ethics, economics, education, public policy, gender) in seeking comprehensive solutions to both global and local environmental problems International Environment ForumA Baha's inspired organization addressing the environment and National Council for Science and the EnvironmentFaith Communities and the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, Planning Meeting for a U.S. Decade of Education for Sustainable Development Religions and Spiritual Leaders Earth Dialogues 2002Globalisation and Sustainable Development: Is Ethics The Missing Link? Religions and Spiritual Leaders Roundtable, Lyon - February 21-23, 2002 http://www.earthdialogues.org/en/tables/compil6.html and The central objective of the Religious and Spiritual Leaders Roundtable is to assess how the wisdom of the world's religions can be integrated into global efforts to catalyse necessary changes in ethical attitudes towards nature and humanity. The Soka Gakkai International – USAFeatures SGI USA thoughts, The Earth Charter and Education, page provides links on this page include Education for Sustainable Development and The Earth Charter. Web Of Creation, Ecology Resources to Transform Faith and SocietyWorld Council of ChurchesWorld Summit for Sustainable Development site World Council of Churches (2002) Justice: the heart of sustainabilityWCC sends delegation to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, News Release, 22 August, 2002 World Council of Religious LeadersThe World Council of Religious Leaders, an independent body, works to bring religious resources to support the work of the United Nations in a common quest for peace. WCRL is not an official part of the United Nations, nor does it have any status with the United Nations. It was formed in 2002, fulfilling a stated goal of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders. World Faiths Development DialogueThe World Faiths Development Dialogue was established in 1998 as an initiative of James D. Wolfensohn, then President of the World Bank and Lord Carey, then Archbishop of Canterbury. Its aim is to facilitate a dialogue on poverty and development among people from different religions and between them and the international development institutions: Faith Groups: Upcoming ConferencesNovember 2005Climate Change ConferenceCanberra, ACT, Australia, Hosted by the Bishops of Catholic Earthcare Australia, 18-20 November 2005. December 2005International Environment Forum (2005) Education for Sustainable Development: The Spiritual Dimension, Program of the 9th Annual Conference of the International EnvironmentIn collaboration with EDSED and the US Partnership for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, 14-15 December, 2005 Orlando, USA. Electronic conference precedes physical meeting. April 2006Faith, Spirituality and Social Change ConferenceUniversity of Winchester, UK, Saturday 8th April 2006. Proposals for posters, papers and workshops to be submitted by 30 November 2005. Faith Groups: Past Conference ProceedingsEarth & Religion: Crisis, Opportunity and Convergence, 4th Resurgence Conference in the Century of the Environment SeriesPresented with the Institute of Advanced Theology, and in collaboration with the US Partnership for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, Bard CollegeJune 9-12, 2005. International Environment Forum (2001) Knowledge, Values and Education for Sustainable DevelopmentProceedings of the 5th Annual Conference of the International Environment Forum, 19-21 October 2001, Czech Republic. International Environment Forum (2002) Making Globalisation Sustainable and Just – Through Science, Values and EducationProceedings of the 6th Annual Conference of the International Environment Forum, 27 August – 3 September 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa. International Environment Forum (2003) To Build the World Anew: Fostering a Bahá's Approach to Education for Sustainable DevelopmentProceedings of the 7th Annual Conference of the International Environment Forum, 17-21 December 2003, Orlando, USA. Faith Groups: Tertiary Education and CoursesLearning in a global societyAn OCN-accredited training program offered by the Development Education Association for teams of practitioners in the post-16 sector who would like to deepen their understanding of sustainable development education in adult learning” Offers staff development opportunities for trainers working in faith-based groups, among others. Faith, Ethics and Vocation ProjectEnvironmental Studies Institute, Santa Clara University, Religions Education and Education for Sustainable DevelopmentSuggests and ideas for locally developed religions education curriculum prepared by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority UK Sustainable Development and the Prosperity of HumankindAn on-line course offered by the Wilmette Institute Online Bahá's Learning Center, October 15 – January 15 2006. |
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