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Archbishop Thabo calls for worldwide climate justice prayer

September 1, 2015 Leave a Comment

The Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, has called on Anglicans everywhere to join Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Lutheran and other Christians in a World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on 1 September. The first day of September has become a significant date for Christians caring for the environment. The Orthodox Church has … [Read more...]

Eco bishops meet to uphold dignity and integrity of creation

February 16, 2015 Leave a Comment

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, Chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network called together a group of bishops from various countries impacted by climate change. Bishops have been chosen from countries reflecting the great challenges we face, from the sea level rise of Fiji, the deforestation of Argentina, the droughts of Namibia, the tsunamis of the Philippines and the … [Read more...]

Risk being seen in all your glory

June 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

"The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is." "Hope walks through the fire, faith leaps over it." So much wisdom emanated from one of this world's kings of comedy - Jim Carrey during his commencement address to the class of 2014 at the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, IA recently. Watch this most inspiring address and "risk … [Read more...]

Wearing away the stone of climate change

June 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

We sometimes have very strange ways of imagining small island states and global warming, writes Dr Terry Brown, former Bishop of Malaita, Anglican Church of Melanesia (1996 to 2008) for World Environment Day. For example, we may think of the small island as a kind of oil rig, locked forever at a certain height from the bottom of the sea, being overwhelmed by the rising sea … [Read more...]

Living Hope Centre helps develop skills and build food security

April 17, 2014 Leave a Comment

From the outside, the Living Hope Farm tunnels in Masipumelele, Cape Town, look just like any large vegetable tunnel filled with lush growth. Look inside and you will see texts from the Bible hanging between the tall rows of tomatoes. Joey, the farm operations manager from Tennessee, explained that during the difficult early days spent mastering farming skills, he was … [Read more...]

Prayer for Earth Hour

March 31, 2014 Leave a Comment

Lord, you often spoke of your 'hour,' the hour of a new consciousness, the season of a new way of being human, a decisive moment in history - Wake us up in this 'hour' of our days; remind us that our future is connected to the earth and all its abundant life. May we act selflessly in this hour with a new sensitivity to life in all its variety, And not just for today, but for … [Read more...]

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Mitigating plastic waste’s negative impact on the environment

The South African plastics industry is taking solid steps forward to mitigate the negative impact of plastic waste on the environment and society. This is evidenced by the amount of recycling of pl…

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FOSSIL FOOLS: Stop oil and gas exploration madness, SA scientists urge government

‘Energy security should be based on science, not narrow, short-sighted political and vested interests. History will judge the current South African government harshly if it fails to act decisively now for the sake of its people and the greater good of the planet.’

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Malawi receives US$14.2 million drought recovery insurance payout

In a ceremony presided over by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Malawi, Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the African Risk Capacity Group, in t…

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Campaign aims to save SA sharks and rays

Last week welcomed significant news and positive movement for marine conservation in South Africa – a country that sits in the top five as a global hotspot for shark and ray diversity – as th…

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