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January 5, 2009
Catholic project helped by ARC wins award for podcast
Clifton Diocese took silver at the Christian Broadcasting Council Awards with ‘Journey - The Sound of Many Waters Podcast’ - a reflection on the diocese's year of acting and thinking ecologically, which was conceived and planned with ARC's help.
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December 18, 2008
Muslim Seven Year Plan Emerges
Representatives from Islamic NGOs, academics, government figures and Muslim environmental activists held a meeting in Kuwait to focuss on the Muslim Seven Year Plan. Islamic states and Muslim communities from all over the world will be invovled in creating a Muslim plan for generational change.  |
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December 12, 2008
Catholic Eco Schools Newsletter No.7
Stories for December include: What Can A Million Kids Do?, Advent and the Twelve C's of Christmas and how a village primary school in Scotland is helping create power for their Christmas lights.  |
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December 12, 2008
2009 heralds new eco-convent for Benedictine nuns
An eco-convent being designed for Benedictine nuns will offer them an environmentally-friendly lifestyle in keeping with their "simple living" ethos.  |
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December 12, 2008
Christian Ecological Retreat Centres announce eco-initiatives
News of Christian Retreat Centres in the UK joining the UN-ARC 7 Year Plan. Updated on December 19th to include Emmaus House in Bristol.  |
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December 2 2008
Uppsala Manifesto promises faith action on climate issues
A manifesto signed at an interfaith climate summit in Uppsala Sweden last week calls on political leaders to reach agreement during the preparations of the new global Climate Protocol 2009 - to create a strategy that is sufficiently responsible and ambitious.  |
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December 12 2008
ARC's Sacred Site Nomination Boosts Campaign to Save Gulf of Mannar
ARC is seeking to have the Gulf of Mannar designated as one of the world’s first internationally recognised ‘Sacred Sites.’
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November 28, 2008
Pesantrens inspire forest replanting in Aceh, Indonesia
Pesantrens, local Achinese religious schools, are inspiring forest replanting and encouraging the growth of eco villages in the formerly beleaguered Aceh province of Indonesia.  |
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Last updated: November 4 2008
Latest news on the Seven Year Plans
A sample of some of the faith groups around the world that are working with the ARC/UN Seven Year Plans to create their own generational changes to help the natural environment.  |
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November 6 2008
Daoists in China issue an Eight Year Plan for Generational Change on the Environment
The first “Seven Year Plan” in the ARC-UN Programme to work with faiths for Generational Change was created last week by some of Daoism’s most senior leaders. However, since eight is an auspicious number in Daoism, they decided to dub it an Eight Year Plan instead.  |
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October 27, 2008
ARC cited as critical United Nations partner in ecology-faith partnerships
The Times Herald
features the new partnerships forged by the United Nations with religious communities ... And uses ARC's work as a major example.  |
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September 10 2008
Hindu leaders launch massive campaign to save the Ganges
A group of 250 spiritual heads representing most religious sects and Hindu organisations across India has launched a campaign to “Save the Ganga” river.  |
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