faith and environment
In remote Himalayan India, Buddhist monks and Indigenous tribe fight government hydropower projects
By Priyadarshini Sen — October 14, 2021
(RNS) — The Buddhist monks have united with the nomadic Monpa to protest projects that could destroy the monasteries, hot springs and temples that dot the snow-capped Himalayan region.
How to faithfully celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day without leaving home
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 21, 2020
(RNS) — From shofar blasts to Facebook Live, a number of faith-based organizations have moved online to mark Earth Day as in-person gatherings have been canceled around the globe.
A Passover Haggadah with a focus on Earth care takes off in a time of pandemic
By Yonat Shimron — April 7, 2020
(RNS) — In a year that has seen the deaths of thousands to a virulent virus sweeping the world, many are welcoming a focus on the health of the planet and finding it especially meaningful in a time of social isolation.
Pollution of a sacred river becomes a symbol for India’s environmental challenges
By Priyadarshini Sen — August 15, 2019
BANGALORE, India (RNS) — This city's early 1990s tech boom outstripped its waste management plans, leaving its Vrishabhavathi River choked with industrial waste.
In Kashmir’s war-torn landscape, imams take up the environmental cause
By Priyadarshini Sen — July 8, 2019
SRINAGAR, India (RNS) — After years of conflict that have harmed the Kashmir Valley’s natural beauty, locals here have more faith in religious leaders to protect their heritage than they do the government.
Faith activists urge UN Environment Assembly to address human side of climate change
By Fredrick Nzwili — March 18, 2019
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Meeting at the fourth U.N. Environment Assembly, faith-based environmental activists said not enough was being done to address the social justice component of climate change.
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