United Nations Environment Programme
Faith for Earth Initiative at UNEP
https://www.unenvironment.org/about-un-environment/faith-earth-initiative
Earth and Faith: A Book of Reflection for Action - UNEP
https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/report/earth-and-faith-book-reflection-action
Environment, Religion and Culture in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
UN Environment Vision on Engagement with Faith-Based Organizations
UN Environment Strategy on Engaging with Faith-Based Organizations
UN Environment Foresight Brief - Faith for Earth
Faith for Earth Dialogue United Nations Environment Assembly 4 Synthesis Paper
Interreligious Programs and Websites
Alliance of Religion and Conservation in UK
http://www.arcworld.org
EcoPeace Middle East
https://ecopeaceme.org
Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale
http://fore.yale.edu
High Atlas Foundation
https://highatlasfoundation.org
Parliament of the World’s Religions
https://parliamentofreligions.org
MENA Region Ecology Programs and Websites
Books, Articles and Journals on Religion and Ecology
Books, Articles and Journals on Religion and Ecology
Berry, Thomas, The Great Work. New York: Bell Tower, 1999.
Berry, Thomas, The Sacred Universe. Mary Evelyn Tucker, ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009.
Bromberg, Gidon, Nana Majdalani & Yana Abu Taleb. “Middle East activists say that climate can trump politics.” The Economist, 2021.
Grim, John & Mary Evelyn Tucker, Ecology and Religion. Washington DC: Island Press, 2014.
Internationalist Commune of Rojava. Make Rojava Green Again. London: Dog Section Press, 2018.
Jenkins, Willis, Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, eds. Routledge Handbook of Religion and Ecology. New York: Routledge, 2016.
Al-Ketbi , Ebstesam. “The Best Way for Palestinians to Become Winners from the Abraham Accords.” Emirates Policy Center, 2021.
Khalid, Fazlun. “Faith, Nature & the Climate Crisis: An Evaluation.” In Depth News, 2021.
Khalid, Fazlun, Signs on the Earth -Islam, Modernity and the Climate Crisis. Leicestershire: Kube Publishing, 2019.
Friedman, Thomas. “Biden and Mother Nature Have Reshaped the Middle East.” New York Times, 2021.
Özdemir, Ibrahim & Paul Ade Silva. “Environmental Protection: Faith Matters.” Journal Academic Marketing Mysticism Online, 2021.
Özdemir, İbrahim. “A bestowed trust: The perception of nature and animals in Islam.” The Ecological Citizen, Volume 3, Number 1, 2019, 33-34.
Özdemir, İbrahim. "Why Turkish academic Ibrahim Ozdemir is pushing for an Islamic approach to environmentalism." The New Arab, 09/12/2019.
Sacks, Rabbi Lord Jonathan. "The Ecological Imperative (Shoftim 5779)." Covenant & Conversation, 2019.
Schaefer, Jame. Theological Foundations for Environmental Ethics: Reconstructing Patristic and Medieval Concepts. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2009.
Schaefer, Jame. “Motivated for Action and Collaboration: The Abrahamic Religions and Climate Change.” Geosciences 6.2 (2016): 1-19
Schaefer, Jame. “Religious Motivation for Mitigating Human-forced Climate Change: Scientifically Informed, Politically Astute, and Collaborative.” International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 6.1 (2014): 34-46
World Religions and Ecology Series from Harvard
World Religions and Ecology Series from Harvard
Samuelson, Hava Tirosh, ed. Judaism and Ecology: Created World and Revealed Word. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003.
Hessel, Dieter & Rosemary Ruether, eds. Christianity and Ecology: Seeking the Wel-Being of Earth and Humans. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2000.
Foltz, Richard, Frederick Denny, Azizan Baharuddin, eds Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003.
Ecology and Justice Series from Orbis Books
https://www.orbisbooks.com/category-202/
Papal Encyclical
Papal Encyclical
Laudato Si “On Care for Our Common Home” May 24, 2015
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html
Statements on climate change from the world religions
http://fore.yale.edu/climate-change/statements-from-world-religions/
Education Resources
Cambridge Muslim College: Overcoming Ego - Abdal Hakim Murad
Claremont Main Road Mosque Muslims for Eco-Justice Project: Islam and the Environment, A Teaching Resource for Children Aged 7 - 12 Years
EcoMENA: Environmental Sustainability in Islam
EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East (FOEME) Second Edition, June 2014:
River Out of Eden: Water, Ecology, and the Jordan River in Islam
River Out of Eden: Water, Ecology, and the Jordan River in the Christian Tradition
River Out of Eden: Water, Ecology, and the Jordan River in the Jewish Tradition
Earth and Faith: A Book of Reflection for Action - UNEP
https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/report/earth-and-faith-book-reflection-action
Education Resources on the Environment and Faith
Hazon, the Jewish Lab for Sustainability: Jewish Outdoor, Food, Farming & Environmental Education (JOFEE)
Healing Earth. https://healingearth.ijep.net
The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development- Report on Ecologically Informed Theological Education
http://www.interfaithsustain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Report_Faith_Ecology2.pdf
Jesuit Resource: Environment and Sustainability Prayers
Jewish Climate Action Network: Climate Change and the Jewish Tradition: A Compilation of Web-Based Resources
Journey of the Universe – Film, Book, Conversations
https://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org
Journey of the Universe – Massive Open Online Classes – free for audit
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/journey-of-the-universe
Martin, Daniel. "'On This Day We Restore The Earth' Celebrating the Environmental Sabbath." Breakthrough, Summer/Fall 1989
My Jewish Learning: The Environmentally Conscious Jewish Home
One4Kids / Zaky - Muslim Cartoons: Zaky's Adventures: The Earth Has a Fever
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: Jewish Environmentalism
Religions of the World and Ecology:
Christianity and Ecology: Seeking the Well-Being of Earth and Humans
Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust
Judaism and Ecology: Created World and Revealed World
The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology - Religion and Ecology Programs
https://fore.yale.edu/Resources/Religion-and-Ecology-Programs