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UNEP’s Faith for Earth Initiative, in partnership with the United Religions Initiative (URI), launched an innovative training in 2021 to bring interfaith and intra-faith communities and institutions together around climate action: The Faith for…

Food plays cultural and spiritual roles for Muslims. The Qur’an makes special references to pure and lawful food and to the principles of balance, justice and health. However, our current extractive approach to food and development have led to…

Ecosystem degradation is affecting the well-being of at least 3.2 billion people – 40% of the world’s population. As a network of Faith Leaders and Faith-Based Organisations, we have an opportunity to #ActNow for People and the Planet. Ecosystem…

While the Summer has not officially started, the heat of faith and interfaith activities have started to be felt across the globe. Last year might have been the hottest year in record, but this year certainly it is one of the hottest years for the…

Multilateralism remains our only option to cooperate in achieving the goals that would take us to a better future. The only viable agenda we have today, is Agenda 2030. The Agenda does address all aspects of the needs of the people and the planet.…

2020 was a year that will be remembered in history as a milestone year for the “new normal”. While the year seen devastating health impacts that we continue to witness, it was also one of the hottest years in records. However, 2020 was also one of…

Less than 40% of the 50% of the global population is income earning women. Women are responsible for almost 50-80% of food production, represent more than 50% of the agricultural workforce, and 60% of the world's chronically hungry are women and…

Entitled “For People and Planet: The United Nations Environment Programme Strategy for 2022–2025 to Tackle Climate Change, Loss of Nature and Pollution”, UNEP’s Mid-Term Strategy for 2022-2025 was discussed and adopted by 193 countries that…

Many ecosystems around the world, from forests to coral reefs, are in decline, victims of pollution, climate change and resource extraction. But faith-based organizations are increasingly stepping in to help repair…

At Faith for Earth, we continued our journey with our partners at all levels by stepping up our partnerships in a strive to make a better impact. This report gives a good look at what we had in store in 2020 and where we have focused our efforts.…