Bill C-226 creates new Canadian law that promises the creation of a strategy and mechanisms to address environmental racism is in keeping with Catholic Social Teaching and could strengthen our advocacy for environmental justice in and beyond Canada.
Warning that a Canadian mine could lead to the depletion and poisoning of two rivers in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, a coalition of civil society organizations reiterates the longstanding demand for strong due diligence laws in Canada.
The people of Guapinol and the San Pedro sector still need our support in their ongoing struggle to get the Honduran government to protect their rivers, lands and leaders from the threats posed by a mining project they do not want.
In the leadup to Budget 2024, Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada and 100+ organizations have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for Canada’s international aid contributions to be increased in line with its aspirations to global progressive leadership.
The SANC2S project involves activities to reduce ecosystem and soil degradation and to sustainably develop for food production.
The Peruvian Congress approved changes to the Forestry and Wildlife Law which has been dubbed the “Deforestry Law” by our civil society and church partners.
An ecumenical organization calls for Canada and other wealthy Western countries to repay their ecological debt by compensating countries of the Global South for the loss and damage they sustain because of climate change they did not cause.
A priest from South America exhorts those debating the Earth’s future at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai to heed the exhortation of Pope Francis, who will be in their midst.
The papal exhortation argues for the untenability of climate change denialism; the need to reconfigure multilateralism; and the ethical imperative of remaining hopeful and engaged.
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