Faith for Earth
General
Name of initiative | UNEP Faith for Earth Initiative |
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LPAA initiative | No |
NAZCA Initiative | No |
Website address | www.unep.org/about-un-environment/faith-earth-initiative |
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Starting year | 2017 |
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Secretariat | Cognisant of the network, outreach, and assets of Faith-based Communities globally, The UN Environment Programme launched the Faith for Earth Initiative in November 2017. |
Organisational structure | Contacts: Iyad Abu Moghli <iyad.abumoghli@un.org>; Azmaira Alibhai <azmaira.alibhai@un.org> |
Geographical coverage | Global |
Name of lead organisation | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
Type of lead organisation | Other intergovernmental organization |
Location/Nationality of lead organisation | Kenya |
Description
Description | The Faith for Earth Initiative's mission seeks to is “To encourage, empower and engage with faith-based organizations as partners, at all levels, toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and fulfilling the 2030 Agenda” by strategically engaging and partnering with faith-based organizations.
Faith for Earth, in collaboration with the UNFCCC, the Parliament of World’s Religions, the World Council of Churches, Brahma Kumaris, Bhumi Global, and the Anglican Consultative Office constitute a Multi-faith Working Group on Climate Change. The Working Group shares via the Climate Initiative Platform (CIP) the various planned activities by FBOs on the Road to Glasgow with an aim of creating synergy between interfaith networks at COP26. |
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Objectives | Faith for Earth has three main goals:
1. Inspire and empower faith organizations and their leaders to advocate for protecting the environment; 2. Green faith-based organizations’ investments and assets to support the implementation of SDGs; and 3. Provide them with knowledge and networks to enable their leaders to effectively communicate with decision-makers and the public. |
Activities | Faith-based organizations have been recognized as key players in eradicating poverty, improving people’s health, protecting the environment and working toward sustainable development. Their agility is crucial, especially at the local level and with faith actors. FBOs are also sustainable institutions and, in recent years, policymakers have begun to engage them in environmental conservation and natural resources management. |
One or two success stories achieved | Multi-faith Working Group on Climate Change |
Monitoring and Impacts
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Participants
Participants | Number | Names |
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Members | 36 | |
Companies | 0 | |
Business organisations | 0 | |
Research and educational organisations | 0 | |
Non-governmental organisations | 0 | |
National states | 0 | |
Governmental actors | 0 | |
Regional / state / county actors | 0 | |
City / municipal actors | 0 | |
Intergovernmental organisations | 0 | |
Financial Institutions | 0 | |
Faith based organisations | 36 | |
Other members | 0 | |
Supporting partners | 0 | |
Number of members in the years | | |
Have only national states as participators | No |
Theme
Transport | Agriculture | Forestry | Business | Financial institutions | Buildings | Industry | Waste | Cities and subnational governments | Short Term Pollutants | International maritime transport | Energy Supply | Fluorinated gases | Energy efficiency | Renewable energy | Supply chain emission reductions | Adaptation | Other | Resilience | Innovation | Energy Access and Efficiency | Private Finance |
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No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Not only have national states as participators