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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officially opened the international ecological symposium “Toward a Greener Attica: Preserving the Planet and Protecting its People” at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.

El patriarca ecuménico Bartolomé inauguró oficialmente el simposio internacional sobre ecología "Hacia un Ática más verde: preservar el planeta y proteger a su gente" en el Museo de la Acrópolis en Atenas.

An ecumenical conference in Thessaloniki, Greece held 20-22 February explored the political, religious and spiritual dimensions of the economic and refugee crisis.

Organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC), the 5th International Conference on Ecological Theology and Environmental Ethics (ECOTHEE-17) brought together people from diverse nations and faith traditions to reflect on the theology of Oikos and indigenous spirituality.

La Quinta conferencia internacional sobre teología ecológica y ética medioambiental (ECOTHEE-17), organizada por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), reunió a personas de diversas naciones y tradiciones religiosas para reflexionar sobre la teología del oikos y la espiritualidad indígena.

A conference organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland under the theme “Just Peace with Earth” was offered in conjunction with the Arctic Assembly, the largest annual international gathering focused on the future of the Arctic held Oct. 13-15.

Junto con la Asamblea del Círculo Ártico, la mayor reunión internacional anual sobre el futuro del Ártico, que tuvo lugar del 13 al 15 de octubre, se celebró una conferencia organizada por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) y auspiciada por la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Islandia con el tema de “la paz justa en la Tierra”.

The Association Internationale pour l’ Education Sociale Chretienne (AIESC), or International Association for Social Christian Teaching, held its 30th anniversary meeting at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece from 2-3 September.

How can religion and faith communities contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals? Setting out to address this very question, a panel of faith representatives gathered at World Water Week in Stockholm on 29 August, introduced by keynote speaker Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the Vatican. The panel was also welcomed by Rt. Rev. Thomas Söderberg, Church of Sweden.

¿Cómo pueden la religión y las comunidades de fe facilitar que se alcancen los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de las Naciones Unidas? Con el fin de abordar esta cuestión, el 29 de agosto se reunió en Estocolmo con motivo de la Semana Mundial del Agua un panel de representantes religiosos, cuya presentación corrió a cargo del orador principal, el cardenal Peter Turkson, presidente del Pontificio Consejo “Justicia y Paz” del Vaticano. El obispo Thomas Söderberg de la Iglesia de Suecia también dio la bienvenida al panel.

More than 80 people from 23 European countries travelled to Helsinki for the 11th Assembly of the European Christian Environmental Network.

“An ecological reformation of Christianity is a matter of repentance, conversion and renewal for all Christian traditions,” reads the “Volos Call,” a statement issued after a meeting of church representatives from different traditions and all continents, held in Greece, between 10-13 March.

Ecotheology, Climate Justice and Food Security was the focus for lively discussion at a consultation event hosted by the Volos Academy for Theological Studies, in Greece on 10-13 March.

World leaders will meet at the crucial United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) in Paris from 30 November to 11 December. Faith groups around the world are building awareness of the importance of reaching a binding and ambitious agreement at the talks. In October, WCC members have taken part in climate activities in Germany.

The World Water Week is a “stepping stone” in accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals related to water and sanitation – and the faith communities must be actively engaged in achieving this vision, according to Dinesh Suna, coordinator of the Ecumenical Water Network of the WCC. Suna shared these reflections following his participation at the 2015 World Water Week Stockholm held in Sweden.

As organizations worldwide intensify their work on issues of climate justice, and the clock is ticking for new climate commitments to take shape, members of the WCC Working Group on Climate Change have gathered for a four-day meeting to strategize for effective climate justice action and for strong participation of faith-based initiatives at COP21.

Mientras las organizaciones de todo el mundo intensifican su labor en los asuntos relacionados con la justicia climática y a medida que se acaba el tiempo para dar forma a los nuevos compromisos climáticos, los miembros del Grupo de trabajo sobre Cambio Climático del CMI se han reunido durante 4 días para concebir una estrategia de acción eficaz en pos de la justicia climática y lograr una presencia importante de las iniciativas religiosas en la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático en París (CP21).

Anders Wejryd, one of the presidents of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Archbishop Emeritus of the Church of Sweden, has been committed to climate issues since the start of the 1970s and the worldwide oil crisis of that time. To attain a vision of life in God’s kingdom – a healed creation and humanity in a harmony of justice, freedom and peace – Wejryd believes the issue of climate change must be taken seriously. He says that it is about safeguarding the creation, but that it is also an issue of justice and peace.

Joakim Book Jonnson, a salesman for a security company and a member of the Church of Sweden, transformed his urban commuter life when he decided to leave, at least temporarily, no ecological footprint.