''Ecojesuit'' is an international communication platform for ecological issues created by the
Society of Jesus. It was launched in 2010 and publishes its work primarily online.
[Rubén Cruz]
Eduardo Agosta: “La receta para una verdadera conversión ecológica es leer Laudato si’”
from '' Vida Nueva'', 5 December 2019, retrieved 23 March 2021[Los jesuitas, a través de EcoJesuit, participarán en la Zona Azul de la Cumbre del Clima]
from '' Vida Nueva'', 2 December 2019, retrieved 23 March 2021
History
In November 2010, the
Jesuit
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s launched the first ''Ecojesuit'' newsletter. They created ''Ecojesuit'' after their 35th
General Congregation and a document ''Healing a Broken World'' that came from it. The newsletter was about ecological issues around the world and edited by the Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) in Brussels, and the Environmental Science for Social Change (ESSC) in Manila. The number of subscribers increased steadily up to reach over 1,100 by September 2011. Due to the uptake, from February 2012 the newsletter was produced more frequently going from a monthly to a fortnightly publication.
It is run from the same building as the
Jesuit European Social Centre in Brussels, and is supported by Global Ignatian Advocacy Network (GIAN) and works with the
Ignatian Solidarity Network
Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) organizes Jesuit schools and universities in the United States, together with their alumni and all interested parties, in training and advocacy for social justice leadership. This is in pursuit of "the service o ...
and
CIDSE.
In 2009, ''Ecojesuit'' attended the
2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 and 18 December. The conference included the 15th session of the Conference of the Partie ...
in Copenhagen, the
Rio+20 Earth Summit in 2012, the unveiling of
World Water Day at the United Nations in 2013 as part of a series on the
Millennium Development Goals. In 2018, it called on all Jesuit institutions to divest from fossil fuels.
Call for Jesuit bodies to abandon fossil fuel investments
from ''Union of Catholic Asian News
The Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN) is a news agency that covers issues and matters of interest for the Catholic Church on the Asian continent. It was launched in Hong Kong in 1979. Since its foundation, it has become one of the largest Cathol ...
'', 3 July 2018, retrieved 23 March 2021 In 2019, it attended the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP25, was the 25th United Nations Climate Change conference. It was held in Madrid, Spain, from 2 to 13 December 2019 under the presidency of the Chilean government. The conferenc ...
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References
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Further reading
* Liz Kimbrough
"Next big idea in forest conservation? Empower youth leaders"
from '' Mongabay'', 9 October 2014.
* Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat
Healing a Broken World
in ''Promotio Justiciae'', ed. Patxi Álvarez SJ, Society of Jesus, No. 106, 2011/2.
* Jaime Tatay
La alabanza verde de Francisco
'' El Mundo'', 18 June 2015.
External links
''Ecojesuit'' site
Society of Jesus
Environmental websites
Christianity and environmentalism
Jesuit development centres