Julie Edwards Julie Edwards, Chief Executive Officer of Jesuit Social Services in Australia, wrote her report on the outcomes of the workshop of the Governance of Natural and Mineral Resources (GNMR) in London, UK last September 2012.  At the Conference level, Julie is a member of the Ecology Task Force and at the international level she is a member of the GNMR core group. Julie’s report is interesting as she started her report by sharing the origins of this network to help situate it within the context of the priorities of the Society of Jesus at the international level. ...
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Dr Ziran Bao Ecojesuit shares these interesting notes from Dr Ziran Bao, a Senior Engineer at the Centre for Environmental Education and Communications, Ministry of Environmental Protection in China.  These notes were based on a paper she shared during an international workshop at the Mateo Ricci Institute last 7 and 8 November 2012 entitled “Humankind and Nature: An Endangered System of Interdependence in Today’s Globalising World”.  Dr Bao reflects on the difficulties and challenges that China faces beyond issues of the dams, as primary concerns across the landscape include water and soil nutrient conservation. China’s environmental system has undergone...
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Ecojesuit shares this working paper by the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) developed in early 2011 as it increasingly responds to forced migration and displacement of people in the context of climate change.  This working paper was written collectively by many JRS workers who have experience in this topic and is not intended to be an official JRS position.  JRS is happy to share this working paper and welcome ideas and action. The issue Climate change is but one of the many factors that impact millions of people’s wellbeing today.  In 2009, it was estimated that between 50 and 200...
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Rappai Poothokaren, SJ and Robert Athickal, SJ Jesuits from the South Asian Assistancy gathered in Sawantwadi in the western part of India for the Ignatian Eco-Retreat from 8 to17 November 2012. It all began with a suggestion at the Western Region JESA (Jesuits in Social Action) meeting at Saint Xavier’s College, Mumbai to have an Eco Spirituality Retreat.  Fr. Rappai Poothokaren, SJ volunteered to organize and Fr Robert Athickal, SJ of Taru Mitra, Patna, the pioneer in Eco Action among Jesuits in India, agreed to conduct an ‘Ignatian Eco Retreat.’ Jesuits from all over India were invited and 24...
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