Ecojesuit
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| Formation | July 2010 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Society of Jesus |
| Headquarters | Rue Cornet 51 |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 50°50′16″N 4°23′04″E / 50.837696°N 4.384334°E |
| Fields | Ecology |
Official language | English, French, Spanish |
Parent organization | Jesuit European Social Centre |
| Website | Ecojesuit.com |
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.[1][2]
History
[edit]In November 2010, the Jesuits 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.[3] 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.[citation needed]
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 and CIDSE.[4]
In 2009, Ecojesuit attended the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference 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.[5] In 2018, it called on all Jesuit institutions to divest from fossil fuels.[6] In 2019, it attended the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "Environmental Science for Social Change". Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Ecojesuit suma apoyos para la Movilización Mundial por el Clima from Vatican News, 20 September 2019, retrieved 23 March 2019
- ^ "World Water Day 2013". Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Call for Jesuit bodies to abandon fossil fuel investments from Union of Catholic Asian News, 3 July 2018, retrieved 23 March 2021
Further reading
[edit]- 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.