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- 1What are some current global environmental concerns?--pollution
--destruction of natural habitats
--use and abuse of natural resources
--climate change - 2When was the Kyoto protocol?1997
Attempted to limit carbon emissions - 3When were the Assisi declarations formed?1986
statements about their beliefs about the value of the environment - 4What are some of the causes of world poverty?--lack of education
--girls excluded from education
--corrupt/incompetent governments
--LIC debt to HICs
--war
--unfair trade
--disease - 5What are the two different types of aid?Humanitarian (short-term) aid
Developmental (long-term) aid. This form of aid provides education, funding, raw materials etc. for needy people to help themselves. - 6Name some Christian charities which provide LICs with developmental aid.Christian Aid
Tearfund
CAFOD
Trocaire - 7How can individuals attempt to alleviate poverty?--raising awareness and funds
--write letters of protest to governments
--working on projects in LICs
--donate to reputable charities
--buying fair trade goods - 8What does the FairTrade mark mean?Products with the FairTrade mark have been produced by small-scale farmer organisations or plantations that meet FiarTrade social, economic, and environmental standards. These include protection of worker's rights and of the environment, payment of the Fairtrade minimum price and an addition FairTrade Premium to invest in business or community projects.
- 9What is CAFOD?The official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
CAFOD stands for Catholic Agency For Overseas Development - 10What are CAFOD's principles?• Aim is to bring about lasting and positive change to the lives of the world’s poorest people.
• Allow themselves to be guided by compassion, hope and solidarity.
• Believe that their Catholic values are ‘best shown through working for justice and an end to poverty’.
• Work without prejudice, and do not preach.
• Place equal importance on prayer as they do on donations and campaigns.
• Believe in equipping people with the skills and opportunities to bring themselves out of poverty. - 11Give a few examples of CAFOD's practical work.• One Climate, One World campaign is a response to Pope Francis’ comments about climate change and growing global inequality being the biggest threats. The campaign calls for politicians to switch to renewable and non-polluting sources of energy to prevent further climate change which pushed people deeper into poverty. It encourages people to e-mail the Climate and Energy secretary to ask that she lead the way in this switch, and informs people about the climate and how they can help in the fight against climate change.
• Ebola crisis: CAFOD responded by sending 8,683 church volunteers around affected areas to inform people about how to stay safe from it. This social sensitization program reached 170,000 people.
• CAFOD works continuously in many areas of sub-Saharan Africa such as Sierra Leone and Liberia as part of its long term goal to bring lasting change to the lives of the poorest people. - 12What are Catholic teachings on the environment?--they interpret the creation stories in Genesis as sanctioning stewardship not dominion
--therefore the Catholic church insists on respect for, careful use of, and protection of the planet and its resources - 13What are Catholic teachings on poverty?--encourages the redistribution of wealth
--insists on the virtue of charity and the eradication of social injustice. - 14What are Quaker attitudes towards the environment?Wholeheartedly committed to stewarding the environment and try to live simply
- 15What are Pentecostal/Evangelical/Baptist views towards the environment?Many see climate change and other environmental catastrophes as bringing to completion God's plan for creation, so think that such things should not be resisted. Many also doubt the truth of climate change.
- 16What is eschatology?'a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of humankind' Merriam-Webster
- 17The creation of the heavens and the earth, and of Adam and Eve.Genesis 1 and 2
- 18The Sheep and the GoatsMatthew 25.31-46
- 19‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’Matthew 25.40
- 20'If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.'1 John 3:17-18
- 21'The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all those who live in it'Psalm 24.1
- 22'Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God'Luke 6.20
- 23'Sell your possessions and give to the poor'Luke 12.33