CEL Rainforest Fund – 100 Churches
CEL is seeking 100 churches to raise £100 each for habitat conservation projects – Could your church help?
- The need to save habitats
- Why churches should take part
- Which habitats?
- Posters/flyers to print to help you in your church
1.The need to save habitats
1/4 of the world’s mammals and 1/5 of the plants are under threat of extinction
Humans – have caused more environmental degradation -in the past 60 years – than in all previous human history put together- i.e. in OUR lifetime.
Spending £1 to save rainforest from being destroyed can prevent 330kg carbon dioxide being produced that’s one third of a ton – a better return on £1 for preventing climate change than any other way
Species extinction rates are now 1000 times as great as the natural rate due to habitat loss
2. Why churches might like to take part
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Could your church have a fund raising event?
- to save habitat –
- or species ?
Please tell Christian Ecology Link. We will celebrate the fact by putting a link to you from the website.
We want to show the world that Christians care about the gifts God has given us – and care that future generations should enjoy them too.
Genesis 1 – God saw that is was good. This is God’s world we live in, his gift to us. We owe it to him and to future generations to look after it.
Proverbs 31. 8 – speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves:-
The trees and the endangered animals cannot speak.
The indigenous tribes and poor farmers who are thrown off their land by rich plantation farmers have difficulty being heard.
Future generations who would like to see orang utans, tigers, whales and other endangered species cannot speak
Philippians 4 v.8 – Whatsoever is good – think on this –
The beauty variety and intrinsic worth of species of forest, sea, tundra and swamp is vast. .. as vast – or significantly more vast – perhaps as some of the material things we have to raise money for in our church buildings.
There may be opportunity to invite conservationists and wildlife amateurs or experts to you church who are not members of your church – and new friendships and opportunities can ensue.
3. Rainforest or other habitats?
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We are trying to protect Habitats of Biodiversity Importance, not just Rainforests. However “Rainforest” is a more succinct, colourful and emotive word than the phrase “Habitats of Biodiversity Importance” , so this word was chosen for the title of the project. More details:- Phone 01729 822138
CEL can suggest projects to support. We recommend:- World Land Trust, Cool Earth and A Rocha Ghana.
If you support a church abroad, why not ask them about conservation projects near them, thus increasing both their and your awareness. Contact 01729 822138 webeditor@christian-ecology.org.uk
“Whatsoever is good” – Philippians 4 v.8
Spending £1 to save rainforest from being destroyed can prevent 330kg carbon dioxide being produced that’s one third of a ton – a better return on £1 for preventing climate change than any other way.
4. Resources- Posters
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100 churches project – Posters (doc files)
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