1.12:Protecting Creation
What can we do to protect creation?
Even though humans have caused destruction to the environment, they can do many things to care for it and to reduce the effect of the harm done in the past. ~Once people realise that they have damaged the world, they can take responsibility to change the things they can. Many people, from all over the world, beleive it is important to care for the environment for different reasons. Catholics are particularly motivated since it is part of their duty as stewards of creation and a key part of Catholic social teaching. One major goal in this effort to care for the world is sustainable development.
L/o: To learn and Undersand how Humans can help to care for the created world
Keyword: Sustainable development
What is sustainable development?
In both Genesis creation, God gives a clear responsibility to humans to care for the earth. This is not just a message for the earliest people who followed God this is a message that Catholics believe is essential today.
What are the three categories for sustainability?
What is an example of ecosystem
What is the problem with our green house gases?
What are three examples of energy that will always be here?
The UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals
In September 2015 the United Nations' set out "a supremely ambitious and transformational vision" — a plan of action for "people, planet, and prosperity" over the next 15 years.
Sustainable development has been defined as ‘meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ and some of the headline statistics related to the 17 SDGs show that clearly we still have a long way to go. A third of the world’s food is wasted, yet 821 million people are undernourished;
Match the icon 's number to the goal e.g: Number 2 is Zero hunger
CAFOD
CAFOD (the Catholic Agency for Overseas development) Works on many projects that support these goals. In southern Bangladesh CAFOD is working with the Bangladesh Association for sustainable Development (BASD) to establish 24 'eco-villages' _ where all villagers commit to sustainable farming. The villages are threatened by cyclones, rising sea levels and salty soil, making it hard to grow food. BASD are training villagers in eco-friendly methods of farming, like making organic pesticides and fertilisers, planting protective tree barriers
Q: Choose another case study (, Karen, Fabiano, Peru)
then come back and answer the following questions:
What are the main problems with this place? What are the solutions ? How is CAFOD helping?
What does sustainability means?
What are the three categories of sustainability?
How does your choses case study relate to the 17 UN's goals?
Extended writing: " Give reasons why Sustainability is something that all religions should focus on " (you should use PEE and even a quote to make your answer outstanding )
