Resources

Catholic Environmental Organizations and Resources:


Catholic Climate Covenant—US organization with many resources

https://catholicclimatecovenant.org/


Development and Peace—Laudato Si’ resources

https://www.devp.org/en/resource/laudato-si-2/


Laudato Si’ Movement (LSM)

https://laudatosimovement.org/



Mouvement Laudato Si' Movement Canada (MLSM Canada)

https://www.faithcommongood.org/mouvement_laudato_si_movement_canada


Ecumenical and Interfaith Environmental Organizations and Resources:


Faith & the Common Good—Interfaith network. Greening Sacred Spaces educational and spiritual resources

https://www.faithcommongood.org/greening_sacred_spaces


Green Churches Network—spirituality, education and action tools for churches

https://greenchurches.ca/tools/ 


Season of Creation—September 1st to October 4th, ecumenical prayer and action resources

https://seasonofcreation.org/


Faith and Environment News Sources:


America Magazine:

https://www.americamagazine.org/topic/environment


EarthBeat—a project of National Catholic Reporter, excellent faith-based ecological news

https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat


Ecology and Jesuits in Communication:

https://www.ecojesuit.com/


The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale:

https://fore.yale.edu/


Local Environmental Resources, Networks and Actions:


City of Toronto:  Transform TO—Toronto’s climate action strategy of Net Zero 2050.

https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/environmentally-friendly-city-initiatives/transformto/transformto-climate-action-strategy/


City of Toronto:  Water & Environment including Live Green Toronto

https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/ 


Green 13—local ward residents’ environmental network

https://green13toronto.org/ 


Toronto Environmental Alliance

https://www.torontoenvironment.org/


Toronto Tool Library: Borrow thousands of tools and more. Annual membership fee.

https://torontotoollibrary.com/ 


Undeniable—Canada’s Changing Climate—online Toronto Star 2019 handbook of strategies and tools to address climate change

https://projects.thestar.com/climate-change-canada/what-you-can-do/ 


Science Reports and Other Resources:


Canada’s Changing Climate Report 2019

https://changingclimate.ca/CCCR2019/ 


Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):

https://www.ipcc.ch/


NASA Global Climate Change:

https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ 


World Bank Group Climate Change Knowledge Portal:

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/canada


Indigenous Peoples:


First Story Toronto—Tours and apps explore the Indigenous history of Toronto

https://firststoryblog.wordpress.com/aboutfirststory/ 


Pope Francis’ Visit to Canada July 24-29, 2022—Walking Together

https://www.papalvisit.ca/


Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action:

https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/trc/IR4-8-2015-eng.pdf