Links and Resources
Provides access to the official documents maintained or received by the UNCCD Secretariat and is a general source of information on the topic of the linkages between poverty and environmental degradation.
A partnership of Jews, Catholics, Protestants, and Evangelicals promoting the biblical mandate for stewardship of the land. The group deals with sustainability issues ranging from global warming and social justice to economic welfare and environmental conservation.
A Jewish group focusing on business ethics and environmental issues according to Jewish texts. The Center examines Jewish sources such as the Bible, prophets, Talmud, Midrash, rabbinical responses, literature, and history and relates them to modern environmental issues.
Keith Kloor writes a piece for Audobon Magazine detailing the unlikely coalition between Richard Cizik, James Woolsey, and other political adversaries in their fight to save the planet.
In this 2005 interview for the environmentally conscious Grist magazine, Cizik discusses his coming around to a green way of thinking and explains his doctrine of "creative care" for his Evangelical brethren.
Salon's Amanda Griscom writes an intriguing article about her interview with Cizik on his crusade against global warming.
Created by the World Rainforest Movement, FERN advocates changes in European Union activities to achieve the sustainable use of forests and to increase the political and economic space for people to create a more balanced society in which there is a true respect for human rights and environmental and social values.
This Newsweek article (Feb. 13, 2006) profiles the debate going on within the evangelical community about its role in caring for the environment. Cizik's role in the process is featured.
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Cizik is vice president for governmental affairs of the National Association of Evangelicals and editor of Washington Insight.
