Animal
Concerns.org
- "Animal
Concerns is the online community for people concerned about the welfare
and rights of animals. As a project of the EnviroLink Network, it
is maintained by EnviroLink volunteers around the world. The Animal
Concerns Community is a project of the EnviroLink Network, a non-profit
organization which has been providing access to thousands of online
environmental and animal rights/welfare resources since 1991. This
community serves as a clearinghouse for information on the Internet
related to animal rights and welfare." It has links to daily
news updates, a database of resources, an on-liine discussion board,
and for teachers: educational resources by topic.--David Eamor
- Catholic
Conservation Center
- This
is a very simple website that has a collection of writings on ecology
and the environment from a variety of Catholic sources with a catholic
slant. It is one page where everything is laid out for you. The website
states that “Long before the current ecological movement developed,
saints taught respect for all of God's Creation. The mission of the
Catholic Conservation Center is to promote ecology, environmental
justice, and the stewardship of Creation in light of sacred Scripture
and living Tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. The center is faithful
to the Magisterium of the Church.”
- Earthday
Canada
- Earth
Day, which occurs each April 22, began in 1970 to promote constructive
and sustainable environmental values, actions and solutions. Earth
Day Canada (EDC) is a national environmental communications organization
and a registered charity, which coordinates Earth Day/Earth Month
events. The web site includes the “Ecokids” link that
is set up for student learning; information on the Toyota Scholarship
fund; and a page about EcoAction Teams. EcoAction Teams is a simple,
practical program that Canadians can implement in their own homes.
The program provides the tools and resources to reduce your household's
impact on the environment, while saving money at the same time. An
extensive list of school speakers can be found on the EcoKids web
site. School Earth Day events can be registered on-line and there
are programs to assist in event planning.--Mary Louise Colantonio
- Environmental
Education Ontario (EEON)
Environmental
Education Ontario is a coalition of professionals working to raise
awareness of the importance of environmental and sustainability education
across sectors of society in our province. EEON has taken the lead
by facilitating the development and implementation of a public strategic
plan for the growth of environmental learning. This web site includes
the above mentioned plan and gives ways to promote environmental literacy
across the curriculum from preschool to grade 12.
- Envirolink
The on-line environmental community
- Envirolink
website provides news, resources and links for a variety of ecological
as well as animal rights issues. It has a wealth of resources as well
as actions you can take. For teachers they have links to Educational
Resources by topic. The website is maintained by volunteers. "EnviroLink
is a non-profit organization... a grassroots online community that
unites hundreds of organizations and volunteers around the world with
millions of people in more than 150 countries. EnviroLink is dedicated
to providing comprehensive, up-to-date environmental information and
news."--David Eamor
- Government
of Canada- Taking Action on Climate Change
This
Government of Canada web site explains climate change, the greenhouse
effect and ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There are links
to resources for teachers and students. Teachers can order a climate
change teaching kit or find out what Canada is doing to combat climate
change. The site is very simply written so students could use it to
research climate change. In the resources for teachers there are also
education projects, sources for school project funding and classroom
information such as fact sheets and solar car kits available for purchase.
The Government of Canada web site on climate change is up to date
and linked to information on Canada’s commitment to the Kyoto
Accord.--Mary Louise Colantonio
Green
Ontario
This section
lists the major provincial organizations and national organizations
that are active in Ontario. The description for each organization
is taken from the group's web site. The site also provides informational
fact sheets on local environmental issues, lists local events and alerts,
and has a link called "personal solutions" that challenges
people to become more involved with conservation.--Lesley Macaluso
North
American Coalition for Christianity and Ecology
- Toronto
Environmental Alliance (TEA)
- Toronto
Environmental Alliance (TEA) is a non-governmental organization that
provides an activist voice for local Toronto concerns. TEA focuses
on five environmental campaigns: smog and climate change, waste, water,
toxics, and transit. TEA not only actively lobbies local governments
about environmental policy, but also conducts research and educates
the public. Teachers can find useful information about local
environmental issues under the campaigns link. -- Sarah Schmidt
- United
Nations Environment Network
- This
informative website is an excellent source for researching specific
environmental themes such as freshwater, climate change, etc., or
environmental issues associated with certain geographical regions.
The site includes recent announcements on environmental issues, current
international initiatives, and resources that vary from maps and graphics,
to State of the Environment reports. --
Sarah Schmidt
Web
of Creation
- Web
of Creation is an organization dedicated to inspire individuals
as well as communities to build a just and sustainable world.
One can find numerous ideas regarding humans' responsibility
to become stewards of creation in sections such as Religious
education, Personal lifestyle, Worship, Congregational lifestyle
and public ministry and advocacy. It is a great site to challenge
our current lifestyle as well as wasteful use of resources.
It also allows us to see the link between our actions and the
degradation of the natural environment. Overall, it is a good
site, however I would question and challenge some of their assumptions
and views especially the ones dealing with setting up sustainability
levels and the notion of overpopulation. -- J. Koprianiuk
- World
Wildlife Fund
- The
World Wild Life Fund website contains information on one of
the world's most influential groups. This site provides information
on how members of the WWF are promoting issues to help reduce
factors that contribute to global pollution, destruction of
our ecosystem, and degradation of the planet's natural resources.
Students and teachers can become politically and socially active
by donating to WWF, adopting an endangered species, and discussing
the importance of preserving and protection our world. These
activities can be implemented in geography, business and religion
courses. -- Filomena Ferraro
Ecological
Links for Catholic Teachers (submitted by Tony Cosentino
RCDSB)
Colouring Pages from Our Sunday Visitor (Primary Level)
http://www.osv.com/teachingcatholicyouth/pdf_archives/0306act1.pdf
Stewardship
Seeds: Ideas for Planting Stewardship in the Hearts of our
Youth -Archdiocese of St. Louis.
http://www.archstl.org/stewardship/seeds/quick_ideas.html#index
Blessed
Kateri: Model Ecologist Contains information on St. Kateri, and
resources for teachers.
http://conservation.catholic.org/kateri.htm
Curriculum
Support for Catholic Schools 2.0
This CD resource, published by ICE and the EOCCC contains a wealth
of
information related to Catholic Education Week's theme: And God
Saw that
it was Good. Look under the Catholic Theme: Stewardship for Creation
to
find resources from Scripture, Tradition, websites, quotes and
much
more. http://www.eoccc.org/
Articles:
Joint
Declaration on the Environment by Pope John Paul II and Orthodox
Patriarch Bartholemew of Constantinople
http://conservation.catholic.org/declaration.htm
Statements
by Pope John Paul II: The Holy Spirit Acts in All Creation
and History (Gen Aud. Aug 12, 1998), Creation Must Be Dwelling
Place of
Peace (Gen Aud. Aug 19, 1998), The Trinity is Mysteriously Present
in
Creation (Gen Aud. Jan 26, 2000), God is the Lord of Creation
and
History (Gen Aud. Nov 19, 1997)
http://conservation.catholic.org/holy_spirit_acts_in_all_creation.htm
In
the Fullness of Creation: An Eastern Orthodox look at Creation
by
Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/20/story_2058_1.html
Environmental
Justice in the Catechism
http://conservation.catholic.org/catechism.htm
Christian
Ecology Link Catholic Page Includes ecological statements by
Pope John Paul II.
http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk/catholic.htm#pope
Catholic
Earthcare Australia Contains materials from Australian
Catholic Conference of Bishops
http://www.catholicearthcareoz.net/resources.html
Cornwall
Declaration on Environmental Stewardship Followed by
commentary by Bill Jacobs, Catholic Conservation Centre, UK.
http://conservation.catholic.org/cornwall_declaration.htm
Renewing
the Earth An Invitation to Reflection and Action on
Environment in Light of Catholic Social Teaching A Pastoral Statement
of
the United States Catholic Conference November 14, 1991
http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/ejp/bishopsstatement.htm
USCCB
Caring for God's Creation resource page.
http://www.nccbuscc.org/sdwp/ejp/
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