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The webinar on Advocacy, led by Amaya Valcarsel, delved into key approaches, strategies, and best practices, drawing attention to successful field experiences. Valcarsel highlighted the crucial importance of setting clear objectives, designing targeted strategies, and fostering effective partnerships with governments, NGOs, and local communities to drive impactful advocacy efforts.

Webinar on Agroecology with Miguel A. Altieri, associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

“The article we present today is by Davide Dell’Oro, SJ, an Italian Jesuit committed to promoting ecological justice and environmental sustainability as an integral part of his mission...

The Awajún Autonomous Territorial Government (GTAA) announces new initiatives to promote food sovereignty through training modules on ecological and ancestral agricultural techniques. During the year 2025, the GTAA will carry out training aimed at women on traditional crops. These efforts seek to counteract the loss of local seeds and crops, caused by the introduction of food products from the external market in the territory, among other factors...

How the commitment to ecology and the environment was born and matured in the Society of Jesus during the last 50 years. Monday, December 3, 1984, is still a disastrous day in India. The gas leak from Bhopal, the world's worst industrial disaster, killed some 20,000 poor people, most of whom lived in slums. Half a million of those who survived suffered and continue to suffer respiratory problems, eye irritation or blindness and other disorders derived from exposure to toxic gas. In the midst of legal battles in India and the United States and protests by victims and environmental activists, "justice" remains an elusive mirage and a distant dream for millions of people...

As the Holy See releases a document on artificial intelligence, the Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education tells Vatican News about AI’s extraordinary potential and the need for humanity to guide its development with collective responsibility, so that it may be a blessing for all people...

The Integral Ecology Emerging Leaders Fellowship highlights the importance of caring for creation, as well as the integral connection between all beings...

Confronting ecological problems on a global scale can be disconcerting, but we can start to catalyse change by building small habits in a local context.

A landmark food security program in Timor-Leste has brought new methods to farmers who reap individual and collective benefits from this training.

The Society of Jesus in Indonesia celebrated the opening of its newest centre for research and advocacy, PRAKSIS, on 10 December, coinciding with World Human Rights Day. PRAKSIS is envisioned to serve as the “spokesperson” of the Society of Jesus in Indonesia in public discussions on pressing social issues...