Description/achievement of initiative
The Environmental Network of the United Religions Initiative (URI) is a thriving experiential global grassroots partnership that unites nearly 200 interfaith communities in solidarity building, skills and knowledge exchange for the purpose of environmental wellbeing. The power of the Environmental Network comes from the emphasis on skill and knowledge sharing; and intercultural and interfaith dialogue. We use co-create webinars, host dialogues, organize peer-to-peer exchanges, and contribute to best-practice kits in order to support one another in biodynamic farming, harnessing renewable energy, sustainably managing natural resources, restoring biodiversity, reducing waste, increasing WASH, and empower women and youth socially and economically.
Implementation methodologies
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
The United Religions Initiative has an Environmental Coordinator facilitates relationships among 150 grassroots interfaith communities engaged in environmental work in order to concentrate the wealth of diverse experience, knowledge and sense of solidarity to benefit groups interpersonally and to equip them to take meaningful environmental action. Apart from one-on-one connections with the coordinator, the network actively engages in monthly dialogues and webinars; create newsletters, toolkits and online knowledge resources; and participate in peer-to-peer skill exchanges to increase the impact of organic agriculture, tree planting and biodiversity restoration, in particular.
Partner(s)
United Religions Initiative; Inter-Cultural Youth Council (Pakistan); G3S Foundation (India); Forward Action for Conservation of Indigenous Species (Nigeria); Rosebud Continuum (USA); Santa Barbara Interfaith Initiative & ECOFaith (USA); The Chaplaincy Institute (USA); Lilongwe Central Cooperation Circle (Malawi); Multifaith Association of Southern Australia; Green For All (USA); Arava Institute (Israel); IBS Cooperation Circle (Netherlands); Network of Spiritual Progressives (USA); Mother Earth Network (Kenya); La VIlla D'Arcilla (Costa Rica); GreenFaith (New Jersey, USA); Faith Ecology Network (Australia); Tamera & Grace (Portugal); Parliament of the People (Southern Africa); Arizona Faith Network (USA); Kashi Foundation (USA); Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (Israel); EcoPeace Middle East
March/2019
