Alliance of Religions and Conservation
Abbreviation | ARC |
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Formation | 1995 |
Type | NGO |
Headquarters | ARC The House, Kelston Park Bath BA1 9AE United Kingdom |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English |
Website | www.arcworld.org |
The Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) was a United Kingdom-based international organisation founded by
ARC was a
Many of the religions working with ARC presented their Long-Term Commitments[1] at the ARC-UNDP conference in Windsor Castle in November 2009, at which Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon and Prince Philip were present. More than 30 commitments were made in total.
At the time UNDP Assistant Secretary-General Olav Kjørven described this coming together of religion and conservation as: “potentially the biggest civil society movement on climate change in history” and “the biggest mobilisation of people and communities that we have ever seen on this issue”.[2][3]
In September 2012, as a result of support and co-ordination by ARC, 27 faith groups from sub-Saharan Africa presented their Long-Term Commitments for a Living Planet at an ARC-organised meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.[4]
Martin Palmer was the Secretary General of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation.
ARC announced its closure in June 2019.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "ARC - ARC Projects - ARC-UN: Faiths' Long Term Commitments". Arcworld.org. Alliance of Religions and Conservation. Archived from the original on 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ^ "Impact of religions will have 'deeper roots' than Copenhagen". The Guardian. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Palmer, M and Finlay, V. (2003) Faith in Conservation; New Approaches to Religions and the Environment, Washington DC, The World Bank.
- ^ Nzwili, Fredrick (September 18, 2012). "Faith groups in Africa mobilize to protect environment". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "ARC WILL BE CLOSING at the end of June". Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.