Friends of the Earth
“Leave this World a little better than you found it
Welcome to the "Friends of the Earth" Program!
This program encourages you to take personal responsibility for your actions. Reflect on how your choices impact the environment and society.Individual Action: Make a Difference!
By making sustainable choices, you can reduce your environmental footprint and contribute to a sustainable future.Collective Efforts: Working Together
This initiative fosters collaborative efforts where communities, Scouts, and organizations come together to take action for the planet.Make a Lasting Impact
Your engagement in hands-on environmental projects helps to create long-lasting, positive change for our planet.Thank You for Joining Us!
Your commitment to protecting our environment will help ensure a sustainable future for all. Together, we can create a world where both people and nature thrive!
About Us
Inspiration from Laudato Si
The program draws significant inspiration from Laudato Si, the encyclical by Pope Francis, which emphasizes the moral responsibility of individuals and societies towards the environment. Laudato Si highlights the interconnectedness of all living beings and the Earth itself, urging us to adopt an ecological approach that respects and preserves the natural world. By integrating these principles into its framework, the “Friends of the Earth” program promotes a holistic understanding of sustainability, addressing environmental, social, and ethical dimensions.
The Sustainable Development Goals
Growing with Passion and Dedication
Friends of the Earth embodies the spirit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Laudato Si’ by promoting global action for a more just, sustainable, and inclusive world. The SDGs aim to address pressing challenges like poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation, while Pope Francis in Laudato Si’ calls for “integral ecology,” emphasizing the harmony between humanity, creation, and social justice.
Through its focus on projects linked to specific SDGs, Friends of the Earth empowers individuals to take meaningful actions that reflect these shared values. It fosters a sense of responsibility for our “common home” by encouraging sustainable practices, cultivating solidarity, and inspiring care for both people and the planet. This synergy between the SDGs and Laudato Si’ provides a moral and practical framework for building a better future.
“The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development, for we know that things can change.” (Laudato Si’, §13)
What We’re All About – SDGs
SDG 1
No Poverty
End poverty in all its forms everywhere. This includes addressing the root causes of poverty and providing support to vulnerable groups in society.SDG 2
Zero Hunger
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. It includes addressing the causes of hunger and ensuring that everyone has access to sufficient food.SDG 3
Good Health
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. This goal includes universal health coverage and reducing maternal and child mortality.SDG 4
Quality Education
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Focuses on access to education for all children and adults.SDG 5
Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Focuses on eliminating violence and discrimination against women and girls in public and private spheres.SDG 6
Clean Water
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Ensures that everyone has access to clean and affordable water.SDG 7
Affordable Energy
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. Focus on increasing the share of renewable energy sources globally.SDG 8
Decent Work
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. Focus on fair wages and the protection of workers' rights.SDG 9
Industry & Innovation
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation. Focuses on improving technology, research, and the manufacturing sector.SDG 10
Reduced Inequalities
Reduce inequality within and among countries. This goal aims to ensure equal opportunities for all people, regardless of their background, ethnicity, or economic status.SDG 11
Sustainable Cities
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. Focuses on reducing the environmental impact of cities and making them more inclusive for all.SDG 12
Responsible Consumption
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. This goal focuses on reducing waste and promoting sustainable practices in industries, businesses, and individuals.SDG 13
Climate Action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Focus on reducing carbon emissions, transitioning to renewable energy, and adapting to climate change effects.SDG 14
Life Below Water
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development. This includes reducing ocean pollution and conserving marine biodiversity.SDG 15
Life on Land
Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss.SDG 16
Peace & Justice
Promote peace, justice, and strong institutions. This goal aims to reduce violence, promote human rights, and ensure inclusive and accountable institutions.SDG 17
Partnerships
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. This includes promoting collaboration between governments, civil society, and the private sector.Did you learn well try this SDG quiz !
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