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Millennium Development Goal: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Interfaith Harmony Ceremony Held at Rio+20 People's Summit
June 23, 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - UPF-Brazil and partner organizations participated in interfaith events during the People's Summit Rio+20 June 15-22, 2102.
UPF Statement on Sustainable Development
June 20, 2012
UPF applauds the UN and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June 2012, to address problems linked to unsustainable economic models.
Religious Youth Service Project in Chitlang, Nepal
June 10, 2012
Kathmandu, Nepal - Religious Youth Service-Nepal organized a service-learning project June 2-9 in the village of Chitlang to build a library at the secondary school and renovate the community drinking water system. Read the detailed report by P. Venugopal, a participant from Malaysia.
UPF Staff Attend UNITAR Rio+20 Forum
June 4, 2012
New York, USA - In preparation for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, June 20-22, 2012, UPF staff participated in a June 4 forum at the New York Office of UNITAR (UN Institute for Training and Research).
Youth Clean up at Russia's Mount Livadia
April 22, 2012
Vladivostok, Russia - Volunteers with UPF and the Patriots of Primorye youth movement removed 30 bags of trash from the popular tourist destination Mount Livadia April 21-22, 2012.
Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian Youth Serve a School in Northern Thailand
March 19, 2012
Baan Dadthongchareon, Thailand - A Religious Youth Project in an agricultural community in northern Thailand from March 15 to 19 promoted understanding, friendship, and harmony among participants. The 70 Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, and Catholic youth worked together to improve a children's playground, build vegetable and fruit gardens, repair the road inside the school compound, and build a water drainage system.
Religious Youth Service Builds Vegetable Garden at a School in Kochi, India
August 16, 2011
Kochi, India - A Religious Youth Service project Aug. 9-15, 2011, included planting fruit trees and a vegetable garden at a school in Kochi, India, cleaning an athletic field, training in communication and peacebuilding skills, and visits to religious and cultural sites.
Lake Baikal Project 2011 Improves Pedestrian Trails
July 22, 2011
Slyudyanka, Russia - Volunteers built a pedestrian bridge and explored the beauties of the coast of Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, July 9-22, 2011.
Forum in London on Values That Define Sustainability
July 10, 2011
London, UK - Sustainability, Prof. Lord Bhikhu Parekh explained at a forum on "What Values Define Sustainability" is a normative concept. The purpose of the UPF-UK July 6 gathering at the House of Lords was to consider the moral framework for sustainable development. Lawrence Bloom said the challenge was not simply of economy or the environment but whether humanity could embrace values based on a sustainable worldview.
Lake Baikal Volunteers Promote Ecotourism
July 3, 2011
Slyudyanka, Russia - On the southern tip of Lake Baikal, a volunteer forum and environmental service projects from June 26 to July 3, 2011, drew attention to ways volunteers can enhance the attraction of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
World Environment Day Celebrated at Prespa Lake
June 6, 2011
Prespa Lake, Albania - As the summer recreation season approached, UPF organized a beach clean-up at Prespa Lake in eastern Albania on June 6, 2011, in honor of World Environment Day.
Trees and Toilets to Transform Nairobi Slum
January 21, 2011
Nairobi, Kenya - Two hundred trees were planted in Kibera, one of the largest slums in Africa, on Jan. 21, 2011, and ground was broken for building ten public toilets.
Youth Care for Jerusalem's Historic Hansen Garden
December 24, 2010
Jerusalem, Israel - To beautify Jerusalem's historic Hansen Garden, on Dec. 24, 2010, Israeli youth planted different types of flowers, including freesia, cyclamen and iris.
Lake Baikal Project 2010 Focuses on Value-Oriented Volunteerism
August 6, 2010
Slyudyanka, Russia - The annual Lake Baikal Project July 1-Aug 6, 2010 included a workshop on volunteerism, ecological projects and walking along the tourist path from the Slyudyanka Mountain to Chersky Peak.
World Environment Day Observed in London
June 4, 2010
London, England - "We are the product of 14 1/2 billion years of evolution, but the next 14 1/2 years will prove if we are viable as a species,"' stated Lawrence Bloom at a World Environment Day program in London on June 4, 2010.
World Water Day Celebrated in Buenos Aires
March 22, 2010
Buenos Aires, Argentina - A conference on “Water: Source of Life and Benefit for Everyone” took place in Buenos Aires on March 22, 2010 in observance of World Water Day.
Lake Baikal Project Wins National Ecology Prize
December 21, 2009
Moscow, Russia - UPF's project of building and repairing bridges on Lake Baikal tourist trails won first place in the ecology category in the Volunteer 2009 All-Russia competition. The real prize, according to an organizer, was the gratitude of the people hiking the routes in greater safety.
Green Economy Discussion in London
September 3, 2009
London, UK - Lawrence Bloom and Murad Qureshi AM discussed the alternatives facing London as a city and the world as a whole due to climate change at a September 3 meeting at the UPF headquarters in London.
Lake Baikal Project 2009 Builds Pedestrian Trail Bridges
August 6, 2009
Slyudyanka, Russia - A joint ecological and tourism project, “Baikal 2009,” involved constructing and reconstructing four pedestrian bridges along the tourist path between the town of Slyudyanka and Chersky Peak July 2-August 6, 2009.
Moral Values, an Asset in Overcoming Global Crises
July 8, 2009
Geneva, Switzerland - Ethical values are needed to overcome the current global economic crisis as well as to eradicate hunger and promote the real development of all the world's peoples, Pope Benedict XVI said in his new encyclical released July 7. While the Pope was speaking, diplomats and ministers of health from around the world were in Geneva to offer their viewpoints on the global crisis.Can moral values be part of the answer?