Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse places in the world. From the Amazon rainforest, Andean highlands, coastal mangroves to the cloud forests. It harbours more than two thirds of the world’s biodiversity. At the same time, there are several problems associated with the violation on human rights of the communities that inhabit all these ...
Caritas Internationalis receives the post-synodal exhortation Querida Amazonia, calling it a new "Road Map" for the charitable action of the Church throughout the world.
Hope has been awoken by the historic Amazon Synod. We reflect on this remarkable moment in the Church and what it means for Caritas and the people we work alongside.
Respect for the fundamental human rights of the local community is a sacred principle. Attention for the safety and well-being of the people involved in mining operations and those who champion their cause is paramount.
The rights of the traditional peoples of the Amazon are vitally linked to the future of the region’s ecosystem and that of the whole planet.
Mining and other extractive industries are driving human rights abuses and damaging the environment in the Amazon, say indigenous leaders. During meetings at the UN in New York 22 April to 1 May, community leaders supported by the Pan-Amazon Ecclesial network (REPAM) will raise the plight of their people. Caritas is a member of REPAM. ...
The world’s poorest people are being hit hardest by climate extremes. Typhoons and floods destroy entire communities, damaging homes and property. Drought, erratic rainfall, or unpredictable growing seasons lead to smaller harvests, or no harvests at all--leaving millions hungry.
Caritas is excited about the arrival of the encyclical. The theme chosen by our confederation to guide our work for the next four years is One Human Family, Caring for Creation. It lays the path for defending human dignity, building a peaceful coexistence between peoples and for safeguarding and caring for creation.
The climate has changed throughout the earth’s history but the huge changes happening to our climate today are not due to natural causes.
A Church network to protect the Amazon has been officially launched at the Vatican with the support of Caritas.