"The continuation of civilization will be enabled by using the best technology and most advanced science, novel collaborations, and creativity to reframe our relationship with nature." sojo.net/sojoshare/NTY1NTJ8M… via @sojourners
#AshokaFellow @MollyBurhans founded @Good_Lands to help the Catholic Church manage their land for good, and leverage it for climate action. We're so excited that she will be contributing to
@TEDCountdown, a milestone event for a regenerative future.
@AshokaUS@NatGeo
What are the 10 most forested dioceses in the world? Answer in video.
Explore land use / land cover of dioceses around the world with our open applications in the Catholic GeoHub.
catholic-geo-hub-cgisc.hub.a…
"It is a witness. It is a witness that people of faith, especially Catholics, are concerned about these issues." -Sr. Carol De Angelo of @SCSH_USAncronline.org/specials/an-es…
"'Some say that we are witnessing the sixth mass extinction: it is caused by a living organism: us' says GoodLands founder Molly Burhans"
Read the full article in the Lampoon Magazine
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"The environment is God's gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations and towards humanity as a whole." -Pope Benedict XVI
Our applications have tracked Catholic-affilated properties in the @USCCB since 2016 and their contribution to green infrastructure, financial/market value, and social impact potential. How we manage our property now builds the landscape of our future. Let's #MakeLandWorkForGood
The Global Catholic Carbon Footprint was 1.25 Gigatons in 2015. Catholics going net zero would have comparable effects to Germany and Brazil reducing COâ‚‚ emissions to zero.
2 years since we launched the Global Catholic COâ‚‚ Footprint at #UNGA
Demand #ClimateActionNow
Honored @Good_Lands @MollyBurhans has been awarded the @SierraClub EarthCare award. The award honors individuals, organizations, or agencies contributions to international environmental protection and conservation.
Join us at the ceremony on FB Live now: fb.watch/84S0SEDqYV/
So Incredibly Inspiring.
.@Good_Lands could consider city governments at some point. Few have mapped the (often considerable) land and assets they own or control.
Such a fabulous piece in @NewYorker about social entrepreneur Molly Burhans and her journey from landscape design to using data through @Good_Lands to put the vast (uncatalogued!) Catholic landholdings to better environmental use. newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…
Imagine the possibilities! @Good_Lands using @Esri data tools to reveal the huge potential of the Catholic Church to combat climate change and protect human health biodiversity. Q: Ocean Coasts, too?🌊🌎👏 #ClimateAction#GreenInfrastructure (Thx @4fishgreenberg 4 sharing!)
"There is no way that we will address the climate crisis or biodiversity loss in any sort of timely manner if the #CatholicChurch does not engage, especially with its own lands and property,” according to one devout cartographer: bit.ly/3pSbRkF via @NewYorker
I think this was written specifically for @librarian_lena
How a Young Activist Is Helping Pope Francis Battle Climate Change newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…@NewYorker
Meet Molly Burhans. She is mobilizing the Catholic Church to be a global force for environmental good. I continue to be inspired by young women of faith, and Molly, you are no different!
newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…
Our 2019 @UNEP Young Champion of the Earth, Molly Burhans, is creating maps to help the Catholic Church, one of the world’s largest land-owners, combat #ClimateChange.
newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…