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River Above Asia and Oceania Ecclesial Network

What is integral ecology for a community of faith?

Pedro Walpole SJ Many indigenous communities suffer a range of interconnected issues, from the loss of resources, especially land, to situations of serious ecological degradation and destruction due to climate change, corporate takeover of agriculture,

Conversations and negotiations on people’s future in SB64

James Pochury As governments, faith-based organisations, civil society groups, and international agencies gather in Bonn, Germany for SB64, the UN’s mid-year climate negotiations, conversations are taking place about climate finance, adaptation, loss and damage, and

Asian Catholic actors: How to continue beyond COP30

Pedro Walpole SJ In a side meeting of the Asian Catholic Actors and the Climate Change Desk Asia of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) in Belém, Brazil during COP30, the question faced is:

Claim the hope and seek the right action

On 11 September 2025, ESSC Research Director and RAOEN Coordinator Pedro Walpole SJ shared about COP30 and the role of the Society of Jesus in Episode 1 of the Faith and Ecology Podcast: A COP30