Alliance of Religions and Conservation
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The Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) is a United Kingdom-based international organisation founded by His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, in 1995.
ARC is a secular
body whose aim is to assist the major religions of the world to develop environmental programmes based on their own core teachings, beliefs and practices. It has now joined with the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) to develop a significant and innovative programme to work with the world’s major faith
s to address issues of global warming
and the natural environment
through the development of faith-based “Long Term Commitments” for generational change
.
Many of the religions working with ARC presented their Long-Term Commitments at the ARC-UNDP conference in Windsor Castle in November 2009, at which Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon
and His Royal Highness The Prince Philip were present. More than 30 commitments were made in total.
Martin Palmer is the Secretary General.
ARC is a secular
Secularity
Secularity is the state of being separate from religion.For instance, eating and bathing may be regarded as examples of secular activities, because there may not be anything inherently religious about them...
body whose aim is to assist the major religions of the world to develop environmental programmes based on their own core teachings, beliefs and practices. It has now joined with the United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
(UNDP) to develop a significant and innovative programme to work with the world’s major faith
Faith
Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
s to address issues of global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
and the natural environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
through the development of faith-based “Long Term Commitments” for generational change
Generational change
Generational change is radical change that occurs in an organisation or a population as a result of its members being replaced over time by other individuals with different values or other characteristics....
.
Many of the religions working with ARC presented their Long-Term Commitments at the ARC-UNDP conference in Windsor Castle in November 2009, at which Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...
and His Royal Highness The Prince Philip were present. More than 30 commitments were made in total.
Martin Palmer is the Secretary General.