1. Starter. Copy. Humanists. (Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of the earth) Humanists believe there is no God. People must take full responsibility for the planet. We depend upon its natural resources for our coexistence. If we destroy earth’s resources, we will destroy ourselves in the end. All: Name specific religious organisations which actively care for the environment. Most: Describe what specific religious groups do to help the environment. Some: Refer to religious beliefs and explain why religious groups choose to help the environment. CW. What can religious groups do to protect the planet? Date.

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYuCkn_ Pw3E&feature=related Read the information sheet, copy out and fill in the table on slide 5. For each religious organisation: 1. Describe what the group does. 2. Explain why they do it. (Why - refer to religious beliefs/ideas.) (What – how they but these beliefs into practise) 3. Draw a small picture to help remind you how each group puts their beliefs into action. http://vimeo.com/241890 09 A Rocha A New Creation: Living Waterways in the Urban Desert http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=HrwuSetL0cs Story of Chipko Movement

3. Noah Project – Jews and the environment link its activities with Jewish festivals which remind Jews of how God looks after them preserve animal and plant life on earth practise Jewish ideas about stewardship. It aims to: Chipko movement – Hindus and the environment The forests of India provide a vital resource for food and keep the soil and water levels stable. In 1973 Indian village women started the Chipko movement by throwing their arms around trees to prevent them being cut down by loggers. The word chipko means embrace. It aims to: prevent trees being cut down protest against the destruction of the forests practise Hindu beliefs in non-violence and the unity and oneness of life.

4. educate people about caring for the environment practise the Christian idea of stewardship in practical projects establish study centres and local groups.

5. A Rocha. (Christian ) http://www.arocha.org/gb-en/index.html “We live in a wonderful world which God has asked us to look after together”http://www.arocha.org/gb-en/index.html Noah project. (Jewish) http://www.operationnoah.org/node/170 "The earth is the Lord's, and all that is in it; the world and its people belong to the Lord"ttp://www.operationnoah.org/node/170 Chipko - Embrace (Hindu) http://edugreen.teri.res.in/explore/forestry/chipko.htm 'What do the forests bear? Soil, water and pure air'. http://edugreen.teri.res.in/explore/forestry/chipko.htm Humanists. (Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of the earth) Humanists believe there is no God. People must take full responsibility for the planet. We depend upon its natural resources for our coexistence. If we destroy earth’s resources, we will destroy ourselves in the end. How can religious groups help to look after the environment?