Cafod And Sustainability

Question 1

What is sustainability

Answer 1

Means living in a way that respects the environment and its natural resources in order to keep everything in balance and harmony

Question 2

For Christians , living sustainably respects

Answer 2

God’s creation and helps them to be good stewards of the earth

Question 3

Sustainability involves only using natural resources at a rate at which

Answer 3

They can be replaced in order to reduce long term damage to the environment.

Question 4

What Catholic belief does sustainability link with ?

Answer 4

Sustainability links to the Catholic belief that God made every part of creation good, so all of creation is important and valuable

Question 5

Who is CAFOD

Answer 5

CAFOD is a Catholic charity that aupports the sustainability, mainly through helping those in poverty to improve their quality of life

Question 6

Catholics believe that promoting sustainable living helps respect

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The goodness of all of God’s creation

Question 7

Examplw of the ways CAFOD support sustainability - projects

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Supporting or setting up projects that use renewable energy

Question 8

Example CAFOD supports sustainability - working with groups

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Working with groups like MONLAR in Sri Lanka which helps farmers adopt sustainable effective and inexpensive farming methods such as using natural fertilisers

Question 9

Example of CAFOD supporting sustainability - encouraging

Answer 9

Encouraging people in England and Wales to live more simply and use fewer natural resources.For example CAFOD gives livesimply awards to communities that are taking concrete steps to live in a simpler more sustainable way