2011-11-09 16:24:30

Alliance of Religions and Conservation in Assisi


Assisi - a sacred city, a place of pilgrimage and a centre for dialogue between believers of many different faiths – was the setting for a recent interfaith meeting bringing together representatives of the world’s major religious traditions with leading environmental experts. The Alliance of Religions and Conservation, ARC, was set up by the World Wildlife fund as a way of combing the ancient wisdom of the world’s great religions and the latest environmental technology.
A rather unlikely alliance, you might think, yet since its foundation 25 years ago, it has made surprising progress persuading religious and civic authorities to work together for the benefit of future generations. That’s why, a quarter of a century on from their fist meeting in Assisi, ARC was back in the Umbrian hill town at the beginning of November to launch its latest initiative – a green pilgrimage network of shrines and cities across the globe. To find out more, Philippa Hitchen spoke with Martin Palmer, secretary general of ARC and one of its founding members:

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