PRESS STATEMENTFor Immediate ReleaseCATHOLIC CHURCH REMINDS POLICY MAKERS THAT THE ENVIRONMENT MUST NOT BE DESTROYED JUST FOR DEVELOPMENT OR SURVIVAL.LUSAKA. 4th October, 2021 -The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has reminded policy makers that the environment must not be destroyed just for the sole purpose of development or survival, but that biodiversity should be preserved.ZCCB Secretary General Fr. Francis Mukosa said this in a statement issued on 4th October, 2021 at the closure of the season of creation for 2021 at the Catholic Secretariat.The Season of Creation is a period that Christians are encouraged to think of the ecological crisis facing the world at large today.This year, the world’s 2.3 billion Christians have united to celebrate the care for the environment under the theme: “A Home for All? Renewing the Oikos of God,” which is focused on the fact that the earth belongs to God, and each beloved creature belongs to this common home.In […]
Strengthening and protecting of biodiversity critical says Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishop (ZCCB)
