Eco Congregation Ireland strongly encourages all churches, as part of their Lenten discipline, to support Vita’s Trees for Life campaign. By donating €100 an oak tree will be planted in Marley Park, Dublin and 90 moringa trees will be planted in Ethiopia.
Also known as miracle trees, moringa trees are one of the keys to ending hunger and malnutrition in many parts of the world affected by poverty, drought, disease and food shortages. Fast-growing, drought-tolerant and pest-resistant, every part of the tree can be used for fuel, food or medicine. For further information see www.vita.ie.
Alternatively, congregations could plant a tree in their church grounds and make a donation to Vita or another charity that works with people affected by climate change in developing countries. Trees, after all, are one of the greatest natural defences against climate change.
Tree-planting is not only essential to protect the future of the earth, but also the future of the economy…