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I have always been interested in what works in terms of locally-led sustainable development, and I have seen it in action in different parts of the world. I believe that if people can read or see what others have done elsewhere, it will inspire them to try something similar for themselves. I hope you enjoy the 400+ stories.

Laudato Si’ Platform mobilizes Catholics for sustainability

COP 26 was a spectacle, indeed, and there is lots of analysis about what happened in Glasgow and what it means. It can drive big systemic change, and that has been happening. But equally, it matters what each of us does individually – a lot of many small changes made by many people can create big change.

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That is the thinking behind the Laudato Si’ Action Platform,  which aims to mobilize the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, who make up about 15% of the global population, and to leverage its large property footprint in a seven-year journey towards sustainability and ‘integral ecology’. 

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