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Resources  Welcome to the Ecofaith resources page, here you can download the Ecofaith parish pack as a PDF, view the publications and training material we have produced and explore additional resources from other relevant organisations. We are currently developing the Ecofaith project to include a wider range of faith groups and how each faith’s theology relates to the environment. If you would like to join the partnership and help us develop our inter-faith resources, please contact us.Please scroll down or click on a shortcut below to see more:
Ecofaith Resources
Environmental Resources
Faith & Environment Resources
To download a copy of the parish pack*, please click on the link below. This is a large file and may take some time to download, speeds will vary depending on your internet provider
Download PDF of the Ecofaith Parish Pack
If you require a hard copy of the pack*, please refer to your local contact * Please note, the pack was created in 2006, for more up to date information on climate change and contacts, please refer to this website
This section of the page is currently being developed, please come back soon to download more useful resources
Energy saving in historic buildings (English Heritage)
Changes to the buildings in places of worship (English Heritage)
Caring for God’s Acre - Promoting the conservation of churchyards, cemeteries and burial grounds
Warm Front
Eligible homeowners and tenants, with the landlord’s permission, can get government grants up to £3500 (or up to £6000 if oil central heating involved) for measures including loft and cavity wall insulation, draught-proofing, boiler repairs and replacement and new central heating systems.
www.warmfront.co.uk or 0800 3162314
Energy Savings Trust Advice Centre
Free and impartial advice on energy issues, including energy efficiency grants. They manage grant schemes for several local councils in East and West Sussex.
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk or 0800 512012
Home Heat Helpline
Specifically for people worried about paying their gas or electric bills.
www.homeheathelpline.org or 0800 336699
Low Carbon Building Programme
BERR’s Low Carbon Buildings Programme was set up to provide grants to help towards the purchase and installation of microgeneration technologies for householders, community organisations, schools, the public sector and businesses.
Unfortunately on Monday 24th May 2010 the Government announced that as part of its commitment to delivering £6bn of departmental spending cuts in 2010/11 with regret that they announced that £3 million of savings would be taken from the Low Carbon Building Programme (LCBP) resulting in its immediate closure to new applications. Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT)
The aim of the Sussex Wildlife Trust is to conserve the Sussex landscape, wildlife, and its habitats, and to use its knowledge and expertise to help the people of Sussex to enjoy, understand and take action to this end. WildCall is the Sussex Wildlife Trust’s free wildlife information service aimed at answering wildlife and conservation queries from the public.
www.sussexwt.org.uk or 01273 494777
Recycle Now In Sussex we have a wide array of convenient ways to recycle. The recycle now website will help you get the best out of these services and facilities also will help find out how you can do even more to reduce your waste.
Waterwise
A UK NGO focused on decreasing water consumption in the UK and building the evidence base for large scale water efficiency. They provide information and assistance to households and businesses.
West Sussex Sustainable Business Partnership (WSSBP)
Offering FREE support to businesses within West Sussex to help them adopt sustainable business practices and cut costs through improving waste minimisation, energy and water efficiency. www.westsussexsbp.org.uk or 01243 756869
The Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust’s mission is to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy, by working with organisations to reduce carbon emissions now and develop commercial low carbon technologies for the future.
www.carbontrust.co.uk or 0800 085 2005
Envirowise
A Government-funded programme of free, confidential advice for UK businesses. This assistance enables companies to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact.
www.envirowise.gov.uk or 0800 585 794 Green Communities
A programme from the Energy Saving Trust that aims to support, facilitate and promote community based energy projects. They offer a range of assistance from free training and advice focused on project planning and funding, to technical support and a website packed with resources.
BIG Lottery Fund
Every year BIG Lottery Fund gives out millions of pounds from the National Lottery to good causes. The money goes to community groups and to projects that improve health, education and the environment. Awards for All, Reaching Communities and Changing Spaces are just three of their programmes that help the kind of projects we encourage through the Ecofaith partnership. If your faith group is registered as a charity or as a not-for-profit organisation, you may be eligible for grant. Go to their website or call their helpline to find out more. http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk or 0845 4102030
Open4Community
The community support funding search website for the West Sussex area http://www.open4community.info/westsussex/Default.aspx
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
Free, confidential and independent advice to help resolve debt, benefits, housing, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration and consumer problems.
Find your local CAB at www.adviceguide.org.uk
Consumer Direct
Government service for impartial consumer advice on energy services and making a complaint. Also find out more about the Priority Service Register that should be available to all vulnerable residents through the energy companies.
08454 040506 or www.consumerdirect.gov.uk
Pensions Service
Can give residents receiving a pension advice about the benefits they are entitled to.
0845 6060265 or www.thepensionservice.gov.uk ARC (The Alliance of Religions and Conservation) - a secular body that helps the major religions of the world to develop their own environmental programmes, based on their own core teachings, beliefs and practices.
ARC’s Climate change Partnership Handbook (by Paola Triolo) - This booklet focuses on practical ways for communities of all religions to confront the very real problems of climate change, from the auditing of electrical consumption through to the use of political influence
Forum on Religion and Ecology - the largest international multi-religious project of its kind (Based in the U.S)
Shrinking the Footprint - The Church of England’s National Environmental Campaign http://www.shrinkingthefootprint.cofe.anglican.org/path.php
Operation Noah - Christian campaign focused exclusively on climate change
Eco-Congregation - An ecumenical programme helping churches make the link between environmental issues and Christian faith
Christian Ecology Link - Encourages churches to make effective and efficient use of energy
Stewarding the Earth’s Resources - A resource for the church about sustainable waste management
Catholic Climate Covenant - Care for creation, care for the poor.
LINE (The London Islamic Network for the Environment) - the UK’s first Local Islamic Environmental Group.
IFEES (Islamic foundation for Ecology and Environmental Science) - The world’s leading Islamic environmental organisation
Jewish Climate Initiative - A Jewish response to climate change
The Big Green Jewish Website - Connecting Judaism & the Environment
Ecobuddhism – A Buddhist response to Global Warming
The EcoSikh Movement - The Sikh community’s contribution to the United Nations Development Programme
Hinduism & Ecology (Part of the Friends of Vrindavan Project)
Bishnoism – An Eco Dharma with an emphasis on saving trees and wild animals
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