ban on single-use plastic bags Archives - Ecology and Jesuits in Communication

15-year-old student leads petition to ban single-use plastic bags in New South Wales, Australia

15 October 201820 October 2018

The Parliament of New South Wales, the only state in Australia that has yet to ban single-use plastic, is set to debate on the phase-out

2023

JANUARY
1 - 56th World Day of Peace, Pope Francis

FEBRUARY
2 - World Wetlands Day, Revive and restore degraded wetlands #RestorationGeneration #ForWetlands
3 - Fraternity @ Frontiers, official launch of the online interactive Global Map of Jesuit Social Centres by Fr Arturo Sosa SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Registration is required, deadline is 31 January.
5 to 10 - FCBCO Suva Assembly 2023, Annual assembly of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania, includes listening to the cry of the earth and vulnerable peoples with visits to villages that bear the impacts of sea level rise and resource extraction

MARCH
16 - 2023 Climate Change Conference, Loyola University Chicago, Climate Refugees: Human Migration in the Era of Climate Change
22 to 24 - UN 2023 Water Conference, New York, USA

APRIL
17 to 23 - 22nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, UN Headquarters, New York, USA, Theme: Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach
27 to 29 - Climate & Environmental Justice Conference, Santa Clara University in affiliation with the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, California, USA, hybrid virtual and in-person event

AUGUST
1 to 6 - World Youth Day (WYD) Lisbon 2023, Lisbon. Portugal

SEPTEMBER
19 to 20 - 2023 SDG Summit-the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, UN Headquarters, New York, USA, during the UN General Assembly high-level week