Religious leaders across Nigeria are stepping up the fight against climate change, with faith-based initiatives like GreenFaith Nigeria mobilizing communities for environmental action.
At a recent Multi-Faith Climate Convening in Port Harcourt, Christian, Muslim, and traditional faith leaders committed to championing sustainability through advocacy, education, and grassroots projects.
Africa, one of the regions most vulnerable to climate impacts, faces worsening droughts, floods, and food insecurity. Recognizing the crisis as both an ecological and moral issue, faith groups are leveraging their influence to drive change.
GreenFaith Nigeria is training religious leaders to integrate climate messaging into sermons, organize tree-planting campaigns, and push for stronger environmental policies.
“Protecting the Earth is a divine mandate,” said Reverend Nnimmo Bassey, a prominent environmental activist and faith leader. “We must act now—not just as citizens, but as people of faith.”
Similar movements are growing across the continent, from Kenya’s interfaith forest restoration projects to Senegal’s solar-powered mosques. As climate threats intensify, Africa’s religious communities are proving that faith and environmental justice go hand in hand.
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