[Episcopal News Service]
In order to provide a clear Anglican voice at the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, representatives of the Anglican Communion plan to convene in South Africa in the week prior to the summit, August 18-22, to consider the communion's stance and to produce a statement to be presented to the summit by the Communion's UN Observer.
With 70 million members in 165 countries--including rich and poor scattered in all regions of the globe--Anglican participants will come to share their experiences of earth stewardship and to organize themselves effectively across the Anglican Communion.
The 1998 Lambeth Conference resolved to address environmental concerns. The congress in South Africa will review work undertaken so far, and look forward to the Lambeth Conference of 2008.
The congress will consider economic and human justice, health, energy, water, food, biodiversity, habitats and urbanization. In addition, time will be spent reviewing a variety of projects now underway throughout the communion, launching its world-wide environmental network and looking at local environmental initiatives in the area around Hartebeespoort where the event will be held.
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