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“Today, we all see that man can destroy the foundations of his existence, his earth, hence, that we can no longer simply do what we like or what seems useful and promising at the time with this earth of ours, with the reality entrusted to us.”
   —Pope Benedict XVI, July 2007

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“We cannot interfere in one area of the ecosystem without paying due attention both to the consequences of such interference in other areas and to the well-being of future generations.”
   —Pope John Paul II, January 1990

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2008

• Pontiff urges tourists to think green, September 29, 2008
• Pope Benedict XVI says to put God first, embrace sacrifice in efforts to save the planet, August 20, 2008.
• Pope Benedicts's comments on environmental justice and care for creation at World Youth Day, July 12, 2008. Read the summary
• Vatican issuues Tourism – Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change for World Tourism Day 2008, June 18, 2008
• Pope Benedict XVI urges international cooperation on climate protection at UN, April 18, 2008
• CCCC offers background on Pope Benedict XVI’s statements on the environment and climate change, April 8, 2008

2007

• Address of Holy See's Abassador to United Nations "Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change," Setpember 24, 2007
• Address of the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations’ Committee on Sustainable Development, May 10, 2007

2006

• Address of his Holiness Benedict XVI to the members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, November 6, 2006
• Pope Benedict XVI’s call for respect for the environment during his Angelus address, August 27, 2006
• Letter of his Holiness Benedict XVI on the Occasion of the Sixth Symposium on Religion, Science and the Environment, July 2, 2006
• Intervention by the Holy See at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development of the Economic and Social Council, May 11, 2006

Prior to 2006

• Intervention by the Holy See at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2, 2002
• Message of Pope John Paul II for the 2000 World Day of Peace, January 1, 2000