Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy

Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy

Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy

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World Environment Day, 5th June

#WorldEnvironmentDay 2026 focuses on climate change—on the urgent signals the Earth is sending and the signals we choose to send back. UNEP’s global campaign calls on all of us to step in #NowForClimate, and steer a world already in motion.

For decades, the world has heard the climate story—warnings, targets, distant deadlines. Too often, the response has been clouded by noise: delay, distraction, denial.

But there are signs of hope. Beneath the noise, another signal is rising. Solar panels stretch across rooftops. Wind turbines line the horizon. Cities are being redesigned for people. Forests are being replanted. Climate solutions are taking root in every corner of the planet.

Our Congregation is committed to caring for Earth, working in large and in small ways, individually and collectively, for”ecological well-being, for the protection and sharing of natural resources, and engages in efforts to limit harm to our planet”  (Constitution 43.3). Our actions are another of the signs of hope

We welcome the annual celebration of World Environment Day as a reminder to us all of how human life and the natural world are deeply interconnected and of our responsibility to care for our common home (earth).