Nurture in His Name                          The church in England has produced several short videos to encourage parishes to engage with environmental issues. The videos are accessible on You Tube. The videos are a product of the Diocese of Westminster with comment from the Archbishop of Canterbury.  To access the videos click here.                                                                                                                                     ACSA Environmental Network Coordinator The Reverend Canon Rachel Mash of the Diocese of Cape Town is the coordinator of the ACSA Environmental Network. ACSA EN is the provincial environmental portfolio. It has a current responsibility to motivate the formation of diocesan environmental portfolios throughout the province.  An ACSA EN website has been published with the intent of sharing of resources and encouraging networking. There is also a Green Anglicans Face Book page JAEI Planning Meeting The Steering Group met on 7th March to explore an outreach strategy for JAEI. Eco congregations Noeleen Mullet runs the eco congregation programme for JAEI. Noeleen is an environmentalist with Eco Act. To find out more about becoming an Eco Congregation contact Noeleen at ecoact@absamail.co.za  or mobile 0826824426 or visit the JAEI Eco congregation page at www.jaei.org.za.  The Green Bible A useful resource for a parish is the Green Bible. The Green Bible is a green letter version of the New Revised Standard Version and has numerous references to the environment printed in green. There is a forward by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and useful articles relating to faith and ecology. There are also practical suggestions as to what communities can undertake to be environmentally friendly. Season of Creation The Season of Creation is a global attempt to encourage a time of reflection and celebration of creation amongst all faith groups. The suggestion initially came through the Orthodox Metropolitan Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew 1.   ACSA has produced its own set of resources for this season which are available through the Provincial Publishing Office. World Wide Fund for Nature The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) produces an annual report on the state of the environment.  To read the 2012 report click here. There is an executive summary at the beginning of the report which saves having to read the whole document.