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 Publications

World Wide Fund for Nature I Geneva and London: Islam and Ecology -The first Islamic book on ecology in English; published by Cassell London and now in second print; also translated into Malay and Turkish.

   The New Economics Foundation, London: 'Real' Wealth - A Resource Pack on Faith and Economics.
  • www.neweconomics.org

  • Development Education Project, Manchester: Values and Visions - A handbook for Spiritual Development and Global Awareness; published by Hodder and Stoughton, London.
    www.dep.org.uk/

  • World Society for the Protection of Animals: Excerpts from the Hadeeth literature on Animal Welfare.
    www.wspa.org.uk

  • Qur'an Creation and Conservation, the first ever teaching resource on Islamic Enviromentalism produced and published by IFEES. This resource consists of a pack of 24 photographic slides based on six verses of the Qur'an, with an accompanying teaching manual.

  • "Islam and Ecology - A bestowed Trust", Foltz, Denny and Baharuddin, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard, 2003

 


Consultancy

  • The World Wide Fund for Nature - Geneva and London.
  • Harvard University, Boston, USA.
  • Islamic Relief, Birmingham, UK.
  • The Alliance for Religion and Conservation - Manchester, UK.
  • Earth Charter Consultative Committee - New York.
  • CARE International, USA.
  • MOA Foundation, Atami, Japan.
  • National Commission for Wild Life Conservation and Development, Riyad, Saudi Arabia.
  • The Institute of Ecology, Bandung, Indonesia

Project Development

We are developing projects worldwide to express Islamic Enviromentalism in the modern context and are available on a consultancy basis to any organisation who wish to develop similar projects.

Current activites include:

Indonesia I - Bandung, Java - National seminar on the revitalisation of the Indonesian environmental movement through the application of Islamic environmental ethics.

Indonesia II - Mandailing Natal, North Sumatera - Community based ecological resource management.

Nigeria - Kano - Sensitising Muslims in the Northern region of Nigeria to the ethical dimensions of Islamic environmental practice.

Pakistan - Jhelum, Azad Kashmir - Re-greening of Upper Jehlum Canal based on Islamic conservation principles.

Tanzania - Zanzibar - Laying down foundations of Islamic environmental practice: setting up shariah based institutions and publishing Guide Book for ulema and madrasa teachers.

Yemen - Taiz - The rehabilitation of traditional water conservation systems through the application of Islamic conservation principles.

Further projects are being developed in:

  • Chiapas, Mexico - Reforestation.
    Chilaw, Sri Lanka - Community Development

 The Future

FEES intends to establish a College for Ecology and Environmental Sciences as a matter of urgency for which we are seeking funds (See Vision). This centre will provide:

  • Research programmes based on Islamic perspectives.
  • Short, medium and long term courses.
  • Workshops and training programmes.
  • Conferences and seminars.
  • Training and activities in land resource management.
  • Research and development into new technology.

We are also seeking funds for the following projects:
  • A quarterly news letter
  • A publishing programme of educational material in several languages.
  • Setting up the Muslim Alliance for Conservation as an international grass roots organisation
  • Setting up an international database
 
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