The transformation and sacrifice of natural ecosystems for agricultural land, or habitation or other uses along with other human impacts like climate change are altering the environment in ways that directly contribute to species extinctions as well as have impacts on our own future capacity to survive, thrive and live prosperously.
Where do various religions, their leaders and ordinary practitioners stand on Environmental issues and what is their reasoning? How significant is the religious influence on individual and family decisions as well as the impact on the development of effective public policies and programs that seek to limit the negative outcomes (and enhance the positives) of human choices?