The DBGA 2025 Planner is designed especially for our members to be encouraged to continue being stewards for our common home. With its highlights on environmental dates and campaigns, you can plan activities for your institution accordingly.
“We see what is happening, and the worst thing is that we are becoming used to it. This ‘becoming used to’ is a terrible illness.” – Pope Francis.
Featuring:
Pope Francis;
Cardinal Cantalamessa, the Preacher to the Papal Household;
Cacique Dadá, Leader of the Novo Lugar community of the Borarí people (Voice of the Indigenous)
Arouna Kandé, a climate refugee hailing from the Kolda region of Senegal (Voice of the Poor)
Ridhima Pandey, a young climate activist from Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India (Voice of the Youth)
Greg Asner and Robin Martin, marine biologists from Hawaii, United States of America (Voice of Wildlife)
Lorna Gold, president of Laudato Si’ Movement.
This documentary focuses on the encyclical letter ‘Laudato Si’ addressed to everyone that the Pope wrote in 2015. Today his message is even more urgent!
This film is presented by YouTube Originals, produced by an Oscar-winning Off The Fence Productions, in partnership with the Laudato Si’ Movement.
Don Bosco Green Alliance is an international Green Salesian Movement of people from the Salesian Family institutions, who contribute to global environmental action, thought and policy. Launched in 2018, the alliance is today an active platform where Salesian Family institutions, organisations and individuals exchange ideas and work together on global environmental campaigns all for the ‘Love of Creation.’ Read More...
From Santiago, Chile, to the heart of the Elqui Valley, 45 students from the Nursing, Speech Therapy, and Kinesiology programs of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Silva Henríquez Catholic University (UCSH) in Chile shared an experience that profoundly marked their educational and personal journey, surrounded by mountains, open skies, and ancient seeds that safeguard the memory of the earth.
This journey was not just a physical journey. It was an act of hope and ecological commitment. A living expression of a community that believes in care as a form of love and in health as a profoundly human act.
Thanks to solidarity and collaborative work, the students raised funds by selling natural preparations made with medicinal herbs grown in the university's own gardens. Thus, what sprouts from the earth was also what made this journey possible: a true metaphor for the life that regenerates when cultivated in community.
To mark the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, the Salesian community in Slovenia organized a special round table called “Cleansing the Heart and Creation.” The event took place on April 7th, 2025, at the Salesian castle Rakovnik in Ljubljana. It was hosted by the Don Bosco Foundation and the Youth Guild (Mladinski ceh).
The goal of the event was to bring together people from different fields to talk about ecology, social justice, spirituality, and how we live our daily lives.
The speakers were:
● Dr. Roman Globokar, theologian and professor of moral and ecological ethics;
● Miha Curk, agricultural scientist and regenerative farmer;
● Ema Otavnik, environmental activist and member of Ecologists Without Borders.
During the second half of 2024, the Centro Educativo Salesianos Talca (CEST) installed a total of 230 photovoltaic panels on the roof of its building, each with an output of 550 watts.
These panels independently generate 33 volts, and, depending on the configuration of the circuits, together deliver a total of 850 MW. This breakthrough marks a milestone for CEST, which is committed to fostering a culture of environmental care through environmental education.
Professor Lucas Olave explains that, given the reality of climate change and the urgent need to reduce the carbon footprint, this project was born with the goal of contributing to the educational field and generating a social impact in the region. With this initiative, CEST becomes the first educational institution in the province to install a photovoltaic injection system.
Area involved: Science Culture 4th ESO
Objective: The aim of this activity is to make our students at Colegio Santo Domingo Savio - Salesianos Úbeda in Spain aware of the importance of soil as a vital resource, the problems of its degradation and sustainable solutions by carrying out a project that starts with research and the creation of an audiovisual report in which each of the points worked on and researched previously are presented, culminating in the construction of a mini garden in the centre, where they will analyse the growth of each of the plants according to the type of irrigation, compost and use of fertilisers. An observation diary will be kept.
The project will end at the end of the school year, when we hope to obtain results and be able to analyse the growth of each of the plants in a more rigorous way.
At FUNDEMI Talita Kumi, one of the fundamental institutional principles is the application of sustainable practices for the prevention, protection, management, and conservation of the environment. Following these values, the boarding students of Talita Kumi educational centers, located in San Pedro Carchá, Chisec, and El Estor, Guatemala, have integrated the production of healthy food with environmental stewardship.
By growing vegetables, fruits, and greens for their own consumption, the 700 boarding students not only ensure a nutritious diet but also promote self-sufficiency and respect for nature. As part of this process, they produce Bocashi organic fertilizer, a fermented compost made from food scraps, ash, silty soil, garden waste, animal manure, and other biodegradable materials.
February 27, 2025 was a day of learning and awareness for students in the 7th and 8th grades of Elementary School II at the Nossa Senhora da Glória Institute – INSG/Castelo, during the second edition of the Ecological Walk, held at Praia dos Cavaleiros, in Macaé, Brazil. The event provided an enriching experience, connecting theory and practice on environmental education, while reinforcing the importance of citizenship training.
The multidisciplinary activity, developed by Science, Geography and Physical Education teachers, aimed to stimulate reflection on environmental preservation. During the course, students were able to learn more about the importance of preserving the restinga and the impacts of construction on the coast, in addition to discussing the correct disposal of solid waste. “They had the opportunity to experience all of our content focused on environmental education and were able to see how this care can be effective and strengthened in everyday life,” explains the pedagogical coordinator of Elementary School II, Priscila Sousa.
Month of March always reminds us of influential role the women play in our society. In the following paragraphs, we shall see about few convincing women personalities in environmental protection.
Gauri Devi
“Forest is like our mother’s home, we shall protect it come what may,” voice upraised by Gauri Devi of Chamoli as a weapon. This inspiring lady is known for Chipko Movement (chipko meaning hugging).
A Lenten reflection to stay-rooted (Pray), stay-integrated (Penance) and stay-connected (Share)
I picked up the title from the quote by John Muir, “And into the woods I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” An apt invitation for the lent. Get deep into the forest, slow down, breathe deep, look around, see the hidden, hear the silence, smell and feel the forest. It has a lot to offer for our soul and for our human community.
Climate Change, a ‘threat multiplier’ for the marginalised
A UN reports states that nearly 32 million people got displaced due to climate-related hazards in 2022, which represents a 41 per cent increase compared to 2008. Apart from displacements caused directly from extreme weather, climate is called a ‘threat multiplier.’
2025 marks the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical letter on the Care for Our Common Home, in which he invited all people of good to “a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet” (Laudato Si’, 14).
