"More than 70 leading climate scientists, policy-makers and Christian leaders from across 6 continents gathered for "Climate Forum 2002" in Oxford, England to address the growing crisis of human-induced climate change. The Forum recognizes the reality and the urgency of the problem, which particularly affects the world's poorest peoples and the very fabric of the biosphere. The Forum also recognizes that the Christian community has a special obligation to provide moral leadership and an example of caring service to people and to all God's creation. To that end, the Forum offers the following statement to church, business and governmental leaders." (Quote from the Forum web site).

Three Sage members were involved in this important meeting. Mike Morecroft is on The John Ray Initiative board, organized the excursions, and led a field trip to Wytham Wood near Oxford. Martin and Margot Hodson were asked to represent A Rocha.
The forum had historic significance, but sadly the Forum web site now seems to have run out of time, and no longer exists.

Mike Morecroft explaining the ecology of Wytham Wood, near Oxford. Mike works on the ecological effects of climate change, and wrote an article on the topic for a previous Sage Words. See British wildlife at risk from climate change.