Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Science
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The Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Science (IFEES) is an environmental organization
founded in 1994 by Fazlun Khalid
in Birmingham
, England
. The IFEES have produced a range of educational materials aimed at raising Muslims' awareness of environmental issues, and is involved in numerous conservation and education projects throughout the Muslim world, including "green audits" for mosques and a "Sustainable Living Islam summer camp. IFEES publishes a newsletter, EcoIslam, and has produced a film titled Clean Medina. The Muslim Green Guide to Reducing Climate Change was published by IFEES in 2008.
In 2005 IFEES worked with CARE International to bring a halt to dynamite fishing in Zanzibar
, and are currently conducting a tree-planting campaign in Indonesia
called "Green Indonesia".
Environmental organization
An environmental organization is an organization that seeks to protect, analyze or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation or lobby for these goals....
founded in 1994 by Fazlun Khalid
Fazlun Khalid
Fazlun Khalid is the Founder-Director of the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Science based in Birmingham, England...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The IFEES have produced a range of educational materials aimed at raising Muslims' awareness of environmental issues, and is involved in numerous conservation and education projects throughout the Muslim world, including "green audits" for mosques and a "Sustainable Living Islam summer camp. IFEES publishes a newsletter, EcoIslam, and has produced a film titled Clean Medina. The Muslim Green Guide to Reducing Climate Change was published by IFEES in 2008.
In 2005 IFEES worked with CARE International to bring a halt to dynamite fishing in Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
, and are currently conducting a tree-planting campaign in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
called "Green Indonesia".