Our common future, Presented by Nana Firman, Green Faith

1. Our Common Future
presented by
NANA
FIRMAN

2. World Disasters
2000-2008
CRED

3. WORLD PROBLEM
As of 2011, 1.3 billion tons of food are
lost or wasted annually (about one third
of the global food production).
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Loss & wastage occurs on all steps in the food supply chain. In
low-income countries, most loss occurs during production, while
in developed countries much food (approx. 100 kgs or 220 lbs per
person and year) is wasted at the consumption stage.

4. DOMESTIC PROBLEM
In 2010, 73 billion disposable cups &
plastic water bottles in the U.S. ended
up in landfill (about 230 per person).
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Those had drained the natural resources while producing million
of pounds of waste & high levels greenhouse gases, which cause
the global phenomenon called CLIMATE CHANGE.

5. ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystem.

7. as CO2 increases, so does the temperature
2000 Years of CO2 and Global Temperature
Source: (Temperature) Thompson, et al., Abrupt Tropical Climate Change: Past and Present, Proc. Natl. Acad.
Sci. USA, vol. 103, no. 28(CO2) Australian Academy of Science; Etheridge, et al. (2006), Law Dome CO2, CH4 and
N2O ice core records extended to 2000 years BP, Geophysical Research Letters 33

8. 122°F

9. Climate Change Impacts on Living Conditions
1°C 2°C 5°C4°C3°C
Sea level rise threatens
major cities
Falling crop yields in many areas,
particularly developing regions
FoodFood
WaterWater
EcosystemsEcosystems
Risk of Abrupt andRisk of Abrupt and
Major IrreversibleMajor Irreversible
ChangesChanges
Global temperature change (relative to pre-industrial)
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Falling yields in many
developed regions
Rising number of species face extinction
Increasing risk of dangerous feedbacks and
abrupt, large-scale shifts in the climate system
Significant decreases in water
availability in many areas,
including Mediterranean and
Southern Africa
Small mountain glaciers
disappear – water
supplies threatened in
several areas
Extensive Damage
to Coral Reefs
ExtremeExtreme
WeatherWeather
EventsEvents
Rising intensity of storms, forest fires, droughts,
flooding and heat waves
Possible rising yields in
some high latitude regions

11. • Ecosystem quality
• Ecological footprints
• Carbon dioxide emission
• Earth Average Temperature
• Ice melt
• Sea Level Rise
Environmental Problems

12. Urban Planet

13. Muslim
Population

14. Photo courtesy Peter Essick/National Geographic Society
MALDIVES : survive or disappear?

15. “where then are you going?”
(Qur’an 81:26)

16. HUMANITY AT THE CROSSROADS

17. many examples from
PropheticProphetic
TraditionTradition about living in
harmony with the
earth!
600+ verses in Holy Qur’anHoly Qur’an
relating to nature & environment

18. Indeed, we offered the trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined
to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.
(Qur’an 33:72)
HONORING AMANA
GIVEN FROM GOD

19. It is He who has appointed you guardians in the earth, and has raised some of you in rank above
others, the He may try you in what He has given you. Surely your Lord is swift in reckoning; and
surely He is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.
(Qur’an 6:165)
BE A KHALIFA
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
“The earth is green and beautiful and Allah has appointed you his stewards over it.”
~ Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

20. It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and sent down rain from the sky and produced
thereby some fruits as provision for you and subjected for you the ships to sail through the sea by
His command and subjected for you the rivers.
(Qur’an 14:32)
OBSERVING TASKHIR
COSMIC & BIOSPHERIC DIMENSIONS

21. I Q R A
Read the AYAT (signs) in Qur’an and Nature
“The whole earth has been made a MASJID (mosque) for us.”
~ Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

22. Verily, those who waste wealth are the brothers of the
devils and the devil is in rebellion against his Lord.
(Qur’an 17:27)

23. SAVE ENERGY
Switch-off & Unplug
Use energy saving lights
& energy efficient appliances
“Turn off your lamps or lights before you go to sleep”
~ Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

24. SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY
Morocco

25. Micro-Hydro Power Plant
Indonesia

26. Energy Star Program for Worship Facilities

28. Promoting
non-motorized
vehicle
bike2school
bike2mosque
bike2work
Promoting
Mass
Transit
System

29. “The Muslims of the future
generations must be involved
in green technology and
digital economy”
The 8th
World Islamic Economic Forum
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
December 2012

30. STAY IN FITRA
BACK TO NATURE
“Corruption has appeared in the land and sea for that men’s own hands have earned, that Allah
may let them taste some part of what they have done, so that they may return to their senses.”
(Qur’an 30:41)

31. MAINTAIN THE MIZAN
KEEP THE BALANCE
The All Merciful has taught the Qur’an. He created man and taught him the Explanation. The sun
and the moon to a reckoning, and the stars and the trees bow themselves; and heaven - He raised
it up and set the Balance.
(Qur’an 55:1-7)

32. Conserve Water
Practicing Eco-Wudu
(two-handfuls of water)
“Do not waste water even if you were
at a running stream.”
~ Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)And We send down blessed water (rain)
from the sky, then We produce therewith
gardens and grain (every kind of harvest)
that are reaped.
(Qur’an 50:9)

33. Plant Trees & Grow Garden
“If the Resurrection were established upon one of you while he has in his
hand a seed, then let him plant it.” ~ Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh)
“There is none amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows seeds, and
then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded as a
charitable gift for him.” ~ Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh)

34. O you who have believed, eat from the good things which We have provided for you
and be grateful to Allah if it is (indeed) Him that you worship.
(Qur’an 2:172)
Consume Local Food
food travels an average of 1,200 to 2,200
miles
imagine how much carbon is emitted..!

35. “No one can absolutely know
the future, but this does not stop
us making forecasts and
modifying our behavior
accordingly”
Tim Flannery
“The Weather Makers”
2006

36. contribute to protect the Planet and reduce Global Warming
Let’s be Smart & Active in Community
join local social & eco-justice movement
Conserve & reuse water
Consume less products
Grow your own food
Green building & retrofit
Save energy & use efficiently
Engage activity in nature