Earlier this year, I attempted to visit the Darien Gap in Central America . With its 165 miles of dense jungle, connecting Panama with Colombia, it is one of the world’s most concentrated areas of flora and fauna – and also a very dangerous migration route. But it being one of the most inhospitable terrains in the world does not stop hundreds of thousands of migrants from making the perilous journey northwards every year, driven from their homes, families and ordinary lives by the brutal effects of conflict, poverty and climate change. For us, the weather was too bad to make a safe landing in the region, and after 15 minutes we turned back. Unlike those who have no choice but to persevere, how privileged we were to have the option of abandoning the attempt and returning to safety just moments later. Closer to home, and on recent trips within England, I have heard first hand from farmers in the Dioceses of Gloucester and Bath and Wells how they are being forced to adapt to a changing climate – how unseasonal amounts of rainfall or scorching temperatures are destroying crops and making production and harvests far harder to plan and profit from. Our world is becoming increasingly less resilient. Within the Anglican Communion, almost half of the members live amid conflict or persecution . The Covid-19 pandemic taught us, with terrifying speed, the fragility of our healthcare systems and social settings, and the impossibility of a sustainable model of isolation. The war in Ukraine has shown us how quickly a cost-of-living crisis can be provoked. Meanwhile, natural disasters in the form of floods, cyclones and storms are triggering mass displacement of people across the planet. The destruction of our planet and God’s creation is nothing new. Right at the […]