Flights for Forests

Aviation accounts for 4 to 9 per cent of the climate change impact of human activity.  With more and more people flying, air travel is set to become the world's largest single contributor to environmental damage and global warming.

Recognising that the Jesuit mission requires many of us to fly frequently as we work together for greater social justice in the world, the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific has created its own carbon offset scheme, Flights for Forests.

Flights for Forests is our way of recognising the impact of our travel and work on the environment in a way that helps the rural communities that are the most affected by global economic and climate changes.

We have asked all Jesuits and partners within the Conference to participate in this scheme by contributing US$5 for every flight taken. The contributions will go into a fund that will be used for forest renewal activities undertaken by youth groups in rural parts of Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

For more information and to participate, click here.

Communities we support with Flights for Forests