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2026
Launch of Al-Mizan Forest
2026
Lead by Kamran Shezad, the Al Mizan Forest Programme is a major, faith-led ecosystem restoration initiative in Pakistan spearheaded by WWF-Pakistan and the UK-based charity Islamic Help. It aims to plant 2.7 million trees across 1,700 hectares in Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab to boost climate resilience.
International Language Launch
2026
Launch of the Dutch Edition of Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth. The Dutch translation was officially launched to support engagement with Dutch-speaking Muslim communities and faith-based environmental initiatives in the Netherlands and Belgium. The launch included a keynote video message by Dr. Iyad Abumoghli, Founder and Chair of the Al-Mizan Foundation, highlighting the international journey of Al-Mizan and the role of the Foundation in advancing its implementation.
2025
International Workshop
9th DEC 2025
Faith, Ethics and Action: Advancing Environmental Leadership through the Al-Mizan Initiative (Women for a Sustainable Future). Led by Dr. Iyad Abumoghli together with Dr. Aishah Abdallah and Dr. Azizan Baharuddin. Participants included parliamentarians, diplomats, UNEP officials and experts from multiple countries.
International Conference Participation
01- 03 OCT 2025
Dr. Iyad Abumoghli Participated in the Laudato Si’ 10th Anniversary “Raising Hope” Conference (Castel Gandolfo, Italy). Delivered an intervention referencing Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth within the broader discussions on integral ecology and faith-based climate action.
Institutional
FEB - DEC 2025
Establishment of Al-Mizan Singapore. A national non-profit initiative established under AMP Singapore to empower Muslim communities for sustainability through advocacy, capacity building, leadership development, and community action inspired by Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth. By mid-2026 it had grown to over 300 registered members and more than 10 flagship programmes, making it one of the first comprehensive national implementations of the Al-Mizan framework.
Daily Hunt MENA
Muslim Council of Elders contributes to launch of 'Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth'
01 MARCH 2024
NAIROBI, 29th February, 2024 (WAM) -- The Muslim Council of Elders took part in the unveiling of "Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth", a document inspired by Islamic principles of sustainability and environmental stewardship
Academic / High-Level Religious Studies Conference
18th - 19th OCT 2025
Keynote address at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Conference, titled: Climate, Health and Faith - Understanding Science, Building Trust 18 - 19 Oct 2025. Dr. Iyad Abumoghli’s key note address “Moral Leadership in a Fragmented World: Faith and Ethics for a Resilient Planet.” The address focused on faith-based ethical leadership in addressing global ecological crises and referenced Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth as a guiding moral framework within Islamic environmental ethics.
Yeni Asya (Turkey)
Take action for the environment
04 MARCH 2024
A Comparison of Stewardship Theology in Laudato Si’ and Al-Mizan: Creation Texts in Christian and Muslim Scriptures” submitted at Tilburg School of Catholic Theology, Tilburg University. The thesis examines comparative stewardship theology between Laudato Si’ and Al-Mizan, contributing to interfaith environmental ethics scholarship. Supervised by Prof. Dr. Caroline van der Stichele and examined within the Christianity and Society programme. Successfully defended in August 2025 and archived in the Tilburg University repository.
2024
Kingdom and Government of Morocco: UNEP: Minister Benali Chairs Launching of ‘Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth’ Initiative
28 FEB 2024
Launched on the sidelines of the UNEA-6 (February 26 - March 1), this initiative presents an Islamic vision of the environment, with the aim of strengthening local, regional and international action to combat climate change and other threats to the planet.
Stop Ecocide International
New Islamic Charter calls ecocide ‘analogous to crimes against humanity’
27 FEB 2024
Launched at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, the Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth charter, has been drafted by leading Islamic eco-theologians and practitioners from around the world.
Religion News Service:
Nine years after Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’, Muslims launch a counterpart
05 MARCH 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — When Pope Francis released his encyclical on the environment, “Laudato Si’,” in 2015, Muslims, Hindus and other faith leaders joined Christians in dialogues in response to the pontiff’s powerful call to tend to climate change as a matter of faith. Now, nine years later, Islamic leaders have released a counterpart to the Vatican document.
Daily Hunt MENA
Muslim Council of Elders contributes to launch of 'Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth'
01 MARCH 2024
NAIROBI, 29th February, 2024 (WAM) -- The Muslim Council of Elders took part in the unveiling of "Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth", a document inspired by Islamic principles of sustainability and environmental stewardship
Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
Al-Mizan: Covenant for the Earth
29 FEB 2024
During the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) … The Muslim Council of Elders Contributes to the Launch of "Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth," Inspired by Islamic Principles of Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship
EarthBeat:
Islamic scholars call Muslim nations to cut fossil fuels, echoing 'Laudato Si' '
28 FEB 2024
Launched on the sidelines of the UNEA-6 (February 26 - March 1), this initiative presents an Islamic vision of the environment, with the aim of strengthening local, regional and international action to combat climate change and other threats to the planet.
Stop Ecocide International
New Islamic Charter calls ecocide ‘analogous to crimes against humanity’
27 FEB 2024
Launched at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, the Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth charter, has been drafted by leading Islamic eco-theologians and practitioners from around the world.
International Environment Forum. Al-Mizan: Covenant for the Earth
27 FEB 2024
Under the patronage of H. E. Ms. Leila Benali, the Minister of Energy of Morocco and President of the United Nations Environment Assembly, and other dignitaries, Al-Mizan: Covenant for the Earth was launched at the margins of UNEA 6 in Nairobi on 27 February 2024.
Emirates News Agency (WAM):
Muslim Council of Elders contributes to launch of ‘Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth’
29 FEB 2024
NAIROBI, 29th February, 2024 (WAM) -- The Muslim Council of Elders took part in the unveiling of “Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth”, a document inspired by Islamic principles of sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Parliament of the World’s Religions: “Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth” Unveils an Islamic Approach to Environmental Stewardship at the United Nations Environment Assembly
29 FEB 2024
Key amongst the outcomes of UNEA-6 is the unveiling of Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth, a landmark document drafted by leading Islamic eco theologians and practitioners from around the world.
BNN Breaking, The People’s Network: Islamic Scholars Unveil 'Al-Mizan': A Pioneering Call for Global Environmental Stewardship
28 FEB 2024
Leading Islamic scholars advocate for a global shift to renewable energy in 'Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth,' emphasizing creation stewardship and the urgent need to combat ecocide.
TRT World
Faith for Earth: An Islamic approach to protecting the planet
28 FEB 2024
A group of distinguished Islamic scholars from around the world has collaborated to produce a landmark document that presents a comprehensive Islamic viewpoint on environmental moral responsibility, known to be deeply embedded within the faith.
Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology; Launch of Al-Mizan: Covenant for the Earth
27 FEB 2024
Al-Mizan is the work of a large group of Muslim scholars from across the globe and different Islamic backgrounds led by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sceinces (IFEES), Uskudar University, Hamad University, Quranic Botanic Garden. Anaq el-Ard and facilitated by UNEP's Faith for Earth Coalition
2022
Environmental Wisdom for Planet Earth
08 FEB 2022
Join Scholars Drafting Team Member Datuk Prof. Azizan Baharuddin on 8 February 2022 for this Book Launch.
2021
The making and message of Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth
15 DEC 2021
Prof. Dr. İbrahim Özdemir, Uskudar University, Istanbul joined the XVII. Muslim International Forum in Moscow, Russia and made a powerful presentation to religious leaders and heads of state about the need for Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth.
Üsküdar Üniversitesi BM için hazırlanan “Al-Mizan: Dünya İçin Bir SözleÅŸme” Çekirdek Ekibinde
27 JULY 2021
Küresel Isınma ve İklim DeÄŸiÅŸikliÄŸinin sebep olduÄŸu afetler dünyanın gündeminden düÅŸmüyor. Son günlerde eÅŸi görülmemiÅŸ sel felaketleri az geliÅŸmiÅŸ ve geliÅŸmekte olan ülkeler kadar geliÅŸmiÅŸ ülkeleri de etkiledi.
Greening religion: New Islamic covenant for the Earth
25 MARCH 2021
“Mizan is designed to change that – and encourage Muslims to do all they can to safeguard the planet … In many places, we’re losing our connection to nature.
Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth - The Consultative Process
08 DEC 2021
On behalf of the Core Team & Co-authors of Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth, UNEP Faith for Earth invited a diverse group of 250+ Islamic scholars and institutions to provide their feedback on the Covenant as part of the Consultative Process that closed on 20 September 2021.
2020
PPI UNAS IKUT SUSUN “MIZAN” PIAGAM LINGKUNGAN ISLAM
04 DEC 2020
Pusat Pengajian Islam Universitas Nasional bersama dengan sejumlah cendekiawan dan lembaga Islam yang bekerja bersama dalam UNEP’s Faith for Earth, The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IFEES) tengah mempersiapkan sebuah piagam lingkungan.
How a new initiative is mobilizing Muslims to help save the planet
09 DEC 2020
Earlier this year, the Faith for Earth Initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a global push to bring together Islamic institutions from around the world in a bid to combat pollution, climate change and other threats to the planet.
