{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"086 From Pews to Planet- Galvanizing the Churchs Resources for Global Good","description":"Featuring Molly Burhans, environmental advocate and Founder of GoodLands Imagine harnessing the vast resources of one of the world\u2019s largest landowners to combat climate change and promote social justice. This is precisely the visionary work of Molly Burhans, an American cartographer, data scientist, and environmental activist who is transforming how the Catholic Church\u2014and potentially other major landholders\u2014responds to our planet\u2019s most pressing sustainability challenges. At just 26, Molly founded GoodLands, an organization dedicated to mobilizing the Church\u2019s extensive landholdings for ecological conservation and community benefit.She spearheaded the creation of the first unified digital global map of the Catholic Church, a groundbreaking project unveiled at the Vatican in 2016, which revealed the immense potential for environmental stewardship embedded within the Church\u2019s properties\u2014estimated to exceed the combined size of France and Spain. Molly\u2019s innovative use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology has not only illuminated the Church\u2019s carbon footprint and conservation opportunities but also set the stage for strategic, mission-aligned land use on a global scale. Her extraordinary contributions have earned her numerous accolades including: being named a United Nations Young Champion of the Earth, an Ashoka Fellow, National Geographic Emerging Explorer, Sierra Club Earth Care Laureate, one of Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica\u2019s \u201c20 Under 40 Shapers of the Future\u201d and many more. In addition to a Master\u2019s in Ecological Design from the Conway School and her work on projects, advocacy, and creative initiatives, Molly is an adjunct professor of Urban Design at Columbia University\u2019s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. With a deep personal commitment to her faith, Molly embodies a new generation of leaders who are leveraging technology, data, and visionary thinking to create sustainable solutions.Today, she stands at the intersection of ecology, technology, and spirituality, demonstrating how innovative approaches to land management can have profound implications for environmental sustainability and social justice worldwide. ","author_name":"Sustainability Now - exploring technologies and paradigms to shape a world that works","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sustainabilitynow.global\/","html":"