Ecoteología como propuesta pastoral para fortalecer la conciencia ambiental en los adolescentes de la Unidad Educativa Fiscomisional Salesiana “Domingo Savio” de Cayambe

Abstract

This article on eco-theology is relevant as a pastoral proposal to strengthen environmental awareness among adolescents at the Domingo Savio Educational Unit in Cayambe. This innovative approach integrates faith with care for creation, which resonates with the spiritual values of the community and goes beyond mere scientific information. Thus, by highlighting the responsibility of human beings as stewards of the Earth, it seeks to inspire adolescents to recognize their active role in protecting the environment, connecting the ethical and moral implications of environmental degradation with their life purpose. Ecotheology, therefore, offers a framework for understanding that environmental damage is also spiritual and social damage, motivating adolescents to develop pro-environmental habits and attitudes, from better waste management to responsible consumption. Consequently, as a pastoral proposal, the article strengthens the sense of community and collective action, leading to reflection on how individual and collective actions impact the local and global environment, encouraging them to become conscious, committed, and ethically responsible agents of change in caring for our common home.