Oct 08

The Science of Climate Change and Practical Rainwater Harvesting

Conference on Environmental Protection - Day 6 - October 8, 2009 - Dharamsala Dekil began with an account of climate change because of global warming, which has led to increased rainfall in some areas and drought in others,  glaciers in the Himalaya were shrinking, sea levels were rising, extreme weather... read more →
Oct 07

Questions, Discussion and Testing

Conference on Environmental Protection - Day 5 - October 7, 2009 - Dharamsala Question and Answer Session Dekil Chungyalpa answered questions arising from Tuesday's sessions on wildlife protection. Some key points that emerged: The monastic community has a responsibility to lead and give advice on environmental issues. Protecting the environment... read more →
Oct 06

Gyalwang Karmapa on Protection of Wildlife and Waste Conservation

Conference on Environmental Protection - Day 4 - October 6, 2009 - Dharamsala The morning began with a question and answer session.   Waste Management The main topic for the morning was waste management.  Dr Anjan Kumar Kalia (Him Renewable Energy Consultants) gave a clear and comprehensive presentation on waste... read more →
Oct 05

Forestry Conservation Preservation by World Wildlife Fund of India

Environmental Conference Day Three: Monday 5th October, 2009  Forest Conservation Sanjeep Pradhan, from World Wildlife Fund India, gave a lively presentation on forestry conservation. He began by explaining the importance of forests and plants and the critical role they play in supporting not just human life but a vast biodiversity... read more →
Oct 04

Gyalwang Karmapa Explains Scientific View of Cosmology

Environmental Conference Day Two: Sunday 4th October, 2009 The Morning Session Gyalwang Karmapa on the Universe, Ecology and Buddhism Many of the monastic representatives have not had the chance to study modern science so Gyalwang Karmapa began by giving a slide-show presentation of scientific cosmology in which he demonstrated the... read more →
Oct 03

Second Environmental Conference Opens

His Holiness the 17th Karmapa opened the Second Conference on Environmental Protection on October 3rd, 2009. The first conference on environmental protection had been held in March 2009, and at that time representatives from 22 Kagyu monasteries and nunneries gathered from all over the Indian subcontinent -  India, Nepal and... read more →
Sep 24

Gyalwang Karmapa Returns to Gyuto

September 24, 2009 - Dharamsala His Holiness Karmapa has returned to Gyuto, after successfully completing the Delhi leg of his tour. His Holiness has reached Dharamsala via road from Delhi and will resume his daily activities in Gyuto.