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How Buddhist monks are battling deforestation in Cambodia
2016-07-08 08:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DW: How Buddhist monks are battling deforestation in Cambodia Cambodia has one of the world's highest deforestation rates. But a group of Buddhist monks are stepping up efforts to save forests by publicly revealing wrongdoings and mobilizing local villagers. Ate Hoekstra reports. His memories often bring But Buntenh back to Cambodia thirty years ago. There were jungles as far as the eye could see. Centuries-old trees gave shade and provided shelter to birds and wild animals. The air was clean,...
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40 Dead Tiger Cubs Found in Freezer at Thai Buddhist Temple
2016-06-02 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A day after Thai officials found the bodies of 40 tiger cubs frozen in a freezer inside the country`s infamous tiger temple, more disturbing news has emerged from the Buddhist monastery. Three Buddhist monks and two devotees of the Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple, located in Thailands Kanchanaburi Province, were charged under wildlife laws Thursday after one monk was caught trying to smuggle tiger skins and charms made from tiger parts out of the temple, Reuters reported. Today we found tigers...
This Buddhist Monk Is An Unsung Hero In World's Climate Fight
2016-01-25 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: One of the guiding forces behind the scenes of the Paris climate agreement is an 89-year-old Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk. Christiana Figueres, who led the climate talks, has credited Thich Nhat Hanh with having played a pivotal role in helping her to develop the strength, wisdom and compassion needed to forge the unprecedented deal backed by 196 countries. Figueres, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, says the teachings of Thay, as he is known...
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The Buddhist priest who became a billionaire snubbing investors
2015-11-09 00:45:04| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Kazuo Inamori, founder and chairman emeritus of Kyocera Corp. The billioinaire Buddhist priest urges managers to spend their time making staff happy instead of focusing on shareholder value. If this 83-year-old billionaire is right, one of the most important lessons of business school is pretty much wrong.
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The Buddhist priest who became a billionaire snubbing investors
2015-11-09 00:36:47| IT Services - Topix.net
Kazuo Inamori, founder and chairman emeritus of Kyocera Corp. The billioinaire Buddhist priest urges managers to spend their time making staff happy instead of focusing on shareholder value. If this 83-year-old billionaire is right, one of the most important lessons of business school is pretty much wrong.
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