TEAM Honours a Buddhist Environmental Organisation
Dharamsala, 5 June 2010: Tesi Environmental Awareness Movement (TEAM) today announced this year’s Tesi Environmental Service Award to Rangjung Khoryug Sungkyob Tsokpa (Environmental Protection Organization). Rangjung Khoryug Sungkyob Tsokpa (RKST) is an association of Kagyu Buddhist monasteries to help protect the Himalayan region from environmental degradation under the leadership of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje.
RKST consists of thirty-six monasteries across India, Nepal and Bhutan that are working together to help create an environmental awakening in the Himalayas about the importance of forest protection, water conservation, wildlife preservation, climate change adaptation and waste management.
In the last two years, Gyalwang Karmapa has called for environmental commitments from Kagyu monasteries, nunneries and centers, and organised two major environmental conferences. With unwavering faith in His Holiness Karmapa, Kagyu Sangha has done outstanding work in environmental conservation from tree planting to mass cleanup to environmental education. Environmental resource materials as well as activities of all the Centres are found in their website www.Khoryug.com.
TEAM is honoured to present this year’s TESA to Rangjung Khoryug Sungkyab Tsokpa and is blessed and deeply appreciative of being able to share our goal of promoting environmental awareness with His Holiness Karmapa.
Tesi Environmental Awareness Movement is a registered non-profit environmental organization based in Dharamsala with a mission to revive the ecological consciousness of the Tibetan people.
RKST consists of thirty-six monasteries across India, Nepal and Bhutan that are working together to help create an environmental awakening in the Himalayas about the importance of forest protection, water conservation, wildlife preservation, climate change adaptation and waste management.
In the last two years, Gyalwang Karmapa has called for environmental commitments from Kagyu monasteries, nunneries and centers, and organised two major environmental conferences. With unwavering faith in His Holiness Karmapa, Kagyu Sangha has done outstanding work in environmental conservation from tree planting to mass cleanup to environmental education. Environmental resource materials as well as activities of all the Centres are found in their website www.Khoryug.com.
TEAM is honoured to present this year’s TESA to Rangjung Khoryug Sungkyab Tsokpa and is blessed and deeply appreciative of being able to share our goal of promoting environmental awareness with His Holiness Karmapa.
Tesi Environmental Awareness Movement is a registered non-profit environmental organization based in Dharamsala with a mission to revive the ecological consciousness of the Tibetan people.