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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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Monks Caught Smuggling Tiger Parts
2016-06-03 13:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: A Thai DNP veterinarian officer holds the head of a sedated tiger at the Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua Tiger Temple on June 1, 2016 in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand. Wildlife authorities in Thailand raided a Buddhist temple in Kanchanaburi province where 137 tigers were kept, following accusations the monks were illegally breeding and trafficking endangered animals. Forty of the 137 tigers were rescued by Tuesday from the country's infamous 'Tiger Temple' despite opposition from the temple authorities....
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Three monks charged in Thailand as tiger potions, charms point to illicit trade
2016-06-02 12:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Thai authorities charged three Buddhist monks on Thursday after they were caught trying to smuggle tiger skins and charms made from tiger parts out a temple which monks said was a tiger sanctuary but critics said was a money-spinning tourist trap. The Buddhist temple west of Bangkok has long been popular with tourists who paid about $20 each to get in and pose for pictures with its tigers, and to feed cubs and walk among them. But the temple had come under mounting allegations of abuse and...
Japanese Monks Recorded the Climate for 700 Years
2016-04-26 21:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Lake Suwa sits in the Kino Mountains of central Japan, in a region sometimes called the Japanese Alps. When the lake freezes over, daily temperature changes cause the ice to expand and contract, cracking the surface and forcing it upward into a ridge.* Legend has it that the ridge, called the omiwatari, is formed by the feet of the Shinto gods as they cross the lake. Every year since at least 1443, the priests who live at the shrine on the edge of Lake Suwa have carefully recorded the date the ridge...
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Tesla Learns Lesson From Monks to Sell Directly...
2016-03-30 03:50:11| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Tesla's fight to sell its cars directly to customers is taking a cue from an unlikely source - monks who wanted to sell coffins without a funeral director's license. Tesla, which sells its cars without dealerships directly in stores and from its website, is fighting car dealers in six states over its business model.
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