Saturday, June 25, 2005
Conference Coverage: Dreaming Of Danzan Ravjaa
Dreaming Of Danzan Ravjaa: June 2005: "The week was dominated by the Northern Buddhist Conference on Ecology and Development, which ran from Monday to Thursday. It was masterfully organized by my man Guido Verboom, who is Mongolia’s representative for the Manchester, England based Alliance of Religion and Conservation. The World Bank co-sponsored the event, as did the governments of the Netherlands and Mongolia. More than 200 people attended, at least a third of whom were monks and nuns from across East Asia. The main issue was how can Buddhists, living a life based on compassion and the understanding of the interrelationship of all things, take the lead in their respective countries as far as environmental protection and community education in good practices. It was really fascinating and, I think, very productive."
