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KHORYUG is a network of Buddhist monasteries and nunneries in the Himalayas working on environmental conservation under the auspices of HH 17th Karmapa.

Joined February 2014
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Hello, བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས , नमस्ते! Follow @Khoryug and learn about eco-monastic work in #Himalayas led by @Karmapa17.
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Tibetan villagers protecting their sacred lands and in turn increasing biodiversity and decreasing environmental degradation #TibetanPlateau xitter.gq/third_pole/status/8773…
Meet the villagers protecting biodiversity on the top of the world thethirdpole.net/2017/06/09/…
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"The environmental emergency that we face is not just a scientific issue nor a political issue, it is also a moral issue." -@Karmapa17
Protecting our environment is not a luxury we can choose to enjoy, but a simple matter of survival.
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Trees are the lungs of the earth and without them we cannot breathe #plantmoretrees xitter.gq/UNODC/status/871408113…
5 June is #WorldEnvironmentDay! Protecting our Earth, our Home, is everyone's responsibility. Life is better #WithNature - protect it.
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By 2025, 1.8 billion people will face water scarcity. Forests provide 75% of freshwater: bit.ly/2p4TObg #UNForests #UNFF12
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Environmental protection is integral to our Buddhist practice #CompassionisAction xitter.gq/Karmapa17/status/85898…
Our compassion must not stay trapped inside us. It must move us to action that has a real impact. - The Karmapa, Interconnected
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#WastetoWealth in action at Benchen Monastery in Kathmandu, transforming old tires into beautiful flower pots. #ReduceReuseRecycle
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"Just as your relatives, cousins and siblings are important to you, isn't it important to protect your environment?" -Tilokpur Ani las in HP
By working for the environment we bring benefit to the whole world. The very nature of environmental protection is virtuous. -HH @Karmapa17
Harvesting a bountiful crop of broccoli at Kunga Nyedey Rabtenling Monastery in Jigmenang, Bhutan #organicfarming #broccolifordays
Moved by leaders like @Karmapa17, Buddhist vegetarians in China reduce CO2 by 10% of the total emissions of France buff.ly/2ohYVXJ
Practicing #organicfarming at Kagyu Nalanda Institute in Bylakuppe where monks produce nearly all of their vegetables, rice, fruit and dairy
We love this project of creating "ice stupas" to mimic glacial melt in the summer #Himalayas #waterislife xitter.gq/chatsjd/status/8458896…
Using ingenuity @wangchuk66 #iceStupas - mini, man-made ‘glaciers’ helping Himalayan farmers #climatechange weforum.org/agenda/2017/02/t… via @wef
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biodiversity hotspot / 200 distinct ecoregions / 3,000 unique plant and reptile species / the water source for 1.5 billion people #Himalayas xitter.gq/BestGalaxyPics/status/…
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