A recent
workshop at Gandantegchinlen monastery on how to secure more involvement of
local monasteries and Buddhist people in environmental protection discussed
ways of implementing small projects at rural monasteries and of disseminating
knowledge of traditional environmental protection customs. Representatives from
the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism, the Tributary Fund, Religion
and Environmental Protection Association, the US-based Asia Foundation, UN
Development Program, World Wildlife Foundation, Mongolian Snow Leopard
Protection Foundation and Karmapa Indian Environment Foundation delivered
presentations at the workshop. It was funded by the Government of Mongolia and
the Trust Fund of Holland, and organized by the Ministry of Nature, the US
Tributary fund and Gandantegchinlen monastery.