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Faith leaders belong at the forefront of conservation

Dekila Chungyalpa, director of WWF's new Sacred Earth programme, says it’s time for religious leaders to start preaching for the environment

By Curtis Abraham

30 January 2013

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Can spiritual leaders guide their flocks to be stewards of the Earth? Dekila Chungyalpa, director of WWF’s new Sacred Earth programme, says religious values are often consistent with conservation efforts. She tells Curtis Abraham why it’s time to recruit clerics to champion the cause

What is the Sacred Earth programme?
We are trying to provide faith leaders and religious institutions with a platform on which they can build conservation messages and…

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