EDD Concludes Awareness Talk Series on Tibet’s Environment[Friday, 10 September 2010, 12:13 p.m.]

Students listen to talk on Tibet’s environmental issues at CST school in Bylakupee

Dharmshala:
The talk series conducted by the Environment and Development Desk (EDD)
of the Department of Information and International Relations to educate
Tibetan students about the crucial environmental issues of Tibet
concluded on 6 September.On 4 and 5 September, the
environmental researchers spoke at three Tibetan schools at Bylakupee
in South India’s Karnataka State – CST school in Lugsum Samdupling
settlement (320 students from class VI – VIII); CST CVP at Dickyi
Larsoe (280 students from class I – X) and SOS TCV School (350 students
from Class IX – XI). The researchers also included a session
at Sera Jey Secondary School in their itinerary on 5 September. Four
hundred students from Class V – IX from this CBSE-affiliated school
administered by Sera Jey Monastery took part in the talk series on
Tibet’s environmental issues.

Talk series at Sera Jey Secondary School

Environmental
researcher Dhondup Dolma spoke on the significance of the Tibetan
plateau and the impacts of detrimental development activities in Tibet.
She also spoke on the impacts of climate change and the subsequent
repercussions on the neighbouring Asian countries, which depend on
Tibetan rivers for survival. Mr Jigme Norbu touched on the crucial
issues of Tibetan rivers, wildlife and endangered species of Tibet.The
concluding session of the environmental awareness programme was held at
CST Gurupura at Hunsur Rabgyaling on 6 September. A total of 266
students participated in the discussion in two groups. The first group
comprised of students from class I to V with 130 students and the
second group with 136 students from class VI to X.

Schoolchildren of CST school in Gurupura, Hunsur, display Tibet’s wildlife postcards which they won at quiz contest

We
have requested the students to convey the message to their parents and
relatives not to indulge in the smuggling of animal skins and
sandalwood, the researchers said.The Environment and
Development Desk thanked all the settlement officers and staff, school
administrators for their cooperation for making the talk series
successful.