Bio-diversity

The Project utilizes the special role of monks in guiding local populations in understanding and protecting natural resources, as well as improving the environment. This is done by using pagoda based projects as an example for the local communities, where they can learn practical skills and environmental education from the monks who can also exert moral pressure on those abusing the environment to change their behavior. The project will work through the monks in the selected pagodas, with its focus on Buddhism and environment activities, especially concentrating on the role of pagodas in environmental education, modeling to villagers around and promoting conservation at local community level through practical actions. The project designs as a triangle approach in solving the present situation related to degradation of environmental natural resources caused by limitation of understanding on its importance of local communities, which the environmental education is not a single programme but as integrated in the three major dimensions: environmental awareness education, livelihood related activities and input of the micro project through formation of Self Help Group (SHG).

Cambodia