Green Kumbh Yatra
site of Maha Kumbh
site of Maha Kumbh
Unique ‘Green Kumbh Yatra’ launched
“Green Kumbh Yatra”, a unique pilgrimage that will travel
across various countries to highlight the importance of conserving biodiversity, was launched with Tridandi
Chinna Jeeyar Swami handing over a brass pitcher containing pearls to Dr. Braulio Ferrriera de Souza Dias, Executive
Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Held on the margins of the ongoing CoP 11, it was described as a pilgrimage dedicated to
Held on the margins of the ongoing CoP 11, it was described as a pilgrimage dedicated to
environment and biodiversity by Kusum Vyas, founder of the
Living Planet Foundation, which is organising
the yatra.
Symbolising ‘web of life’, It would traverse on foot and non-motorised vehicles for a distance 1,125 km in various States and reach Allahabad, the site of Maha Kumbh in January 2013. It would travel to various countries and reach South Korea for the next CoP meeting in 2014. Chairman of the National Biodiversity Authority, P.Balakrishna said Green Kumbh yatra was beginning of a journey and said that a new science of spiritual ecology was growing.
Symbolising ‘web of life’, It would traverse on foot and non-motorised vehicles for a distance 1,125 km in various States and reach Allahabad, the site of Maha Kumbh in January 2013. It would travel to various countries and reach South Korea for the next CoP meeting in 2014. Chairman of the National Biodiversity Authority, P.Balakrishna said Green Kumbh yatra was beginning of a journey and said that a new science of spiritual ecology was growing.
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