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Bodhisattva Vows Bodhisattva Vows by Albert Saijo BODHISATTVA VOWS TO BE THE LAST ONE OFF THE SINKING SHIP -- YOU SIGN UP & FIND OUT IT'S FOREVER -- PASSENGER LIST ENDLESS -- SHIP NEVER EMPTIES -- SHIP KEEPS SINKING BUT DOESN'T QUITE GO UNDER -- ON BOARD ANGST PANIC & DESPERATION HOLD SWAY -- TURNS OUT BODHISATTVAHOOD IS A FUCKING JOB LIKE ANY OTHER BUT DIFFERENT IN THAT THERE'S NO WEEKENDS HOLIDAYS VACATIONS NO GOLDEN YEARS OF RETIREMENT -- YOU'RE SPENDING ALL YOUR TIME & ENERGY GETTING OTHER PEOPLE OFF THE SINKING SHIP INTO LIFEBOATS BOUND GAILY FOR NIRVANA WHILE THERE YOU ARE SINKING -- & OF COURSE YOU HAD TO GO & GIVE YOUR LIFEJACKET AWAY -- SO NOW LET US BE CHEERFUL AS WE SINK -- OUR SPIRIT EVER BUOYANT AS WE SINK

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Commerce or Corruption: The Economics of Mega-Dams

Commerce or Corruption: The Economics of Mega-Dams

DOCUMENTARY EXPOSES CORRUPTION BEHIND MEGA-­DAMS IN SARAWAK, MALAYSIA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 7, 2015 (Sarawak, Malaysia)

The Borneo Project has released Commerce or Corruption?, the second film in a series of short documentaries exposing the realities of proposed mega­-dam construction in Sarawak, Malaysia. The film release coincides with the 555th day of the…

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From the Wild: A Close Partnership All the Way From Rwanda

From the Wild: A Close Partnership All the Way From Rwanda

From the Wild: A Close Partnership All the Way From Rwanda By Bianca Gomez – Mar 27, 2015

Written by: Valerie Akuredusenge

Hi! My name is Valerie Akuredusenge, the Program Director of Conservation Heritage – Turambe, (CHT). I grew up in Gakenke District in the Northern Province of Rwanda. I began my journey in wildlife conservation as a tour guide, leading others through the dense rainforests of…

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Honesty.

Honesty. http://wp.me/s1grif-honesty

Honesty..

I love unmade beds. I love when people are drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest in that moment. I love the look in people’s eyes when they realize they’re in love. I love the way people look when they first wake up and they’ve forgotten their surroundings.

I love the gasp people take when their favorite character dies. I love when people close their eyes and drift to…

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Americans love Mexican food. We consume nachos, tacos, burritos, tortas, enchiladas, tamales and anything resembling Mexican in enormous quantities. We love Mexican beverages, happily knocking back huge amounts of tequila, mezcal and Mexican beer every year. We love Mexican people—as we sure...

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The happiness and the sadness.

The happiness and the sadness.

Originally posted on How to be a hummingbird:

In a forest where tall palms trail brown skirts of discarded leaves and hornbills break the atmosphere above the canopy with a rush of air like a giant shaking sheets of cardboard, we walked to find the monkeys with feet as light as possible and muscles tense with expectation.  The air was heavy and pressed damply on our skin as the cicadas swelled…

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Great news for Conservation Heritage - Turambe!

Great news for Conservation Heritage – Turambe!

The World Rainforest Fund has generously offered to match 5,000 USD in donations to Art of Conservation‘s offshoot organization Conservation Heritage-Turambe. Please support our team (Valerie, Innocent, Olivier, Eric & Eusebe) in Rwanda that we are so very proud of!

Following a lesson on proper hand washing and an introduction to mountain gorillas, the CHT team and students from Kagano Primary…

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YOUR FLIPPERS ARE IN GAMBIA Photo by Magdalena Svensson that found 400 flip flops and a dying sea turtle that had eaten plastic.

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Bay Area Tropical Forest Network

Bay Area Tropical Forest Network

The Bay Area Tropical Forest Network (BATFN) is an social network in the Bay Area broadly interested in tropical forest conservation and ecology. We gather quarterly, typically for a happy hour beverage in the Peninsula area (usually Palo Alto, San Francisco, or Berkeley). Events are free and we provide snacks and drinks. Think Green Drinks but with a focus on forests.

Our goal is to foster…

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Izilwane.org - The Bones of Extinction at the Ivory Crush

Izilwane.org – The Bones of Extinction at the Ivory Crush.

The Bones of Extinction at the Ivory…

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Art of Conservation Exhibition and Fundraiser this Friday November 22nd!

There are only a few tickets left and the event starts at 6pm sharp! We look forward to sharing…

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Wildlife Conservation Film Festivals

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4th Annual Wildlife Conservation Film Festival

*Wildlife Conservation Film Festival*

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4th Annual New York Wildlife Conservation Film Festival

*Wildlife Conservation Film Festivals*

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Save The Date - 4th Annual New York Wildlife Conservation Film Festival

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Wildlife Conservation Network Expo

Each year WCN brings together the world’s best wildlife conservationists to exhibit and speak…

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