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Faithful (of 11 major faiths) mobilized (in Nepal).


Kathmandu

ENI -- Representatives of 11 major faiths gathering in Nepal, have vowed to mobilize mo·bi·lize
v.
1. To make mobile or capable of movement.

2. To restore the power of motion to a joint.

3. To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver.
 billions of believers to conserve the world's natural resources.

Representatives of the Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Shinto, Taoist and Zoroastrian faiths met in Kathmandu to address a range of international environmental challenges and to unveil theft "Sacred Gifts for a Living Planet" initiatives to promote environmental responsibility and sustainability.

Among the 26 initiatives, the China Taoist Association, the umbrella organisation for 40 million Taoists in China, is calling on its members not to use endangered en·dan·ger  
tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers
1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil.

2. To threaten with extinction.
 animals such as tigers, rhinos, brown bears and musk deer musk deer, small, antlerless deer, Moschus moschiferus, found in wet mountain forests from Siberia and Korea to the Himalayas. In summer it ranges up to 8,000 ft (2,400 m). It is from 20 to 24 in.  in the preparation of traditional medicine products.

The Nepal gathering was a joint initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization for the conservation, research and restoration of the natural environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in the United States and Canada.  (WWF See Windows Workflow Foundation. ) and the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), and coincided with the WWF's annual conference, also held in Kathmandu.
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Date:Jan 1, 2001
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