Tag: ecology
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Cutting the future
This photo should have sound. It was taken on March 19 at 13:30 from the always spectacular view of the Bokor Hill Old Casino. It is possible to appreciate a great jungle that climbs the hill from the sea level, keeping a fascinating presence of endemic plants and animals like some species of bird raptors.…
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Buddhism and Ecology
The report of an European Union Delegation to Cambodia, says that ‘environmental and natural resources in Cambodia are threatened by short-sighted over-exploitation on an increasing and threatening scale. This reduces the Country’s overall natural capital, yet whilst great benefits flow to the few; equally great burdens fall on the many.’ Actually, there are thousands of pages on…
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A Bokor moss to protect
Another hidden detail of a Mountain like Bokor is the moss. I took this picture at the Water Fall – of course, there are a lot mosses, since it is a natural water place. Mosses are unusual to most Cambodians, because they are in general low-land people, but highlanders – like me and Cambodians from…
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Let us create a clean mentality
Last Thursday (02/10/2012) we visited Bokor Mountain and we felt really happy to see the development of the area. The classic tour brought us to the ancient Bokorville downtown – where is the casino under re-construction, the church, etc. Afterward we decided to see the waterfall. As you will see in the next post, there…