地點：印度 瓦拉那西 Sarnath
時間：2009年03月21-25日 March 21-25, 2009
報導：Tashi Paljor
攝影：Tashi Paljor

3月21日，法王噶瑪巴主持了第一次噶舉寺院中心的環境保護會議。從三月21-25日一連五日的會議於印度瓦拉那西鹿野苑創古智慧金剛大學正式展開。來自印度、尼泊爾和不丹共二十六所寺院代表們出席此次會議，來自美國世界野生動物基金會的 Deki Chungyalpa 為會議的協調人。
His Holiness Gyalwang Karmapa chaired the First Conference on Environmental Protection for Kagyu Monasteries and Centres, held at Vajra Vidhya Institute in Saranath, March 21st -25th, 2009. Representatives from 26 monasteries and nunneries in India, Nepal and Bhutan attended the conference. Deki Chungyalpa was the conference facilitator.

會議開始，【噶瑪噶舉佛教寺院中心與團體的環境保護準則】一書封面的原畫作被呈獻給法王。隨後，法王解釋此次會議的重要性和其主要目的，另外也談到佛教與環保的關係。
His Holiness was presented with the original painting which was reproduced as the cover HHK’s new Environmental Guidelines booklet. After that, His Holiness made an address explaining the importance and the goals of the conference as well as the relationship between the environment and Buddhism. His Holiness’ address was followed by an address by Khenchen Yongzin Thrangu Rinpoche.

而此次會議的主要目標有三：
The main goals of the conference are:

1. 針對喜馬拉雅和西藏高原山區各噶舉傳承寺院，選出資深的寺院僧尼給予有關環保的相關訓練。
   To train senior monks from Kagyu monasteries on environmental issues in the Himalayan and the Tibetan plateau.

2. 發展環保運動，寺院可以執行解決的環保相關議題。
   To develop environmental activities addressing these issues that monasteries could implement.

3. 為這些環保專案制訂初步的工作計劃和其進度。
   To develop preliminary work-plan for these projects and set up a process.