Tibetan Ecology Foundation says "Quit Coral"

The Tibetan Ecology Foundation has called on Tibetans to stop the use of coral. This is interesting because coral had somehow failed to get the attention of Tibetans stopping the use of endangered species products in the past.




The Tibetan Ecology Foundation has sent an e-mail about this yesterday, which is copied below for readers of the Tibetan Plateau blog. The text is in Tibetan. It emphasizes the importance of coral reef ecosystem for fish and other aquatic life forms, and mentions that scientists expect that half of world's coral reef to disappear by the year 2030. As users of coral, the Tibetan people, the message continues, can play a role in the protection of the world's coral reefs.

The message also includes some suggestions for what to do with the coral people currently possess. The 'Quit Coral' campaign asks people to sell their coral and to use the money for purposes such as investing in children's education and local hospitals, or for constructing bathrooms!

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