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21 May 2009
Sagarmatha, Nepal – On his 19th ascent to Mount Everest, world record holding mountaineer Apa Sherpa today (21st May, 2009) sent an urgent plea for climate action from the top of the world. Reaching the summit of the world’s highest mountain around 08:00 am Nepal time, he placed a WWF banner saying: "Stop Climate Change - Let the Himalayas Live!"
The expedition reminds world leaders of their responsibility towards preserving the Himalayas as a global heritage, and calls on them to strike a global deal to fight climate change at the Copenhagen Climate Summit this December.
The expedition is a part of the Climate for Life Campaign, which aims at raising awareness on climate change impacts in the Himalayas.
At the summit, Apa also installed a Bumpa (sacred vase) personally blessed by the Venerable Rinpoche of Tengboche (Buddhist spiritual leader), containing 400 different sacred ingredients intended to restore the sanctity of the Himalayanbeyul (sacred valleys) against negative impacts of rapid environmental changes.
Congratulating WWF and Apa, Mr. Ganesh Sah, Nepal's Minister for Environment, Science and Technology said: "The well-being of the Himalayas is crucial for economic development in Nepal. It's only by coming together that we can deliver this message emphatically to the world."
Apa Sherpa has experienced dangerous impacts firsthand, witnessing the changing landscapes of the Himalayas in the wake of climate change during his decades of mountaineering experience, and having been a victim personally of its disastrous consequences.
Apa carried the WWF Banner during the Eco Everest Expedition, which is led by two-time Everest Summiteer Dawa Steven Sherpa, a passionate advocate of climate change issues and also a WWF Climate Witness.
"WWF salutes the efforts of Apa and Dawa for taking the climate change message to the top of the world and being ambassadors for WWF's Climate for Life campaign", saidMr. Anil Manandhar, WWF Nepal Country Representative. "Now, the time has come for the world to redirect its attention towards the Himalayas."
Sagarmatha, Nepal – On his 19th ascent to Mount Everest, world record holding mountaineer Apa Sherpa today (21st May, 2009) sent an urgent plea for climate action from the top of the world. Reaching the summit of the world’s highest mountain around 08:00 am Nepal time, he placed a WWF banner saying: "Stop Climate Change - Let the Himalayas Live!"
The expedition reminds world leaders of their responsibility towards preserving the Himalayas as a global heritage, and calls on them to strike a global deal to fight climate change at the Copenhagen Climate Summit this December.The expedition is a part of the Climate for Life Campaign, which aims at raising awareness on climate change impacts in the Himalayas.
At the summit, Apa also installed a Bumpa (sacred vase) personally blessed by the Venerable Rinpoche of Tengboche (Buddhist spiritual leader), containing 400 different sacred ingredients intended to restore the sanctity of the Himalayanbeyul (sacred valleys) against negative impacts of rapid environmental changes.
Congratulating WWF and Apa, Mr. Ganesh Sah, Nepal's Minister for Environment, Science and Technology said: "The well-being of the Himalayas is crucial for economic development in Nepal. It's only by coming together that we can deliver this message emphatically to the world."
Apa Sherpa has experienced dangerous impacts firsthand, witnessing the changing landscapes of the Himalayas in the wake of climate change during his decades of mountaineering experience, and having been a victim personally of its disastrous consequences.
Apa carried the WWF Banner during the Eco Everest Expedition, which is led by two-time Everest Summiteer Dawa Steven Sherpa, a passionate advocate of climate change issues and also a WWF Climate Witness.
"WWF salutes the efforts of Apa and Dawa for taking the climate change message to the top of the world and being ambassadors for WWF's Climate for Life campaign", saidMr. Anil Manandhar, WWF Nepal Country Representative. "Now, the time has come for the world to redirect its attention towards the Himalayas."
