An individual’s duty to protect the environment and to understand the environment

Sri Dattatreya’s 24 Gurus

the Earth, wind, sky, water, fire, the Moon, the Sun, some pigeons, a python, the ocean, a honeybee, a beekeeper, an elephant, a deer, a fish, a reformed prostitute, a small squirrel, a child, a hawk, a young housewife, an archer, a snake, a spider, and a wasp [The Uddhava Gita]

3. My role / An individual's role

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Haigh, M., ‘Sri Dattatreya’s 24 Gurus: Learning from the World in Hindu Tradition’, Canadian Journal of Environmental Education (2007), 127 -142

Sri Dattatreya is an environmental Guru

Why? 1. Environment/Nature is our teacher 2. Environment affects us [‘We are part of the environment’]

http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/looking-after/rangers/job

My attempt at protecting & understanding Nature

Role of RangerPublic access Conservation Visitors Local communityEnvironmental EducationCountryside safety 

Qualified as volunteer Ranger with Peak District National Park Authority in 2011

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Hydro power projects in the Peak District, 2012 , 2013

‘Elephant in the Park’ Ganesha Guided Walk

in the Peak District, 2012

Caving trip to Bagshawe Cavern in the Peak District NP (2013)

ASHA walk at Longshaw Estate, Peak District NPA (2013)

With volunteer ranger Jack, who has been rangering for 50 years! (2012)

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The National Park in four seasons……

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Millstones in the Peak District National Park – forms the logo of the Park Authority

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The famous Stanage Edge

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With Alport farm in the background (2013)

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Alport Castles

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Chatsworth House

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River Derwent on Chatsworth grounds

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‘Capability’ Brown landscaped grounds of Chatsworth House

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