Our Earth has provided a home of abundance since time immemorial. As we face the current planetary crisis, more and more people are working to ensure her continued vitality.

In this light, 49 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) organized an international conference on Jeju Island in South Korea to discuss the organic vegan diet as a solution to climate change and children’s health.

Held on September 21, the event featured such environmental experts as Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and Mr. Joop Oude Lohuis, Manager of the Climate and Global Sustainability Unit in the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.

Also sharing their knowledge were medical leaders that included Dr. Michael Greger, Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States; acclaimed physician and nutritional expert,Dr. Joel Fuhrman; Dr. Neal Barnard, founding president of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine; Dr. John A. McDougall, founder and medical director of the nationally renowned McDougall Program; and Dr. Hwang Seong-Soo, famous Korean neurosurgeon of Daegu Medical Center.

Graciously accepting an invitation to attend via videoconference as the event’s guest of honor was Supreme Master Ching Hai. While offering her thoughts, she highlighted the importance of the organic vegan lifestyle in awakening ourselves to compassion.


VOICE: After the conference, guests expressed their enthusiasm about the organic vegan solution in going green.

Yang Seong-Eon Superintendent, Jeju Special Self-Governing Office of Education (M): What impressed me was the fact that when we reduce meat consumption we’ll significantly improve the environment. So in the future, we’ll be emphasizing that aspect in our education.

Yoo Tae-Woo – Director of Jeju International Lifelong Education Institute (M): If the government, educators, politicians and NGOs work together, we can do anything,is what occurred to me. I await the day when Jeju Island is reborn as a vegan city, inviting all world to come.

VOICE: We are grateful, all NGO organizers and caring participants of this meaningful event. We also thank Supreme Master Ching Hai for her encouraging insights. As more and more of the world’s citizens choose organic vegan fare, we will surely herald a new Eden on Earth.Please tune in to Supreme Master Television’s
Words of Wisdom for the full rebroadcast of this live event at a later date, with multi-language subtitles.