Tuesday, 07 October 2014
大陸長者付出Life changed after Tzu Chi
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Volunteers from China are on a cultural exchange to Taiwan. On the third day of their trip, the team stopped at Tzu Chi’s Neihu recycling station. Among the participants is a senior from Zhejian’s Hangzhou, who before meeting Tzu Chi through her daughter, loved playing the stock market. Ridding herself of her gambling habits, the senior is now walking the Tzu Chi path and even donated a building to serve as Tzu Chi Hangzhou Liaison Office.
大陸志工來台交流行程，第三天來到內湖環保站，當中來自浙江杭州的一位年長志工在還沒接觸慈濟前沉醉在炒股票，透過女兒鼓勵下，現在改掉了惡習，踏入慈濟，更捐出一棟房子作為杭州聯絡處使用。 Read more
環保劉勝德Living life to the fullest in spite of illness
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In our next report, we meet Tzu Chi volunteer Liu Desheng(劉勝德), who discovered that he had Parkinson’s disease some seven years ago. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, Liu(劉) decided to live peacefully with his illness. Besides being an active recycling volunteer, Liu has also dedicated himself wholeheartedly to Tzu Chi’s medical mission.
下一則新聞，我們來認識慈濟志工劉勝德，七年多前他發現自己罹患了巴金森氏症，他不僅沒有放棄自己，反而決定與自己的疾病和平共存 ，劉勝德除了是一個環保志工，也利用時間做醫院志工。 Read more
印忠阿公報恩In Jakarta Indonesia 80-year-old Koh Atjhung is Tzu Chi recycling station`s newest volunteer
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In Jakarta, Indonesia, 80-year-old Koh Atjhung is Tzu Chi recycling station`s newest volunteer. A year ago, the senior was almost killed by dysentery, but Tzu Chi volunteers helped him recover from the disease. In gratitude, Koh Atjhung now contributes his time and effort to Tzu Chi.
在印尼的雅加達，現年80歲的忠阿公是慈濟環保站新加入的志工，他在一年前罹患痢疾差點奪走他的命，但慈濟志工助他恢復，為了表達感謝，忠阿公決意為慈濟奉獻。 Read more
PP師姊愛地球Sister PP is here to collect plastic bags
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We now go to Hualien, Taiwan to meet ”Sister PP” Liao Jinyan. A Tzu Chi volunteer, Liao discovered that shop owners in her neighborhood did not recycle their plastic bags, and thus decided to volunteer and pick them up in her own car. As the bags are made of poly-propylene, she has been given the nickname ”Sister PP”.
現在來到台灣花蓮，認識PP師姊廖金燕，身為一位慈濟志工，她發現周遭的商家都沒有回收塑膠袋，於是決定自告奮勇承擔這項任務，由於塑膠袋的英文縮寫是PP，她因此被稱為PP師姊。 Read more
吉隆坡環保(2)Tzu Chi farm next to recycling station
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In Malaysia, at the Tzu Chi Sri Da-man-sara recycling station, there is a farm which is tended to by volunteers from the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chapter and residents. Originally abandoned, the land now grows different vegetables for charity fundraising.
在馬來西亞，慈濟斯里白沙羅環保站有一塊愛心農場，由慈濟雪隆分會志工與當地居民一同照顧，志工把原本一片荒蕪的廢地轉換成農場，現在還將種植的蔬果義賣捐慈善。 Read more
DA.AI, a Story of Great Love
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The Beginning of a Great Mission“If they are all made out of crude oil, can we not turn recycled PET bottles into polyesters, and make them into textile apparels?” One of Dharma Master Cheng’s disciples, Walter Huang, heard her simple thought of protecting the Earth and consuming less energy, and started looking into the possibility of making the compassionate wish come true – this was the cradle of DA.AI Technology. “In the business world, we need to always consider the market, customer, and product variety; however, DA.AI is a combination of commerce and charity, turning what seems to be a business into charitable platform.” Worked in the textile industry for over 40 years, Walter Huang wishes to turn DA.AI into a model of Culture of Environmental Protection, Circle of Love, and Contribution to Society.
Global Recognitions
Over the history of the company, DA.AI continues to receive awards and certifications from global organizations, recognizing the company’s achievements and ideologies. For example, the signature product – DA.AI Eco-Blanket, received both Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint certifications from TUV Rheinland, and the Japan Eco Mark. Furthermore, the eco textile production chain with over 50 cooperative partners is also certified by Control Union, Global Recycle Standard certifications, and ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 from BSI. What’s even more amazing is that DA.AI received the first Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification in ASIA, with the ability of re-recycle its own PET fabric and turn it into valuable resource and product once again. Together with three consecutive years of Taiwan Green Classics Award, Taiwan Excellence Award, Made in Taiwan (MIT) Smile Logo on 421 products, National Environmental Protection Education Award, National Sustainable Development Award, and Corporate Social Responsibility Awards from several organizations, DA.AI’s goal is not only to lower Earth’s bearing, but also to become the global role model of green brand.
Purification from the Origin
“DA.AI is certainly Taiwan’s miracle; a small island we may be, yet many international groups came to visit and learn from what we have achieved,” Walter Huang said with joy, “it is one of the first corporations in the world with a core value completely based on environmental protection and global charity.” DA.AI’s 3C core values, Culture of Environmental Protection, Circle of Love, and Contribution to Society forms the uniqueness of the brand. It not only backs up Tzu Chi volunteers with gears and equipment out in disastrous area to provide safety and convenience, but also donates 100% of its net proceed to Tzu Chi Foundation for global charity purposes. This is certainly a role model of corporate social responsibility and fulfilling our duty as the world citizen.
Great Love from Everyone’s Contribution
“The world is full of disaster, everyone should pick up the responsibility, purify our heart, stable our society, and spread seed of love and goodness to the world.” Even though the industrial revolution brought human convenience and power of mass production, but also massive consumption and pollution. Following Dharma Master Cheng Yen’s teaching, Walter Huang took action and set a role model of how entrepreneur should contribute back to the society, “I was a rich, yet poor, person before I learned how to contribute; only through self-less contribution that I found real richness and joy in my heart.” DA.AI’s co-founder and general manager, James Lee, further added “the greatest power of DA.AI comes from Master Cheng Yen’s great vow, and we need everyone’s help together in making what seems impossible into possible.” DA.AI has initiated this platform of love and goodness, and is asking for everyone’s participation and Great Love together.
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全球氣候異常 造成物種滅絕
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地球暖化、異常氣候在全球各地不斷發生，另外人類過度使用資源，讓許多動物失去棲息，不但數量逐年銳減甚至面臨滅絕，科學家甚至指出全球正進入第六次的「物種大滅絕」時期。而且元凶可能都是因為人類，從今天起，大愛新聞將從海底生物、陸地動物、甚至高山植物，到公共衛生現今所發生的現象，帶領觀眾一起省思。
加拿大罕降九月雪，三萬戶斷電。
乾燥少雨亞歷桑那州，九月突降傾盆暴雨，一天降雨量，破80年來紀錄。
巴基斯坦信德省，連續三年不下雨，一千人死亡，多達三十萬的牲畜死亡。
地球暖化、極端氣候，導致全球天災不斷，2014年七月份「科學」期刊，就有三篇論文同時指出，全球正進入，第六次物種大滅絕。
台灣環境資訊協會副主任 彭瑞祥：「不斷有科學數據提出來，像去年就有講說，
3分之1的爬蟲動物快要消失，然後再來是哺乳動物，3分之1到5分之1，就是會在我們這個世紀內消失。」
科學期刊其中一篇論文指出，全球人口比過去，35年增加一倍，甲蟲、蝴蝶、蜘蛛、蠕蟲等，無脊椎動物，同時期則銳減了百分之45。
中央研究院生物多樣性研究員 鄭明修：「昆蟲類呢已經是，在我們整個動物界裡面，牠竟然占了四分之三的物種。昆蟲少是不是好，不對，昆蟲就是代表，我們生態系最低層的食物鏈，食物塔裡面非常重要的基礎，根不見了，上面最後大家都沒有食物。」
以19世紀前期，北美洲東部天空，數量曾高達，50億隻的旅鴿為例，曾是世界上數量最多的鳥種，後來居然滅絕，一隻都不剩。」
台師大生命科學系教授 李壽先：「這種鳥在自然界狀況下，牠本身來講數量，
就是上下劇烈的波動，在這波動的過程中，如果不是人類破壞的話，它是有機會回復的。」
台灣學者跟美國明尼蘇達大學，跨國合作，取旅鴿標本的DNA進行研究，揭發一百年前旅鴿，會消失的主因。
台師大生命科學系教授 李壽先：「人類的這種破壞的速度非常快，而且獵殺的量非常大，所以以至於牠的數量下降之後，沒有機會再反彈回來，如果我們沒有對，
這事情警覺的話，我們的漁業資源，很短的時間點裡面，可能會很容易消失。」
根據IUCN國際自然保育聯盟，最新的報告，巴西世足賽的吉祥物三帶犰狳，也因人類濫捕與棲地破壞，數量驟減，另外日本的日本鰻，同樣也因人類過度捕撈，
數量不斷減少，兩者都已列入受威脅物種。
中央研究院生物多樣性研究員 鄭明修：「地球它本身本來是一個平衡，它慢慢叫做動態平衡，可是我們人類的干擾，讓這動態也沒有了，少吃一些比較肉食性的東西，盡量吃素一點，對身體對環境都是友善的。」
台灣環境資訊協會副主任 彭瑞祥：「我們希望我們可以好好的，去回過頭看看我們，自己使用資源的速度，及使用資源的狀況，到底是處於什麼狀況，超過了，
很明顯是超過了，我們必須去節制。」
科學家指出五百年來，地球上322種脊椎動物消失，剩下的脊椎動物數量，減少約25%，不過地球人口，在短短35年來卻增加1倍，人類唯有節制，使用現有資源，不再對自然環境過度開發，或許才不會成為，第六次物種大滅絕的始作俑者。