Arts competition celebrating His Holiness’s 90th birthday and promoting awareness of environmental action on behalf of Tibet - to raise awareness of the urgent situation in Tibet and the Himalayan region, also known as The Third Pole, because it supplies freshwater to over 1.8 billion people downstream from Tibet via its mighty rivers. The focus is on environment issues in Tibet and the Third Pole.The awards seek to encourage emerging talent, not well-established artists or creators. This competition is a tribute to His Holiness' pioneering environmental work, so well described in his book, This Fragile Planet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Environment.

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