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News Release of the 2nd International Ecological Security and the Elderly Health Forum

The 2nd International Ecological Security and the Elderly Health Forum is held in Daoyuan Holy City, Chengdu, China on 27-29 June， 2012. Over 200 government officials, delegates of international organizations, experts and scholars, as well as entrepreneurs from China, Russia, Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand, Japan, Iraq, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Costa Rica and Ethiopia attended the forum and issue World Daoyuan Ecological Culture and Health Declaration. After the First Ecological Security and the Elderly Health Forum held in Daoyuan Holy City in 2011, International Ecological Security Cooperation Organization, China Foundation for International Studies, Chengdu Enwei Group, World Daoyuan Ecological Cultural Center, and other related organizations held this themed forum once again, which was international, high-level and authoritative. The forum is supported by International Liaison Department of CPC Central Committee and Economic Liaison Center and Ecology Committee of the House of Commons of Russian Federation. The 2nd International Ecological Security and the Elderly Health Forum had the three main topics of Daoism and Ecological Security Research, Daoist Theory of Health Preservation and Elderly Health Research and Modern Interpretation of Taoism. At the opening ceremony, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Nepal, Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Co-chairman of IESCO Madhav Kumar Nepal, President of Cambodian Funcinpec, Former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Executive Chairman of IESCO Keo Puth Reasmey, Former Vice President of Russian Federation State Duma, President’s Plenipotentiary Delegate of Russian Bipolar International Affairs Artur Nikolayevich Chilingarov, Cabinet Minister of the Prime Minister's Office of the Royal Thai Government Nalinee Taweesin, the Vice Chairman of Sichuan Provincial CPPCC Chen Cichang, Chief Director of International Liaison Department of CPC Central Committee Li Dongxiao, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of China Foundation for International Studies Wang Zhen, Iraqi Ambassador to China Mustafa made addresses. In the themed sessions, experts and scholars made in-depth discussions over a series of new ideas and new topics such as ecological security, Daoism, and health regimen. They also made modern interpretation of the values of reflected by Daoist ecological wisdom from well-rounded, multi-level and stereoscopic perspectives, which will provide intellectual support and solutions for the problems of ecological crisis in modern society and disharmonious ecological notions. Compared to the First Ecological Security and the Elderly Health Forum, this forum was of a greater scale, at a higher level and with a stronger theme. In the themed session, the participating experts and scholars interpreted the ecological values of ecological security and Taoism from the perspective of "global consciousness" and re-examined how the Chinese national culture could stand on the height of the globe to reflect the requirement of the current times. The attendees agreed that the ecological wisdom of Daoism is the most concentrated expression of ecological consciousness in the traditional Chinese culture. As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, Daoism bears profound ecological wisdom on the relationship between human beings and the nature. And this calls for great attention. The forum also issued World Daoyuan Ecological Culture and Health Declaration on the basis of the summary of outcomes of the first forum with the following ideas: Daosim thinking of “Man follows earth, earth follows heaven, heaven follows nature” conveys that nature and human both develop according to natural rules and the two should rely on each other and co-exist peacefully. This thinking is the prerequisite to realizing the harmonious development of nature and human and global ecological security at the present times. Daoism aims to reach the state of harmonious coexistence of human and nature and ecological balance, which plays a pivotal role in tackling modern ecological crises. The declaration also supports the initiative of International Ecological Safety Cooperative Organization and China Foundation for International Studies to set up the International Ecological Safety Fund committed to sponsoring researches on major subjects in climate change, ecological safety, sustainable development and improving people’s living environment, the construction of tackling climate change, ecological safety and improving public welfare projects as well as international cooperation and cultural exchanges in these areas to build a common earth home that is ecological, healthy and harmonious. On 16-18 November 2011, the First Ecological Security and the Elderly Health Forum was held in Daoyuan Holy City, Chengdu, China. Experts in ecology, food, nutrition, hygiene and medical care in various countries including China, Russia, Japan, Mongolia, the United States, Bulgaria, Tonga, Jordan, India and ambassadors from these countries, people in charge from international organizations like UN-HABITAT, United Nations University, the United Nations Youth Technical Training Organization and China Foundation for International Studies, entrepreneurs and officials from Sichuan Municipal and Provincial Governments, totaling over 100, attended the meeting, issued the “Initiative in World Daoyuan Ecological Culture and Health” and witnessed the inauguration of the World Daoyuan Ecological Cultural Center. by http://en.taoholycity.com china taoism