lu and her students used gps to map the sacred mountains in the ganzi district of western sichuan province they found an average of three sacred mountains near each monastery in the district. in the united states, the protected area would be about the size of vermont and new hampshire combined. nearly one third of the land is in sacred areas. translator: who will protect the environment in the west and in china? it is government responsibilities. but the tibetans don't think of it that way. if you think of it that way, you are not buddhist. you are the protector. no matter if you are a newborn or 80 years old, you are all protector. you have responsibilities. allives should be protected. fred: in some districts, local governments are recognizing the sacred mountains, and some are even hiring tibetans to take care of the national nature reserves. translator: the cultural values of buddhism are very comforting the schars of conservation. i felt at last we found a way, and i began to gain confidence in humanity. these tibetan people are not wealthy, yet they can still think of other creatures

the ganzi family invited us inside. there's no running water or electricity.their tiny apartment, faiza explains that her son, a soldier, was killed in action. without his salary, everyone, including the five grandchildren, is surviving on charity. downstairs, there's a soccer game. hamad is pretty fast on his crutches now. it's been a year since a rocket took off his leg. were you coming back from school? "no," he says. "i was doing errands with my mom." people can still do errands and shop for food in the parts of aleppo that haven't been smashed to bits, and since the cease- fire, the mood has lightened. back in the old city, major ghanem, the officer in charge, tells me things are quiet here, too. the soldiers are relaxed, stocking up on supplies in spite of the odd rebel potshot. but what's next? how do you think this will end? "i am hoping for negotiations," he tells me. "we've already spilled too much blood." everyone we spoke to, scott, battered and ground down by this terrible war, is hoping for peace through negotiation, but at the very same time, th

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