i asked ththe local people how is this possiblele? people said d this is our sacred mountain.this was a big shock to me. just the concept of sacred moununtain was g good enough to preserve the resources. it's more powerful than the law or the preaching of scientists. todaday the system is still functioning. in the core area, nothing should be touched. then in a broader area, killing g is not allowed. no liviving beings should be harmed. we d d a survey y on birds, and we discovered that wherever the belief in sacred mountains is strong, there is greater biodiversity. so this shshows scientificalally the environmenental value of sacacred motatains. fred: then foror two years, dr. 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 thehe west