宗教信仰与环境保护(1/3)
概述：生态学者认为，宗教信仰应当加大对环境保护的宣传力度。Hints:
Grzegorz Mikusinski
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http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201309/201309120244371425944.mp3Throughout history, there have been many groups and cultures that have worshiped the Earth or nature. While the world's major organized religions do not hold those beliefs, some scientists say today's religious leaders could play a key role in protecting the environment.
Ecologist Grzegorz Mikusinski believes a little faith may go a long way in helping to preserve biodiversity. He and his colleagues have studied how people of different religions are distributed around the world. Many live in areas where biodiversity may be at risk from climate change, development or other factors.
Mikusinski is an associate professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. "Christians and especially Roman Catholics are most numerous in the countries where there is a lot of biodiversity. It's obvious that South America is very, very important here – Brazil, Ecuador and so on. And all these countries are strongly Catholic. And then the United States, Mexico and then some countries in Africa – those countries that are in this belt of very high biodiversity along the equator."
He says there's a certain amount of overlapping of religions and biodiversity, such as Buddhism in Southeast Asia, Hindu in the Indian subcontinent and Islam in Asia Minor and regions of North and Central Africa. He says the environment is not usually a topic of sermons or speeches to the faithful, but perhaps it should be.纵观历史，有许多团体和文化崇拜地球或自然。然而世界上主要的有组织宗教并不坚持这些信仰。一些科学家认为，如今的宗教领袖可以在保护环境上发挥关键作用。
环境学家Grzegorz Mikusinski认为一点点信仰即可对保护生物多样性有很大的帮助。他和他的同事研究了不同宗教在世界上的分布情况。在许多人居住的地区，生物多样性也许正因气候变化、开发或其他因素而岌岌可危。
Mikusinski是瑞典农业科学大学的一名副教授。"在生物多样性丰富的国家里，基督教徒尤其是罗马的天主教徒数量最多。很显然，南美地区是非常，非常重要的，这里有巴西、厄瓜多尔，等等。这些国家都是坚定的天主教国家。另外，还有美国、墨西哥和非洲一些赤道附近的国家也处在生物多样性及其丰富的地带。"
他说，宗教和生物多样性存在一定程度的重叠，例如东南亚的佛教，印度次大陆的印度教，小亚细亚以及北非和中非地区的伊斯兰教。他说环境通常不是向教友布道或传教的主题，但是它或许应该是。
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