Dekila Chungyalpa

Dekila Chungyalpa is the director of the Loka Initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Its mission is to support faith-led environmental efforts locally and around the world through collaborations with faith leaders and religious institutions on environmental protection, sustainable development, and global health issues. Dekila also serves as the environmental adviser for His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Prior to that, among other roles at the World Wildlife Fund, Dekila founded and directed Sacred Earth, an acclaimed faith-based conservation program.

Dekila Chungyalpa is the director of the Loka Initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Its mission is to support faith-led environmental efforts locally and around the world through collaborations with faith leaders and religious institutions on environmental protection, sustainable development, and global health issues. Dekila also serves as the environmental adviser for His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Prior to that, among other roles at the World Wildlife Fund, Dekila founded and directed Sacred Earth, an acclaimed faith-based conservation program.