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    China to deliver global ecological advancement?
    (Jan. 4, 2010, John D. Liu, The Guardian Weekly) China's successful approach to the ecological restoration of degraded land along the Yellow River could deliver an ecological breakthrough of global importance.
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71 organizations in 29 nations are hosting facilitated discussions and screenings of the film that is airing globally on BBC World, and premiered at COP15 in Copenhagen.
www.hopeinachangingclimate.org
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Lessons of the Loess (Dec. 10, 2009, Op-Ed, International Herald Tribune)
Growing recognition of the important role of ecosystem restoration in stabilizing the changing climate

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BBC World News Interview with John D. Liu

 

China to deliver global ecological advancement?
China's successful approach to the ecological restoration of degraded land along the Yellow River could deliver an ecological breakthrough of global importance.

 

John D. Liu, January 4, 2010
The Guardian Weekly

 

 

Lessons of the Loess
The restoration of China's Loess Plateau is a success story worth noting in Copenhagen.

Op-Ed by Paul Mozur, December 10, 2009
International Herald Tribune

 

 

BBC World Programme Highlights:
Hope in a Changing Climate

From barren to green in fifteen years, could the transformation of the Loess Plateau in China hold lessons for other eco-systems?

A place in China, which was one of the most devastated landscapes in the world offers a story of creativity, imagination and hope.

 

 

"Hope in a Changing Climate" on iTunes
(with commentary by Open University faculty)

What is ecological restoration? How will it change lives in the developing world? Leading Open University academics Joe Smith and Vince Gauci introduce this three-part film which focuses on restoration projects in China, Ethiopia and Rwanda. Local villagers work together to rebuild the ecosystem which in turn has restored their environment. By changing their farming practices and re-vegetating these barren lands farmers are significantly improving their way of life. Additional video tracks include interviews with Rwandan president H.E. Paul Kagame and the Wang Family, a success story from China's Loess Plateau.


 

Selected Coverage of "Hope in a Changing Climate"

 


Selected Coverage of the Earth's Hope project

  • A filmmaker's take on China's Environment
    (A two-part interview of John D. Liu with chinadialogue editor Isabel Hilton, August 8, 2006)

    Segment 1: Liu describes how the plateau became a model for the revival of damaged ecosystems.
    Segment 2: Liu speaks about his background and interest in Chinese environmental issues.