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"Why are we being forced to choose between the economy and the environment? We tend to forget that without an environment we would not have an economy, as everything we consume and I mean everything comes from our environment."
~ Franke James (contemporary artist, photographer, writer)
Beijing's landfills are getting full fast! Reduce the "trash" you throw away by purchasing products with minimal packaging. Look for reusable, recyclable, and biodegrable items and remember to carry your reusable shopping bags!
CCTV French is looking for a French-speaking expert on desertification, ecological rehabilitation, watershed management... with China focus to participate in a short talk show following the broadcast of the film "The Lessons of the Loess Plateau" (52 min, 2008) produced by the American NGO The Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP). This is request is very urgent: the recording will take place on July 7th.
"The Lessons of the Loess Plateau" Synopsis:
Covering an area that is the size of France , the Loess Plateau is home to more than 50 million very poor farmers who have suffered centuries of severe soil erosion, leading to massive environmental degradation and poverty. The film documents a remarkable paradigm shift: the rebirth of a self-sustaining ecosystem in the dry and remote Loess Plateau region of China , and identifies why and how a World Bank/government joint project has completely changed the landscape of the region.
View film here: http://www.earthshope.org/Lessons_of_the_Loess_Plateau.html
Contact Clement Duhamel ( Email: clement@eemp.org / Skype: clementduhamel) if you are interested in taking part in the talk show.
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