The document summarizes a symposium on Chinese overseas investment and its environmental and social impacts held at Yale University on April 4, 2015. It provides an agenda for panels and presentations that will explore trends in Chinese overseas investment, the business perspective on impacts, Chinese regulatory governance, and funding in multilateral institutions. Case studies will examine specific investments and issues in Canada, Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The goal is to facilitate knowledge sharing on steering Chinese investment toward stronger environmental and social governance.
This steelpan educator and performer has conducted workshops on the Black History of Steelpan. Currently working on establishing the Toronto Steelpan Development Institute, he has focused his research on the environmental aspects of steelpan. Michael has diverse musical experience, including playing steelpan in Trinidad with Boys Town Steel Orchestra in 1975. Currently, he leads a steelpan quartet and plays soprano G Pan and other pans.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) was a major assessment of human impact on the environment from 2001-2005. Over 1300 contributors from 95 countries examined how ecosystem changes affect human well-being and how to improve policy responses. The MA found that while human actions have increased well-being and economic growth, ecosystem degradation poses a growing threat and barrier to achieving development goals. Reversing degradation requires significant policy changes not yet underway. The MA aimed to integrate scientific and social perspectives across scales to inform environment and development decisions.
The document outlines a proposed 8-day unit on water and sanitation challenges. It discusses three major global challenges: lack of prioritization by governments, poor populations paying disproportionately more, and lack of international cooperation. It suggests examining case studies from primary sources on issues in Nicaragua, where access to improved sanitation and water sources remains limited. A sociological perspective could offer insight into key players' agendas and power structures. Students would develop a proposal to address problems identified, following guidelines in Creswell's research methods text. The proposal would undergo review and defense with peers. The unit aims to help students appreciate water and sanitation issues and how to help developing nations.
China faces significant environmental problems due to rapid industrialization and population growth. Mao Zedong's policies prioritized heavy industry over environmental protection, encouraging wasteful use of resources. Economic reforms since 1978 accelerated environmental degradation through increased development, urbanization, and infrastructure projects. China relies heavily on hydropower but the massive Three Gorges Dam displaced over a million people and threatens ecosystems and cultural sites. While renewables are growing, China still faces challenges balancing environmental protection with continued economic growth.
How Chinese Youth Makes Sense of Climate Change in Their Daily Lifechris eberhardt
A presentation given for the Beijing Energy Network on November 2, 2011. Explains that Chinese learn about climate change from multiple sources, often they live low carbon lives, and that one's peers are important for understanding action.
The document discusses environmental studies and disaster management. It provides an overview of the scope of environmental studies, including creating awareness of resources, understanding ecological systems, and learning about causes and consequences of natural and human-induced disasters. It also discusses the multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies and some major environmental issues like global warming, water pollution, pesticide pollution, hazardous waste, and loss of biodiversity. Government organizations and non-government organizations involved in environment are also outlined.
Environmental studies is the interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the environment. It includes subjects like humanities, commerce, meteorology, climatology, geography and others. Studying environmental studies provides basic knowledge of our surroundings and develops skills to identify and solve environmental problems to maintain ecological balance and sustainable development. The scope of environmental studies includes environmental management, research and development, pollution control, ecosystem structure and function, and natural resource conservation. Popular methods to generate environmental awareness include formal education in schools and colleges as well as informal education through mass media, meetings, and folk songs. Famous Indian environmentalists who have contributed to the field include Sunita Narain, Anil Agarwal, Medha Patkar,
Environmental concerns are increasingly relevant to everyone, and an informed public is a critical ingredient in the necessary practical steps and policy changes needed to alleviate the developing crisis. Environmental issues have become more entwined as communication technologies proliferate. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the media dynamics with reference to the environmental issues alarmingly challenging to human continued survival. The scientists are disturbed for its insecurity, mis-governance, degradation, management and conservation which have gradually come to capture the centre stage. At this juncture, the role of media becomes pertinent in spreading environmental awareness and making the public aware of the formidable crisis looming large over our heads. Although environmental problems are typically discovered by scientists but it is media that often play a central role in disseminating information, influencing peoples attitude and promoting public awareness. Media are the cornerstone of any public opinion and acts as a catalyst for change.The ultimate objective of this paper is to find the most decisive factors in creating awareness since this is the first step in developing effective campaigns to promote and protect the integrity of the natural environment for prosperity amongst the population. This paper is an attempt to review the meaning of environment education, its aims and objectives, and ways of promoting environmental awareness in the society.A major challenge to environmental reporting is how to convey complex concepts and impart a sense of the urgency of these challenges in a way that engages the reader .The paper also explores the evolving field of environmental journalism which prefers objectivity over advocacy (Sachsman, 2006:112) with utmost professionalism and scientific information. There is a need for more accurate and unbiased reporting in framing and forming some of the main determinants of public opinion. Sociologist Gaye Tuchman(1978) argues that the news reconstruct social world and are a window to the world, determining, what we want to know, what we have to know and what we should know. Vineet Kaul"Environmental Crisis and the Role of Media" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-4 , June 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd2217.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/2217/environmental-crisis-and-the-role-of-media/vineet-kaul
This steelpan educator and performer has conducted workshops on the Black History of Steelpan. Currently working on establishing the Toronto Steelpan Development Institute, he has focused his research on the environmental aspects of steelpan. Michael has diverse musical experience, including playing steelpan in Trinidad with Boys Town Steel Orchestra in 1975. Currently, he leads a steelpan quartet and plays soprano G Pan and other pans.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) was a major assessment of human impact on the environment from 2001-2005. Over 1300 contributors from 95 countries examined how ecosystem changes affect human well-being and how to improve policy responses. The MA found that while human actions have increased well-being and economic growth, ecosystem degradation poses a growing threat and barrier to achieving development goals. Reversing degradation requires significant policy changes not yet underway. The MA aimed to integrate scientific and social perspectives across scales to inform environment and development decisions.
The document outlines a proposed 8-day unit on water and sanitation challenges. It discusses three major global challenges: lack of prioritization by governments, poor populations paying disproportionately more, and lack of international cooperation. It suggests examining case studies from primary sources on issues in Nicaragua, where access to improved sanitation and water sources remains limited. A sociological perspective could offer insight into key players' agendas and power structures. Students would develop a proposal to address problems identified, following guidelines in Creswell's research methods text. The proposal would undergo review and defense with peers. The unit aims to help students appreciate water and sanitation issues and how to help developing nations.
China faces significant environmental problems due to rapid industrialization and population growth. Mao Zedong's policies prioritized heavy industry over environmental protection, encouraging wasteful use of resources. Economic reforms since 1978 accelerated environmental degradation through increased development, urbanization, and infrastructure projects. China relies heavily on hydropower but the massive Three Gorges Dam displaced over a million people and threatens ecosystems and cultural sites. While renewables are growing, China still faces challenges balancing environmental protection with continued economic growth.
How Chinese Youth Makes Sense of Climate Change in Their Daily Lifechris eberhardt
A presentation given for the Beijing Energy Network on November 2, 2011. Explains that Chinese learn about climate change from multiple sources, often they live low carbon lives, and that one's peers are important for understanding action.
The document discusses environmental studies and disaster management. It provides an overview of the scope of environmental studies, including creating awareness of resources, understanding ecological systems, and learning about causes and consequences of natural and human-induced disasters. It also discusses the multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies and some major environmental issues like global warming, water pollution, pesticide pollution, hazardous waste, and loss of biodiversity. Government organizations and non-government organizations involved in environment are also outlined.
Environmental studies is the interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the environment. It includes subjects like humanities, commerce, meteorology, climatology, geography and others. Studying environmental studies provides basic knowledge of our surroundings and develops skills to identify and solve environmental problems to maintain ecological balance and sustainable development. The scope of environmental studies includes environmental management, research and development, pollution control, ecosystem structure and function, and natural resource conservation. Popular methods to generate environmental awareness include formal education in schools and colleges as well as informal education through mass media, meetings, and folk songs. Famous Indian environmentalists who have contributed to the field include Sunita Narain, Anil Agarwal, Medha Patkar,
Environmental concerns are increasingly relevant to everyone, and an informed public is a critical ingredient in the necessary practical steps and policy changes needed to alleviate the developing crisis. Environmental issues have become more entwined as communication technologies proliferate. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the media dynamics with reference to the environmental issues alarmingly challenging to human continued survival. The scientists are disturbed for its insecurity, mis-governance, degradation, management and conservation which have gradually come to capture the centre stage. At this juncture, the role of media becomes pertinent in spreading environmental awareness and making the public aware of the formidable crisis looming large over our heads. Although environmental problems are typically discovered by scientists but it is media that often play a central role in disseminating information, influencing peoples attitude and promoting public awareness. Media are the cornerstone of any public opinion and acts as a catalyst for change.The ultimate objective of this paper is to find the most decisive factors in creating awareness since this is the first step in developing effective campaigns to promote and protect the integrity of the natural environment for prosperity amongst the population. This paper is an attempt to review the meaning of environment education, its aims and objectives, and ways of promoting environmental awareness in the society.A major challenge to environmental reporting is how to convey complex concepts and impart a sense of the urgency of these challenges in a way that engages the reader .The paper also explores the evolving field of environmental journalism which prefers objectivity over advocacy (Sachsman, 2006:112) with utmost professionalism and scientific information. There is a need for more accurate and unbiased reporting in framing and forming some of the main determinants of public opinion. Sociologist Gaye Tuchman(1978) argues that the news reconstruct social world and are a window to the world, determining, what we want to know, what we have to know and what we should know. Vineet Kaul"Environmental Crisis and the Role of Media" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-4 , June 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd2217.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/2217/environmental-crisis-and-the-role-of-media/vineet-kaul
This document discusses the threats that e-waste poses to children's health in Africa. It notes that e-waste contains toxic metals and chemicals that are released into the environment during informal and unregulated recycling activities in Africa. These activities often take place in or near homes, exposing children and communities. While toxic to all, children are especially vulnerable due to their developing bodies and organs. The document reviews the chemicals present in e-waste and their release into the environment, as well as findings of elevated toxic metals in soils, plants, and humans near e-waste sites in Africa.
This document provides a literature review on media as a tool for environmental awareness. It discusses several key points:
1. Environmental problems in Nigeria include deforestation, soil erosion, oil spills, pollution, and health issues due to poor sanitation. More than 65% of Nigerians rely on natural resources for their livelihoods.
2. Developing countries face additional challenges like poverty, ignorance, and illiteracy that make environmental conservation efforts difficult. Traditional and modern media must be used together to spread awareness messages to both literate and illiterate audiences.
3. Effective environmental communication involves understanding audiences' belief systems about nature, communicating accurate scientific information credibly, and motivating audiences to take sustainable
This document introduces key concepts in environmental systems, including defining environmental issues and sustainability. It discusses major environmental problems like habitat loss, pollution, and climate change, which are caused by factors such as population growth and resource overuse. Sustainability is defined as meeting needs without depleting natural resources, and a sustainable society achieves this balance. The ecological footprint measures an individual's environmental impact.
During 2015 I worked as a teacher at a male vocational college in Saudi Arabia. As part of my post grad studies in Education management, law and policy, I had to conduct action research on value-driven education. I chose an environmental project on recycling, de-littering and land restoration, based on the issue of littering in Saudi Arabia. I involved my students by educating them and making them aware of the issue and then actively involved them to address the issue on a practical level within their community. This proposal was what I had to make to acquire permission and gain involvement from the college authorities.
Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studiesItsShifaSheikh
This document discusses various types of natural resources and associated problems. It defines renewable and non-renewable resources and provides examples of each. The document then examines issues with five specific natural resource types: forest resources, water resources, mineral resources, energy resources, and land resources. For each, it outlines causes of depletion or degradation and their environmental impacts. Key problems discussed include deforestation, water pollution, mining hazards, fuel wood air pollution, and soil erosion from loss of vegetation cover.
This document provides an overview of the core module syllabus for environmental studies courses in higher education. It outlines 8 units that make up the syllabus: 1) The multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies, 2) Natural resources, 3) Ecosystems, 4) Biodiversity and conservation, 5) Environmental pollution, 6) Social issues and the environment, 7) Human population and the environment, and 8) Field work. The introduction discusses how environmental studies draws on various disciplines and aims to educate students on key environmental topics through a holistic approach.
Environmental science Module 1 Topic. This PPT is not a work of mine and was provided by our college professor during our graduation, so I am not sure about the original author. The credit goes to the Original author.
Education is a process of development which includes the three major
activities, teaching, training and instruction. Teaching is social as well as
a professional activity. It is science as well as art. Modern education is not
in a sphere but it has a long and large area of study. Now a days most part
of the world population is facing different problems related with the nature
and they are studying the solutions to save the nature and global problems,
but on the second hand we even today do not try to understand our local
problems related to the nature. So for the awareness of the problems of
nature and pollution the higher education commission has suggested to
add the Environmental Science in the course of different levels.
Environmental Science is also well known as Environmental Studies in
the Indian Colleges and Universities. Before that it was the part of the
science but now a days it is a very common subject and higher education
commission has suggested including it as a general paper in all the courses.
This document discusses the right to environment as a human right. It outlines several key environmental rights such as the right to clean air and water. The document traces the development of environmental rights from international agreements like the Stockholm Declaration to laws in India protecting the environment. Both substantive rights to a healthy environment and procedural rights to access information are examined. The conclusion emphasizes the close relationship between human rights and the environment, and how recognizing this connection can better protect human dignity.
This document provides an overview of environmental studies as a subject. It defines environment and environmental literacy. Environmental studies deals with issues affecting living organisms and draws from many disciplines. The document discusses the scope of environmental studies, including natural history, dependence on nature, renewable and non-renewable resources. It also addresses the importance of environmental studies and provides examples of key environmental thinkers and leaders in India.
This document provides background information on urban planning and renewal in Portland, Oregon. It discusses how urban planning aims to create livable communities but has not always distributed environmental amenities like parks and services equitably. The document focuses on three neighborhoods in Portland - Pearl District, Albina, and Lents - that experienced urban renewal led by the Portland Development Commission. It argues these neighborhoods show an inequitable distribution of amenities, with Pearl receiving more benefits than Albina and Lents. The document aims to analyze how amenities are defined, planned for, and distributed in Portland to assess equity across neighborhoods.
1. Mass media plays an important role in increasing environmental awareness among the public by disseminating information through various outlets like newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the internet.
2. While schools and colleges aim to educate students on environmental issues, mass media is better able to reach a wider population, including the illiterate. Newspapers, radio, and television in India have all covered important environmental topics to varying degrees.
3. Social media platforms are also useful for sharing and discussing environmental news and information. However, the media needs to provide more continual coverage of issues beyond just political priorities and encourage greater public participation and response.
This document provides an introduction to environmental studies, including definitions of key terms and the relationships between the environment, ecology, and ecosystems. It discusses the components of the environment, including biotic and abiotic factors. It also examines the impact of technology and humans on the environment, including environmental degradation. Important questions are provided on these topics for further study.
The document discusses the multidisciplinary nature of environmental science. It states that environmental science draws from many fields like the physical and life sciences, economics, engineering, and law to study both the natural and built environments. It notes that the environment is defined as the complex interactions between living organisms, including humans, and their non-living surroundings like air, water, and land. Finally, it emphasizes that environmental studies requires an interdisciplinary approach due to the many factors that influence the environment.
The document discusses how population growth and land use impact the environment. It notes that the human population has grown rapidly since the 1800s due to advances in medicine, sanitation, and nutrition. The population is predicted to reach 9 billion by 2050. As population increases, so does resource consumption and waste production. Agriculture uses 11% of the Earth's land but farming practices like chemical usage can contaminate soil and water. Deforestation reduces forests, which impacts climate and species. Development like roads and buildings also affects the environment by increasing runoff and reducing groundwater. The large and growing human population poses challenges around whether Earth's resources can support such high demand sustainably.
The document discusses the history and goals of the environmental justice movement. It began in the US in the late 1960s when Martin Luther King Jr advocated for striking garbage workers facing unfair working conditions. The EPA defines environmental justice as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of attributes like race in environmental policy. It aims to give all people equal protection from hazards and decision making power over their environment. The document also discusses how environmental justice applies in Bangladesh through demands like food/water security, participation rights, and protections from disasters, pollution, and loss of resources.
This document discusses strategies for more sustainable urban planning and environmental protection. It notes that compact city development with strategic planning can reduce pollution and support higher education about environmental issues. Improving land use and reducing air and water pollution are priorities. The document also describes two best practice examples: the Water and Sanitation Extension Program in Pakistan, which creates jobs through new water supply infrastructure and hygiene education; and the Marianhill Landfill Conservancy in South Africa, which enforces strict lifespan limits and manages landfills sustainably.
La sala de informática del colegio está siendo remodelada durante las vacaciones de verano. Se instalarán nuevos ordenadores, se pintarán las paredes y se colocará mobiliario más moderno para que los alumnos puedan trabajar cómodamente en un entorno actualizado y tecnológico.
Info Edge reported an 18% increase in revenue for the third quarter of FY2015. However, margins declined due to higher spending on new businesses. Specifically, recruitment revenues grew steadily at 19% but showed some weakness in business metrics. Meanwhile, the real estate business 99acres saw a sharp slowdown in growth to 20% due to lack of new projects and increased competition reducing prices. Going forward, continued investment in new businesses raises Info Edge's revenue growth threshold to sustain margins. The brokerage upgraded Info Edge to "Buy" based on intact long-term growth drivers and lower target price.
The document discusses the author's dream of building a collection of Royal Enfield bikes. It describes their current ownership of a Thunderbird 350cc bike and their desire to purchase a Desert Storm 500cc as their next bike. The author expresses how owning Enfield bikes represents India to them and the freedom and relaxation that riding provides. They hope that assistance from Godrej LOUD can help make their dream of starting their collection a reality.
This document discusses the threats that e-waste poses to children's health in Africa. It notes that e-waste contains toxic metals and chemicals that are released into the environment during informal and unregulated recycling activities in Africa. These activities often take place in or near homes, exposing children and communities. While toxic to all, children are especially vulnerable due to their developing bodies and organs. The document reviews the chemicals present in e-waste and their release into the environment, as well as findings of elevated toxic metals in soils, plants, and humans near e-waste sites in Africa.
This document provides a literature review on media as a tool for environmental awareness. It discusses several key points:
1. Environmental problems in Nigeria include deforestation, soil erosion, oil spills, pollution, and health issues due to poor sanitation. More than 65% of Nigerians rely on natural resources for their livelihoods.
2. Developing countries face additional challenges like poverty, ignorance, and illiteracy that make environmental conservation efforts difficult. Traditional and modern media must be used together to spread awareness messages to both literate and illiterate audiences.
3. Effective environmental communication involves understanding audiences' belief systems about nature, communicating accurate scientific information credibly, and motivating audiences to take sustainable
This document introduces key concepts in environmental systems, including defining environmental issues and sustainability. It discusses major environmental problems like habitat loss, pollution, and climate change, which are caused by factors such as population growth and resource overuse. Sustainability is defined as meeting needs without depleting natural resources, and a sustainable society achieves this balance. The ecological footprint measures an individual's environmental impact.
During 2015 I worked as a teacher at a male vocational college in Saudi Arabia. As part of my post grad studies in Education management, law and policy, I had to conduct action research on value-driven education. I chose an environmental project on recycling, de-littering and land restoration, based on the issue of littering in Saudi Arabia. I involved my students by educating them and making them aware of the issue and then actively involved them to address the issue on a practical level within their community. This proposal was what I had to make to acquire permission and gain involvement from the college authorities.
Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studiesItsShifaSheikh
This document discusses various types of natural resources and associated problems. It defines renewable and non-renewable resources and provides examples of each. The document then examines issues with five specific natural resource types: forest resources, water resources, mineral resources, energy resources, and land resources. For each, it outlines causes of depletion or degradation and their environmental impacts. Key problems discussed include deforestation, water pollution, mining hazards, fuel wood air pollution, and soil erosion from loss of vegetation cover.
This document provides an overview of the core module syllabus for environmental studies courses in higher education. It outlines 8 units that make up the syllabus: 1) The multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies, 2) Natural resources, 3) Ecosystems, 4) Biodiversity and conservation, 5) Environmental pollution, 6) Social issues and the environment, 7) Human population and the environment, and 8) Field work. The introduction discusses how environmental studies draws on various disciplines and aims to educate students on key environmental topics through a holistic approach.
Environmental science Module 1 Topic. This PPT is not a work of mine and was provided by our college professor during our graduation, so I am not sure about the original author. The credit goes to the Original author.
Education is a process of development which includes the three major
activities, teaching, training and instruction. Teaching is social as well as
a professional activity. It is science as well as art. Modern education is not
in a sphere but it has a long and large area of study. Now a days most part
of the world population is facing different problems related with the nature
and they are studying the solutions to save the nature and global problems,
but on the second hand we even today do not try to understand our local
problems related to the nature. So for the awareness of the problems of
nature and pollution the higher education commission has suggested to
add the Environmental Science in the course of different levels.
Environmental Science is also well known as Environmental Studies in
the Indian Colleges and Universities. Before that it was the part of the
science but now a days it is a very common subject and higher education
commission has suggested including it as a general paper in all the courses.
This document discusses the right to environment as a human right. It outlines several key environmental rights such as the right to clean air and water. The document traces the development of environmental rights from international agreements like the Stockholm Declaration to laws in India protecting the environment. Both substantive rights to a healthy environment and procedural rights to access information are examined. The conclusion emphasizes the close relationship between human rights and the environment, and how recognizing this connection can better protect human dignity.
This document provides an overview of environmental studies as a subject. It defines environment and environmental literacy. Environmental studies deals with issues affecting living organisms and draws from many disciplines. The document discusses the scope of environmental studies, including natural history, dependence on nature, renewable and non-renewable resources. It also addresses the importance of environmental studies and provides examples of key environmental thinkers and leaders in India.
This document provides background information on urban planning and renewal in Portland, Oregon. It discusses how urban planning aims to create livable communities but has not always distributed environmental amenities like parks and services equitably. The document focuses on three neighborhoods in Portland - Pearl District, Albina, and Lents - that experienced urban renewal led by the Portland Development Commission. It argues these neighborhoods show an inequitable distribution of amenities, with Pearl receiving more benefits than Albina and Lents. The document aims to analyze how amenities are defined, planned for, and distributed in Portland to assess equity across neighborhoods.
1. Mass media plays an important role in increasing environmental awareness among the public by disseminating information through various outlets like newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the internet.
2. While schools and colleges aim to educate students on environmental issues, mass media is better able to reach a wider population, including the illiterate. Newspapers, radio, and television in India have all covered important environmental topics to varying degrees.
3. Social media platforms are also useful for sharing and discussing environmental news and information. However, the media needs to provide more continual coverage of issues beyond just political priorities and encourage greater public participation and response.
This document provides an introduction to environmental studies, including definitions of key terms and the relationships between the environment, ecology, and ecosystems. It discusses the components of the environment, including biotic and abiotic factors. It also examines the impact of technology and humans on the environment, including environmental degradation. Important questions are provided on these topics for further study.
The document discusses the multidisciplinary nature of environmental science. It states that environmental science draws from many fields like the physical and life sciences, economics, engineering, and law to study both the natural and built environments. It notes that the environment is defined as the complex interactions between living organisms, including humans, and their non-living surroundings like air, water, and land. Finally, it emphasizes that environmental studies requires an interdisciplinary approach due to the many factors that influence the environment.
The document discusses how population growth and land use impact the environment. It notes that the human population has grown rapidly since the 1800s due to advances in medicine, sanitation, and nutrition. The population is predicted to reach 9 billion by 2050. As population increases, so does resource consumption and waste production. Agriculture uses 11% of the Earth's land but farming practices like chemical usage can contaminate soil and water. Deforestation reduces forests, which impacts climate and species. Development like roads and buildings also affects the environment by increasing runoff and reducing groundwater. The large and growing human population poses challenges around whether Earth's resources can support such high demand sustainably.
The document discusses the history and goals of the environmental justice movement. It began in the US in the late 1960s when Martin Luther King Jr advocated for striking garbage workers facing unfair working conditions. The EPA defines environmental justice as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of attributes like race in environmental policy. It aims to give all people equal protection from hazards and decision making power over their environment. The document also discusses how environmental justice applies in Bangladesh through demands like food/water security, participation rights, and protections from disasters, pollution, and loss of resources.
This document discusses strategies for more sustainable urban planning and environmental protection. It notes that compact city development with strategic planning can reduce pollution and support higher education about environmental issues. Improving land use and reducing air and water pollution are priorities. The document also describes two best practice examples: the Water and Sanitation Extension Program in Pakistan, which creates jobs through new water supply infrastructure and hygiene education; and the Marianhill Landfill Conservancy in South Africa, which enforces strict lifespan limits and manages landfills sustainably.
La sala de informática del colegio está siendo remodelada durante las vacaciones de verano. Se instalarán nuevos ordenadores, se pintarán las paredes y se colocará mobiliario más moderno para que los alumnos puedan trabajar cómodamente en un entorno actualizado y tecnológico.
Info Edge reported an 18% increase in revenue for the third quarter of FY2015. However, margins declined due to higher spending on new businesses. Specifically, recruitment revenues grew steadily at 19% but showed some weakness in business metrics. Meanwhile, the real estate business 99acres saw a sharp slowdown in growth to 20% due to lack of new projects and increased competition reducing prices. Going forward, continued investment in new businesses raises Info Edge's revenue growth threshold to sustain margins. The brokerage upgraded Info Edge to "Buy" based on intact long-term growth drivers and lower target price.
The document discusses the author's dream of building a collection of Royal Enfield bikes. It describes their current ownership of a Thunderbird 350cc bike and their desire to purchase a Desert Storm 500cc as their next bike. The author expresses how owning Enfield bikes represents India to them and the freedom and relaxation that riding provides. They hope that assistance from Godrej LOUD can help make their dream of starting their collection a reality.
This document provides a summary of the Daily Business Review's "Most Effective Lawyers in South Florida" special report. It recognizes over 70 attorneys in 13 categories for their work over the past year. The document discusses notable achievements and cases in each category, including litigation related to the Scott Rothstein Ponzi scheme, medical malpractice arbitration, an appellate case involving a foreign insurance company, and a class action settlement for homeowners with toxic Chinese drywall. It provides an overview of the selection process for the attorneys recognized in the report.
The document discusses Magento's vision of being at the core of ecommerce and enabling the worldwide ecommerce ecosystem. It provides metrics on Magento's community size and website traffic. It also outlines Magento's plans to grow its business in 2010, including new products like a mobile app and mid-tier SaaS offering, as well as expanding partnerships, training, and its app marketplace.
This short document contains photos from various photographers and encourages the reader to create their own Haiku Deck presentation on SlideShare. It shares photos from visualpun.ch, mikesten, jurvetson, eoshea, and Scott McLeod without captions and ends by prompting the reader to get started making their own Haiku Deck presentation.
A 2014 update of this presentation is available at https://www.slideshare.net/WorldResources/sustainable-finance-china-12-dec2014
When it comes to overseas development finance, China is definitely a country to watch. Due to the country’s unprecedented economic growth, China’s overseas investments have increased exponentially in recent years. Between 2009 and 2010, two Chinese state-owned banks lent more money to other developing nations than the World Bank did. In fact, between 2002 and 2011, China’s outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) stock grew from $29 billion to more than $424 billion.
But what factors are driving all of this growth? What areas of the world are on the receiving end of China’s OFDI flows? And what sorts of social and environmental standards are in place for banks’ and enterprises’ investments? WRI answers these questions and many more in its recently updated powerpoint presentation, “Emerging Actors in Development Finance: A Closer Look at China’s Overseas Investment.”
This document summarizes a UK-US Higher Education Partnerships Forum held in London on December 2, 2011. The purpose of the forum was to support institutional strategic partnerships between UK and US universities. Experts from both countries discussed emerging partnership models and best practices. Previous reports highlighted the importance of strengthening UK-US higher education ties. The British Council has launched new funding programs to support transatlantic partnerships. The forum aimed to facilitate productive discussions between participants on collaboration opportunities.
This report presents a vision and a concrete roadmap for U.S.-China collaboration focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the effects of climate change.
World bank climate change energy financing report. Lecturas recomendadas. Lu...Ecologistas en Accion
This document provides a summary of 7 case studies that examine the World Bank Group's involvement in climate and energy projects around the globe. The case studies highlight issues such as the Bank increasing its lending to fossil fuel projects by 400% from 2006-2010; its support for large-scale energy infrastructure projects that do not effectively alleviate poverty or transition countries to low-carbon economies; its evasion of social and environmental safeguards by shifting funding away from direct project lending; and examples of Bank-backed projects that have led to serious social and environmental harms despite supposed safeguards. The document aims to challenge the Bank's rhetoric on sustainability and poverty reduction by examining real-world impacts of its climate and energy financing.
This document provides an overview of a presentation on sustainability given by Dr. Valerie Shoup. The presentation introduces sustainability and defines it as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It discusses sustainability from environmental, economic, and social perspectives. It also covers topics like climate change history, United Nations sustainability goals, and strategies to advance sustainability efforts through areas like education, research, legislation, and public awareness. The goal is to educate participants on creating sustainable business plans that consider people, profits, and environmental protection.
WWF report “La Generazione Cinese del Futuro - China’s Future GenerationWWF ITALIA
Il futuro della Cina può essere rinnovabile
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1. Chinese Overseas Investment & its
Environmental and Social Impacts
April 4, 2015
Yale University ∙ Kroon Hall ∙ 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT
2. WELCOME
Since 2005 China has invested nearly $900 billion
overseas, the majority of it is in the developing
world. The recent years have witnessed a shift
from developing to developed regions including
North America and Europe. These financial
flows have far-reaching impacts, including legal,
political, economic, environmental, and social
implications. The Yale Symposium on Chinese
Overseas Investment and its Environmental
and Social Impacts explores the relationship
between China’s overseas investment and the
impacts - both negative and positive - on natural
resources, particularly in the forestry, minerals,
water, and energy sectors. By convening key
actors from academia, public and private sectors,
we aim to facilitate knowledge sharing that
can steer Chinese overseas investment toward
stronger environmental and social governance.
For more information, please visit:
http://china-symposium.yale.edu/
3. SCHEDULE
AT-A-GLANCE
8:30 am Registration and Breakfast 3rd Floor, Kroon Hall
9:00 am Welcome Burke Auditorium
Dean Peter Crane, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (Yale F&ES)
Rodney Irwin, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
9:20 am Overview: Chinese Overseas Investment -- Trend and Impacts Burke Auditorium
Moderator: Deborah S. Davis, Professor, Sociology, Yale University
Xiaoyang Tang, Associate Professor, International Relations, Tsinghua University
Ambassador David H. Shinn, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University
Tao Hu, China Program Director, World Wide Fund for Nature U.S. (WWF U.S.)
10:30 am
Panel I: Business Perspective on Environmental and Social Impacts of
Chinese Overseas Investment
Burke Auditorium
Moderator: Marian Chertow, Associate Professor, Yale F&ES
Weijun Xie, General Manager of Resource Development, China Minmetals Corporation
Katie Schindall, Consultant Program Manager, Sustainability at EMC
Rebecca Ray, Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Global Economic Governance Initiative, Boston University
11:50 am Panel II: Chinese Regulatory Governance on its Overseas Investment Burke Auditorium
Moderator: Daniel C. Esty, Professor, Yale F&ES and Yale Law School (YLS)
Larry Jiang, Principal Environmental Specialist, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Denise Leung, Associate, World Resource Institute
Jingjing Zhang, Environmental Public Interest Lawyer, Yale World Fellow
1:00 pm Lunch 3rd Floor, Kroon Hall
2:00 pm Panel III: Chinese Funding in Multilateral Development Institutions Burke Auditorium
Moderator: Bradford S. Gentry, Professor, Yale F&ES, Yale School of Management (SOM)
Zhihong Zhang, Senior Program Coordinator, Climate Investment Funds, World Bank
Graham Webster, Research Scholar in Law and Senior Fellow, China Center, YLS
Tao Hu, Director, China Program, WWF U.S.
SCHEDULE
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4. 3:20 pm Case Study Sessions
Session A: Canada: China’s Overseas Investment in Energy Infrastructure Kroon 321
Wenran Jiang, Director, Canada-China Energy and Environment Forum
Session B: Africa: Wanbao Farm in Mozambique: Land grab or Development? Sage 24
Xiaoyang Tang, Associate Professor, International Relations, Tsinghua University
Session C: Latin America: Brazil-China Soybean Trade and Rainforest Conversation Kroon G01
Charles Tang, Chairman, Brazil-China Chamber of Industry & Commerce
Session D: Asia: Hydro Development in the Amur-Heilong River Basin Kroon 319
Eugene Simonov, Coordinator, Rivers without Boundaries International Coalition
5:00 pm Takeaways and Closing Remarks Burke Auditorium
5:30 pm Network and Reception 3rd Floor, Kroon Hall
SCHEDULE
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5. PA N E L
DESCRIPTIONS
Overview: Chinese Overseas Investment: Trends and Impacts
9:20 am
The goal of this panel is to provide a broad overview of the trends and environmental, social and
economic impacts of Chinese overseas investment. Our panelists will focus on China’s second wave
of Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI), highlight the environmental and social aspects of
investment, and discuss how Chinese investment can play a significant role in promoting sustainable
development worldwide. These issues will also be discussed with examples of investment practice in
Africa.
Moderator: Deborah S. Davis, Professor, Sociology, Yale University
Xiaoyang Tang, Associate Professor, International Relations, Tsinghua University
Ambassador David H. Shinn, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University
Tao Hu, China Program Director, World Wide Fund for Nature U.S. (WWF U.S.)
Panel I: Business Perspective on Environmental and Social Impacts of Chinese Overseas Investment
10:30 am
This panel explores how the business world incorporates environmental and social impacts into the
operations. Panelists will give an overview of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) peformance from
the perspectives of both a leading Chinese metal and mineral trading company and an established
U.S. multinational corporation. Field research and findings about Chinese investment in several Latin
American countries will be presented.
Moderator: Marian Chertow, Associate Professor, Yale F&ES
Weijun Xie, General Manager of Resource Development, China Minmetals Corporation
Katie Schindall, Consultant Program Manager, Sustainability at EMC
Rebecca Ray, Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Global Economic Governance Initiative, Boston University
PANELS
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6. Panel II: Chinese Regulatory Governance on its Overseas Investment
11:50 am
This panel will discuss the regulatory framework governing Chinese overseas investment and explore
ways to strengthen the integration of environmental and social concerns into business investment
projects through government regulation and effective enforcement. The panelists will present
the environmental and social performance of Bank or IFC-funded projects in China vis-a-vis other
developing countries. Issues related to institutional capacity, political willingness, and public awareness
for effective enforcement will also be discussed.
Moderator: Daniel C. Esty, Professor, Yale F&ES and YLS
Larry Jiang, Principal Environmental Specialist, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Denise Leung, Associate, World Resource Institute
Jingjing Zhang, Environmental Public Interest Lawyer, Yale World Fellow
Panel III: Chinese Funding in Multilateral Development Institutions
2:00 pm
This panel will present the trends of Chinese government involvement in multilateral institutions- from
a major recipient of international development grants and loans to an important donor in promoting
South-South development. China recently established a national strategy to fund BRICS Bank, AIIB
(Asian Infrastructure Development Bank), and Silk Road Fund. Why does China decide to invest billions
of dollars in building new financial institutions? How does the U.S. perceive such change of landscape
in development field? What are the long-term political, social, economical and environmental impacts
of China’s advancement in multilateral institutions?
Moderator: Bradford S. Gentry, Professor, Yale F&ES and SOM
Zhihong Zhang, Senior Program Coordinator, Climate Investment Funds, World Bank
Graham Webster, Research Scholar in Law and Senior Fellow, China Center, YLS
Tao Hu, Director, China Program, WWF U.S.
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7. Canada: China’s Overseas Investment in Energy Infrastructure
Kroon 321
Since 2005 there have been several Chinese state-owned enterprises, including PetroChina Co. Ltd.,
Sinopec, CNOOC Ltd. and China Investment Corp., that have invested in Canadian energy projects,
mostly oil sands and shale projects. Indeed, one of the biggest acquisition headlines of 2013 was
CNOOC’s acquisition of Nexen Inc. Recently, however, many have questioned the benefit China is
receiving from these investments as a suspicious political climate hinders quick development. Will
China continue to see energy investments into politically stable but reluctant developed countries as
viable? How has China’s strategy of approaching deals in Canada benefited or hindered development?
Jiang Wenran, Director, Canada-China Energy and Environment Forum
Africa: Wanbao Farm in Mozambique: Land Grab or Development?
Sage 24
Wanbao Xaixai Farm is one of the largest Chinese agricultural investments in Africa. It has an
ambitious plan to grow rice in an area of 20,000 hectares in Xai-Xai province of Mozambique and
comprehensively improve Mozambique’s food supply system. The Mozambican government views the
project as having strategic importance and has provided much support for it. However, there are NGOs
accusing this project of land grabbing. A report of National Geographic 2014 seemed to confirm this
accusation. Mainly based on first-hand findings from field research, this case study will demonstrate
the multiple facets of the Wanbao Farm project. By examining perspectives and arguments of
Chinese investors, Mozambican government and local communities, we will show the diverging
understandings on agricultural development, environmental protection and social responsibility
among the stakeholders. We will also compare the gap between plans and implementation to illustrate
the challenges facing Chinese investors in Africa.
Xiaoyang Tang, Associate Professor, International Relations, Tsinghua University
CASE STUDY
DESCRIPTIONS
CASESTUDIES
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8. Latin America: Brazil-China Soybean Trade and Rainforest Conversation
Kroon G01
Over the past decade, China has developed a powerful investment and trade presence in Latin America
and the Caribbean. As part of this presence, China has replaced the European Union as the main
destination of Brazilian soybean exports, with its market share rising from 15% in 2000 to 53% in 2009.
This is likely to rise to 70-90% of soybean exports by 2020. In Charles Tang’s words,“America’s backyard
is growing a Chinese garden.”With increasing demand exerting pressure on Brazilian land, a key
question is how to incentivize local producers and Chinese investors toward better risk management
and social responsibility. We will discuss this issue within the context of the soy moratorium, Forest
Code, and other tools Brazil has at its disposal.
Charles Tang, Chairman, Brazil-China Chamber of Industry & Commerce
Asia: Hydro Development in the Amur-Heilong River Basin
Kroon 319
The transboundary Amur-Heilong River is the last remaining great free-flowing river in China without
dams in the main stem. Today, as a result of uncoordinated use of the river’s resources the productivity
and resilience of the Amur-Heilong ecosystem is gradually declining. While damming the main stem
of the Amur River would have hydropower benefits, it would destroy remaining fisheries, including
salmon and the endemic Kaluga sturgeon, and would have many other negative consequences
on sediment transport, aquatic and floodplain habitat, fisheries and wetland birds, water quality,
and nutrient transport into the Pacific Ocean. This case study summarizes history of Sino-Russian
cooperation in hydropower development with specific emphasis on interaction among NGOs,
investors, and government agencies from China.
Eugene Simonov, Coordinator, Rivers without Boundaries International Coalition
CASESTUDIES
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9. SPEAKER
BIOGRAPHIES
Marian Chertow
Marian Chertow is Associate Professor of
Industrial Environmental Management and has
been Director of the Industrial Environmental
Management Program at the Yale School of
Forestry and Environmental Studies since 1991.
Her research and teaching focus on industrial
ecology, business/environment issues, waste
management, and environmental technology
innovation. Primary research interests are 1)
The study of industrial symbiosis including
geographically-based exchanges of wastes,
materials, energy, and water within networks of
businesses. 2) The potential of industrial ecology
to underpin ideas of the proposed Circular
Economy law in China. 3) The application of
innovation theory to the development of
environmental and energy technology.
Peter Crane
Peter Crane is the Dean of Yale School of
Forestry & Environmental Studies. Dean Crane’s
work focuses on the diversity of plant life: its
origin and fossil history, current status, and
conservation and use. From 1992 to 1999 he was
director of the Field Museum in Chicago with
overall responsibility for the museum’s scientific
programs. During this time he established
the Office of Environmental and Conservation
Programs and the Center for Cultural
Understanding and Change, which today make
up the Division of Environment, Culture, and
Conservation (ECCo). From 1999 to 2006 he was
director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one
of the largest and most influential botanical
gardens in the world. His tenure at Kew saw
strengthening and expansion of the gardens’
scientific, conservation, and public programs.
Dean Crane was elected to the Royal Society
(the U.K. academy of sciences) in 1998.
Deborah S. Davis
Deborah S. Davis is Professor of Sociology at
Yale University. Her primary teaching interests
are inequality and stratification, contemporary
Chinese society, and methods of fieldwork. In
addition to teaching at Yale, she runs a summer
fieldwork seminar where Yale students work
collaboratively with students from Hong Kong
and China. Davis is currently a member of the
National Committee on US China Relations,
Associate Editor of The Journal of Asian Studies,
and on the editorial board of The China
Quarterly. At Yale she has served as Director of
Academic Programs at the Yale Center for the
Study of Globalization, Chair of the Department
of Sociology, Chair of the Council of East Asian
Studies, Director of Graduate Studies in both
East Asian Studies and Sociology.
Daniel Esty
Professor Esty is the author or editor of ten
books and numerous articles on sustainability
and environmental issues and the relationships
between environmental protection and
corporate strategy, competitiveness, trade,
globalization, metrics, governance, and
development. His prize-winning book (with
Andrew Winston), Green to Gold: How Smart
BIOGRAPHIES
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10. Companies Use Environmental Strategy to
Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive
Advantage, argues that pollution control and
natural resource management have become
critical elements of marketplace success and
explains how leading-edge companies have
folded environmental thinking into their core
business strategies. Professor Esty has advised
companies of all sizes and in a wide range
of industries on corporate environmental or
sustainability strategy including Ikea, Coca-Cola,
Unilever, Alcoa, Hanes, Hannaford, Boeing, and
IBM.
Bradford S. Gentry
Mr. Gentry’s work explores the opportunities
for using private investment to improve
environmental performance. He works both
across and within particular sectors/problems.
The cross-sectoral work focuses on the steps
policy makers can take to help develop
opportunities for sustainable investments,
including market frameworks, information
systems, and shared investments/ partnerships.
The sectoral work is concentrated in three
major areas: increasing private investment in
the delivery of urban environmental services
(particularly drinking water and sanitation),
sustainable forest management, and cleaner
energy. Projects in all these areas are undertaken
across a range of contexts from New Haven,
to developing country megacities and to
wilderness forest systems.
Tao Hu
Dr. Hu Tao is China Program Director of WWF US.
He was a Senior Fellow and Senior Associate at
World Resources Institute (WRI) - a Washington
DC based think tank. Prior joining WRI, he was
the Senior Environmental Economist of Policy
Research Center of Ministry of Environmental
Protection (MEP), China. He also served as
the Senior Program Coordinator of UN-China
Climate Change Partnership Framework
Program (CCPF) during 2009-2010 and served as
a member of Lead Expert Group China Council
for International Cooperation on Environment
and Development (CCICED) during 2001-2007.
He was also the Chief Expert of WTO, Trade
and Environment Expert Group of Ministry of
Environmental Protection (MEP), China.
Rodney Irwin
Dr. Rodney Irwin is responsible for a portfolio
of projects designed to advance corporate
reporting taking sustainable development into
the mainstream reporting of an organization.
He is the link between WBCSD members
and standard / regulation setters and he is
leading projects in risk management, taxation,
mandatory reporting and is developing
education programs designed for senior finance
staff. Prior to this role, he was the Group Director
of Risk Management, Control and non-Financial
Reporting at TNT NV. He has also held senior
positions in Motorola, Abbey National and
started his career at Ernst & Young.He holds
a degree in Economics, a master’s degree
in management and a Doctorate where he
researched comparative corporate governance
and its interrelationship with ethical decision
making and reporting.
Wenran Jiang
Dr. Wenran Jiang is Associate Professor of
Political Science at the University of Alberta.
He is also Director of Canada-China Energy and
Environment Forum and its annual conference
since 2004. Currently, Dr. Jiang is a Wilson
Centre Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson
International Centre for Scholars in Washington
DC, and Special Advisor on China to the US and
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11. Canada based Energy Council. Dr. Jiang has
just returned from being partially seconded
to Alberta Department of Energy as a special
advisor on Asian market diversification (2012-
14). Before taking a partial leave from his tenure
at the University of Alberta, Dr. Jiang was the
Founding Director (2005-08) and Inaugural
Mactaggart Research Chair (2008-11) of the
University’s China Institute.
Larry Jiang
Larry Jiang is the Principal Environmental
Specialist at the International Finance
Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of
the World Bank Group. Mr. Jiang leads the
environmental management of IFC’s global
investments in the chemical, petrochemical,
pharmaceutical, and biotech industry sectors.
He is in charge of the preparation and review
of World Bank Group’s environmental, health
& safety guidelines for these sectors, and he
has worked on more than 100 projects in 30
different countries. He is also involved in drafting
and revising the IFC Performance Standards
on Environmental and Social Sustainability,
which is the basis for the Equator Principles.
Prior to the World Bank Group/IFC, Mr. Jiang
worked as an environmental engineer for the
US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
and US Agency for International Development
(USAID).
Denise Leung
Denise Leung is an Associate in the Sustainable
Finance Program at the World Resources
Institute (WRI). Her work focuses on improving
the environmental and social performance of
both overseas and domestic investments from
emerging economies such as China. She also
works on governance and sustainability issues
in the host countries that receive investments
from these countries, including analyzing
Chinese investments in Africa. Prior to joining
WRI, Denise worked as a researcher at the
Centre for Law and Environment at University
College London (UCL), where she focused on
governance, sustainability and regulation,
especially in relation to the EU and China. Her
work on China centered on compliance and
enforcement with environmental regulations.
Rebecca Ray
Rebecca Ray is a Research Fellow at the Boston
University Global Economic Governance
Initiative, where she coordinates the Working
Group on Development and the Environment in
the Americas’China in Latin America project. She
is a PhD student in economics at the University
of Massachusetts-Amherst, with an MA in
International Development Studies from George
Washington University. Her fieldwork has
included research on Chinese oil development
in Ecuador, as well as consulting for the Institute
for Sustainability, Education, and Action in
Salt Spring Island, Canada and the Partnership
for Food Industry Development in Managua,
Nicaragua. Prior to joining BU GEGI, she was a
research associate at the Center for Economic
and Policy Research in Washington, DC.
Katie Schindall
Katie Schindall leads EMC’s Supply Chain Social
& Environmental Responsibility and eWaste
programs, developing and implementing
strategies for sustainable sourcing and recycling
of EMC’s hardware products. Her past experience
includes developing corporate engagement
strategy at The Nature Conservancy; a Climate
Corps Fellowship at Sodexo; research analysis
and consulting with McKinsey’s Social
Sector Practice; and on-the-ground work for
TechnoServe Ghana and for a collaborative
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12. Australian land conservation project called
Gondwana Link. She has an MBA and a Master
of Environmental Management from Yale
University.
David H. Shinn
David Shinn has taught at the Elliott School
of International Affairs at George Washington
University since 2001. He previously served
for 37 years in the U.S. Foreign Service with
assignments at embassies in Lebanon, Kenya,
Tanzania, Mauritania, Cameroon, Sudan and as
ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. He
is the co-author of China and Africa: A Century
of Engagement and Historical Dictionary of
Ethiopia. He has published numerous articles in
academic and policy journals and is a frequent
guest on the BBC, Voice of America, China
Central Television, Al-Jazeera, and Radio France
Internationale. He has a PhD in political science
from George Washington University.
Eugene Simonov
Eugene Simonov has been bridging gaps in
conservation work between Russia and the US,
Europe, China, Mongolia and East Asia in general
for the past 20 years. He has a degree in biology
from Moscow State University, a master degree
in environmental studies from Yale F&ES, and a
doctorate in nature conservation from China’s
Northeast Forestry University. He has a long
history of cooperation with the Biodiversity
Conservation Center, Socio-ecological Union,
World Bank, Global Environmental Facility, World
Wildlife Fund, Pacific Environment, UNECE,
Russian, Mongolian and Chinese bureaucracies
and local communities. Since 2004, he has
focused on trans boundary issues with a special
focus on the Amur River Basin, a highly complex
watershed of northeastern China, the Russian
Far East, and eastern Mongolia.
Charles Tang
Charles Tang is Chairman of the Brazil-China
Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He is also
a member of the World Policy Institute in New
York and the Fernand Braudel Institute of
World Economics in Sao Paulo. Charles is also
Honorary president of the Beijing International
Chamber of Commerce; member of the
International Advisory Council in Wuhan;
economic advisor to Jilin City and Huainan;
advisor to Jiangxi Association for Friendship
with Foreign Countries, Councilor of the Foreign
Trade Council of the Federation of Commerce
of São Paulo and Director of the Federation of
International Chambers of Commerce. He has
a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University
and completed law school at the Estácio de Sá
University in Brazil.
Xiaoyang Tang
Xiaoyang Tang is an Associate Professor in
the Department of International Relations at
Tsinghua University and a resident scholar at the
Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy. His
research interests include political philosophy,
China’s engagement in Africa and modernization
process of the developing countries. He is the
author of China-Africa Economic Diplomacy
(2014) and has published extensively on Asia-
Africa relations. He completed his Ph.D. in the
philosophy department at the New School
for Social Research in New York. He earned his
M.A in philosophy from Freiburg University in
Germany and his B.A in business management
from Fudan University in Shanghai. He also
worked as a consultant for the World Bank,
USAID and various research institutes and
consulting companies. Before coming to
Tsinghua, he worked at International Food Policy
Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington DC.
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13. Graham Webster
Graham Webster is a Research Scholar in Law
and a Senior Fellow, The China Center, at Yale
Law School. He researches U.S.–China relations,
East Asian politics and international relations,
and technology and society. Webster is also
an Adjunct Instructor in East Asian politics at
NYU’s Center for Global Affairs. In the past, he
worked at the Center for American Progress and
consulted for the Natural Resources Defense
Council China Program, the National Bureau of
Asian Research, and the Clinton Global Initiative.
Webster holds an A.M. in East Asian Studies from
Harvard University and a B.S. from Northwestern
University. His website is gwbstr.com.
Weijun Xie
Weijun Xie is the General Manager of Resource
Development Department in China Minmetals
Corporation,where he leads the global mergers
and acquisitions of mineral resources and
sustainable development issues. He guided
China Minmetals to become an internationally
leading company in Corporate Social
Responsibility and sustainability performance,
and he frequently speaks in major international
CSR and sustainability conferences, including
the Rio+20 UN Sustainable Conference. He
served as an expert member of the United
Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Environment
Stewardship Project and successfully organized
China Minmetals to attend the UNGC Leaders
Summit 2010, where the UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon highly recognized the company’s
philosophy and performance of sustainable
development.
Zhihong Zhang
Zhihong Zhang is Senior Program Coordinator
at the Climate Investment Funds Administrative
Unit, overseeing the Clean Technology Fund and
the Program for Scaling up Renewable Energy
in Low Income Countries. From 2004 to 2011,
he was Senior Climate Change Specialist and
Coordinator for Climate Change Mitigation at
the Global Environment Facility. In this capacity,
he led the development and implementation
of the GEF climate change focal area strategy
and was extensively engaged in the UN climate
change negotiations on mitigation, finance,
and technology transfer. Prior to joining the
GEF, Zhihong served as Chief Technical Advisor
on behalf of the UN Industrial Development
Organization to manage energy efficiency
projects in China. Zhihong holds a Ph.D. in
Energy Management and Policy from the
University of Pennsylvania.
Jingjing Zhang
Committed to justice and strengthening
the rule of law, Zhang Jingjing represents
pollution victims in lawsuits and promotes
public participation by helping communities
organize public hearings on environmental
rights. Through her work with the Center for
Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims (CLAPV),
she has won milestone cases in Chinese courts,
including a successful environmental class
action suit against a chemical company that
discharged toxic substances in Fujian Province,
and has been called China’s Erin Brockovich. She
was selected as a Yale World Fellow in 2008, and
won the SEE-TNC (The Nature Conservancy) Eco-
award in May 2011. She has been working with
local environmental lawyers from the Mekong
River region and Mexico on their legal cases
against Chinese companies since 2010.
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Jie Pan (MEM‘15)
Yiyuan Jasmine Qin (MEM‘15)
Yinong Sun (MESc‘16)
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Jiani Yang (MESc‘16)
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