Green Long March 2008 Projects

Conservation Campaigns:

Aim:
Environmental education on a national scale, led by university students, carried out in schools, parks, plazas, cities, and villages across China
Actions for 2008:

• 1.Earth Day (April 22nd) and World Environment Day (June 5th): Environmental awareness and education sessions in parks, plazas and schools, carried out on a national scale by university students across China
• 2.“Green Bridge” Beijing tree planting day (April 5th 2008): Tree planting and city-based conservation awareness-raising in Beijing
• 3.Conservation education in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics (August 2008)

Seed-Scale Survey:

Aim:
Bring attention to successful conservation projects in China
Actions for 2008:

• 1.Re-visit villages surveyed during the Green Long March 2007 to assess the impact of the initial survey and conservation awareness sessions
• 2.Conduct follow-up surveys on outstanding conservation projects
• 3.Update the national database of conservation successes
• 4.On-site research of Green Enterprises along each route
• Download 2007 Survey Report on GLM Routes

Nation-wide March:

Aim:
Engage more students and communities and achieve greater public outreach in environmental awareness, while highlighting the spirit of the 2008 Green Olympics
Actions for 2008:

• 1. Traverse 10 routes across China, while surveying and highlighting conservation successes
• 2. March 2008 kilometres on foot by the 33 Green Long March partner universities to spread conservation awareness at the grassroots level, and welcome the 2008 Beijing Olympics
• 3. Promote Green Olympics efforts and conduct conservation education in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics

Long-term Initiatives

Green Long March Conservation Scholars:

Aim:
Develop a national youth corps of conservation leaders committed to advancing environmental protection in their hometowns and in the workplace
Actions for 2008 :

• 1.Select 60 outstanding candidates from universities nationwide
• 2.Provide each of them with a scholarship which will cover:
      · Four years of university tuition
      · Training in leadership and community-based environmental protection
      · Training in practical methods for initiating environmental projects
      · Participation in the Green Long March
• 3.Continue scholarship on annual basis, selecting an additional 60 students every year
• 4.Create, over the next four years, a workforce of young, trained experts leading the way in community-based environmental change

2008 Events