China Daily on the Green Long March

Students participate in the "Green Long March" along the Grand Canal Beijing

The China Daily is the largest English language paper in China, widely read among the business community and embassies.  In the article entitled "Green is New Red", China Daily reporter Liu Jie writes about Future Generations China and the Green Long March.

Selected excerpts:

  •  "During the course of The Green Long March, students exchanged environmental conservation ideas with approximately 75,000 people from universities, schools, communities and government bureaus."
  • "Among its many activities, the project included the planting of a million trees, and surveying of hundreds of local environmental successes as well as areas which needed improvement in China. An estimated 9.75 million people were indirectly affected through this environmental education campaign."
  • "The march is also a unique and effective model of for environmental protection as it is a collaboration between non-governmental organizations (NGOs), educational institutions, government agencies, and corporate sponsors."
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