Human Strategies for Conserving Natures Biodiversity

The Fourth Non-governmental Organization Forum

 On International Environmental Cooperation in China

 

PROGRAM GUIDE

 

Co-Organizers

International Fund for Chinas Environment (IFCE), USA
Renmin University of China (RUC), Beijing, China
Green Earth Volunteers (GEV), China

 

Hosts

Green Watershed, Kunming, China
School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development of RUC

Kunming, Yunnan, China, Nov.7-11, 2005

 

 

CONTENT

一、Brief Introduction

1Name of the Summit

2Sponsors

3Time

4Address

5The main theme of the summit

二、Organizational Committees

三、Program and Schedule

四、Representative List

五、Paper Abstract

六、Attachment

1Introduction of Renmin University of China

     2Introduction of International Fund for China’s Environment

     3Introduction of Green Earth Volunteers

4Information on First, Second and Third NGO Forum on US-China Environmental Cooperation

 

 

 

Brief Introduction

1. Name of the Forum

Fourth Non-governmental Organization Forum On International Environmental Cooperation in China

2. Organizers

International Fund for China’s Environment (IFCE), USA

Renmin University of China (RUC), Beijing, China

Green Earth Volunteers (GEV), China

3. Hosts
 
Green Watershed, Kunming, China

School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China

4. Time   Nov 7-11, 2005
5. City/venueLianyun Hotel, Kunming
6. The main theme of the Forum
Goal

To strengthen communication and cooperation between Chinese and international NGOs, and thereby to promote public participation in China’s biodiversity conservation and enhance NGOs roles in the civil society of China

7.Main Sponsor: Heifer China Project

 

 

 

Organizational Committees

 

Co-chairs:

Dr. Ping He, President of IFCE

Dr. Jun Feng, Vice-president and professor of RUC

Ms. Yongchen Wang, Leader of Green Earth Volunteers (GEV)

 

Vice-chairs:

Samuel Sage, Vice-president of IFCE

Dr. Zhong Tang, Professor, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural development, Renmin University of China

               

Secretary General:

                  Xiangzhi Kong, Professor, Associate Dean, School of Agriculture Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China

Xiaogang Yu, Ph.D. President of Green Watersheds

                Xiaohui He, Director of Communication, IFCE

 

 

Steering Committees

·        Li Ban, Vice Chairman, Shaanxi Mother Environmental Volunteers Association

·        Barbara J. Bramble, Senior Program Advisor, International Affairs, National Wildlife Federation

·        Lister Cheung, CEO of The Conservancy Association, Hong Kong

·        Dr. Jun Feng, Vice president of Renmin University of China

·        Richard Ferris, Partner and Attorney of Holland & Knight Law Firm

·        Jim Harris, President of International Crane Foundation

·        Dr. Ping He, President of International Fund for China’s Environment

·        Yanshou Ji, Executive Vice Chairman, China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation

·        Dr. Jianming Jin, Advisor, State Environmental Protection Administration of China

·        Dorit Lehrack, International Advisor of China Association fro NGO Cooperation

·        Congjie Liang, Chairman of Friends of Nature

·        Dr Lailai Li, President of Institute for Environmental and Development

·        Mei Ng, CEO of Friends of EARTH-Hong Kong

·        Shenji Pei, Member of Expert Committee, China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation

·        Samuel Sage, Vice president of International Fund for China’s Environment

·        Dr. Eva Sternfeld, Director of China Env. and Sustainable Dev. Reference and Research Center

·        Yongchen Wang, Coordinator of Green Earth Volunteers

·         Xin Yang, President of Green Rivers

 

三、Program

Kunming, China

Nov.7-11, 2005

 

November 6

13:00 - 22:00 Registration

 

NGO Training

 

November 7

08:00 - 12:00  Registration

 

09:00 - 12:00  NGO Capacity Building Training Workshop

Topics: NGO Development Process, Project Management, and Advocacy

Moderator: Mr. Ang Zhao, Green Earth Volunteers

Trainers: Prof. Jie Zhao, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences

Li Zhinan, Project Officer, CBIC

1200 - 1400 Lunch

 

1400 – 1700 Training

 

18:0020:00 Dinner

 

118 November 8

08:00 - 17:00  Registration

09:00 - 12:00  NGO Capacity Building Training Workshop

 

Topic 1: Grassroots Organizing/Outreach

Moderator: Mr. Samuel Sage, International Fund for China’s Environment

Trainers: Dr. Barry Wulff and Ms. Michele Perrault of Sierra Club

 

Topic 2: How to Start a NGO and Case Studies

Moderator: Ms. Martha Loew, Atlantic States Legal Foundation

Trainer: Ms. Elaine Zuckerman, Gender Action

 

1200 - 1400 Lunch

 

1400 - 1700 NGO Capacity Building Training

Topics: Fundraising Methods

Moderator: Ms. Ban Li, Shaanxi Mother’s Volunteers Association Environmental Protection

Trainer: Dorit Lehrack, China Association for NGO Cooperation

 

1800 - 1900 Dinner

1900 - 2000 Special Report: Wang Li, YEPA

Introduction to Biodiversity in Yunnan

 

 

Forum Presentations and Panel Discussions

 

November 09

 

08:00 - 17:00 Registration

08:30 - 09:30 Opening Ceremony

Chair: Professor Zhong Tang, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China

Address by Professor Jun Feng, Vice President of Renmin University of China

Address by Dr. Ping He, President of International Fund for China’s Environment

Address by Chinese NGO representative: Prof. Liang Congjie, Chairman        of Friends of Nature, Beijing

Address by International NGO representative: Elaine Zuckerman of Gender Action

 

09:30 - 10:30 Keynote Address

SpeakerYang Suhua, Yunnan University

Significant Strategies for Biodiversity Protection

 

10:30 - 11:00 Break/Photo Session

11:00 - 12:00 Plenary Presentations

Chair: Professor Yinchu Zeng, Associate Dean, School of Agriculture Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China

Speaker1:Robart B.Smythe Ph.D,

EIA: A Way for NGOs to be Effective

Speaker2:Wu DengMing, Chongqing Green Volunteer Associations

NGOs Development within the Context of the Chinese Situation

 

12:00 - 14:00 Lunch

 

14:00 17:30 Presentations and Panel Discussions

 

Session 1 :Role and Activity of NGOs

    (Co-chair: Professor Zeng Yinchu, Associate Dean, School of Agriculture Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China

Chen Taiyong Manager,Heifer China Office)

Speaker1Barry Wulff, Sierra Club

The Sierra Club :Its Role in Contemporary Environmental Protection

Speaker2Fan Liangzhen, Wuhan Green Environmental Protection Center

          Environmental Protection at the Grassroots

Speaker3 Mei Yue   Director of Media, Green Peace  

In the light of Local Thought, Take Action Globally

Speaker4Dr. Katherine Morton, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Canberra     

The Role of NGOs in promoting shared Responsibility for Biodiversity conservation

 

Session 2: Student forum

Topic: Cultural Tradition of College Students’ Environmental Organizations

Chair: Hu Kunzhu, Wuhan Green Fund/Wuhan University

 

Xiao Zhiqiang, Shanghai Maritime University, Comments on Development of the College Students’ Regional Environmental Organizations

 

Zhao Rong, Xi’an Green Camp/Xi’an Aero Technical College, Cultural Tradition as Explained by Management Theory

 

Ying Hang, Yunnan University, Humanism Management in the Organizing Culture of College Students’ Environmental Organizations

 

Xin Hao, Green Zhejiang, Exploring the Mode of Volunteers’ Management, Practice Makes Volunteers Perfect

 

18:30 – 20:30 Evening Banquet

Speakers: Short welcoming addresses by representatives from sponsoring agencies

 

November 10

 

08:30 – 12:00 Panel Presentations and Discussions

Session 1 Innovative methods for biodiversity conservation

 (Chairs: Dr. Eva Sternfeld, CESDRC

Zhang Ang,GEV)

Speaker1 Shao Wen, Heifer Project International China Office,

Environmental Stewardship in Sustainable Livestock Development

Speaker2Alex Wang, Jacob Scherr, NRDC

Case studies from the U.S. and Other Countries 

Speaker3Lawrence Glacy

Decision Making of Biological Management: Fungi, to Pick or not to Pick 

Speaker4Yang Yan, WWF 

Introduction to WWF Small Fund for Species Protection in China

Speaker5 Song Xinzhou, Green Beijing Institute