Jason Blatt Translates During Ma Ying-jeou’s Inauguration
Submited on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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Associate Jason Blatt was featured on the TVBS News channel’s coverage of Ma Ying-jeou’s inauguration. Jason provided live English-to-Chinese translation of Ma’s first news conference with international journalists, where he was asked a variety of questions ranging from what his goals were for the first 100 days of his administration to cross-Taiwan Strait policies and his short- and long-term economic objectives.
Lessons of the Loess Plateau - Followup
Submited on Friday, May 16, 2008
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We would like to thank the Strategic Executive Search Group, Edelman, Pristine Communications, The State of Louisiana Asia Trade Office and the Taiwan Environmental Information Association for helping us make John Liu's visit to Taiwan a success.
John spent 5 days in Taipei and spoke to members of the European Chamber of Commerce, students and professors at National Taiwan University and Taipei American School. He also spoke to several government officials, NGO leaders and selected members of the local business community in a series of dinner presentations held in our Taipei office.
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Media Coverage
John's visit to Taiwan caught the attention of several media outlets in Taiwan, including:
- The Taiwan Environmental Information Association (Article 1) (Article 2) (Chinese)
- iFind Magazine (Chinese)
- Hakka TV (Chinese)
- GTV
Global Lessons on Ecological Rehabilitation From the Loess Plateau
Submited on Thursday, May 15, 2008
ORGANIZERS:
State of Louisiana
Asia Trade Office
Guest Speaker:
John D. Liu
Director, Environmental Education Media Project for China
Director, EarthsHope.org
Date:5/19, 5/20, 5/21, 2008
Time: 19:00-21:00
Venue: Pamir Law Group.
14F, No.116, Nanking E. Rd.,
Sec. 2, Taipei
In 1995 the Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP) documented a decade long project to restore ecosystem functions which dramatically and successfully transformed a portion of the north central China Loess Plateau in an area larger than Belgium. This experience is the basis for successful national and local efforts in Africa in Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The UNEP is cooperating to share this knowledge globally. The global implications to transform large areas of the planet’s ecosystem and climate cannot be under-estimated. This represents a paradigm shift in human understanding and behavior. It is a critical component of the knowledge needed to address many of our most pressing concerns, including food security, fresh water, habitat, poverty, income disparity and even climate change.
In this presentation, John D. Liu will share the lessons learned and conclusions reached during this massive ecosystem rehabilitation project, which include:
- Ecosystem degradation has local, downstream (regional) and global impacts suggesting that we must rethink the way we see our relationship with the Earth. History provides strong, compelling evidence that ignoring these lessons will lead to ecosystem collapse which would not only bring poverty but the end of our civilization.
- In order for unsustainable agricultural practices to end, policies must reflect these principles, alternative livelihoods must be identified, training and investment must be provided to help transition the poorest toward sustainable behaviours. Governments must understand these lessons and their policies must reflect these principles.
- It is possible to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems and restore ecosystem function that has been lost over vast areas.
- Learning these lessons will ensure that future generations will enjoy rushing rivers, forests, wildlife and more efficient, productive farms, as well as living in peace and prosperity.
About The Speaker
John D. Liu is an American who has lived in China for more than 25years. He helped open the Beijing CBS News bureau at normalization. He was also a photo-journalist with Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI Italian Television) and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF German.Television). Since 1997, his Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP) uses television to deliver ecological, sustainable development and public health messages in China and other countries.
John has delivered his presentation to audiences around the world including the Royal Society, JP Morgan, Sky TV, The Green Cross, The Global Environment Facility, the Wilson Centre for Scholars in Washington, The Wilton Park Conference, Chatham House, The British Society, UNEP, The Jane Goodall Institute, UNDP, The Presidents of Rwanda and Ethiopia and the Finance Environment Ministers from numerous countries at the Global Environment Facility meeting:
RSVP
To confirm your attendance, please fill in the form below and return by fax to Rebecca Wu at (02) 2531-5814 or by email: rwu@pamirlaw.com
Location and Parking Information :
For location of Pamir Law Group and parking information, please refer to the map below.
長安國小地下停車場：台北市吉林路15號
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