Green River

Increasing awareness and understanding of environmental protection. Pursuing ecological and sustainable development in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Goals

To promote and organize environmental protection activities in the upper reaches of rivers, and to raise societal consciousness of environmental protection, and achieve sustainable development in this field.

Major Projects

• 1996, Yangtze River Headwater Ecological Environmental Condition Research
• 1996-2005, China Youth Environmental Protection Education
• 2004, Tibetan Antelope’s Transport Light (藏羚羊的红绿灯)
• May 12 2008, Post-earthquake Reconstruction Volunteer Capacity Training
• 2010, Yangtze River Glacier Rescue Action 2010
• 2011-2012, Yangtze River Headwaters Water Ecological Environmental Protection Rescue Action

Major Achievements

• 2011, Director Xin Yang was awarded “China Contemporary Xu Xiake”; “ Freshwater Individual Contribution Award”; Shanghai The Bund “Change—Ten Year Achievement Award”; “The Non-Communist Parties, Federations of Industry and Commerce, Personages without Partiess Contributing to Building a Well-off Society in an All-round Way Advanced Individual” Award
• 2011, Intel “New World” Innovation Pioneer Award

Major Funders

SEE Foundation, Xinhu Foundation(新湖基金会), Saifu Family Foundation(塞富家庭基金会), UNDP

Major Partners

Zhonghuan Environmental Protection Foundation(中环环保基金会), Tencent Public Welfare(腾讯公益), The Bund(外滩画报)

Distinctions

We established an environmental protection station at the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. We also encourage scientists, journalists, and international and/or national environmental protection groups and volunteers to carry out scientific research on the ecological environment of Yangtze River`s upper reaches, and then provide appropriate advice and assistance in their work.