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Featured Presentations
- John Liu on "The Task Ahead" at the Tallberg Forum
The Tällberg Forum 2009 took place on 24-28 June 2009, under the theme "How on earth can we live together, within the planetary boundaries?". Over 400 leaders from business and politics, thinkers, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs gathered for four days to address global issues of urgency and common interest, through conversation, reflection and working sessions.
- JP Morgan Presentation
Continuing to learn how to communicate the Lessons of the Loess Plateau. This presentation was made on April 23, 2008 at the JP Morgan China Hand’s On Conference.
- Earth's Hope Rwanda, September 2006
Presentation to Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentarians, Prime Holdings Building, Kigali, 9 September 2006 /Presenation to MINITERRE and MINAGRI, MINAGRI Offices, Kigali, 28 September 2006
Upcoming Presentations:
- UNFCCC COP 15, December 7 – 18, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Central and Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA), March 19, 2010 -Tallinn, Estonia
Past Presentations:
Presentations made by John D. Liu on the lessons learnt from the rehabilitation of the Loess Plateau in China.
127. Ethiopian Civil Service College, October 8, 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
126. The Economist Group, September 29, 2009, Beijing, China
125. TedX China, September 4-5, Beijing, China
124. The Center for Environmental Education and Communications (CEEC) Chinese Ministry of Environment, July 22, 2009, Beijing China
123. The China Foundation for Desertification Control, July 21, 2009, Beijing, China
122. Asian Development Bank, July 17th 2009, Beijing, China
121. The HUB, July 9, 2009, Islington, London UK
120. The Smith School, July 5-7, 2009 Oxford University, Oxford, UK
119. The Tällberg Forum, June 25-29, 2009 – Tällberg, Sweden
118. Uppsala University – Global Energy Group, June 24, 2009, Uppsala Sweden
117. CAMCO - CDM Traders, June 3, 2009 Beijing, China
116. People’s University Beijing, April 13, 2009 – Beijing, China
115. East Asian Regional Council of Overseas Schools Teacher’s Meeting – Kota Kina Balu, Malaysia March 26, 27, 28, 2009
114. East Asian Regional Council of Overseas Schools Global Issues Network Meeting – Bangkok Thailand – March 20, 21, 22, 2009
113. Global Issues Network Conference – Doha, UAE March 12, 13, 14, 2009
112. Canopy Capital - Guyana Officials and Tribes, Guyana Rainforest – January 8, 2009
111. Columbia University – New York City , December 3, 2008
110. Vassar College – Poughkeepsie NY, December 1, 2008
109. UNEP Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability in African Universities (MESA) Nairobi, Kenya, November 26, 2008
108. Rothamsted Research, UK – Science Review – November 19, 2008
107. Oxford and Cambridge Students, London, November 18, 2008
106. Beijing International School, Global Issues Network Beijing, November 3, 2008
105. Kenyatta University Environmental Students Club – October, 10, 2008
104. Deputy Executive Director UNEP, IMF, African Pride, and other NGOS, Nairobi, Kenya, October 7, 2008
103. International School of Kenya – Nairobi, Kenya – October 6, 2008
102. Rothamsted Research – Science Review – September 26, 2008
101. Directors – London Speaker Bureau, September 19, 2008
100. Buck’s Club – Forrester Partners September 16, 2008, London
99. Chinese Academy of Social Science, August 29, 2008
98. International Conference on Ground Bio- and Eco-engineering July 14, 2008
97. Beijing Earth Forum – Beijing, China, July 5 & 6, 2008
96. Plan International – The Lessons of the Loess Plateau World Bank Beijing
95. Norton Rose Law Firm – Beijing, China June 26, 2008
94. JP Morgan Client – T Rowe Price – Grand Hyatt Beijing, June 10, 2008,
93. Taiwan Environment Protection Agency, Corporate CSR leaders, Environmental NGO leaders Taipei, Taiwan May 21, 2008
92. Taipei American School, Taipei, Taiwan May 21, 2008
91. Taiwanese Environmental NGOS and Corporate Social Responsibility Officers, Taipei Taiwan May 20, 2008
90. Forestry Department, National Taiwan University May 20, 2008 89. Administrator, Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency – and Environmental NGO leaders, Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2008
88. Television and Print Media Press Conference – Taipei Taiwan, May 19, 2008
87. European Chamber of Commerce – Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2008
86. London Speakers Bureau – Hong Kong – May 16, 2008
85. JP Morgan Managing Director Hong Kong – May 15, 2008
84. JP Morgan China Conference – Beijing, China - April 23, 2008
83. Potential China Conference - Esalen Institute – Big Sur California – April 15, 2008
82. Global Issues Network Conference, Beijing, China – April 5, 2008
81. GEF – UNEP – UN Headquarters Nairobi, March 7, 2008
80. UNDP – Poverty / Environment Initiative – UN Headquarters Nairobi, March 6, 2008
79. Nature Kenya – Kenyan National Museum – March 6, 2008
78. Ibrahim Thiew – DIRECTOR - Department of Environmental Policy Implementation – UNEP Headquarters – March 5, 2008
77. UNEP Chief of Climate Change Adaptation Section – Department of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI)
76. UNEP Headquarters – Nairobi, Kenya, November 22, 2007
75. YES College Students – UNEP HQ Naiobi Kenya – Novermber 20, 2007
74. China Agriculture University – China Soil Association – October 30, 2007
73. Paris Group Meeting – Paris – September 12, 2007
72. DFID Headquarters – London – UK – September 11, 2007 71. Beijing International Society – Beijing – September 6, 2007
70. EU – China River Basin Initiative – Beijing – August 20,2007
69. TerrAFRICA – World Bank HQ – Washington DC July 24, 2007
68. Jane Goodall Institute – Silver Springs Maryland, July 23, 2007
67. UNEP Environmental Education Department – Nairobi, Kenya July 17, 2007
66. UNEP Disaster Response & Monitoring Department – Nairobi, July 17, 2007
65. UNEP Information Department – Nairobi, Kenya, July 13, 2007
64. UN Habitat Slum Diaries Workshop – Nairobi, Kenya, July 11, 2007
63. AMIC gala dinner - film presentation - June 25, 2007
62. Asian Media Information Centre (AMIC) Annual Conference – June 25, 2007
61. Beijing Green Cross Delegation, May 27, 2007
60. President of Rwanda, Beijing, May 14, 2007
59. World Bank Senior Vice President, Xian, May 13, 2007
58. JP Morgan China Conference April 27, 2007
57. Yangtze River Forum – April 15-17, Changsha, Hunan Province
56. Capital International Group – April 13, 2007 (JP Morgan Client)
55. Western Academy of Beijing, Geography and Science Classes, - April 11, 2007
54. People’s University (Renmin Daxue) Beijing, Student group – April 9, 2007
53. Norwegian Prime Minister and the Minister of the Environment - In Beijing (March 27, 2007)
52. China – South Korea Environmental Conference – State Guest House March 16, 2007
51. China Environment and Sustainable Development Reference and Research Centre – March 13, 2007
50. University of California Berkeley Graduate Journalism Program (via video presentation) March 12, 2007
49. International Capital Group – March 12, 2007
48. International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) Wageningen, Netherlands (1/31/07)
47. Normandy, France Corporate Social Responsibility Conference (January 28, 2007)
46. GREEN TV LONDON – (Arranged by China Dialogue) – January 26, 2007 45. University of Reading, UK – Earth Sciences Faculty and Students – January 25, 2007
44. Rothamsted Research, UK – Rothamsted Public lecture – January 24, 2007
43. Asian Media Information Centre (AMIC) Singapore – January 11 & 12
42. SKY TV - January 12, 2007 – Live Global Broadcast including Gordon Brown, Head of Shell Oil, others
41. Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) - December 19, 2006
40. Presentation to DFID, World Bank, Chinese Government Officials, Beijing December 11th 2006
39. Horn of Africa – Regional Environment Meeting, Addis Ababa December 7th 2006
38. JP Morgan Senior Fund Managers, Beijing - November 29th 2006
37. Green NGO Conference – DEFRA Beijing - November 15, 2006
36. Beijing Academy of Agriculture Science – Organic Association Meeting –November 4, 2006
35. China Agriculture University – Organic Association Meeting, CAU Campus November 3, 2006
34. Ethiopia “EARTH’S HOPE” President of Ethiopia – Chinese Ambassador, World Bank Country Director, Addis Ababa October 24th 2006
33. Ethiopia “EARTH’S HOPE” – Development Community - Bank offices, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia October 24th 2006
32. Ethiopia “EARTH’S HOPE” Food Security Coordination & Disaster Prevention Office, Bahar Dar, Ethiopia – October 16th 2006
31. Tanzania “EARTH’S HOPE” Director of Environment, Division of Environment, Vice President’s Office, Tanzania - October 5th 2006
30. Tanzania “EARTH’S HOPE” – NGOs of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam October 5th 2006
29. Tanzania “EARTH’S HOPE” Government of Tanzania Vice President’s Office and Development Partners Group, Dar es Salaam - October 5th 2006
28. Tanzania “EARTH’S HOPE” Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es Salaam - September 28th 2006
27. Tanzania “EARTH’S HOPE” Development Partner Groups, World Bank Tanzania offices, Dar es Salaam - September 27th 2006
26. Tanzania “EARTH’S HOPE” Press Conference, DFID Tanzania offices, Dar es Salaam - September 26th 2006
25. Tanzania “EARTH’S HOPE” Government of Tanzania, Vice President’s Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania September 25th 2006
24. Rwanda “EARTH’S HOPE” ‘Earth’s Hope’ Rwanda Press Conference, Kigali September 15th 2006
23. Rwanda “EARTH’S HOPE” Rwandan Prime Minister Bernard Makuza, PM’ s office, Kigali -September 14th 2006
22. Rwanda “EARTH’S HOPE” Government of Rwanda, Ministry of Lands, Environment, Forests, Water and Mines (MINITERRE) and Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI), Kigali - September 14th 2006
21. Rwanda “EARTH’S HOPE” National University of Rwanda, Butare, Rwanda September 13th 2006
20. Rwanda “EARTH’S HOPE” Mayors and Governors of Rwanda, Kigali September 12th 2006
19. Rwanda “EARTH’S HOPE” Higher Institute for Agriculture Education (ISAE), Gisenyi, Rwanda - September 8th 2006
18. Rwanda “EARTH’S HOPE” - Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) September 6th 2006
17. Rwanda “EARTH’S HOPE” Rural Development Cluster, Kigali - September 4th 2006
16. Rwanda “EARTH’S HOPE” - Ministry of Lands, Environment, Forests, Water and Mines (MINITERRE) and Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI), Kigali, Rwanda September 4th 2006
15. NEPAD Executive Committee - TERRAFRICA, Cape Town, South Africa September 1st 2006
14. Third Global Environment Facility Assembly, Cape Town, South Africa August 28th 2006
13. British Institute for Contemporary Arts, UK - July 11th 2006
12. Royal Society, London, UK – Organized by DEFRA – Introduced by Professor Sir David King - July 11th 2006
11. Wilton Park Sustainable Development Dialogue, UK July 7th-9th 2006
10. Rothamsted Research Institute, July 5, 2006
9. Wilson Center for Scholars, Washington DC - June 27th 2006
8. American University Media Studies Faculty, Washington DC - June 26th 2006
7. World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC, June 22nd 2006
6. British Academy – London, UK, January 13, 2006
5. JP Morgan Road Show - Financial Managers Beijing, Hong Kong, Edinburgh, London (30 presentations) (January 2006)
4. UK- China Symposium for Rural Sustainable Development, Yang Ling Soil & Water Research Institute, Shaanxi - November 29-30th 2005
3. Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) Small Watershed Rehabilitation Seminar - November 20th, 2005
2. JP Morgan China Conference 2005, Beijing - November 14-16th 2005
1. International Yellow River Symposium, October 18-20, 2005 Zhengzhou, CN
Early Presentations Made:
- University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol Cortona Week
- Federal Institute of Technology (Zurich) Wuppertal Institute, Germany
- (Researchers) Indiana University
- Shanghai American School Beijing International Society
Acknowledgments
The knowledge yielded by the Loess Plateau has been hard won over many years. Especially remarkable is the work of the millions of people who live on the plateau. Their commitment and labor are helping to show the way forward for the entire world. I would like to acknowledge the openness and generosity of several parts of the Chinese Government including, the Chinese Ministry of Finance, the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources, the State Council Leading Group for Poverty Eradication, and the China International Cultural Exchange Audio-Visual Publishing House. Several organizations have funded specific trips into the area and in our ongoing research in Africa; including The World Bank, UNICEF, ADRA, GEF, DFID, and UNDP. The World Bank, DFID, the Netherlands Foreign Ministry and German GTZ have all demonstrated important technologies and assisted this work. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has helped us to disseminate the materials.
Since beginning the documentation of the Loess Plateau in 1995, many people have participated in the documentation in China and around the world. Juergen Voegele, Achim Fock, Francis Dobbs at the World Bank were instrumental in initially deploying us. John Warburton, Liz Drake, and Liz Wilson from DFID have been consistently helpful. Kosima Weber Liu has provided creative designs. Daniel Rote participated in 2 trips to the plateau. Zhang Yi Zhong worked on several trips to the plateau as sound technician and associate producer. Mathew Knight and Peter Kalkma from New Zealand took many wonderful pictures. The Film Board of Tasmania gave Moneka Knight an Assistant Director fellowship to work for ½ a year in 2005, the Australian Government provided “Youth Ambassadors” Jules Ambrosine and Peta Khan to work in 2006 and 2007. Vincent Ng and Malte Beckmann made contributions. Silvan, Serene and Forest Liu have all helped in various ways. Most recently Joachim Siegert and Patrick Augenstein have been working closely on the technical and science aspects of “Earth’s Hope”. DFID, DEFRA, Rothamsted Research have contributed support and understanding. Jane Goodall, Ian Crute, Professor David Powlson, Professor Stephen Nortcliff, David Dent, Clyde Goulden have all provided encouragement and direction.
It is the work of these and many other individuals and institutions who have made this journey of knowledge possible. The efforts of all those who participated whether they are mentioned or not, have helped “Earth’s Hope” to achieve whatever it has. We all hope that the knowledge contained within “Earth’s Hope” enriches individual and collective life and helps to address the serious challenges that we now face, of biodiversity loss, fresh water stress, desertification, climate change, poverty and disparity. As this knowledge passes to you, now you have a choice of what to do with it.
