The Green Long March is an award winning youth environmental action movement in China. Launched by Future Generations China and Beijing Forestry University in 2007, the Green Long March (GLM) is a youth movement that aims to build a more sustainable future for China. Over the past three years, Green Long March volunteers across China have taken on critical regional issues such as water quality, green agricultural practices and renewable energy.
The GLM is a platform for student environmental groups from more than 80 chinese universities to have a voice, be heard, and affect change at the community level. Working in partnership with government, universities, communities, media, students and corporations, the GLM is an enduring vehicle for environmental change in China.
Since 2007, the GLM has achieved the following:
- Received Best International Documentary Award at the 2008 Queens International Film Festival for, "The Road Ahead".
- Organized a nationwide university network, which has expanded from 2,000 students in 2007 to 10,000 students in 2010 participating in GLM programs.
- Gained Support from the Chinese government and key environmental leaders through approval by the Communist Youth League and the State Forestry Administration.
- Executed nationwide special events including Earth Day, World Environment Day and events in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games.
- Raised environmental awareness across China by inspiring broad youth participation and by close collaboration with regional, national and international media.
Led community environmental action through GLM case studies. The forthcoming GLM Green Seed Award will provide youth with small grants to support community-based green initiatives.
Marching Forward: GLM 2010
The 2010 Green Long March will broaden awareness of climate change and the diversity of solutions that can be implemented to address it at the regional level. It will do so by providing a platform for students, government, NGOs and corporations to discuss these issues and promote best practices across the country.
National and Regional Training
National and regional training will increase student knowledge of key climate change issues and strengthen leadership skills. A team of students will be trained in Beijing and conduct regional training sessions across the country. These sessions will provide student volunteers with the skill needed to conduct quality projects in their regions.
Green Seed Awards
Green Seed Awards will foster student leadership by providing students with the resources needed to design and implement community-based sustainable development projects.
Green Seed Awards will cover the following:
- Educational Awareness
- Green Entrepreneur
- Research
- Environmental Best Practice Promotion
- Cultural Innovation
Green Long March Summer Activities
Beginning in the summer of 2010, university student volunteers from more than 30 provinces across China will organize and participate in a series of green awareness events. Activities will take place on university campuses, public squares and in surrounding communities.
The 2010 Green Long March would not be possible without the support of our Founding Partner, Goldman Sachs, Gold Level Sponsors Swire Pacific Limited, Suzlon Energy, Li and Fung (1906) Foundation and International Community Foundation, Silver Level Sponsor ZeShan Foundation and People 4 Earth, and Bronze Level Sponsor Prince Bernhard Fund for Nature.
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