China Daily
Vol 17 No 5112 Monday December 15, 1997

GCC giving China environmental texts

More Information About CEGA Project Summary and History China Environmental Global Alliance Agreement Remarks of Madam Deng Nan upon receiving the 1997 Safari Planet Earth Award Press Release Article in China Daily

NEW YORK (Xinhua) -- China will receive environmental education textbooks from US non-governmental organization Global Communications for Conservation (GCC).

The donation is part of an agreement signed on December 11 by GCC and China's State Science and Technology Commission (SSTC).

The first American textbooks translated and distributed to schools and teachers in China will be the Environmental Action Series - examining issues like energy conservation, habitat and bio-diversity and waste reduction.

Texts, geared for both college students and elementary-school-aged children, will be translated. Environmental education programmes for government officials will be developed.

"This is the first instance of such co-operation between China and the US private sector. We are pleased to be launching such a historic joint venture," said GCC Chairperson Laura Utley.

Deng Nan, SSTC vice-minister, witnessed the agreement's signing. Deng received the 1997 Safari Planet Earth Award from the GCC over the weekend.

The programme is important to China's sustainable development, proving there are many fields for Sino-US co-operation, Deng said.

Since the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro in 1992, China has been educating the public about the benefits of conservation and sustainability, responsibility towards the environment, accountability to future generations and the need for co-operative global action, Deng added.

New York-based GCC was established in 1989 to initiate conservation and environmental education programmes throughout the world.

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