蒋高明 因竞争十分激烈，从来自52个国家100多个参赛项目或个人中选择15个进入决赛，再从15个中选择3项(个人)最终获奖，共享10万元美元奖金，笔者个人最后没有赢得联合国土地生命奖决赛。但个人和我所带的团队(材料是以团队上报的，但分组时进入了个人角逐)，还是为祖国争了光，我们提出的荒漠化治理新理念获得了国际认可。从这层意义上看，我们虽败犹荣，呵呵。 下面15项中红颜色的为最终获奖者，基本给了非洲的NGO。 以下是进入半决赛时中外媒体有关报道信息： 新华社消息： 中国参赛项目和个人晋级联合国“土地生命奖”半决赛 http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2012-05/25/c_112033962.htm 中国日报国际频道报道 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqgj/jryw/2012-05-25/content_6009459.html 2012年05月25日 10:59:59 来源： 新华网 0【字号：大 中 小】【打印】【纠错】 新华网柏林５月２４日电（记者 郭洋）《联合国防治荒漠化公约》秘书处２４日发表声明，公布２０１２年“土地生命奖”半决赛入围项目名单，来自中国的４个参赛项目和 个人榜上有名。 在来自５２个国家和地区的１００多个参赛项目和个人中，１５个项目和个人凭借其在保护土地领域的创新脱颖而出，进入“土地生命奖”半决赛 。 其中，中国内蒙古自治区赤峰市政府以其防沙治沙的显著成果顺利晋级。通过科学规划和大力投入，赤峰已修复１００万公顷退化土地的四分之三，平均每年每公顷防护林可 防止土壤流失量１０万吨。 其他进入半决赛的中国参赛项目和个人还包括位于中朝边境的绿色防护林项目、全国防沙治沙标兵铁顺良以及 中国科学院植物研究所研究员蒋高明 。 作为联合国可持续发展大会的一部分，“土地生命奖”评奖结果将在今年的世界防治荒漠化和干旱日，即６月１７日，在巴西里约热内卢揭晓。 ２０１１年１０月，《联合国防治荒漠化公约》缔约方在第十次缔约方大会上决定设立“土地生命奖”奖项，以表彰个人、组织、政府、企业、媒体等在可持续土地治理方面 作出的贡献。２０１２年“土地生命奖”为该奖项的首次评选。 德国媒体报道 PRESS RELEASE Semi-Finalists Announced for first Land for Life Award 24/05/2012 Bonn, Germany - From turning human waste into organic fertilizer to scientific breakthroughs reversing desertification, the 15semi-finalists of the Land for Life award find innovative and inspiring ways to restore degraded land . Launched by the UNCCD for the first time in 2011, the Land for Life Awardwill recognize efforts that promote the natural health and productivity ofthe earth’s soils. Three winners will share a prize fund of up to 100,000 USD. They will beannounced on 17 June, the World Day to Combat Desertification in Rio deJaneiro as part of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+ 20. More than one hundred applications were received from 52 countries. The competition was open to individuals, NGOs, governments, business, media and others that could demonstrate contributions to sustainable land management. The winners will be selected by a Jury of ten experts from the field of sustainable land management. The jury includes personalities like Dr.Vandana Shiva, a renowned seed sovereignty activist from India, Ms. Yolanda Kakabadse, President of WWF International and Dr. Camilla Toulmin, Director, International Institute for Sustainable Development as well as other respected experts from government, the UNCCD, civil society and academia. The fifteen semi-finalists are: Alan Savory , Zimbabwe A lifelong champion of sustainable land management, Alan Savory has pioneered the concept of holistic land management, promoting sustainable grazing particularly in the grasslands of Africa. Chifeng Muncipal Government, China In the arid lands of Inner Mongolia, the government of Chifeng faces a serious fight of desertification, which threatens nearly 30 percent of the total region. Through scientific policy planning and mass mobilization, Chifeng has rehabilitated three-quarters of a million hectares of degraded land, and on average each hectare of shelterbelt forest prevents 10 tons of soil loss each year. Community Efforts for Community Development (CECOD), Uganda More than 85 percent of Ugandans live in rural areas, making their livelihoods from the land. But over the years the school system has become increasingly academic. Concerned with increasing knowledge of sustainable development, CECOD has turned children into agents of change in rural communities through creating a network of eco-schools, training of over 7,500 teachers and involving 34,700 children in micro projects, such as organic farming and water harvesting. DeCo! GhanaFarmers in the savanna region of Ghana have low yields as result of poor soils. DeCo! provides low cost organic fertilizer through a sustainable business model, collecting local waste, fruit, vegetable and other biomass residues to produce rich compost. DESIRE-WOCAT, The Netherlands A research network connecting people from local to global levels worldwide, the DESIRE-WOCAT project has expanded the knowledge available about land degradation and desertification by collecting case studies, establishing indicators, and conducting trainings. Dr. Liliya Dimeyeva, Kazakhstan Working across borders and cultures, Dr. Dimeyeva has dedicated her scientific research to creating green sea beds in the dry Aral Sea, an important scientific breakthrough in an area facing severe land degradation. Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE), Nigeria Faced with advancing sand dunes in Northern Nigeria, FADE has planted a wall of trees and conducted creative awareness raising about combating desertification in Nigeria, including a reality TV show called Desert Warriors. Grupo Ambiental para el Desarrollo (GADE), Argentina In Colonia El Simbolar in Northern Argentina, farmers struggled to make ends meet, and large amounts of land were abandoned. GADE has led the community to plant resilient native trees, Algarrobo Blanco, which can be used for wood, flour and honey. The reforestation of nearly 7,000 hectares has increased incomes of struggling farmers, and mobilized the community, especially youth, to protect the environment. The Great Green Wall, Korea China Set on the border between Korea and China, the Great Green Wall runs 16 hectares, and is surrounded by the Save the Earth Eco-Village. A collaboration between students, governments, NGOs and businesses led by Future Forest, the wall has succeeded in halting desertification and preventing the encroachment of sand dunes. Dr. Goaming Jiang, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Where many efforts to reverse desertification in northern China have failed, Professor Jiang has proven that by ending the grazing of large livestock and providing the community with alternative livelihoods, land can be naturally restored. Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), Haiti Working in some of the poorest areas of Haiti, SOIL has developed an integrated approach to the issues of inadequate sanitation, declining soil fertility and extensive erosion. Through community driven ecological sanitation, SOIL helps restore soils and improve agricultural yields, at the same time improving the dignity and health of people without sanitation. Mr. Tie Shunliang, the Director of Forestry and Environment Protection Bureau, China Dedicating his career to afforestation and combatting desertification in the tough conditions of western China, the efforts of Mr. Shunliang have led to the restoration of nearly 25,000 hectares of degraded land. He also pioneered wolfberry cultivation, with benefits to the environment andadditional incomes for 30,000 people, most of whom are women. Terraprima, Portugal Through technological innovation including an innovative use of legumes, Terra Prima reduces costs for farmers for fertilization, land maintenance and animal feeding. The project potentially improves the soil health of 1 million hectares of land, at the same time offering opportunities for large-scale soil carbon sequestration. Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion (TEMA), Turkey The largest environmental NGO in Turkey, TEMA has mobilized people across civil society, from children to farmers, gathering one million signatures supporting a law for soil protection, as well as providing practical leadership in the field for holistic land management. Wand Foundation, Philippines Many poor farmers in the Philippines lose their land in local mortgage schemes known as prenda. The Wand Foundation helps farmers reclaim their land, and increase soil fertility through providing fertilizer produced by ecological sanitation. For more information, please visit: http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Event-and-campaigns/LandForLife About the Land for Life Award The 2012 Land for Life award is a collaboration between the UNCCD and the Korea Forest Service, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Global Environment Facility, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Qatar National Food Security Programme, the Business Forum in Korea and the Elion Resources Group, China. About the UNCCD Desertification, along with climate change and the loss of biodiversity, were identified as the greatest challenges to sustainable development during the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Established in 1994, UNCCD is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment, development and the promotion of healthy soils. The Convention’s 195 signatory Parties work to alleviate poverty in the drylands, maintain and restore the land’s productivity, and mitigate the effects of drought. 中国国际广播电台的报道: Four Chinese Projects Nominated for UNCCD Land for Life Award http://english.cri.cn/6909/2012/05/25/2724s701937.htm 2012-05-25 05:06:45 Xinhua Web Editor: Yihang Four Chinese environmental projects have been nominated to vie for the 2012 Land for Life Award, a UN environmental group announced in Bonn on Thursday. The special award, which is earmarked for the innovative and inspiring inventions to restore degraded land, has been initiated by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) since 2011, as its commendation is in recognition of the outstanding efforts that promote the natural health and productivity of the earth's soils. Tie Shunliang, Director of Forestry and Environment Protection Bureau at Haixi Prefecture of Northwest China's Qinghai Province, has been honored for dedicating his career to afforestation and combating desertification under the tough conditions of western China, according to a statement issued by the UNCCD. Chifeng Muncipal Government in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region also wins the nomination for their fruitful anti-desertification efforts to turn the arid soils into arable farmland. As the third Chinese project to bid for the prize, the 16-hectares Great Green Wall, a collaboration project between students, governments, NGOs and businesses which is surrounded by the Save the Earth Eco-Village, has succeeded in halting desertification and preventing the encroachment of sand dunes along the border between Korea and China. In addition, Gaoming Jiang, a fellow research with the Institute of Botany, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been praised for his efforts to prove that by ending the grazing of large livestock and providing the community with alternative livelihoods, land can be naturally restored, as a successful example to reverse desertification in northern China . More than 100 applications from 52 countries had been submitted to bid the prize-winning, since it is open to individuals, NGOs, governments, business, media and whatsoever organizations that demonstrate contributions to sustainable land management. The final three winners, who will share a bonus up to 100,000 US dollars, are due to be made public on 17 June, the World Day to Combat Desertification in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as part of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development,also known as Rio puls 20.
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