Europe – China – Earth

Editorial by the project co-ordinator 1

Introductory word - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport 3

About the project 5

Together Network 8

China Youth Centre for International Exchange 11

EU-China Year of Youth 17

Youth in Action programme 19

Local projects prepared by young people 22

Czech team part of Europe China - Earth 23

China the leader of green energy? 25

Chinese New Year celebrated in the Czech Republic, Lenka Rejzkova 27

Party Green in Prague 29

Shanghai Hradec Earth 31

Photomarathon presented environmental problems in Prague 33

What do people in the UK think about climate change? 35

Chinese environmental night in Oxford 37

Chinese day in Arry 38

French team promotes permaculture 39

Young Chinese from Xiamen help Coca Cola reuse water 39

Xiamen team looks into aquaculture 40

Europe China Earth on the Internati onal Youth Summit on Energy 41

and Climate Change in Beijing

Green Carnival at Peking University 42

Local Project Team in Ningxia 44

Young people promote alternati ve energy in Ningxia 45

Ningxia team takes acti on! 47

Acknowledgement 49



About the project 5

Together Network 8























Acknowledgement 49

Czech Republic



About the project 5

Together Network 8























Acknowledgement 49



About the project 5

Together Network 8























Acknowledgement 49

in their own local communities. Thousands of other young people, youth workers, political representatives and other stakeholders were reached through various activities of the project.

The main activities foreseen through the project included regular meetings of the local project teams, the Kick-Off Seminar in Beijing, the Euro-Chinese Youth Conference in Xiamen, China, local pilot projects organised by young people, online workshops through video conferences, the Evaluation and Networking Conference in the Czech Republic and many other activities.

The Europe China Earth was an ambitious project that aimed:

To raise young peoples awareness about EU-China relations and engage them in promoting partnership between the EU and China

To promote the EU-China Year of Youth as well as mutual co-operation among young people, youth organisations, decision-makers, political representatives and media and achieve an extensive and positive impact on Europe and China

To create a network of organisations with a common philosophy and aims and sustainable partnership leading to further follow-up projects beyond 2011 EU-China Year of Youth

To promote/encourage the mobility of young people from different countries and to foster mutual understanding and build up friendships between young people from Europe and China

To promote awareness among young people and general public about global environmental challenges and sustainable development

To empower young people, particularly disadvantaged ones, and give them tools and opportunities for active participation in facing global environmen-tal challenges

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One interesting idea was brought forward by the student. Can the water be used for washing cars? The students went to do a survey about the process for water treatment in Coca Cola Company and the water used for washing cars in Xiamen. Some plans and feasibility report were put forward and the idea might be implemented in the end.

This is an interesting example how a simple idea put forward by young people can make a change, help us save resources and support the environment.

Xiamen team looks into aquaculture

Aquaculture is one of the most important industries for farmers to earn money in Fujian Province where Xiamen is located. However, this has serious consequences for the environment if aquaculture is not conduct-ed in an environmentally-friendly way.

Young people from the Xiamen University who were involved in the Europe China Earth project decided to research more into integrat-ed aquaculture and green farming. What is integrated aquaculture? Fish, shrimp, clams and sea grass are cultured in the same pond to set up a sustainable ecosystem.

In this way, farmers can earn much more money as the survival rates for fish and shellfish increasing. And most importantly, it is also an environment friendly method of aquaculture. We decided to promote this method among farmers in Xiamen. The mix of economic and environmental benefits was a very big attraction for many of them and this concept is becoming popular in Xiamen.

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