I am mainly involved in public welfare projects such as environmental protection, development of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, documentaries, and popular science open courses.

China Meat Data Atlas

Time: 2019

Location: Beijing, Hangzhou

Data analysis and visualization for an environmental foundation.

Project Overview:

The project collected data from sources such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the European Union, and the United States Department of Agriculture. We engaged in original data mining, cleaning, analysis, and visualization, and wrote reports to study the production of animal husbandry and aquatic products and the consumption of meat in China compared to the world.

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It is expected that in the future, with continuous investment of resources, the version will be upgraded to a dynamic data dashboard, establishing a relational database to provide open source data verification and research services for institutions such as environment, education, scientific research, government, think tanks, and animal and plant-based protein producers;

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

Time: June-July 2015

Location: Odense, Falster, Denmark

Study tour for environmental education projects

Project Overview:

Joined the Danish WWOOF organization and participated in environmental education, community childcare, gardening, and daily operation and management of farms and community schools;

Accompanied Danish organic food exporters, officials from the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA), and organic certification companies to visit local organic farms.

Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)

Time: 2016-2017

Location: Beijing, Hangzhou

Subtitling and training for environmental documentaries and open courses

Project Overview:

Compiled and published the earliest animal welfare open courses in mainland China on platforms such as NetEase Open Courses, and translated a series of documents and materials used for training workshops by animal protection organizations.

Recruited and trained more than 20 volunteers for the China Animal Welfare Association, and completed the compilation and release of more than 120 short videos, covering topics such as: environment, biology, water, agriculture, food, health, cultural heritage, sustainable development, the future of mankind…

Note: Due to touching the platform supervision without clear rules, some videos could not pass the censorship, and the service quality of domestic video hosting platforms is generally poor, suspected of piracy and infringement issues, and finally gave up regrettably. Some surviving video links are as follows:

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Little Donkey Farm

Time: March 2010 - May 2012

Location: Haidian District, Beijing

IT technical support for a three-rural public welfare organization.

Project Overview:

Engaged in network construction for farmers’ markets, agricultural cooperatives, rural construction volunteers, ecological agriculture promotion, and China community supported agriculture (CSA) activities and meetings.

Provided website and forum development, Weibo online community management, customer relationship management (CRM), small call center, farm member subscription, and delivery schedule prototyping for farms and related organizations;

Sold “fresh food home delivery packages” and “farmland rental packages” with over 3,000 household members and an average annual growth rate of over 200%. This project pioneered the earliest successful cases of fresh food e-commerce and privately customized internet celebrity farms in China;

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South South Forum on Sustainability (SSFS)

Time: December 2011

Location: Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu

Conference and event services for an international conference delegation.

Project Overview:

A research team from 12 countries visited eastern China (Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai) to discuss ecological civilization, agriculture, rural areas and farmers, rural construction, and sustainable development.

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Partnership for Community Development (PCD)

Time: November 2011

Location: Hong Kong

Lingnan Urban Agriculture Research Workshop.

Project Overview:

The institutions we visited and visited included:

  • Local traditional organic farms in Hong Kong
  • Emerging (Permaculture) Permaculture Schools
  • Urban community and balcony planting,
  • Primary schools focusing on nature and food education,
  • Rural communities and farmers markets,
  • Fresh food convenience stores and organic restaurants,
  • Hong Kong Rural History Museum,
  • Social welfare for people with disabilities (social enterprises)
  • Public Welfare Foundation - Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG)

Through workshop discussions, we investigated the case of Hong Kong as a highly developed and modern city, explored the relationship between the unique Lingnan farming culture and today’s specific regional pattern, and explored the indispensable multiple roles of agriculture in urban-rural interaction, and its important supporting functions.

Documents: Hong Kong Urban Agriculture Research Report

Global Village of Beijing (GVB)

Time: February-April 2011

Location: Wuxi, Chongqing

Rural community business development and operation for a public foundation.

Project Overview:

Assisted other public welfare organizations, foundations, and other partner institutions in communication and collaboration with the Wuxi County Government of Chongqing, local enterprises, and communities to explore rural development business solutions and the daily operation and management of the Global Village Lehe Home Project.

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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Time: October 2006

Location: Asian Games Village, Beijing

Large-scale international conference services

Project Overview:

Conference team and activity assistant for the United Nations Environment Conference UNEP/GPA/IGR-2, providing travel, conference organization, document translation, IT support and other services for delegates from more than 100 countries around the world.

IGR-2, Second Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the GPA;

GPA, The Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities;

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