Global Village of Beijing Strives for Environmental Awareness

Last month, Earth Day helped bring awareness to the issues facing our environment. One Tribe and its partners try to prompt people to think about these issues in their everyday life. One partner that is trying to further this message is Global Village Beijing (GVB).

The state of the environment in China is not merely an environmental problem but an economic one as well. The Chinese government released a report earlier this year that stated that the violations in ecological and environmental pollution has damaged the economy at a rate of 10% of the value of gross output in the country.

Most importantly, human health is also at stake due to pollution. According to a UN report in 2007, each year 700 people die from water and air pollution in China.

So what do you do about it?

Global Village Beijing, which formed in 1996, functions through the cooperation of business, governments and non-profit organizations. Some of its main projects include:

• the production of television programs about environmental issues
  
• organizing media workshops and journalist forums
• developing green communities
• hosting public activities on sustainable development and consumption

Why should you care?

Pollution knows no boundaries. Pollution has been proven to lead to climate change, which affects us all. Also, environmental concerns are no longer just for hippies, it's for humanity.

What can I do?

There are many things you can do. You can start with putting the Earth as a priority on other days besides Earth Day. You can also support our efforts to contribute to Global Village Beijing by visiting Onetribe.com. A huge goal of GVB is to raise awareness, so you've contributed by reading this blog. Now spread the word!