Xiamen Green Cross Association

Promoting economical use of resources, recycling, participation, and environmental harmony. We believe that the development and strengthening of civil society is an important means of ensuring environmental protection.

Goals

We are dedicated to helping enterprises, individuals and society pay more attention to the importance of environmental protection and sustainable development.

Major Projects

• 2000 – 2009, Island Care Day
• 2005 – Present, Jiulong River Water Resource Protection
• 2005 – Present, Car Free Day
• 2007 – Present, Cultivation and Germination Volunteer Training Camp
• 2009 – Present, Environmental Rights Protection in China

Major Achievements

• 2005 & 2010, Ford Motors Environmental Grants
• 2006, Toyota China Youth Environmental Protection Award
• 2009, Nominated as Top 10 People Who Inspired Fujian
• 2010, China Environmental Awareness Project, Excellent Local Project
• 2010, Nominated as Water Environmental Protection Public Welfare
• 2010, One Foundation Top 15 Model Projects

Major Funders

China Association for NGO Cooperation, Environmental Defense Fund, SEE Foundation, China Environmental Awareness Program（国家环保部环境意识项目）, Embassy of France, Consulate of the United States，Consulate of the United Kingdom, Canadian Center for Civil Society, the Danish Center for Human Rights, ABB, Xiamen Airlines, Xiamen C&D Cooperation（厦门建发集团）, Xiamen Megaman（厦门曼佳美集团）

Major Partners

Xiamen Environmental Protection Bureau, Xiamen Municipal Landscape Bureau sanitation and other relevant departments, Tencent Green Channel（腾讯绿色频道）, People’s Daily Online Environmental Channel（人民网环保频道） and other online media, Fujian Daily（福建日报）,Dongnan Post（东南早报）, Channel Guide（海峡导报）, Xiamen Daily（厦门日报）, Xiamen Evening Paper（厦门晚报） and other local media; Friends of Nature, Global Village, Beijing Fuping Development Institute and other national NGOs; Xiamen Guoren Workers’ Home （厦门国仁工友之家）, Shoulder Action（担当者行动）, Special Committee of Animal Protection Education（爱护动物教育专委会） and other local NGOs.

Distinctions

Our organization focuses on promoting public participation in environment protection, influencing environmental policy, introducing green lifestyles through voluntary activities, and peacefully resolving environmental demands among governments, enterprises and the general public.