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The first appearance of the Walking Treeman in Asia
Started Apr. 13, 2008
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Great to hear you are sharing the joys of being a walking treeman in Japan.
Love the new tree!
Grow well
Dr Merrin
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- About Me:
- I call myself an Ecopreneur, someone who connects business to nature conservation projects. That really means connecting people with plants and animals.
We are part of an environmental education project called Ark Eden on Lantau (www.arkedenonlantau.com) that currently focuses on bring classes of school children out into a small rural community on Lantau Island in Hong Kong to "get dirty". By get dirty I mean touch a plant or an animal.
I love speaking to people (kids and adults) about how they can support nature.
Grow well
Dr Merrin
- My Home Country:
- Hong Kong (though a New Zealander at heart)
- Organizing an Earth Day Event This Year?
- Definitely - Ask me how!
- My Environmental Interest(s) (Climate Change, Solid Waste, etc.):
- Education and Species Recovery Projects
Earth Day in Hong Kong 2008 - A Call for Climate - We Care! We Act!
Earth Day at Cyberport will be held on April 10th-22nd, 2008 with a focus on the 3-R’s – REDUCE, RE-USE and RECYCLE as a means to take a stand against global warming.
Earth Day 2008 is expected to be the biggest yet....From Hong Kong to Honolulu, millions of people around the world are behind A Call for Climate, the global warming action theme. Earth Day at Cyberport should be a most memorable one – come celebrate with us!
• Opening Ceremony with Special Guests & Celebrities
• Eco Expo – What Can You do at home, school and the office?
• Eco Fair – Charity and Green Business stalls
• Performance by the 12-ft tall Green Tree Man
• Eco Fashion Show
• Eco Art Exhibition
• Eco Book Signings
• Eco Bag Redemption
For more information about Earthday please call us at 3166 3111 or http://arcade.cyberport.hk/home/
Earth Day 2008 is expected to be the biggest yet....From Hong Kong to Honolulu, millions of people around the world are behind A Call for Climate, the global warming action theme. Earth Day at Cyberport should be a most memorable one – come celebrate with us!
• Opening Ceremony with Special Guests & Celebrities
• Eco Expo – What Can You do at home, school and the office?
• Eco Fair – Charity and Green Business stalls
• Performance by the 12-ft tall Green Tree Man
• Eco Fashion Show
• Eco Art Exhibition
• Eco Book Signings
• Eco Bag Redemption
For more information about Earthday please call us at 3166 3111 or http://arcade.cyberport.hk/home/
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Comment Wall (12 comments)
- At 12:36pm on April 18, 2009,
Mauricio Mayorga said…
- Good morning
I decided that I must do something for the Earth, instead of waiting for somebody else to act.
If you think the same, and want to do something you can do it now.
Please read the information below and if you decide to do it, go ahead. Start now in the way you think it could be done in your hometown.
www.cleangarbageproject.blogspot.com
http://network.earthday.net/profile/proyectobasuralimpia
http://network.earthday.net/profiles/blogs/otras-directrices
www.proyectobasuralimpia.blogspot.com
Send the information to me and I will publish it in the blogs.
You can write to my personal mail
mauricio@elsitio.net.co
Thanks
Mauricio Mayorga
- At 10:22pm on April 24, 2008,
Paul Coleman said… - Hi Merrin: Thanks for the comment on our video of the Walking Treeman planting trees with the National Forestry Ministry and local officials. It is always a joy to show a side that the rest of the wrold rarely sees. We have more great videos coming soon, featuring a great and very funny interview with the Treeman and Tentsuke Man, the famous Japanese Comedian who we planted trees with recently in the deserts of Inner Mongolia.
- At 1:02pm on April 24, 2008,
Brad Rogers said…
- woops - I accidentally put it on my own blog, here ya go --
Thanks man, I took it at a place in Albany CA, right next to Berkeley. It was once a landfill many many years ago and is now a park where artist have taken misc. pieces of "trash" - cement, metal, wood, wire, etc... and made sculptures and artwork all over the place. Plus, painters go out there and paint incredible pieces of art on cement walls, pices of wood etc. People take their dogs and just let them run around.. etc.. its a great little place, I go there to write songs and hang out, meet the artist and so forth..The "goddess of the bulb" statue was made by this amazing guy thats a lawyer in Berkeley named Osha Newmann. You can see a really cool video of him and his sidekick which includes them actually making this stautue and more... hope you enjoy : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V50CVAuqAA
- At 1:00pm on April 24, 2008,
- thanks man, I will check it out soon... thanks for you comments... check out the link I sent you about the statue
- At 8:03pm on April 11, 2008,
Paul Coleman said…
- Hi Dr Merrin:
Pleae share with this network your coverage and story of the Walking Treemans visit to Hong Kong. It sounds like a great success.
Well done Merrin
- At 4:36am on February 19, 2008,
Dima Vracheva said… - Hi Dr Merrin,
I live in Plovdiv. It is the second biggest town in Bulgaria. There is an Old Town, nearly 8,000 years old. If you want see the photos on my page.
Best wishes
Dima
- At 8:34am on February 18, 2008,
Dima Vracheva said…
- Hi Dr Merrin,
The photos are very nice. The rainbow makes the world to seem different, better I think. Where do you live? I like New Zealand, but I never was there.
- At 11:34am on February 13, 2008,
Edward Chan said… - Hi Dr Merrin,
Thanks so much for your message. We are still working on the international pages on our website, but in the meantime, you can go to http://ww2.earthday.net/~earthday/resources for a wide array of resources on planning Earth Day events. Please let me know if you have any more questions.
Thanks,
Edward
- At 10:23am on February 11, 2008,
Edward Chan said…
- Hi Dr Merrin,
I am the outreach coordinator for the Earth Day Network in the Greater China region. Please join my group (http://network.earthday.net/group/earthday2008greaterchina) to get connected and share ideas with other environmentally minded people from the region. Please ask your friends to sign up for the network and join the group as well!
Thanks so much,
Edward
- At 9:18pm on February 10, 2008,
Paul Coleman said…
- Hi Merrin:
Great to spend time with you and Louise yesterday. Wonderful to discover your's and Jennies environmental work for Hong Kong.
Go well
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