Entrepreneurs discuss new ecological economy ideas in Erdos

By Liu Yufen (chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2014-09-24

An annual entrepreneur meeting on ecological civilization was held at Erdos Kubuqi Desert on Sept 20 in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Representatives from business, academic, literature and art circles attended the meeting.

The meeting focused on the theme of ecological civilization and pushed forward industrialized, capitalized and professional construction of ecological civilization. It called upon the public to take the initiative to promote and take responsibility for ecological civilization. The meeting revolved around business development, urban ecology, ecological industry and clean energy.

Kubuqi Desert sits in the north of the highland in Erdos and is one of three sources of sandstorms in Beijing. It covers an area of 18,600 square kilometers and is the seventh biggest desert in China. Located in the desert hinterland, Elion China has restored more than 10,000 sq km of desert ecology and lands over the past 26 years through developing cold-resistant, drought-enduring and saline-alkaline-tolerant germplasm resources.

Edited by Michael Thai

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