Environmental Heroes of the Pacific Rim: How Grassroots Leaders in Russia and China Are Making a Difference October 29, 2007

Russia is home to 20% of the world’s forest and freshwater.
China is one of the world’s largest consumers and the number 1 contributor of CO2 emissions.
Together, they make up a third of the Pacific Rim.

What does this scale of natural resources and consumption mean for the world’s environmental future?
And how can Bay Area residents get involved?
Learn how local community leaders are addressing environmental issues in China and Russia, and how their successes are resonating throughout the world.

Three blocks from 16th and Mission BART station. Street parking only.

Refreshments will be provided.

$10 suggested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.

RSVPs encouraged at www.pacificenvironment.org/environmentalheroes, all are welcome.

For additional information, please contact Sarah Kagan at skagan@pacificenvironment.org.

Pacific Environment protects the living environment of the Pacific Rim by promoting grassroots activism, strengthening communities, and reforming international policies.

Official Website: http://www.pacificenvironment.org/environmentalheroes