Eco forum to establish green credentials
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The annual Eco-Forum Guiyang is expected to once again bring Southwest China's Guizhou province to the forefront of environmental studies.
The three-day forum, which has been held every year since 2009 in Guiyang, Guizhou province's capital, will begin on July 26. More than 1,000 scholars and officials are expected to attend the event, according to the forum's organization committee.
This year's theme is "Green Economy and Inclusive Growth in a Transformational World" with nearly 30 conferences set up to discuss sustainable development, food safety, cultural development issues and modern agriculture.
Nearly 3,000 domestic and foreign experts and officials attended the previous conferences, Zhang Xinsheng, secretary-general of the forum and former education vice-minister, told China Daily on Monday.
Helping domestic companies branch out is a new topic in this year's forum, aiming to give suggestions to the companies affected by the ongoing economic crisis in Europe, Zhang said.
Zhang added that the forum is expected to provide the first important response to the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 20 to June 22.
The forum will also provide a non-governmental and high-end platform in China to establish dialogue among various stakeholders in order to generate new paradigms, new agendas, new actions and opportunities worldwide.
Former chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder and former Korean prime minister Chung Won-shik are expected to attend this year's forum.
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