International Conference for Environmental Conservation:”100 Ideas to Save the Planet”

International Conference for Environmental Conservation was held on November 21, 2016 in Shanghai by the Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Shanghai. The theme was “100 Ideas to Save the Planet”, which was based on the 5th Major Historical Objective of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s Socialist Plan 2013-2019.

As one of the supporters, representatives from Shanghai Roots & Shoots attended this conference. During the conference, there were 6 candidates who made presentations to the audience to present their proposals of protecting the Earth. Some of them used specialized knowledge and made professional projects, such as algae organic fertilizer and planting of bamboo. Some of them showed their ideas with observation in daily life, for example, one of the Shanghai Roots & Shoots Think Tank members Winnie raised the problem about Package waste of household commodity.

In the end, an undergraduate student Qichen Zheng from Nanjing University won the first Prize, and a school group of Shanghai Roots & Shoots from SFLS with a battery recycling project won the second Prize.