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Deserto de kubuqi elion group
Elion Group was founded in 1988 in a saltern in Kubiqi, one of China’s deserts and later developed into a national enterprise, aiming at restoring eco-environment. Committed to preventing land degradation and transforming desert back to cities, it has developed Kubuqi mode to restore the ecology of Kubuqi Desert. Based on the Elion’s experiment, Kubuqi International Desert Forum, the only desert forum worldwide, was established in 2007 and has received global acclaim.
Contents
- Deserto de kubuqi elion group
- Entrepreneur
- Current position and public titles
- Honored Awards in recent years
- Kubuqi Model
- Kubuqi International Desert Forum
- Green Silk Road Program
- References
The achievement of Elion Resources Group has been recognized by UNEP and UNCCD and now it is broadening its business to other environmentally related areas. In March 2015, Elion became the first Chinese company that joined the program of RE 100 initiated by the Climate Group and has promised to realize the aim of using 100% renewable energy by 2030.
Entrepreneur
Wang Wenbiao (Chinese: 王文彪， Pinyin: Wáng Wénbiāo) born in Kubuqi, Inner Mongolia, is the founder and chairman of Elion Group.He is a CPC member and a senior Economist with a master's degree.
Current position and public titles
Honored Awards in recent years
Kubuqi Model
Elion Group has been dedicated to improving the ecology of Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia for more than 25 years. Based on their experience, they have explored a model called 'Kubuqi Model' in managing desertification and land degradtion.
According to the company, Kubuqi Model involves 'three drivings ' such as 'enterprise development driven by science and technology, large-scale desertification control driven by industry and people's livelihood improvement driven by ecological zone'.
So far, Elion has 'saved more than 6000 squares from desertification'.
In addition to the environmental protection,the life of locals in Kubuqi was also improved. As was reported by Xinhua News,Elion group has helped the local herdsmen to settle in the village and become workers in the factory.
Kubuqi International Desert Forum
Kubuqi International Desert Forum was set up in 2007 and so far, it has held five meetings.
As the only global forum that pays attention to land degradation and desertification, Kubuqi Desert Forum has attracted many influential figures such as high-ranking government officials, scientists, entrepreneurs, scholars and the like.
Green Silk Road Program
In 2014, at the 6th World Park Congress, Elion Group and UNCCD jointly declared a ‘partnership to combat land degration and climate change’. This partnership was named 'Green Silk Road'.
According to it, the partnership will build '1.3 billion trees alongside the Silk Road' and will focus on ameliorating 'land degradation' and 'tackling climate change for the world's peace and security'. On March 9, 2015, the first private equity fund for Green Silk Road was launched in Beijing, which will be used in 'ecological solar panel construction, clean energy and ecological remediation in China and other countries'. The fund was contributed by several Chinese companies, including Elion Group.