Project Coordination
UNEP Division of Communications and Public Information
Eric Falt, Director
Theodore Oben, Chief, Outreach Unit
Research and principal author
UNEP Division of Communications and Public Information
Paolo Revellino, Consultant
Editing and additional material
UNEP Division of Communications and Public Information
David Simpson, Editor/Speechwriter
Layout and design
UNEP Division of Communications and Public Information
Amina Darani and Enid Ngaira, Graphic Design
Unless otherwise credited, all the photographs were taken by the author during two field visits to Beijing in March and April 2007.
Contributors
UNEP Division of Regional Cooperation
Zhijia Wang, Deputy Director
UNEP Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Surendra Shrestha, Director
Mahesh Pradhan, Regional Environmental Affairs Officer
Shaofeng Hu, Programme Officer, OzonAction Branch
UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia Pacific (RRC.AP)
Purna C. Lall Rajbhandari
UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
Rajendra M. Shende, Head, OzonAction Branch
UNEP Division of Early Warning and Assessment
Peter Gilruth, Director
Jinhua Zhang, Programme Officer
UNEP Division of Communications and Public Information
Bianca Lichtenberg, Caitlin Sanford, Interns, Yu Mingyan, Volunteer
United Nations in China
Khalid Malik, UN Resident Coordinator in China
Steven Sabey, UN Coordination Policy Advisor, Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in China
Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Liu Jingmin, Vice Mayor of Beijing and Executive Vice President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Yang Shu’an, Executive Vice President and Sports Director
Yu Xiaoxuan, Deputy Director, Construction and Environment Department
Cao Baoshan, Chief, Engineering Division, Construction and Environment Department
Yu Jianke, Chief, Environmental Management Division, Construction and Environment Department
Chen Feng, Deputy Director, Marketing Department
Lu Bing, Chief, Procurement Division, Logistics Department
Neal Wu, Project Assistant, Accommodation Division, Games Services Department
State Environmental Protection Administration in China
Yue Ruisheng, Deputy Director General, Department of International Cooperation
Zhang Jieqing, Director, Division of International Organizations, Department of International Cooperation
Beijing Municipal Government
Representatives from:
Beijing 2008 Project Construction Headquarters Office
Beijing Water Authority
Beijing Municipal Bureau of State Land and Resources
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Industrial Development
Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform
Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau
Beijing Municipal Committee of Transport
Beijing Municipal Administration Commission
Beijing Gardening and Greening Bureau
Beijing Gas Group
Beijing Municipal Administration and Law Enforcement Bureau
Olympic Science and Technique Commission
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture Heritage
International Olympic Committee
Tommy Sithole, Director, International Cooperation and Development Department
Edward Kensington, Project Officer, International Cooperation and Development Department
Michelle Lemaître, Project Manager, Games Operations, Olympic Games Department
Greenpeace China
Lo Sze Ping, Campaign and Communications Director
Nina Wen, Olympics Campaigner
Huang Huan, Assistant to Campaign and Communications Director
Conservation International
Sun Shan, Senior Programme Officer, China Programme
Global Village Beijing
Sheri Xiaoyi Liao, President
WWF
Susan Brown, International Policy Analyst, Global Programme Support WWF International
Dermot O’Gorman, Director, WWF China Office
Li Lin, Head of Conservation Strategy, WWF China Office
IUCN
Jeffrey A. McNeely, Chief Scientist, IUCN Headquarters
Seth Cook, China Programme Coordinator, China Liaison Office