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Press Release: Greening The Olympics Walk - Hong Kong To Beijing
2200 Kilometers walked since Sept. 22nd 2007. The visibility of the walk and high profile tree plantings in the Provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and Anhui, have led to the environmental message being heard by millions of Chinese people, who increasingly lend their support on the way to Beijing.  Read The Blog

The History
Since 1990, I have walked over 46,000 km through 39 nations, planting trees and encouraging people to preserve the natural environment, delivering the environmental message to all aspects of society, from the jungles of the Amazon to the highlands of Zimbabwe, and even into war. Global Walking Slideshow
In 2000 I began a campaign to plant 100,000,000 millions trees, one for every man, woman and child killed in the last century of war. With the help of friends and supporters around the world, millions of trees have now been planted.   Through myefforts, I hope to inspire others to actions on behalf of the Earth.

APR 2008: 312,000 trees added to the 100,000,000 tree campaign by NGO 'MAKE THE HEAVEN. 11,312,000 trees now planted
DEC 17 2007: An Early Day Motion (EDM 601)supporting the Greening The Olympics Walk was entered in the British Houses of Parliament
DEC 13 2007: 750,000 trees addedto 100,000,000 tree campaign by Antea Tea Company

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GREENING THE OLYMPICS: THE WALK FROM HONG KONG TO BEIJING

Begins 22nd September 2007, Kadoorie Farm, New territories, Hong Kong. Time: 13.00

On the 22nd of September, British born Paul Coleman (52) and his Japanese wife Konomi Kikuchi will begin walking from Hong Kong To Beijing, joining China efforts to Green The Olympics.・This walk will finish in August 2008 when the Olympics begin and is expected to draw considerable attention throughout China and the region.

This 3000 kilometer walk comes on the heels of last years Earthday Friendship Walk that received great popular, and governmental support as the couple made their way through China, Korea and Japan in an effort to unite the environmental movements of the three nations. In Beijing they were warmly welcomed by Mr. Li Yucai, China Vice Minister of Forestry, whose department arranged tree planting events, and by members of the Dongsi Olympic Community and Olympic Committee, who received them into the city with a press conference that propelled the couple into the Chinese limelight. In the welcoming ceremony, Sheri Liao, the representative of the Environment Office of Beijing Olympic Committee stated: "Paul Coleman feat is the most powerful support for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and it is also a great contribution to global peace and environmental protection."

The fact the Coleman is British and that London will hold the next Olympic Games in 2012, has not gone unseen. Last year, Joan Walley, MP entered a motion into the British Houses of Parliament supporting his efforts to help create a Green Olympics・for China and the UK. "This House welcomes the growing support for a Green Olympics in Beijing in 2008; supports Paul Coleman in his efforts to raise awareness of this; applauds the ambitious plans for the London Olympic developments; urges all developers and planners to take a very progressive attitude towards incorporating green technologies, sustainability and energy efficiency in preparations for 2012; and acknowledges the benefits of this for British industry, design and the environment.

Coleman, is no stranger to trotting around the planet. Since 1990, when he walked from Canada to South America to draw attention the destruction of the worlds forests and the first United Nations Earth Summit he's walked over 44,000 kilometers through 39 nations. He began that first two year continent spanning walk with just enough money for a month, and for his efforts received the support of tens of thousands of people. In Mexico his support extended all the way to the President who provided him with a Federal Police Escort and a profile that led to the planting of over 1,000,000 trees. In 1995, he walked into Sarajevo during its three-year siege, planted a tree for peace and addressed the Sarajevo General Assembly, on the impact of war on our natural environment. He's planted trees with Prime Ministers, been chased by an Elephant, arrested no less than ten times, shot at, shelled, and in Zambia almost died of Malaria. Recently he married Japanese Author Konomi Kikuchi, who wrote a book about his life and now walks with him.

The Greening The Olympics・walk, from Hong To Beijing begins at Kadoorie Farm in the New Territories of Hong Kong and is supported by a wide variety of organizations including the Culture Of Peace United Nations Peace Messenger Initiative which Paul Coleman represents as an Ambassador.

For More Information: Tel. Hong Kong +852-2984-0094 or +852-2984-7578.

E: Mail earthwalkerpc@yahoo.co.jp

2006 Media Coverage In Beijing:

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/11/eng20060211_241913.html

http://www.gotoread.com/2002/mymag/article.asp?newid=A55D7928-B746-41C9-B5FA-1165E1103F05

http://newsphoto.chinadaily.com.cn/app/detail.asp?ID=187222

http://env.people.com.cn/GB/1072/4094097.html

http://www.ldwb.com.cn/template/23/file.jsp?aid=12565

 

Recent article from Hong Kong:

http://www.holistichongkong.com/Articles/The-Journey-Of-An-Earthwalker.html

EDM 601
GREEN OLYMPICS AND THE EARTHWALKER'S CAMPAIGN 17.12.2007

That this House welcomes Paul Coleman's walk from Hong Kong to Beijing to help to encourage China to host an environmentally-friendly Olympics in Beijing in 2008; supports his effort to raise awareness of these issues; welcomes the support of the Chinese Forestry Ministry for his walk; encourages and supports China's effort to develop sustainability; wishes for a successful Beijing Olympics; urges all concerned with the 2012 London Olympic games to ensure that they will be truly sustainable; and acknowledges that a green London Olympics will advance British environmental industries and technologies that will ultimately benefit the global environment.
Entered by Walley, Joan MP For Stoke on Trent North
Supported by 17 other Members of Parliament:


MAKE THE HEAVEN ADD 312,000 TREES

Since 2000 I have been encouraging the planting of 100,000,000 trees for the approximately 100,000,000 people killed during the last century of war. Thanks to the help of friends and supporters at least 11,000,000 have been planted and dedicated to this cause. Now that number is 11,312,000, thanks to Make The Heaven and their supporters.

Ten days ago we were in Inner Mongolia with Make The Heaven, a Japanese NGO and 100 Japanese volunteers planting trees in the desert to help stop the terrible sandstorms that whip up every year. This 110,00 trees will be planted in total and the founder and president of Make The Heaven, retired TV Comedian Tensukeman has dedicated all these trees and an extra 202,thousand planted in Inner Mongolia and Cambodia to the 100,000,000 tree campaign.

This is wonderful news, and more trees are being added everyday.

By planting and dedicating one hundred million trees for the victims of war, this shows that many people around the world support the call for peace.


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ANTEA TEA COMPANY ADD 312,000 TREES PLANTED IN VIETNAM

In 2004, during my first walk through Japan, I met up with Mr. Hideo Kawashima, inventor and founder of ReBran Corporation. Hideo organised my first tree planting event in Japan, at a secondary school in the Prefecture of Aichi. The tree was planted was a lemon and every year I receive a picture from the school of the tree and the fruit it bears.

A few days later, myself and then walking companion Koichi Nakatani stayed at Hideo's and discovered his many eco friendly inventions, marketed through ReBran, and of his intention to go into business with his friend who had just purchased land in Vietnam. Their plan was to plant tea trees on the high mountian plateau to enable the people of Vietnam to find employment and to market the tea, which they intended to grow in as natural a manner as possible.

Mr. Kawashima, asked if the trees that they planted could be in honour of people killed at war as a way to support to my mission to encourage the planting of at least 100,000 millions trees; one tree for every man, woman and child killed in the last century of war.

Of course this was a most perfect scenario; trees planted in Vietnam, a place that experienced an horrendous war and is still suffering from the environmental and human consequences. Readily I agreed.

We said goodbye and I continued my walks around the planet, always wondering, how was the Tea Planting in Vietnam going? How many trees had they planted?

Recently I found out, when I received a message from Koichi, saying that he had re-established contact with Mr. Kawashima and the project was going well. He put us back in touch and I discovered that over 750,000 Tea Trees had been planted since last we met. The goal is two million. Could he add them to my list? Of course he could.

This brings the total of trees planted for people killed at war, at almost 11,000,000. There's still a long way to go, but the balls rolling and picking up steam.

I have been asked by Mr. Kawashima to endorse the tea from the plantation which we be marketed in Japan from the beginnning of next year. I am just now preparing the endorsement of this tea that will benefit the people of Vietnam and the people of Japan. This is what my walking mission is all about. Lets restore the earth following war and enable the land and the people to flourish. Through nature there can be continued peace.

Congratulations to Mr. Kawashima, President of Antea Tea Company and all of its people for a job well done.


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