Ma Jun (environmentalist)

Ma Jun (zh-sp|s=|p=Mǎ Jūn; born ca. 1968) is a Chinese environmentalist, non-fiction writer, environmental consultant, and journalist.

In the 1990s Ma became known as an investigative journalist, working at the "South China Morning Post" from 1993 to 2000. There, he began to specialize in articles on environmental subjects. He eventually became the Chief Representative of SCMP.com in Beijing. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1891936271]

He was named as one of the 100 most influential persons in the world by "Time" magazine in May 2006, in an article written by Hollywood film star Ed Norton. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187271,00.html]

Ma's 1999 book "China's Water Crisis" (Zhongguo shui weiji) has been compared to Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" – China's first major book on the subject of that nation's environmental crisis.

He directs the IPE (Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs), which developed the [http://www.ipe.org.cn/water China Water Pollution Map] ( _zh. 中国水污染地图), the first public database of water pollution information in China. He also serves as environmental consultant for the Sinosphere Corporation. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1891936271] .

Ma said: "Water pollution is the most serious environmental issue facing China. It has a huge impact on people’s health and economic development. That is why we have begun to build this database. To protect water resources, we need to encourage public participation and strengthen law enforcement. In some places, polluting factories and companies are being protected by local governments and officials." [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/392-Tackling-China-s-water-crisis-online]

List of works

Books

* "China's Water Crisis" (Chinese title: Zhongguo shui weiji) (2004)

Articles

Ma Jun has written for the online journal chinadialogue since 2006. Articles are available in Mandarin and English.
* "Tackling China's water crisis online" [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/392-Tackling-China-s-water-crisis-online] (21 September 2006)
* "A path to environmental harmony" [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/589-A-path-to-environmental-harmony] (30 November 2006)
* "How participation can help China's ailing environment" [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/733-How-participation-can-help-China-s-ailing-environment] (31 January 2007)
* "The government needs freedom of information" [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/990-The-environment-needs-freedom-of-information] (9 May 2007)
* "Getting involved" [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034-Getting-involved] (24 May 2007)
* "Disaster in Taihu Lake" [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1082-Disaster-in-Taihu-Lake] (8 June 2007)
* "After green GDP, what next?" [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1219-After-green-GDP-what-next-] (8 August 2007)
* "Tackling pollution at its source" [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1237-Tackling-pollution-at-its-source] (14 August 2007)
* "Ecological civilisation is the way forward" [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1440-Ecological-civilisation-is-the-way-forward] (31 October 2007)
* "Your right to know: a historic moment" [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1962-Your-right-to-know-a-historic-moment] (1 May 2008)

Ma Jun wrote for Hong Kong's South China Morning Post from 1993 to 2000. Articles are not available for free online.

peeches

* Promoting River Protection in China [http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?event_id=168755&fuseaction=events.event_summary] (24 January 2006)

References

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* cite news |last=Norton |first=Ed
url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187271,00.html|title=Ma Jun|publisher=Time Magazine |date=2006-04-31 |accessdate=2007-02-01

External links

* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187271,00.html Ma Jun page] from "Time" magazine
* [http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/392-Tackling-China-s-water-crisis-online Ma Jun interview]