John Liu

John D, Liu is an American who has lived in China for more than 25 years. Mr Liu helped to open the CBS News bureau in Beijing at the time of normalization of relations between the U.S. and China. He worked for CBS News for more than 10 years leaving in 1990. He also worked as a photo-journalist for Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI Italian Television) and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF German Television).
Since the mid-1990's Mr Liu has concentrated on ecological film making and has written, produced and directed films on Grasslands, Deserts, Wetlands, Oceans, Rivers, Urban Development, Atmosphere, Forests, Endangered Animals, Poverty Reduction primarily for EARTH REPORT and LIFE series on the BBC World. In 2003, Mr Liu wrote, produced and directed "Jane Goodall - China Diary" for National Geographic.
Since 1997 Mr Liu has directed the Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP), which uses television to deliver ecological, sustainable development and public health messages in China and other countries. Mr Liu was also the driving force in the creation and development of the China Environment and Sustainable Development Reference and Research Centre (CESDRRC), the China HIV/AIDS Information Network (CHAIN), and the Environmental Education Media Project (Mongolia). For many years Mr Liu has studied and worked to promote "EARTH'S HOPE".
Currently Mr. Liu is a Research PhD candidate in the School of Human and Environmental Affairs at the University of Reading in the UK. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Liu was a visiting fellow in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of the West of England (UWE). In recognition of his achievements in research and communication, Mr. Liu has been named the Rothamsted International Fellow for the Communication of Science by the Rothamsted Research Institute of the UK.