Yunnan Green Watershed

　　Green Watershed is a Chinese Non Governmental Organisation dedicated to the promotion of best practice watershed management. Initially focused on local issues, it now has national and regional significance.

The Vision

　　Green Watershed aims to ensure the sustainable development of watersheds, with social justice for the people living in a balanced ecosystems environment.

　　It envisions that all stakeholders will work collectively to support and mobilize local people to conserve and use their natural resources effectively through participatory watershed management.

　　In this way, upstream livelihoods will improve and downstream communities will benefit from maintained ecological services: ultimately, a sustainable, cost/benefit sharing ecological -economic system will be established.

The Work In Practice

　　Green Watershed focuses on research, practice, advocacy and communication.

　　It provides the knowledge, technical expertise and decision-making and planning skills needed to support participatory watershed management.

　　It works with a broad range of stakeholders to help rectify water crises resulting from unsustainable management practices, and initiates projects that combine sound science with a strong commitment to community-based management.

　　Fostering gender and social equality, poverty alleviation and environmental health, Green Watershed aims to increase participatory development and management of watersheds through empowering local people.