2015年11月
德稻大师李若云生态修复工作室

德稻生态修复大师李若云教授于2015年11月3日-15日期间来华工作。李若云教授此次来华，在上海、北京两地与国内各大院校、企业、公益组织等会晤交流。此外，李若云大师来华期间也与多位德稻大师、客户、合作伙伴及内部人员深入探讨，积极推动水资源生态概念建设。

 
EC执行委员会议

李若云大师此次来华召开EC执行委员会议，与徐总、文总就本年度工作室发展状况、下阶段目标及计划等展开讨论。

 
水资源生态学院概念工作坊

中国目前面临着严重的环境问题，水资源问题也十分突出。李若云大师认为，这些问题与上世纪70年代美国经历过的情况极为相似。当时，美国出台相关法律条款，开发出许多新技术，也有效改善了当时的环境状况和民生。许多新行业、新企业迅速发展，持续创造巨大经济效益。现在，中国政府积极应对环境问题，人民迫切需要改善环境状况，人们对水资源的需求、质量、安全等要求也逐渐提高。在这种背景下，中国的环境保护事业的发展将很快走上与美国相似的道路。

水资源生态学院概念能够构建一个多元行业平台，聚集国内顶尖大学、大型企业、政府机构、公益组织等，共同关注水资源问题，通过学院平台开发教育及产品，采集并传播智慧。

李若云大师与德稻工程设计大师金雁教授、德稻影视艺术大师柯罗杰教授、合作院校专家教授及内部同事就水资源生态概念建设进行了多次交流。金雁教授和柯罗杰大师从各自专业角度出发，提出了许多实际可行的想法，从商业模式及品牌战略等方面给出宝贵建议。李若云大师还与中科院动物所、北京林业大学、鲁能集团等合作院校及客户会晤，加深对中国市场的了解，听取来自不同行业、领域的看法，从运营模式、合作网络、发展策略等方面探讨概念建设，并获得了多方支持。

 
与鲁能集团的合作

李若云大师此次来华在北京与鲁能集团领导第二次会晤。鲁能集团副总经理蓝海先生出席此次会议，并与大师进行了深入交流。李若云大师以海南文昌湿地公园项目及自身项目为例，向与会者阐述“顺应自然”的生态学哲学理念。蓝海先生表示，鲁能对水资源生态学院概念建设抱有极大兴趣，集团将尽全力支持。同时，蓝海先生十分感激李若云大师为中国生态健康所做的努力，也希望鲁能集团能够为中国房地产行业转型贡献自己的力量。

会后，李若云大师在项目组陪同下应邀参观了鲁能集团位于北京通州、河北文安的项目点。虽然天气寒冷，李若云大师与项目组的讨论却相当热烈，就人工湖选址、设计及工程实施等方面的问题进行分析解答。

 
李若云大师在北京林业大学自然保护区学院讲座

2015年11月10日，德稻生态修复大师李若云教授应北京林业大学自然保护区学院院长雷光春教授邀请，为学院师生作了一场题为“中国的湿地修复：未来机遇与挑战”的讲座。讲座后，李若云教授与学院领导、教授召开会议，探讨合作。德稻集团副总裁王艳女士出席了本次会议。

更多信息，请见《中国的湿地修复：未来机遇与挑战》。

 
李若云大师为上海视觉艺术学院生态建筑设计专业学生举行讲座

应德稻先锋生态建筑大师渡堂海教授邀请，李若云大师为上海视觉艺术学院生态建筑设计本科学生举行了一场题为“水就是生命”的讲座。大师以中国所面临的水资源问题为切入点，向学生们展示了中国水资源问题的重要性及紧迫性。大师以多个佛罗里达项目为例，深入浅出地分析如何“让设计融入自然”。李若云教授的项目案例极大地激发了同学们的热情，纷纷就水污染治理、滨水建筑设计等方面与李若云大师展开讨论。

以下为英文新闻：

DeTao Master of Ecological Restoration, Prof. Kevin Erwin November Trip Summary

DeTao Master of Ecological Restoration, Prof. Kevin Erwin has visited Shanghai and Beijing from Nov. 3th to Nov. 15th, 2015. During his visit, he and his studio staff have had extensive communications and exchanges with colleagues and clients in China from top enterprises, NGOs, institutes, and universities. The studio is moving forward to create water resource ecosystem concept under DeTao umbrella, and has made progress through discussions with other masters, colleagues, (potential) clients, and university partners.

EC Meeting with DeTao Leaders

In this trip, Prof. Kevin Erwin had an EC meeting with DeTao leaders Chris Xu, and Jared Man to have a review of the studio’s development this year, and the plan of next phase.

Workshop on Water Resource Ecosystem Institute Concept

Currently, China is experiencing significant environmental issues especially water resource issues. These conditions parallels the environmental condition in the US prior to the 1970’s. After 1970 the passage of environmental laws required new technologies to be developed to improve environmental conditions and people’s lives and livelihoods. As a consequence many new businesses were developed to generate significant economic value to the private sector and these profits continue to be made today. China will soon embark on a similar path of promoting environmental protection with the government and the people demanding improved environmental conditions and reliable, clean, non-threatening water resources. The Water Resource Ecosystem Institute will be a diversified platform that integrates China’s top universities, most respected state corporations, respected NGOs and government agencies together to collect and distribute knowledge by providing education and products focusing on the wide range of water resource issues.

With this mission and vision, Prof. Erwin had several rounds of communications with professors, DeTao Masters, and other working group members. Prof. Jin Yan and Prof. Roger Christiansen have contributed valuable and practical ideas from their perspective to this concept, including the business model and the branding strategy. Prof. Erwin also has shared this concept with institute partners, university partners, and potential clients to have a better understanding of China’s market and to hear ideas from people in this field. After the discussion with Dr. Xie Yan from IOZ CAS, with Beijing Forestry University, and with Luneng Group, the concept of WREI has got many support, and is becoming much clearer in its operation model, network, and launching schedule.

Collaboration with Luneng Group

In this trip, Prof. Erwin had a second meeting with Luneng Group in Beijing. Mr. Lan Hai (General Manager of Luneng Group) has attended the meeting and had an in-depth discussion with Prof. Erwin. At beginning of the meeting, Prof. Erwin took Wenchang Wetland Park and his projects in the US as examples to introduce his concept of “Design with Nature”. Inspired by Prof. Erwin’s concept, Mr. Lan further showed his interests in being involved in WREI, and proposed that Luneng will support this concept as much as possible. Mr. Lan Hai said he appreciated what Prof. Kevin Erwin does for China’s ecological health, and he hopes Luneng can do something to change the real estate development paradigm in China.

After the meeting, Prof. Kevin Erwin was invited to visit the two project sites of Luneng in Tongzhou, Beijing and Wen’an Hebei with the project teams. Although the weather was cold in the field, the project teams and Prof. Erwin had a very active discussion on man-made lake location, designing, and engineering.

Prof. Kevin Erwin Giving Lecture at School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University

On Nov. 10th, 2015, Prof. Kevin Erwin, DeTao Master of Ecological Restoration, was invited by Prof. Lei Guangchun (Dean of School of Nature Conservation, BJFU) to give a lecture on Wetland Restoration in China: Future Opportunities and Challenges. Prof. Erwin and the leaders and professors from the School then had e meeting on future collaboration. Vice President of DeTao Group, Regina Wang, has attended the lecture and the meeting after that.

For more details, please check the news on Prof. Kevin Erwin Giving Lecture at School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University

Lecture to SIVA Students

Invited by Prof. Haim Dotan (DeTao Master of Ecological Architecture Designing), Prof. Erwin has given a lecture on “Water is Life” for the undergraduate students majoring in ecological architecture designing in SIVA. Prof. Kevin Erwin started with the water resource issues in China to tell the students how important and urgent the water issues are in China, and used his project in Florida as a good example to show how the concept of “designing with nature” works and succeeds. The students showed great passion on Prof. Erwin’s projects, and asked many questions on water pollution treatment and waterfront architecture designing.