Qu Geping

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Qu Geping is a Chinese environmental scientist. He was Director of the Chinese State Environmental Protection Agency from 1987 to June 1993. [1] [2] He was born in 1930. He is from Feicheng in Shandong Province. [3]

In 1999, he was the winner of the Blue Planet Prize along with Paul R. Ehrlich.

In 2001, he was awarded the Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal, the highest award of the World Wildlife Fund, calling him the father of environmental protection in China. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Wudunn, Sheryl (28 February 1993). "Chinese Suffer From Rising Pollution As Byproduct of the Industrial Boom". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
  2. ↑ Tyler, Patrick E. (20 December 1994). "Visit by Gore to China Is Under Study". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
  3. ↑ "Honorary Doctor of Science Professor QU Geping" (PDF). City University of Hong Kon. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Father of environmental protection in China to receive WWF's highest award". wwf.panda.org.
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