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”.

Mr Liu is a foreign expert at the International Cultural Exchange Audio/Visual
Publishing House, has been named the Rothamsted International Fellow for the Communication of Science by the Rothamsted Research Institute under the Biotech and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK. Mr Liu has held Fellowships in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of the West of England (UWE) and is a PhD candidate at the University of Reading in the UK. Mr Liu is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Forum on Media for Development, and is currently working with various development agencies including the World Bank, DFID, GTZ, and the UNEP, filming and communicating on “Integrated Poverty Eradication and Large-Scale Ecosystem Rehabilitation” in Africa and around the world.

John has delivered his presentation to audiences around the world including the Royal Society, JP Morgan, Sky TV, The Green Cross, The Global Environment Facility, the Wilson Centre for Scholars in Washington, The Wilton Park Conference, Chatham House, The British Society, UNEP, The Jane Goodall Institute, UNDP, The Presidents of Rwanda and Ethiopia and the Finance Environment Ministers from numerous countries at the Global Environment Facility meeting.

Films Written, Produced and Directed: 

For the BBC, Discovery, National Geographic, PBS and other Networks:

“Lessons of the Loess Plateau”
“The Loess Plateau Watershed Rehabilitation Project”
“Warming Up in Mongolia”
“Jane Goodall – China Diary”
“The Real Leap Forward”
“Scaling Up Poverty Reduction in China”
“The Land of the Rising Waters”
“The Long March to a Sustainable Future”
“Because They’re Worth It”
"Earth Report – China Road Show”
“Healthy People – Healthy Planet”
“The Mongols are Coming”
“The Perfect Moment”
“China Hands – China Voices”

He has deliverred numerous news reports for CBS, BBC, RAI, ZDF, CNN, PBS and others over two decades

What the audiences are saying:

“You represent the next generation of environmental speaker who is not telling us about the problems any more but rather the solutions”
-  J.P Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd.

“ I have to thank you especially to accept to come here to share your experience with us. I think it is important and will be vey very helpful for our country.”
- Minister of Land, Environment, Forestry , Water and Mines – Rwanda.

“People that are in for the long-term, that effectively communicate underlying reasons of degradation and poverty, who go beyond the pictures of starving children with a plea to “feed me”, are needed more than ever at this crucial time of high food prices and food crises.  John Liu is the only person I know who can communicate this to large audiences of non-experts, making his work absolutely crucial.”
- Achim Fock, World Bank Ethiopia

“John Liu's message of Earth's Hope at the recent Global Issues Network Conference in Beijing empowered international students and educators from around the world to take immediate action.   The impact has been profound and sustained.  We have already invited John back to keynote for 2009!”
- Associate Executive Director, East Asian Regional Council for Overseas Schools