CBCGDF Deputy Secretary-General Linda WONG Interviewed by Graduate Students, Sharing Perspectives on “Going Global” of Social Organizations


In early January 2025, Linda WONG, Deputy Secretary-General of China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) and Editor-in-Chief of "OceanWetlands", was interviewed by two graduate students, sharing her views on topics such as “going global”, global environmental governance, and youth talent development. Linda shared her views on Chinese social organizations “going global”, global environmental governance, training of young talents, etc., and answered one by one with practical cases. Finally, she was invited to provide some suggestions: to innovate the form of “going global”, to pay attention to the frontiers, to provide a platform for the domestic scientific and technological workers, and to promote the building of a community of human destiny by taking an active role.


During the interview, one of  them mentioned that he had read an article “30 Questions on Social Organizations 'Going Global' ” written by CBCGDF representative in 2018. He also mentioned that after many years, these 30 questions are still “30 questions” to be answered by the academia.

A variety of bird specimens. Photograph by Linda Wong, taken at the National Zoological Museum. ©️ CBCGDF - OceanWetlands 

Youth is the future main force of global environmental governance. In order to respond to the call, support the implementation of China's new era of talent strategy, and from the perspective of the national first-level societies to help China's talent to participate in global environmental governance, global science and technology governance, the CBCGDF has long taken the training of young talent as one of the core areas of work. 


Initiatives include, but are not limited to: building a global volunteer network of young talents, recommending experts to international organizations in an unrestricted manner, actively participating in important global governance platforms and making China's voice heard, recommending Chinese scientists to run for leadership positions in international organizations, and organizing “Capacity Building Workshops for Global Environmental Governance” for a long time, and so on. This interview and support for youth-related research projects is one of these efforts.


(Note: This article is a record of daily work and is for reference only.)


Expanded Reading:

30 Questions for Social Organizations Going Global: How do Chinese Civil Society Organizations Participate in Global Governance?

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/v67ZirtDVi2VjPFo6e_pGg


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Editor: Samantha

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