Stretching over 640,000 sq. kilometers and encompassing parts of 7 different

Chinese provinces, the Loess Plateau is approximately the size of France. John Liu’s film, “Hope in

a Changing Climate” chronicles large-scale ecological restoration projects in the Loess Plateau, as

well, as in Ethiopia and Rwanda. On October 24th, John visited from Beijing, China and we hosted a

film screening at the University of Vermont. Amy Seidl and Jon Erickson joined John for a panel

discussion following the film. The event drew a full house.