Liao Xiaoyi

1954 (age 69–70)
Chongqing, China

Sheri Liao[1]

Activist, journalist

2009: Featured as "Hero of the Environment" by magazine, USA

TIME

2008: the Third Annual Happy "Town Provisions" Person of the Year by CCTV

2008: Most influential Charity Project Award by

Ministry of Civil Affairs

2008: the 30 Years of Reform and Opening Up award by

People's Daily

2008: Individual Contribution Award issued by

National Commission for Development and Reform

2008: Global Citizen Award by , USA

Clinton Global Initiative

2007: Ecological person of the year award by a joint committee of six Ministries led by

Ministry of Agriculture

2006: Green Person of the year award for environmental achievement by Joint committee of seven Ministries led by

Ministry of Environment

2005: Person of the year award for economic public charity. CCTV

2002: Ten Outstanding Women in China by the magazine Chinese Women

2001: , Australia

Banksias Award

2000: , Norway

Sophie Prize

Environmentalism

Global Village of Beijing

Women and the environment through history

- Time magazine article, from Heroes of the Environment,

Sheri Liao, Philosopher

By Jessie Jiang/ Beijing, Tuesday, Sep. 22, 2009