Beijing, Aug. 12 -- Chinese Olympic snowboarding champion Su Yiming has been namedthe latest Sport4Land Champion for Resilience by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Wednesday.
As a Sport4Land Champion for Resilience, Su will work with the UNCCD to engage young people and sports communities in land restoration, drought resilience and sustainable land management.
"Protecting the land is protecting the future of every turn we carve, every run we chase and every moment we find freedom on snow," Su said.
"Let's turn our love for the outdoors into action that heals the ground beneath us."According to Su's team, snowboarding depends on a healthy mountain environment, with stable snowfall, resilient landscapes an...