Lao Zhang is a farmer and environmental activist from northwestern Yunnan. He received international awards for his successful lawsuit against a company for smuggling, and illegally purchasing and processing endangered wild plants. Upon graduation from the Mekong School, he started up the first grassroots Chinese NGO focusing on the impacts of dams along the Jing Sha, Nu Jiang (Salween) and Lan Cang (Mekong) Rivers.
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