The eco-warriors waging war on plastic, helping save Chinese dolphins and sticking their neck out for giraffes

From actress Sharon Kwok to zero-waste Instagram influencer and a Hong Kong schoolgirl fund-raiser, the big environmental stories of the past 12 months

Turtles, dogs, dolphins and giraffes, the activists doing their bit for wildlife and animal welfare

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Philanthropist and businesswoman Keilem Ng is helping poor Nepalese girls become athletes, and tackling tough environmental issues. Photo: Nora Tam

Published: 8:03pm, 2 Jan 2019Updated: 8:02pm, 2 Jan 2019

From activists fighting to save rare green sea turtles to female eco-warriors helping to reduce waste, we look back at 10 stories from the past 12 months about the environment and people helping to spread the green message.

In early 2018 we featured six Hong Kong-based women campaigning to make the city greener by reducing individual waste and sending less to landfills.

Zero-waste Instagram influencer Hannah Chung. Photo: James Wendlinger

Art for earth’s sake

Eco-artists in Hong Kong wage war on plastic through works that raise awareness of issues both local and global. From Hong Kong’s ArtVplastic project to Disney characters in distress, we run our eye over the latest in eco-art.

From left: artist Martin Lever, Dana Winograd from the charity Plastic Free Seas and photographer William Furniss. Photo: Jonathan Wong

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