Nicole Wong and Dan Bradshaw of WWF-Hong Kong look out over Deep Bay from a birdwatching hide at the  Mai Po nature reserve in the city’s New Territories. WWF-Hong Kong is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Photo: SCMP/Xiaomei Chen
Nicole Wong and Dan Bradshaw of WWF-Hong Kong look out over Deep Bay from a birdwatching hide at the Mai Po nature reserve in the city’s New Territories. WWF-Hong Kong is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Photo: SCMP/Xiaomei Chen

From fishing and ivory bans to wetlands conservation, WWF-Hong Kong marks 40 years of progress as it faces a new threat – climate change

  • As WWF-Hong Kong marks its 40th anniversary, its accomplishments include the establishment of the Mai Po nature reserve and bans on trawling and trade in ivory
  • But challenges such as climate change, which will see sea levels rise and coastal areas flooded, mean there’s no time to rest, its chairman Dan Bradshaw says