https://www.scmp.com/rss/321536/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong’s subtropical climate and unique position at the mouth of the Pearl River mean the city is blessed with an amazing diversity of plant and animal life. The need to protect the diversity of life on earth is enshrined in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which also extends to Hong Kong. In his 2013 policy address, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying committed to develop a biodiversity strategy and action plan to help implement the convention locally. Unusually for Hong Kong, a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1916193/hong-kong-needs-bolder-action-plan-protect-its-environmental?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1916193/hong-kong-needs-bolder-action-plan-protect-its-environmental?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Feb 2016 02:53:26 +0000 Elephants are struggling to survive in an uphill war against poaching. The largest animal on land is disappearing at an alarming rate. But 2016 started off with a glimmer of hope, as Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying promised during his policy address to “actively explore other appropriate measures, such as…phase out the local ivory trade”. READ MORE: The illegal ivory trade: Hong Kong moves centre stage in seeking to beat the business Over the past year, the Hong Kong government has... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1911936/hong-kongs-help-end-ivory-trade-sight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1911936/hong-kongs-help-end-ivory-trade-sight?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:19:52 +0000 Hong Kong’s Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing will travel to Paris at the end of this month for the UN climate negotiations, where world governments will come together to agree a bold new set of targets and actions on climate change. The key outcome will hopefully be a new international agreement on the climate, applicable to all countries, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius. In preparation for the meeting, more than 150 countries have already indicated a number of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1880805/hong-kong-will-arrive-paris-climate-talks-empty-handed-lets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1880805/hong-kong-will-arrive-paris-climate-talks-empty-handed-lets?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:13:15 +0000 Last month, at the Congo’s Garamba National Park, a group of 10 rangers were tracking the signal from an elephant’s collar when it led them to a poachers’ camp. They found themselves outnumbered by the poachers who, having already slaughtered the elephant, opened fire on the rangers. Four men gave their lives in an effort to stop more elephants dying, leaving behind their wives and a total of 14 children. This is not a one-off incident. Over the past 10 years, 1,000 rangers have been killed in... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1878441/outright-ban-ivory-trade-hong-kong-will-deny-smugglers-haven?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1878441/outright-ban-ivory-trade-hong-kong-will-deny-smugglers-haven?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:41:16 +0000