https://www.scmp.com/rss/525661/feed Wanxin Li is an associate professor in the School of Energy and Environment and Department of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong, a visiting professor at the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, and an adjunct professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Wanxin Li,Lam Chiu Ying Wanxin Li,Lam Chiu Ying In February, a landmark study in the journal Science delivered rare good news for conservation: a five-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River had halted seven decades of biodiversity near-collapse. Fish biomass has surged, and the critically endangered finless porpoise has begun to rebound. Researchers showed that sustained, collective action can revive an ecosystem. The lesson for Hong Kong is both inspiring and urgent. Hong Kong is at a critical juncture in its environmental history. Last... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3353307/what-hong-kong-can-learn-yangtzes-conservation-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3353307/what-hong-kong-can-learn-yangtzes-conservation-success?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 01:30:04 +0000