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Articles and features on conservation, including environment, habitat loss, farming, pollution, green living, sustainability and how to follow an eco-friendly lifestyle.
Nissa Kauppila at her home studio in Mui Wo on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. The Vermont native, who recently became the first non-ethnic-Chinese practitioner accepted into the Hong Kong Artists Association, specialises in painting natural motifs on discarded materials. Photo: Nissa Kauppila
Art

US painter becomes Hong Kong Artists Association’s first non-Chinese member

Vermont native Nissa Kauppila talks about fusing Eastern and Western painting styles on discarded materials following her recent induction.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Site patrols a good start for better protection of Hong Kong’s countryside

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Is it time to call an end to Hong Kong’s boar war?

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Germany

Wolf bites woman on the face at German shopping centre in rare attack

The animal, which had previously avoided humans, was captured and taken to a wildlife park.

A wolf is seen in an enclosure in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Wolves were effectively wiped out in Germany but started returning about 30 years ago. Photo: dpa
Singapore

Singapore seizes record Asian pangolin scales disguised as ‘dried fish skin’

The scales – estimated to be from more than 2,200 pangolins – were found after officials intercepted an inbound truck carrying sea cargo.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | This Earth Hour, Hong Kong should resolve to switch to lasting change

Readers discuss the decisive collective effort needed to protect the environment, the culling of wild boars, and littering in country parks.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Hong Kong’s border tourism push must not put Mai Po at risk

Any plan to open up the Frontier Closed Area requires a science-based approach and rigorous assessment of the impact on the nature reserve.

A map of the Frontier Closed Area at Lo Wu train station, seen on June 10, 2013. There has been talk of relaxing restrictions on the area, which borders the Mai Po Nature Reserve. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Veteran activist warns of ‘shrinking space’ for green advocacy in Hong Kong

Edwin Lau, The Green Earth founder, looks back at triumphs and setbacks of his 36-year career after resigning from director role last August.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong to test new campsite booking system amid overcrowding, litter concerns

Authorities also reveal 32 people had been prosecuted for offences in Sai Kung’s country parks over Chinese New Year holiday.

Doing Good

Hong Kong has more coral reef species than the Caribbean – and they’re worth saving

Decades after pollution devastated Tolo Harbour’s reefs, Chinese University’s Coral Academy is reviving their ecosystems.

Apple Chui, assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences at Chinese University. Photo: courtesy of Coral Academy
Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | To stay competitive, Hong Kong must embrace nature-based solutions

The government’s push for improved urban design is strategic and timely. Now it must turn ideas into action.

People admire blossoming lotus flowers at Long Valley Nature Park in Sheung Shui with the skyline of Shenzhen in the distance, on May 19, 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong wetland records 40 times more petroleum after oil spill: Greenpeace

Environmental group says high concentration may cause long-term damage to local ecology of South Lantau’s Pui O.

Indonesia

5 die in Indonesia as rubbish mound collapses at nation’s largest landfill

Heavy rain triggered a huge avalanche of waste at the critical but overwhelmed site, with hundreds involved in a search and rescue operation.

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Accidents and personal safety

Wild boar bites hiker, tumbles to its death down flight of stairs in village

Animal chased the woman, 57, at a public toilet in Tseung Kwan O and bit her leg.

The boar was already dead when police arrived at the village. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park to open new conservation centre featuring whale skeleton

New centre to be launched in early 2027 will offer interactive exhibits on marine life and the impacts of climate change and pollution.

Ocean Park will transform its North Pole Encounter zone into a new marine mammal conservation centre. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong government: golf course flats study has ‘no legal effect’ in appeal

Rule changes render environmental study moot, lawyer says as authorities appeal court ruling rejecting report’s approval.

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Extreme weather

Record-breaking? El Nino may return in 2026, making planet even hotter

However, scientists say there’s a risk of 2026 being ‘the warmest year on record even without El Nino, due to the global warming trend’.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Hong Kong wants ecotourism, not overtourism

After incidents of overcrowding at beach campsites during recent holidays, it is encouraging that the authorities are considering a booking system and fees.

Overflowing bins and litter on the beach in the scenic district of Sai Kung after the number of camping tents exceeded the designed capacity by over 10 times on the second day of the Chinese New Year. Photo:Greenpeace
Taiwan

Video | Mass beach stranding of pygmy killer whales off Taiwan coast

Taiwan’s coastguard rescues 7, but 4 others in the group have died.

Thailand

Thailand’s captive tiger industry faces backlash after 72 big cats die

‘By the time we realised they were sick, it was too late,’ said an official, as welfare groups decry a life of misery and confinement.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Green group calls for action after Hong Kong campsites packed

More tents at Ham Tin Wan and Sai Wan campsites in Sai Kung but situation ‘under control’, authorities say.

Greenpeace says it counted 585 tents at the Ham Tin Wan and Sai Wan campsites. Photo: Greenpeace
Hong Kong tourism

Few signs of littering as Hong Kong campsites fill up for Lunar New Year break

Following previous complaints, government has vowed to take a more proactive approach to tackle littering at sites this year.

Wu Handeng (left) and Jiang Li are camping on the beach. Photo: Edmond So
Thailand

Thailand tackles mammoth human-animal problem with elephant birth control

The vaccination drive has drawn criticism that it might undermine conservation efforts of an animal seen as a symbol of the nation.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Hong Kong should see animal protection as a shared civic duty

A pond-cleaning operation that resulted in the death of over a hundred fish highlights gaps in public awareness of and education on animal welfare.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Time to update Hong Kong’s wildlife protection law

Readers discuss stronger legal teeth for wildlife protection, ear acupuncture, and ethical evolution.

A big-headed turtle is displayed during a press briefing on illegal possession of endangered species at the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department office in Cheung Sha Wan in 2023. Photo: May Tse
Indonesia

‘Cruellest’ practice: Elephant rides banned in Bali parks over welfare concerns

Asian countries, such as Cambodia and India, have ended commercial elephant rides due to the same concerns.

Tourists ride on elephants at Mason’s Elephant Park and Lodge, Bali, Indonesia. Photo: Dave Smith
Thailand

Endangered leopard sharks return to Thai waters in landmark rewilding push

The spotted sharks have sharply declined in the wild over the past decade due to overfishing and habitat loss.

Science

Scientists plan deep-sea expedition to probe ‘dark oxygen’

The existence of a previously unknown source of oxygen would call into question long-held assumptions about the origins of life on Earth.

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