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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.
Staff will also be deployed to monitor the sea off Sharp Island. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong to block off parts of Sharp Island shore to protect corals over break

Authorities expect 1,000 visitors in the area each day during the coming Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday.

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US-China relations

In lead-up to Trump’s Beijing visit, China announces 2 pandas are set for US zoo

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Germany

‘Free Timmy!’: beached whale grips and divides Germany

Vietnam

Pangolin win: Vietnam sends scale smugglers to prison for 8 years

The Asian pangolin has been hunted for its meat and scales to the point of extinction, causing poachers to turn to its African cousins.

A rescued pangolin bought off a wildlife seller rests at the Green Finger Garden in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

Give officials more power to probe suspected animal cruelty cases: watchdog

Office of the Ombudsman says existing ‘investigative approach is ineffective against offenders intending to conceal evidence’.

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.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

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

Enforcement action at country parks and campsites signals a turning point from the previous approach.

A campsite at Ham Tin Wan in Sai Kung is seen during the Easter holiday. Photo: Facebook/AFCD
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

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

Wild boar numbers have dropped by half in recent years, prompting calls from experts for an end to aggressive control measures such as culling.

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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.

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.

Pangolin scales are examined following their seizure in Singapore on December 29, 2025. Photo: AFP/Singapore’s National Parks Board and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
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.

A group of monkeys rest on branches at Kam Shan Country Park. WWF-Hong Kong’s “State of Biodiversity report” warns that over 25 per cent of assessed species are at risk of local extinction. Photo: Elson Li
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.

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.

Greenpeace has called for long-term measures to tackle overtourism in Sai Kung after the number of tents at a campsite reached more than nine times its capacity on the second day of Chinese New Year. Photo: Greenpeace
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.

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.

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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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A worker stands amid rubbish at the site of a collapse at the Bantargebang landfill during a rescue operation in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
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.

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.

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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The Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling. Photo: Elson Li
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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A waste picker drinks water while working at a rubbish dump on the outskirts of Jammu, India, during a heatwave in 2024. Photo: AP
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.

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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A tiger chained to be photographed by tourists is seen at a tiger park in Pattaya, Thailand. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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