Commenorating the 2011 “International Day for Biological Diversity”, 27 environmental NGOs and Civic Exchange released a Joint Statement in support of the Government’s decision to extend the Convention on Biological Diversity to Hong Kong.
Press conference photos:
Press briefing materials download:
- Bilingual press release
- Nature Conservation Framework English version | Chinese version
- Bilingual Joint Statement Version 1 with footnotes | Version 2 with NGO logos
Other videos:
- Commentary by Mr Stanley Shea, Project Coordinator of BLOOM Association
- Commentary by Mr Ken So, Chief Executive of Conservancy Association
Media coverage:
02 Jun 2011－－CleanBiz Asia－NGOs unite to support HK Government conservation action
27 May 2011－－SCMP－Groups urge quick adoption of green treaty
27 May 2011－－The Standard－Pact entry urged over green sites
Previous news:
30 Mar 2011－－Economic Times－履行《生物多樣性公約》 保生態 (Chinese only)
22 Jan 2011－－Ming Pao Daily News－3 月首辦保育高峰會 (Chinese only)
22 Jan 2011－－Yahoo(HK)－3 月首辦保育高峰會 (Chinese only)
22 Jan 2011－－Oriental Daily News－倡民間推動訂保育政策 (Chinese only)
22 Jan 2011－－Apple Daily－明日發起南生圍起義 (Chinese only)
22 Jan 2011－－SCMP－Green groups hope for new policy on nature
21 Jan 2011－－RTHK News －Action to protect HK’s biodiversity (18:56)
Related activities:
New publication – Nature Conservation: a new policy framework for Hong Kong
21 June 2-11 – Technical Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity