1. Nature Conservation is the protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural environments and the ecological communities that inhabit them
  2. Examples of Nature Conservation: Planting trees, establishing protected areas, maintaining ecosystems…
  3. Maipo is home to many birds and they take shelter in there. Without it, they might not find a suitable place to live and lose their lives in the wild
  4. Protected areas like Maipo prevents extinction from happening, so that the future generation can witness these majestic creatures
  5. The climate change will damage the wetlands, and the wetlands will not be able to reduce and absorb the carbon dioxide to make the environment better, so we should protect the wetlands and it can absorb the carbon dioxide to make the environment a better place

Questions And Answers

  1. How does local fishery work in Hong Kong: The industry consists of some 5090 fishing vessels and about 10 240 local fishermen. The majority of the local fishing vessels are operated by family members with the assistance of hired Mainland deckhands
  2. What species do we have in Hong Kong: Black-faced spoonbill, Little egret, Asian common toad…
  3. What are the main types of pollution in Hong Kong: Outdoor Air Pollution, Landfill Waste, Plastic Pollution…
  4. What is Eco-tourism: Ecotourism is now defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education”. Education is meant to be inclusive of both staff and guests.
  5. Why is it important: Because we need to save resource and protect the nature for the next generation
  6. Why do the people work so hard to protect this area: Because so that the birds can have a place to stay during the migration, and the next generation can see the birds that are endangered today if they are protected and they are not extinct
  7. Why is Maipo so important to Hong Kong: Because it is a halfway for the birds to live or stay during their migration, and many different kinds of birds including endangered birds will stay here. Without it, the birds might not find a place to stay for the migration or take shelter in the wild and lose their lives, the endangered birds might be extinct if this protected area did not exist

Ideas

  1. We could try to make a model of the Maipo protected area to show it in front of our guests, so that they can further understand the structure and use of these protected areas and why are they so important in Hong Kong