Hong Kong Program
Hong Kong may be small, at just 1,108 square kilometers, and densely populated, with 7.3 million people and growing, but only 25 percent of the region’s land area has been developed. With the remaining 75 percent preserved as country parks or protected areas, we must ensure that providing for people does not come at the expense of these lands.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Hong Kong focuses on nature and its impact on quality of life for the territory’s primarily urban population–developing and growing support for the environment through our education program, and developing key estuary habitat restoration strategies to improve coastal resilience.
Program Overview
Education Program
Empowering the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders in Hong Kong
Places We Protect
Oyster Restoration
You might recognize the famous golden oysters and oyster sauce produced out of Lau Fau Shan. TNC is using these oyster for estuary protection and restoration.
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A Tiny Crab in Hong Kong is Showing Big Promise for Oyster Reefs
A small crab was discovered for the first time in Hong Kong on TNC's project reef.
Yunnan Golden Monkeys
TNC has a multi-angle approach to reestablish the endangered Yunnan Golden Monkey population: conserve forests, track monkeys, educate communities and develop alternative livelihoods.
Finding Solutions in Nature
New research by TNC and 15 other institutions demonstrates that Natural Climate Solutions can provide up to 37 percent of the emissions reductions needed by 2030 to keep global temperature rise under 2 degrees Celsius.