Speaking to 70 students and faculty members from the College of Forestry, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Dr. Smits presented first-hand information on how the emerging economy of China also linked to the devastation of Indonesia’s natural beauty and the livelihood of the Dayak, aborigines from the country. China’s developing economy and need for lots of resources from abroad have great …
Our Hong Kong Forests: Healthy?
A Saturday morning in August: hot, humid and rainy and there are some 20 HSBC staff heading to a forest in Shek Kong. They are there for a full day’s volunteer work in surveying the trees in Hong Kong. How? They walk into a dense forest, work as a team to identify the species present (including Long-leaved Litsea (豺皮樟), Common Aporusa …