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Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB; Chinese: 環境及生態局) is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong.The agency was established on 1 July 2022. The current (since 1 July 2022) Secretary for Environment and Ecology is Tse Chin-wan.
In December 2003, the Hong Kong Government mapped out a strategy on waste management emphasized waste reduction and recovery. Hong Kong currently recycles 48% of its municipal solid waste (MSW), but over 99% of recovered recyclable materials are exported to Mainland China for further re-processing while less than 1% are treated locally and re-manufactured into useful products.
Esther An is an expert in corporate sustainability in Singapore.In 2018, An became the first person from Singapore to be recognized as a UN SDG Pioneer. [1] [2] An is the Chief Sustainability Officer of City Development Limited (CDL), a Singaporean multinational real estate operating organization, and serves as a board member, chair, or founder of many corporate sustainability-focused groups.
Friends of the Earth (FoE) [10] in Hong Kong had done a series of things to help promoting waste reduction and monitoring the government in different filed of Hong Kong. FoE had organized a field trip to Taiwan where a place had done good jobs in the MSW programme; as Taiwan has implemented an advanced version (compared to Hong Kong) of the MSW ...
In the city visitors can interact and participate in activities at the sustainability hub at 1, Tramway Path [citation needed] At Mai Po nature reserve visitors can meet the WWF Hong Kong research team under Dr Carmen Or who is carrying out citizen science activities and biodiversity research across Hong Kong, such as the Camera trap mammal and ...
In 2016, the theme of the conference was 'Redefining Hong Kong for a Socially Sustainable Future'. In 2017, the theme will be 'Hong Kong Post-2016: Challenging the Present'. The conference brings together over 80 select students who partake in workshops run by the likes of Dr. Lianne Lam (CEO, HK Sustainable Society).
Green jobs (green-collar jobs, sustainability jobs, eco jobs or environmental jobs [1]) are, according to the United Nations Environment Program, "work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development (R&D), administrative, and service activities that contribute(s) substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality.
Hong Kong has an area of 1,106 square kilometres and a population of about 7,413,070 {2021 Hong Kong Census}. [1] Despite its small size, Hong Kong is currently ranked the 15th largest exporting country in the world as of 2008. [2] The total value of visible trade amounted to $3,548.2 billion in 2003, and exports totalled $362.1Bn in 2008.