Walk for Nature 2011

Walk for Nature? What is that?

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Walk for Nature 2010
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WWF's largest annual charity fund raising event, that is what it is!

Walk for Nature is a wonderful opportunity for you to connect with nature and appreciate the values of conservation. Mai Po Nature Reserve (Hong Kong's renowned Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention) is the exciting venue. The Reserve, managed by WWF-Hong Kong, supports vast numbers of migratory water birds and is home to a staggering diversity of wildlife.

This year marks WWF-Hong Kong's 30th Anniversary in protecting Hong Kong's environment, and looking for solutions so humans can live in harmony with nature. The funds raised contribute to WWF's vital conservation and education programmes in Hong Kong and Southern China.

Contact us

Tel: 2526 1011
(Select language then press 4, 3, 0)
Fax: 2526 2667
2845 2734
Email: walk@wwf.org.hk
Address: Suite 1002, Asian House,
1 Hennessy Road,
Wanchai, Hong Kong

Why should you Walk for Nature?

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Cormorants
© Samuel Chan / WWF-Hong Kong
Because you can:
  • experience world class bird watching;
  • learn about the varied habitats;
  • understand the management effort needed to develop Mai Po's vast potential;
  • snap great pictures, from scenery to flocks of birds;
  • enjoy family fun at hands-on, interesting checkpoints;
  • discover more about nature through our lively interpretation;
  • understand our commitment to conservation work over the past 30 years.

Highlights from past events

Theme of Walk for Nature @ Mai Po 2011: Experiencing Wetlands

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Walk for Nature - fresh water pond
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Wetlands are unique areas where water meets land. They can protect us by preventing floods. Most importantly, wetlands have fed us by providing the basis for agriculture.
/ ©: Bonnie Chan / WWF-Hong Kong
Mai Po
© Bonnie Chan / WWF-Hong Kong
Mai Po is an extraordinary example of wetland. Once a stretch of natural swamps, which later became highly productive agricultural land composed of gei wai and fishponds. Under threat of urban development, Mai Po was already drastically reduced in size when WWF established it as our first conservation project. After 30 years of committed effort, Mai Po remains the largest wetland in Hong Kong. It is an essential link in the Australasia flyway for migratory birds.

We invite you to understand how Mai Po has provided us with beautiful habitats during the changes it has experienced throughout the decades.

Building a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

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