Press Releases

2008

22 Sep 2008 National Climate Expert addresses Climate Change challenges in China at WWF’s Corporate Membership Programme Award Presentation Ceremony 12 Sep 2008 WWF hails CLP's decision abandoning LNG Terminal project at the Sokos Government should now designate Soko Islands Marine Parks 29 Aug 2008 WWF: Hong Kong should now designate Soko Islands as a Marine Park as the need to build a LNG Terminal evaporates 17 Aug 2008 WWF Climateers Launch "$3600 Low Carbon Challenge" 21 Jul 2008 Carbon market growth supporting sustainable energy in China but additionality concerns persist 2 Jul 2008 China earthquake crisis - pandas at risk WWF appeals for emergency relief for panda victims 10 Jun 2008 The Hong Kong public is tired of government inaction and rhetoric on marine conservation and sustainable fisheries 7 Jun 2008 WWF and almost 60,000 People demand immediate actions to bring life back to Hong Kong seas 5 May 2008 Sign WWF's Online Petition to Save Our Seas 3 May 2008 Underwater Robot Challenge 2008 School Winners tested their underwater robots in Hoi Ha Wan 17 Apr 2008 The 25th WWF Big Bird Race Results The Professionals Team won the race with 154 bird species recorded 10 Apr 2008 25th WWF Big Bird Race shows continued efforts on Mai Po wetland conservation 27 Mar 2008 WWF Survey: Hong Kong Majority (over 80%) support no-fishing in marine parks 15 Mar 2008 Sustainable Seafood Takes Off in Hong Kong –Dot Cod, Ocean Park and WWF Bring to the New Generation a "Green" Taste of the Ocean 13 Mar 2008 WWF and the Climate Change Business Forum (CCBF) welcome Hong Kong's first move to set mandatory energy efficiency standards for buildings 8 Mar 2008 Hong Kong's First "Ocean Summit" to Find Solutions for a Healthy Sea 28 Feb 2008 WWF and KFBG Release a Recovered Black-faced Spoonbill back to Nature 27 Feb 2008 Destruction of Sumatra forests driving global climate change and species extinction: WWF 26 Feb 2008 WWF expresses concerns over Government's inconsistent policy towards avian influenza and wild birds 23 Feb 2008 The Guangdong Experience in Wetland Conservation – A seminar jointly organised by the Rotary Centennial Institute for Wetland Conservation, the City University of Hong Kong and the Guangdong Provincial Forestry Department 20 Feb 2008 New green laws and a vigilant public will force more responsible investment in China 19 Jan 2008 WWF officially opened the Jockey Club HSBC WWF Hong Kong Hoi Ha Marine Life Centre 14 Jan 2008 WWF opens a new boardwalk and floating bird-watching hide at the Mai Po Nature Reserve 4 Jan 2008 WWF Reopens Mai Po Nature Reserve After Temporary Closure