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環保基金生態保育 101：大嶼山生態學家育成計劃

ECF Ecology and Conservation 101: Grooming the Next Great Ecologist

香港擁有豐富及珍貴的生物多樣性。有賴各種天然
資源及生境地受到保護，這個城市為野生動物提供
理想的繁殖及棲息地。可惜，人類對土地的需求
不斷上升，威脅著本地野生生態和生物多樣性，
即使如大嶼山這個相對人煙稀少的離島仍面對被
發展的壓力。
有見及此，我們開展首個以大嶼山為研究基地的
「環保基金生態保育101：大嶼山生態學家育成計劃」，
是保育基金首個由環境及自然保育基金贊助的一次性
環保教育和社區參與項目，目標為引領學生認識和
欣賞生態及生物多樣性，其後與家人和朋友分享
新知識。我們期望計劃最終能促進社區全面地討論
有關大嶼山的未來發展計劃。
這個為期一年的項目為學生提供多方面的培訓，
包括生物多樣性和生態學講座、在海洋公園及大嶼山
的實地考察、實用的生態調查工作坊，以及其他
知識分享活動。來自十間獲選中學的學生化身成為
「未來生態學家」，通過共同設計和實踐小型項目， Hong Kong is blessed with an impressively rich and valuable
加强他們之間的合作、批判性思考和解難的能力。 biodiversity. With protected natural resources and large areas of
最後，學生更於「大嶼山生物多樣性展覽」中展示 habitats, the territory also provides ideal shelter and nursery areas
他們的研究結果及關鍵新知識。 to wildlife. However, the city’s ever-increasing demand for land has
threatened its ecology and biodiversity, including that on Lantau
保育基金感謝合作夥伴和生態專家的指導，令學生能 Island, a sparsely populated island.
體驗和熟習基礎的野外生態考察。不少參加者更表示 With this in mind, the ECF Ecology and Conservation 101: Grooming
有興趣將來選讀生態學、生物多樣性和保育的課程。 the Next Great Ecologist project, focusing on the study on Lantau
Island, was launched as OPCFHK's first one-off Environmental
Education and Community Action project funded by the Environment
and Conservation Fund (ECF). The project aimed to develop
students’ understanding and appreciation of ecology and biodiversity
for knowledge sharing with family and friends, which would ultimately
facilitate informed discussions in the community about future
development plans for Lantau.
The one-year project consisted of biodiversity and ecology lectures,
field trips to Ocean Park and Lantau, practical field technique
workshops and other knowledge sharing activities. Selected ‘future
ecologists’ from ten secondary schools enhanced their collaborative,
critical thinking and problem-solving skills by designing and
implementing mini-projects to investigate an array of biodiversity and
ecology topics. The findings and key learnings were showcased in a
closing exhibition for the project.
Thanks to guidance from OPCFHK’s partner ecologists, participants
familiarised themselves with basic field ecological research. Many of
them expressed interest in pursuing further studies in ecology and
biodiversity conservation.

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