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USSP – 長冠八哥保育項目:在社區協助推廣保育 USSP – Bali Starling Project:
Spreading Conservation in the Local Community
長冠八哥(Leucopsar rothschildi)是印尼峇里獨有 物種，卻因長年受到非法捕獵和違法寵物貿易所威 脅，使其現存野生成鳥數量僅餘不足五十隻，在世 界自然保護聯盟瀕危物種紅色名錄中屬極度瀕危級 別。USSP 學生連續兩年獲得機會，與當地保育機構 一起親身體驗及參與守護印尼峇里這種珍貴雀鳥。
在二零一九至二零二零年度，USSP 學生跟隨 Begawan Foundation 的研究團隊，參與籌備不同 社區教育項目和活動，包括工作坊和課堂等，並支 援當地學習中心的日常運作。此外，USSP 學生還拍 攝了保育活動的舉行情況，最後再以「教育活動所 帶來的影響」為題製作影片，分享提高公眾保育意 識的重要性。
在考察期間，USSP 學生發現旅遊活動和污染問題嚴 重損害當地生態，因此必須推動遊客和社區教育，宣 揚減廢和「走塑」，呼籲大家減少使用即棄塑膠產 品，以逆轉當地生態受到的影響。
周芷筠女士(嶺南大學)及王佳穎女士(香港教育大學) 二零一九至二零二零年度USSP 參加者
Ms. Chow Tsz-kwan (Lingnan University) and
Ms. Wang Jia-ying (The Education University of Hong Kong) 2019/20 USSP Alumni
With a population of less than 50 mature individuals, the Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) is identified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Its survival is in peril due to poaching and illegal pet trading. For two consecutive years, USSP students were offered the opportunity to experience and support research for this precious bird endemic to Bali, Indonesia.
USSP joined the researching team of the Begawan Foundation in 2019/20 and supported their environmental education programmes by holding activities for the local community. USSP students assisted in the daily operation of the community learning centre and helped organise workshops and lessons. A key part of their work also included documenting different conservation activities and producing a video themed “Impacts of Education Programme” to share the importance of raising public awareness.
Throughout this trip, the students learnt how tourism and pollution are serious threats to the local ecosystem. With this in mind, they recognised that educating tourists and the local community on reducing waste and minimising the use of disposable plastics are crucial to preserving the environment.
教育和監察對於環境保護至關重要。通過教育，公眾可以更了解不同的環境問題。政府也應該 密切監察情況，確保公眾了解最新的保育政策。
Education and observation are of the utmost importance. Through education, the public gains a better understanding of environmental issues. Close observation by the government also ensures the people are updated on current conservation efforts.
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