How to save a Rainforest (by changing chocolate)

With a growing awareness of the impact of our food system on the planet, we’ve increasingly seen more awareness of how it is destroying our greatest natural carbon absorbers: the rainforests. Conversations about the clearing of Southeast Asian forests for palm oil have existed for years, and more recently with

5 Best Urban Parks for Nature in Hong Kong

It’s a frequently overlooked fact about Hong Kong that it is actually much greener than many give it credit for. Behind the postcard image of towering steel skyscrapers, about 40% of its land area is protected country park. Within easy travelling distance of the urban centres of Tai Po, Yuen

Harnessing the feminine to create more inclusive, productive workplaces

Whether we realize it or not, each of us has both feminine and masculine qualities. Examples of masculine qualities include independence, aggression, ambition, will, strength, courage, competitiveness, and leadership, while examples of feminine qualities include inclusiveness, reflection, cooperation, supportiveness, understanding, environmental awareness and empathy. In other words, masculine can be

The Hong Kong Wetland Park: A Nature Experience for Everyone

Birdwatching season is in full swing in Hong Kong. By now, the annual winter migration is at its peak and the wetland areas especially are thronging with birds. As often as they can afford to, birdwatchers will be flocking (pun intended) to Hong Kong’s birding hotspots, especially Mai Po Nature

A Merry, Meatless Christmas: 5 Vegan Foods for the Festive Season

Christmas is a season of inclusivity and eating. But for many vegans and vegetarians, it probably doesn’t feel like that at the typical holiday spread. As well as being the merriest season, Christmas is arguably also the meatiest too. The USA alone consumes an estimated 22 million turkeys each year

Litter-Free Christmas: 5 ways to turn Household Trash into Holiday Decorations

It’s Christmas. Once again, it’s that time of year when those special boxes come out of storage and out come the decorations for your home. Whether they be coloured baubles for the tree, tinsel chains to wrap around the bannisters or a wreath for the front door, these decorations are

The Lake District: 5 Things to do in England’s Getaway Country

International travellers to Britain tend to hone in on London, sampling the iconic sights of the capital city. If they have time, they may also pay a visit to some of the country’s other large cities like Manchester or Edinburgh. But the charm of the urban sprawl can wear thin

Doctor Dog: The Healing Power of Animal Therapy

In a hospital ward in Hong Kong, an elderly patient is nearing the end. Suffering from a terminal illness, they can do little more than lie immobile on their bed, kept alive only by a constant supply of medications. For both the patient and their loved ones, the certainty of

The Knepp Estate: A Corner of Wild Britain

The sentimental description of England as ‘a green and pleasant land’ is somewhat subjective. Yes, compared to the high rises of Hong Kong, the typical landscape of the British countryside –a patchwork of farmers’ fields fringed with narrow strips of hedgerow– does have a certain rustic beauty to it. But

Tina Barrat: Vegan Cuisine Visionary

It’s lunchtime in a gourmet restaurant just off Graham Street in Central. You’re sitting at a varnished wood table with gilded cutlery when your first course arrives: a tin of ‘caviar’ flecked with gold leaf, served with blinis and sour cream on the side. The salty richness of the dish’s

4 Sustainable Fashion Businesses in Hong Kong

As discussed in previous articles, the global fashion industry is one of the most polluting in the world. Recently, at a panel on circular fashion at ReThink 2022, I was reminded not only of this fact, but of Hong Kong’s massive contribution to fashion pollution, which includes 392 tonnes of

5 Indian Restaurants for Vegans in Hong Kong

It is said by some that India is the world’s easiest country to be a vegan or vegetarian in. And if you’ve ever flipped through an Indian cookbook, sampled the plant-based dishes in an Indian restaurant or know anything about the cultural influences on Indian cuisine, it’s easy to see

4 Important Reasons Why we need Wetlands

If you follow environmental media stories, you may have heard the recent devastating news that the wetlands of Doñana National Park –one of Spain’s most unique and important ecosystems– are now completely dry. While the record-breaking drought and heatwaves in Europe have certainly played their part, the main cause of

Jill Robinson: Championing Animal Rights in Asia

Traditional medicine (TM) in Asia is infamous for using animal parts as supposed cures for ailments: pangolin scales, rhino horns, tiger bones, the list goes on and on. The demand for these often questionable medicines has been devastating to wildlife populations, contributing to declines of 90% or more. Worse still,

Get Out and Birdwatch: A Month-by-Month Guide to Birding in Hong Kong

It’s Autumn. At last, the wait is almost over for Hong Kong’s birdwatchers. Soon, the much-missed migratory birds will return here en-masse to grace the wetlands and forests once more. As the countdown to their arrival draws to a close, there is an aura of excitement amongst the birdwatching community

Mindfulness in the workplace. What you need to know to become more productive, happier, and focused at work

I’ve been there, many times. For years I thought it was ‘normal’. The constant frantic calls from clients making (mostly) ludicrous demands, my boss constantly reminding me of my monthly targets, and my colleagues’ seemingly enhanced hour-by-hour attempts to sabotage my work! I thought this was how it was ‘supposed

archiREEF: The Business Building Coral Reefs

It is no secret that the world’s coral reefs are in big trouble. As well as the mass bleaching events that have become almost routine in an ever-warming sea, they are also being battered by pollution, overfishing and ocean acidification. Given that they support around 30% of all marine species

Life Saving Training: How Sai Kung First Aid can prepare you for the next emergency

Accidents can happen anywhere, to anyone, at any time. They also come in many forms, whether its spilling scalding hot coffee on yourself, or having some poorly stacked boxes fall on you, or even a child bumping their head after falling off a scooter. In such scenarios, it pays to

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