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The Nature Conservancy

Staff and partners build an artificial oyster reef in Hong Kong

Places We Protect

Hong Kong Oyster Restoration

TNC restores oyster reefs in Hong Kong to improve water quality, increase local fish production, and educate the public about the importance of these marine habitats.

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Every oyster reef we restore, every community we support and every species brought back from the brink, begins with you.

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Restoring Hong Kong's Lost Oyster Reefs for Nature Oysters and other shellfish provide a boon of benefits, acting as natural filter feeders that improve local water quality and stabilize shorelines. The Nature Conservancy Hong Kong has deployed two pilot oyster reefs in Lau Fau Shan and Tolo Harbour using discarded shells.
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Every hectare we protect, every river kilometer restored, every species brought back from the brink, begins with you. Your support will help make a lasting difference for nature.

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Restoration Guidelines for Shellfish Reefs

Often overlooked as a crucial marine habitat, oysters are also ecosystem engineers that play a tremendous role in coastal protection and support marine ecosystems wherever they thrive.

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Long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) on dune bordering the Gobi Desert at sunset. Mongolia.

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Competing Against Time to Protect Mongolia

Mongolia is rapidly working to protect 30% of their land by 2030, both for the people and the great variety of species that calls the country home.

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for Sustainability was awarded to TNC. LUI Che Woo Prize General Manager Yvonne Lai (left) met with TNC CEO Sally Jewell (right) at our Worldwide Office in Arlington, Virginia

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LUI Che Woo Prize

TNC was named the 2019 Sustainability Prize recipient by LUI Che Woo Prize - Prize for World Civilisation.

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Our Priorities

A World Where People and Nature Thrive

We work to meet this ambitious goal by focusing on these key areas of conservation.

Our Priorities

A boat travels down a river through the forest in China

Conservation Update

Tackle Climate Change

Floating forest Tourists drift on a bamboo raft in jinhu county, huai 'an city, east China's jiangsu province, April 13, 2019. © He Jinghua/TNC Photo Contest 2019
of the area known as the "blue corner" and Rock Islands coral seascape at the Republic of Palau.

Project Overview

Protect Land and Water

Aerial view of the area known as the "blue corner" and Rock Islands coral seascape at the Republic of Palau. © Ian Shive
just off of Lembongan Island, Indonesia.

Initiative

Provide Food and Water Sustainably

Seaweed farms just off of Lembongan Island, Indonesia. © Kevin Arnold
on the Tencent Binhai towers in Shenzhen, China.

Conservation Update

Build Healthy Cities

A rooftop garden on the Tencent Binhai towers in Shenzhen, China. © Theodore Kaye
Yunnan Golden Monkeys

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Save Wildlife

Yunnan golden monkeys are considered one of the most endangered primates on Earth. © TNC/Long Yongcheng
A kingfisher bird looks to the right.
Kingfisher awaiting a catch in Hong Kong. © Francois Wolfaardt/TNC Photo Contest 2019
× and tree covered ridgelines of Laohegou Nature Reserve, Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, China.

Honor the Earth

Do your part for Earth Day and help tackle nature’s most urgent challenges.