A seminar titled "The Diversity and Dynamics of Forests: Recent Results from a Global Forest Observation System" was given by Dr. Stuart Davies, Director of the Center for Tropical Forest Science of Harvard University and Smithsonian Institution on 20th January 2014. A total of 44 participants, including researchers from the Kadoorie Institute, School of Biological Sciences, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, interns and volunteers of the project and staff from HSBC, attended the seminar to learn more about the latest development of GFO network and its findings.
CTFS Forest Dynamics Plot Training Workshop
By Dr. Stuart Davies
Director, Centre for Tropical Forest Science Harvard University and Smithsonian Institution
A training workshop has been conducted on 24 June 2011 at the Kadoorie Institute Shek Kong Centre. A total of 27 participants joined to learn the standard CTFS protocol for tree survey in FDPs. These participants were from various related organizations, including AFCD, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, WWF-Hong Kong, Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, the Kadoorie Institute and the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong.
The participants attending lecture on FDPs
Discussions during tea time
Briefing before field demonstration at the KISK forest
Dr. Stuart Davies demonstrates the tree surveying method
Participants practising tree survey at the KISK forest
Group photo with all participants of the training workshop
1-day Environmental Training Workshop for Journalists
As one of the activities celebrating the launching of the Project, a complimentary training workshop tailor-made for journalists has been organized on 18 June 2011 in the Kadoorie Institute Shek Kong Centre. The workshop has been organized with the view that contemporary environmental issues are getting more complicated and technical to be articulated to the public at large and we hope that the workshop can equip the journalists with the latest and important understandings on environmental conservation.