{"id":2,"date":"2018-06-27T13:50:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T13:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-16T17:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T22:14:49","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><section class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_section_parallax et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-wrapper\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-background et-pb-parallax-background-module--divi-fullwidth-header-0\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1226\/2018\/07\/IMG_E41641.jpg)\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container center\"><div class=\"header-content-container center\"><div class=\"header-content et_flex_module\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Beyond the Concrete Jungle<\/h1><span class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_subhead\">City, Nature, and Environmentalism in Hong Kong<\/span><div class=\"et_pb_header_button_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_justified\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-395 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1226\/2018\/07\/Logo-Grey-window-gradient-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1226\/2018\/07\/Logo-Grey-window-gradient-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1226\/2018\/07\/Logo-Grey-window-gradient-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1226\/2018\/07\/Logo-Grey-window-gradient-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1226\/2018\/07\/Logo-Grey-window-gradient-1080x1440.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>Environmental protection and education<\/strong> is one of the most pressing, prevailing, and problematic challenges of the 21st century, especially for urban areas. This project explores the intersectionality, interaction, and initiatives among organizational, economic, and cultural interests in combating environmental issues through an in-depth study of World Wide Fund for Nature-Hong Kong (WWF-HK). The sustainability of major cities like Hong Kong is inextricably bound to the conservation of the nature and resources as well as promotion of environmental awareness among their citizens. Established in 1981, WWF-HK has been an integral part of this effort, not only as an independent branch of a global NGO network but also a partner with the local Hong Kong government in managing nature reserves, conserving biodiversity, and advocating for environmental education. Following an ethnographic and cultural studies approach, this project examines the works of WWF-HK and identifies several key areas in which specific interests come into contact and conflict with one another. Interviews and participant observations explore the ways in which a leading local actant grapples with the complexities of a global city. Through literature review, interdisciplinary research, and digital documentation of both the natural and urban experiences of this metropolis in Southern China, the research team investigates the role of human behavior, the interplay between development and urban sustainability, along with the future of environmental protection and education in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beyond the Concrete Jungle\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DeFzoGfMMYE?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":525,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa8JuN-2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/525"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1272,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/1272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}