{"id":58,"date":"2018-07-31T12:53:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T17:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2018-08-21T11:38:37","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T16:38:37","slug":"carmen-or","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/carmen-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmen Or"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 et_pb_section_parallax  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_parallax_bg_wrap et-pb-parallax-wrapper\"><span\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"et_parallax_bg et_parallax_bg--et_pb_fullwidth_header_0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/hkg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1226\/2018\/07\/IMG_3331.jpg);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Carmen Or<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><b>Carmen Or<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wetlands Officer, WWF-HK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><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=\"75\" height=\"100\" 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: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/>Carmen Or is a Wetlands Officer with the Conservation Team at the Mai Po Nature Reserve. As a new member of the Mai Po Conservation team, she is deeply dedicated to researching and understanding the ecology of Mai Po. Carmen is no stranger to the unique wildlife of Hong Kong; her doctoral studies centered upon the social behavior and habitat of Chinese white dolphins of Eastern Hong Kong, a species championed by WWF-HK. Currently, Carmen is applying her knowledge and skills to the observation of nesting patterns of Mai Po's black-winged stilt population.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_video et_pb_video_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carmen - Goal of Environmental Protection\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pR3WyGz3pJM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn Hong Kong, because the population is growing, and so in the future the urbanizing will get more and more serious and so some of the nature will, will need to be developed. And so more debate on the land-use will come in the future. I think the main goal of setting up a protected area or reserve is to protect the core area for wildlife and also for the environment...\"<\/span> <div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>Carmen Or Transcription<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which would be crucial for the biodiversity in the area.\u00a0At this time, a very small percentage of the sea around Hong Kong is actually protected, so we need to expand this percentage to a target of 10 percent of the sea around Hong Kong to be protected. And I think there is a way of not just securing the ecologically important area but also this could let us have a better planning for urbanization because the core area is protected, so when we do we do the urban planning at least the core are, will not be developed.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBecause in Hong Kong it is so urbanized and you can easily get disassociated with nature because it is so urbanized that you have everything in a very small place already. But at the same time, because Hong Kong is so small \u2014 and also we have like, 40% of the land is country parks \u2014 so nature is actually a very huge part in Hong Kong, as well. It just depends on whether you look at it or not...\u201d<\/span> <div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>Carmen Or Transcription<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So in Hong Kong you can reach nature within an hour of drive or public transport. I think it is very important to conservation work, not because of directly protecting all of the animals, but for the future continuing of the reserve. Because we need to let the public and also the younger generation know the importance of the area and also know about the animals that we are trying to conserve here.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_video et_pb_video_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carmen - Urbanization and Conservation\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0fCS-TwxNsg?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_video et_pb_video_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carmen - Learning About and Protecting the Environment\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QaOatvmB6t4?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd I think for conservation, it is important to let the people learn about the beauty, so that they could appreciate the area, deep down from their heart. And I think that is the core of education. I think a very simple thing will be using less single-use plastic, which I think the whole world is trying to advocate...\u201d<\/span> <div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>Carmen Or Transcription<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, don\u2019t use straws when you drink the cold drink and also buy less [of] the plastic bottles drinks as well. And I think that is one simple step to contribute to environmental protection.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_3 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_justified et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think environmental protection and sustainability is very crucial for the development of a city\u2026 for Hong Kong itself is a highly developed and urbanized area, so as a citizen you could easily get disassociated from nature without really noticing. I think it depends on how you look at it, particularly how long the time frame your looking at...\u201d<\/span> <div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>Carmen Or Transcription<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In a very short time frame, we harvest the nature, then it will certainly give resources for economic development. But if we are looking at a longer term, as resources are not unlimited, then at some point if we deplete the resources, then the economic will be doomed. 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