| Conservation work is important and needs
long persistent effort but is hard to see instant results.
A lot of the times we need to have patience and even sacrifice
to a certain extent. In this "instant" world,
everything has to be efficient and to have immediate returns.
To promote conservation concept and conservation education
is not easy at all! However our "Global Village",
the only place we can live on this planet, is now in a
mess. Natural disasters happen every year and our survival
is under threat. Preserving our environment is vital and
needed to be done by all mankind without delay!
We are very lucky that we live in New Zealand, which
is renowned for its environment conservation. Chinese
in Auckland are especially lucky to have the Department
of Conservation to help to set up a "Chinese Conservation
Education Trust". Through activities we can learn
about conservation. Though we can enjoy clean fresh
air and nice living environment here in New Zealand,
we understand that any environmental pollution happening
anywhere in our Global Village, sooner or later will
affect us. Nowadays we cannot only think and care for
ourselves. Therefore we hope that you will spread the
conservation message out, especially to those in your
home countries after you have picked up some of the
conservation ideas.
Though Chinese Conservation Education Trust has only
been launched since April 2002, we have already organized
several activities. The overwhelming support we have
received has given us much confidence. We feel that
we need to have a stronger tie with our members and
the wider Chinese Community. With this web site, we
hope that we can get more Chinese involved in our activities
and learn more about conservation.
Chinese Conservation Education Trust welcomes your
participation and your suggestions.
Estella Lee
Founding Chairperson |
