Projects

Life Education and Citizen Science through Tree Protection and Conservation

Life Education and Citizen Science through Tree Protection and Conservation is a two-year project. This project aims to develop a platform for the community to contribute to the greening and re-greening in Hong Kong to raise public awareness of tree conservation and to promote the importance of Life Education.

The project will be implemented in two phases: (i) the development of a mobile app, and (ii) development of teaching and learning materials. The mobile app will be developed to facilitate citizens’ and students’ learning of visual tree assessment and will include a platform for users to upload tree assessment results and photographs. Following the first phase, teaching materials will be developed to engage EdUHK students and students from six local primary and secondary seed schools in tree assessment through fieldwork and learn about the importance of tree conservation through their related school subjects.

The mobile app will be externally supported by the Hong Kong Geographical Association and Green Power and is expected to be available for pilot testing before mid-2020. An initial profile of tree quality in some districts of Hong Kong will be shared with the public. In the medium term, a comprehensive picture of tree quality will be provided through citizen engagement. 

(Source: EdUHK Press Release)