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Gaia Education Limited

EducationEnvironment and Animals

Is a non-profit organization in Hong Kong dedicated to nature education. They operate two main initiatives: Heung She Natural School and Gaia Playgroup. Mission: Gaia Education's mission is to provide holistic education that fosters a deep connection with nature, cultivates curiosity, and encourages a sense of responsibility towards the environment. They aim to: - Connect children with nature: Provide opportunities for children to experience and learn from the natural world through hands-on activities, outdoor exploration, and experiential learning. - Cultivate a love for learning: Foster a lifelong love of learning by creating a stimulating and engaging environment where children can explore their interests and develop their potential. - Promote environmental awareness: Instill a sense of responsibility towards the environment and inspire children to become stewards of nature.

reDress Limited

Environment and Animals

Redress is a Hong Kong-based pioneering environmental charity working to educate and empower the fashion industry and consumers to reduce clothing’s negative environmental impact by shifting to circular solutions. Redress achieves this in a number of different ways largely driven by two pillars: waste prevention through educating fashion professionals, educators and the public; and waste transformation by providing consumer solutions for unwanted clothing through Get Redressed Month and Takeback programme. In 2021, Redress collected 48.1 tonnes of clothing through the Hong Kong Takeback programme, redistributing the clothing for reuse, resale and recycling and reducing textile waste.

Produce Green Foundation

EducationEnvironment and Animals

Produce Green Foundation set up Hong Kong’s first educational organic farm. Through activities organized in the site, participants can experience a natural way of living.

Green Earth Limited, The

EducationEnvironment and Animals

The Green Earth is a charitable organization established locally with an aim to drive Hong Kong into a healthy and green city by motivating the government, businesses and individuals to contribute their efforts towards a truly sustainable mode of development, through promoting sustainable policy, corporate partnership and green civic education.

CarbonCare InnoLab Limited

EducationEnvironment and Animals

Founded in 2014, CarbonCare InnoLab (CCIL) dedicated to catalysing the transition to low-carbon lifestyles and promoting climate action. Through innovative approaches, community engagement, and multi-stakeholder collaboration, CCIL aims to empower society to effectively respond to the climate crisis. Additionally, we conduct research and educational initiatives to inspire climate ambition in Hong Kong and other cities in the region. At CCIL, we believe there is great value in an organisation which combines knowledge of the intricate issues of climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience, with the upbeat and youthful call to innovate, participate, and act. In 2015, the UN Climate Summit (COP21) adopted The Paris Agreement to limit temperature rise. CCIL as an observer in COP21 was motivated to stimulate the Hong Kong community into climate action, linking global, regional and local climate agenda. CCIL is registered under the laws of Hong Kong as a non-profit and tax-exempt charity.

Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, The

EducationEnvironment and Animals

The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society is a non-governmental organization established in 1957 with a vision of “people and birds living in harmony as nature continues to thrive”. The Society became a public charitable organization in 2002, a BirdLife International Partner in 2013, the 38th Partner of EAAFP in 2020, and an IUCN member in 2022.

Free Foundation Limited

Environment and AnimalsPublic and Societal Benefit

The main objective of FF is to promote a spirit of sharing and to encourage others to cherish and conserve material goods. Our foundation works to acquire unused and excessive supplies from commercial organizations. We then act as a platform to transfer these excessive goods to other charitable organizations that are in need. Through this work, it is our goal to see a reduction of waste and to address the problem of mismatched resources.

Greeners Action

Environment and AnimalsHuman Services

Greeners Action (Original name: Green Student Council) is a registered charitable environmental group in Hong Kong. It was established in August 1993, it was mainly formed by a voluntary group, was comprised of university students and young professionals from different sectors. Over 20 years, Greeners Action has successfully promoted the plastics bag levy, environment lunch program, Lai See Reuse & Recycle Program, etc. We will make an all-out effort to promote green living style, especially on waste reduction, plastics pollution and food waste issues, through policy advocacy and public environmental education, in order to take Hong Kong into a new green era.

HandsOn Hong Kong Limited

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesEducation

HandsOn Hong Kong develops service programs in partnership with local, under-served non-profit organizations and connects them with the volunteer manpower they need to achieve their mission.

Cat Volunteer United

Environment and Animals

Platform to help cat volunteers, established in 2014. Acts as a dealer for independent animal volunteers by provide them a platform to release their rescuing animals cases and gather funds to support their work in rescuing and fostering strayed and abandoned animals, providing them medical care and arrangement for suitable adopters. The group will issue the animal volunteers’ rescue cases in its social media, people can donate money to the volunteers via the Cat Volunteer United with related donation record sent to them, mentioning the independent volunteer(s) or rescue case(s) they wish to donate. The Cat Volunteer United will transfer the donation to the volunteer and the donor will receive the tax reduction receipt in return.

Clean Air Network

Environment and Animals

Our vision is to clean up Hong Kong’s air. To achieve this vision, CAN is dedicated to driving policy and behavioural change to improve Hong Kong’s air quality. Without losing sight on air pollution from regional activities, marine vessels and power plants, our current primary focus is on roadside pollution and indoor air impact. Our Strategies Build knowledge We build knowledge and understanding among experts and the public. Collaborate strategically We identify, connect and amplify the resources of stakeholders both in Hong Kong and worldwide. A strong network is formed. Advocate solutions We work constantly to find and advocate the sustainable solutions for the future that our government can put into action today. Landmark legislations and policies are implemented with our strong lobbying.

Living Seas Hong Kong Limited

Environment and Animals

Working with the wider Hong Kong community, the Hong Kong government and other stakeholders to setup marine species and marine habitat protection policies. We aim to work with different stakeholder groups to implement practical solutions, through active community engagement, education and public involvement in our activities. Living Seas Hong Kong is a registered charity under Section 88 of the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Ordinance.

Elephant Foundation Limited, The

EducationEnvironment and Animals

The Elephant Foundation is an organisation that is determined to end illegal wildlife trade and to abolish acts of poaching. We hope to achieve this through education of the importance of conservation, informing of the harm that the illegal wildlife trade causes and fund raising for organisations working on the ground in East Africa and Asia to protect endangered species.

ECO Foundation Limited

Environment and AnimalsPublic and Societal Benefit

ECO Foundation Limited actively seeks to cooperate with different sectors to promote environmental protection through education, encouragement and consultation.

Zhilan Foundation

Environment and Animals

Zhilan Foundation was established in 2018. It is a private Foundation approved by Shenzhen Civil Affairs Bureau. The Zhilan Foundation is a grant-making foundation that promotes green poverty alleviation through endangered species protection. By providing small, flexible and long-term funding to front-line researchers and practitioners, the Qilan Foundation promotes ecological conservation, poverty reduction and sustainable development in communities. By focusing on the conservation of endangered species beyond the stars, Chinorchis hopes to provide the funding needed by real actors. Zhilan’s vision is people and other life can equally share the earth and the good life, and its mission is to achieve sustainable development through green poverty alleviation.

Zero Carbon Building

Environment and Animals

Hong Kong’s first zero carbon building, the CIC–Zero Carbon Park (“CIC-ZCP”), since its opening in 2012, acts as a test bed for state-of-the-art eco-building design and continually optimizing its technologies, also serves as an exhibition, education and information center. The CIC-ZCP raises awareness on the importance of green building design locally and internationally, and aspires to boost the public’s ecological value and living in low carbon lifestyle. With more than 200 species of flowers and trees at CIC-ZCP, as Hong Kong’s first urban native woodland, the area’s natural heartland, brings in birds and other animals start creating a very bio-diversified environment, to make it become a lush and vibrant sanctuary for visitors to relax. Most importantly, to create a paradigm shift towards sustainable living, and function as ‘green lungs’ for the high-density environment, breathing clean air and new life into Hong Kong. CIC-Zero Carbon Park (CIC-ZCP) is to serve as an exhibition centre, an education center and an information center for zero/low carbon building design and technologies, as well as promoting low carbon living in Hong Kong. It shall showcase the state-of-the-art eco-building design and technologies to the local and international construction industry. Also, it shall raise community awareness of low carbon living in Hong Kong and promote behavioral changes towards low carbon living. Moreover, it shall disseminate the latest information on low/zero carbon building technologies and share the smart city practices with industry stakeholders.

Hope House Organization was established in 2007. The founder is Mrs. Law, she started by feeding stray cats and dogs in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong and sterilizing them. After discovering that some of them had a gentle personality and some were injured due to their homeless life, she decided to set up a shelter to help poor dogs and cat finding homes and take care of injured animals. In 2008, we established a shelter for stray cats and dogs on a farmland in Yuen Long, Hong Kong and officially applied to become a charity organization. At present, our association mainly takes in abandoned, abused and injured cats and dogs. Because we adhere to the principle of never killing or abandoning, the current number is close to 200, mainly Tang dogs and Tang cats! At present, the operation of the association mainly relies on volunteers and public donations of food, and medical institutions provide treatment for sick animals at preferential prices to maintain the operation of the association. Since our institution has been established for many years, there are many areas in need of repairs, so we are in great need of assistance. 本會成立於2007年，創辦人羅太源於在屯門餵飼流浪貓狗並帶牠們絶育開始，由於發覺他們部份性格溫純 亦有部份因為流浪生活而受傷，繼而立志要成立一個院舍來幫助他們尋家及照顧受傷貓狗，2008年我們在元朗一農地建立流浪貓狗院舍，並正式申請成為慈善機構。現本會主要收容被遺棄、被虐待及受傷貓狗，因為我們堅持不殺不棄的宗旨，現時數量接近二百隻，主要是唐狗及唐貓! 現時本會之運作主要依賴義工及公眾捐贈糧食, 及醫療機構以優惠價格向生病動物提供醫治, 以維持本會運作。由於本會院舍已建立多年, 有很多地方需要維修, 故非常需要援助。

Ghost Pine Organization Limited

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesEnvironment and Animals

The Ghost Pine Organization is committed to preventing illegal and unreasonable damage to historical trees and plant life, protecting and conserving them and promoting a sustainable environment for their well-being --- without compromising public safety.

Fisheries Enhancement Fund, The

Environment and Animals

As part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study, Airport Authority (AA) has committed to formulate and implement a Marine Ecology and Fisheries Enhancement Strategy (MEFES). The MEFES has been set up for the purpose of enhancing the marine environment for the benefit of marine ecology (including Chinese White Dolphins (CWDs)) and fisheries resources in the vicinity of the project area, in Hong Kong western waters and further afield into the Pearl River Estuary (PRE). The MEFES also functions to provide support and assistance to affected fishers, and to encourage more sustainable fishing operations. In accordance with the Environmental Permit (EP) conditions 2.8 and 2.13, AA has established the independent Marine Ecology Enhancement Fund (MEEF) and Fisheries Enhancement Fund (FEF), respectively, to fund initiatives proposed by third‐parties (eg Non‐governmental organisations (NGOs), researchers and the fishery sector) that support the objectives of the MEFES. A Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) was developed and approved by the Director of Environmental Protection on 18 March 2016, which describes the proposed mechanisms for implementing the FEF, as well as the goals and themes under which funding applications can be made.

On December 4, 1987, HONG KONG NURSES TRAINING & EDUCATION FOUNDATION LIMITED was established as a company limited by guarantee with the Hong Kong Registrar of Companies. This company limited by guarantee will have its annual inspection between December 4 and January 15 in observance of its incorporation anniversary. The company is now classified as being "Live." For 35 years, 4 months, and 13 days, Hong Kong Nurses Training & Education Foundation Limited has been in operation.