The 3rd Butterfly International Conference:
Current Findings, Trends and Future of Butterfly Conservation
Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve Nature and Culture Academy
Virtual Conference
Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve have developed our international conservation network, including Mainland China, Taiwan, Macau and Japan. This year, we also invited experts from Mexico, Netherlands, United Kingdom and USA, together with Hong Kong experts, will share their conservation experience in “The 3rd Butterfly International Conference: Current Findings, Trends and Future of Butterfly Conservation” webinar conference.
Details
Day 1
Theme: Latest Research on Butterfly Conservation and Their Changing Habitat
Date: 26 March 2021 (Fri)
Time: 18:00-22:00 HKT (GMT+8)
Language: English
Day 2
Theme: Connecting Butterfly and People
Date: 27 March 2021 (Sat)
Time: 13:00-18:00 HKT (GMT+8)
Language: English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese(with English subtitle)
Format: Zoom webinar
Fee: free of charge (register in advance, limited seats, first come first served)
Registration*: bit.ly/3pqAnsV
*Registered attendees will receive the webinar link by email later, they can watch the live event, or on demand in 14 days after the event date.
Registration Deadline: 15 March 2021 (Mon)
Officiating Guests on Day 1
Mr Wong Kam Sing,
GBS, JP
Secretary for the Environment, Environment Bureau, HKSARG
Language: English
Mr Chan Kin Fung, Simon
Assistant Director (Conservation), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSARG
Language: English
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Professor Tang Man Bun, BBS
Head, Countryside Conservation Office, Environmental Protection Department, HKSARG
Language: English
Dr Roger C. Kendrick
Director, C&R Wildlife
Language: English
Prof Chu Lee Man
Dean, Fung Yuen Nature and Culture Academy; Professor, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language: English
Dr Yau Wing Kwong, JP
Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Association
Language: English
Keynote Speakers on Day 1
Dr Timothy C. Bonebrake
Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Topic: Living Just Enough for the City: Tales of Urban Butterflies in Hong Kong
Language: English
Webpage about Dr Bonebrake: web.hku.hk/~tbone
Dr Chan Chia Lung
PhD, Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University
Topic: The Disappearing Scenery: Purple Butterfly Valley
Language: English
Viceo clip about Dr Chan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEQGEUZi1M0
Prof Hsu Yu Feng
(Professor, Ecology and Evolution, National Taiwan Normal University)
Topic: Evidence on Change and Butterfly Fauna from Old Literature, a Lesson Learned by a Work by Alfred Wallace on Butterflies of Formosa
Language: English
Webpage about Prof Hsu: www.biol.ntnu.edu.tw/people/bio.php?PID=32
Prof Hui Ho Lam Jerome
(Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Topic: Hidden Gems of Hong Kong Butterflies: From Ecology to Genomics
Language: English
Webpage about Prof Hui: bit.ly/3iNlrm5
Prof Kathleen Prudic
Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona; Co-director of eButterfly
Topic: Citizen Science and Conservation Takes Flight in Butterflies
Language: English
Webpage about Prof Prudic: snre.arizona.edu/people/kathleen-prudic
Dr Ko Sakauchi
Postdoctoral Researcher, Otaki Lab, Biology Program, University of the Ryukyus
Topic: The Field-Laboratory Paradox of Radiation Effects on the Pale Grass Blue Butterfly in Fukushima
Language: English
Webpage about Otaki Lab: w3.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/bcphunit/index.html
Dr Chris van Swaay
Senior Project Manager, Dutch Butterfly Conservation
Topic: Trends in European Butterflies
Language: English
Webpage about Dr Van Swaay: about.me/chrisvanswaay
Discussion Panel Speakers on Day 2
Topic: Educational Efforts in Butterfly Conservation in the Regions
Live Time: 13:05-14:00 HKT (GMT+8)
Mr Chang Jung Hua
Chairman, The Butterfly Conservation Society of Taiwan
Language: Mandarin
Webpage about The Butterfly Conservation Society of Taiwan: www.butterfly.org.tw/?page_id=121
Mr Pun Sui Fai
(Advisory Committee, Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve)
Language: Cantonese
Mr Nelson So
(Wetland Park Manager (Reserve), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSARG)
Language: Cantonese
Dr Yau Wing Kwong, JP
(Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Association)
Language: Cantonese
Ms You Yun
(Founder and Chairman, You Yun Ecological Education Studio)
Language: Mandarin
Webpage about Ms You Yun: youyuneducation.com/aboutus.html
Keynote Speakers on Day 2
Dr Monika Böhm
Chair, IUCN SSC Butterfly Specialist Group; Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
Topic: Building a global expert network for butterfly conservation: the IUCN SSC Butterfly Specialist Group
Language: English
Webpage about Dr Böhm: www.zsl.org/science/users/monika-b%C3%B6hm
Dr Dan Danahar
(Biodiversity Educationalist; Administer of Corfu Butterfly Conservation)
Topic: How to Create a Butterfly Haven
Language: English
Webpage about Dr Danahar: www.corfubutterflyconservation.org/team.php
Mr Itaru Kanazawa
(Vice-president, The Chestnut Tiger Butterfly Group)
Topic: The Chestnut Tiger Butterfly Marking Survey and Media in Japan
Language: Japanese with English subtitle
Webpage about Mr Kanazawa: researchmap.jp/itaru.k
Prof Suzanne Koptur
(Professor, International Center for Tropical Botany, Florida International University)
Topic: Sulfur Butterflies (Pieridae) in Extreme Southern Florida
Language: English
Webpage about Prof Koptur: case.fiu.edu/about/directory/profiles/koptur-suzanne.html
Mr Takayoshi Matsumura
Representative Director, Japan Butterfly Conservation Society
Topic: Butterfly Conservation in Japan
Language: English
Webpage about Japan Butterfly Conservation Society: japan-inter.net/butterfly-conservation/
Mr Yasuhiro Nakamura
(Executive Director, Japan Butterfly Conservation Society)
Topic: Butterfly Conservation in Japan
Language: English
Webpage about Japan Butterfly Conservation Society: japan-inter.net/butterfly-conservation/
Dr Ellen Sharp
(Cultural Anthropologist; Director, Butterflies & Their People)
Topic: Connecting Butterflies and Their People During the Covid 19 Pandemic
Language: English
Webpage about Dr Sharp: ellensharp.com
