Conservation experts from China see Maui’s methodsBy EDWIN TANJI, City Editor
THe Maui News: June 6, 2008
Nature Conservancy botanist Pat Bily (in cap) discusses with nature reserve managers conservation measures taken to protect native species in the Waikamoi Preserve. The managers are participants in the China Protected Areas Leadership Alliance Project, a program involving the Chinese government and The Nature Conservancy to assist in advancing preservation programs in China.
The deputy director for a Chinese Wildlife Conservation Department said a tour of national parks and reserves in the United States provided insights on managing visitors and methods for protecting natural areas — starting at the airports.
“On Maui, one of the things I was most impressed with was the management of invasive species,” said Hongyan Guo, a Chinese State Forestry Administration executive who was with 30 nature reserve managers and conservation officials on the Maui leg of the...
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