Annual Report 2010–11

20 In the face of global climate change, we hope that our students can understand the harmony between human beings and nature and act to make the world a more sustainable place. Concern for the Environment The Faculty of Engineering offered a scholarship to Carol Pun, a first-year student of the Faculty, to take part in the 2041 Antarctic Expedition from 3 to 18 March 2011. Cindy Fung, a graduate and former Government and Public Administration major of the University, also took part in the expedition. Led by a team of experts, Carol and Cindy, together with participants from all over the world, explored the continent’s ecosystem and observed its landscape, while learning about climate change and what can be done to protect the continent. Founded by Sir Robert Swan, the first person to walk to both North and South Poles unassisted, 2041 has been organizing annual expeditions to Antarctica since 2003. Participants of the expedition took an icebreaker to the Antarctica Peninsula from Ushuaia, Argentina’s southernmost city. There were two presentations a day linking climate change and leadership given by Mr. Swan or corporate representatives. Landing was something else they did daily. Rubber boats would ferry the participants from the ship to land, to visit snow mountains, glaciers or an active volcano. While there, they had to complete tasks such as taking pictures of ice in different shapes. 親身參與有機農場的運作，令她明 白農場的設計就像一個生物系統，不 同區域在整個耕種過程中，有不同的 角色，在大自然的世界環環相扣。例 如農場畜牧的綿羊，糞便可用作針葉 櫻桃的肥料，而針葉櫻桃除了製成保 健食品外，榨汁後的纖維又可餵飼牲 畜，就像一組小型的食物鏈。經過近 兩月的實習，樂怡明白到有機耕種是 令環境永續的生活方式。 在面對全球氣候變化的今天，我們須 令更多學生認識到人與自然如何和諧 共存，並為保護環境盡一分力。為此， 中大也積極支持學生參與各種組織的 環保活動。 關注環境 工程學院在 2011 年初頒發獎學金予該 院一年級生潘奕珊，贊助她在 3 月 3 日 至 18 日參加「 2041 南極考察團」。同行 的還有本校政治與行政學課程畢業生 馮倩雯。兩人與來自世界各地的參加 者，隨專家小組遠赴南極，探索生態， 觀察地貌，了解氣候變遷和如何保護 這片土地。 「 2041 」是史上首名徒步走到南北極 點的探險家羅伯特 ‧ 斯旺爵士創立的 組織，自 2003 年起每年舉辦南極考察 團活動。參加者由阿根廷最南端的城 市烏斯懷亞乘破冰船前往南極半島。 船上每天會舉行兩場演講，由斯旺先 生或其他企業代表講解氣候變化和領 導才能。另外，參加者每天都坐橡皮 艇登岸，考察雪山、冰川和活火山，執 行任務，例如拍攝冰的不同形態。