Nine nature conservation projects in South Lantau have been approved under the Environmental Education & Community Action Projects funding scheme with a total grant of $9 million, the Environment & Conservation Fund Secretariat announced today.

To realise the Sustainable Lantau Blueprint's vision of balancing development and conservation, in 2017-18 the fund set up a theme of Nature Conservation in South Lantau for projects under the scheme.

The projects support non-profit-making organisations in taking forward conservation activities in the area.

Click here for details about the nine approved projects.

The fund has also earmarked $10 million to support Environmental Education & Community Action Projects on conservation in South Lantau.

The invitation for applications is tentatively scheduled for the third quarter of this year.

Details will be released here closer to the time.