SINGAPORE — A local volunteer group is taking its goal of tackling haze a step further, by embarking on a canal-blocking project that will lower the chances of dry peat soil catching fire easily — a project to be financed by crowdfunding. People’s Movement to Stop Haze (PM.Haze), which was formed in Feb 2014, will…
CNR network Shiqu June 29 news (reporter Liu Tao) June 29, with former Deputy Director of the State Forestry Division of Wildlife Conservation, Wetlands International – China Office, Northeast Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences researcher Chen Kelin, Faizal Parish, the Director of Global Environment Centre (GEC), John Howes from Wetlands International and other nine senior…
The rehabilitation of Kampung Sungai Tiram’s mangrove forest becomes a communal responsibility, writes Sulyn Chong. THE stench of fish and brackish water wafts in the air while various birds chirp merrily around me. The surrounding houses are simple brick structures with, surprisingly enough, tiled floors. I’m standing outside the community hall next to a primary school…
What do Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Stella McCartney and Gisele Bundchen have in common with Ruth Yeoh, Yasmin Rasyid, Serina Hijjas, Aishah Sinclair, Gurmit Singh, Faizal Parish and Christine Das? Well, they are all warriors for Mother Nature. And while the first four are global celebrities, the rest enjoy a comparatively more low-key name recognition….