Railing for a Special Green Corridor in Singapore

I read this online ST Forum article espousing the benefits of converting the soon-to-be abandoned Malayan Railway into a green corridor and thought this is a great idea worth discussing further. The benefits of green corridors (we call them Park Connectors here) for green connectivity and for healthy lifestyle activities is common knowledge. We can [...]

Heart of Borneo

Do you know a place where orang utans, pygmy elephants, clouded leopards, hornbills and many other exotic species call their home? Where you can fall asleep under the canopy of a dense tropical forest. Where you receive morning calls from gibbons and feel the forest mist on your skin. Where indigenous people speak their own [...]

Singapore’s Trash Lives in Paradise?

Previously, I never thought about discussing anything on Singapore’s waste disposal system on Green Kampong. My assumption then was that most of this stuff is common knowledge. That was until I told a friend I was going to Pulau Semakau and received a blank look and a sheepish “Umm… where’s that?” reply. I tried my [...]

Going Green from the Ground Up: Environmental NGOs in Singapore

I asked my friends if they know of any environmental NGOs and many rattled off the international ones like WWF (World Wildlife Fund), IUCN, Nature Conservancy etc. Lesser people know that, other than these big players, there are also a handful of made-in-Singapore environmental organizations. They may not be at the same magnitude, in terms [...]

Not Only Fish Swim in Our Oceans

The Problem of Coastal and Marine Debris By Kelly Wu Not only fish swim in our oceans – an assortment of marine debris is surfing the waves too. Improperly disposed trash from the shore or from shipping vessels can get washed into the waterways. They also accumulate along the coastline after being washed up by [...]

Muddied Waters Run Deep – Singapore Wetlands

Muddied Waters – About Wetlands and Mangroves in Singapore Muddied Waters:  About Wetlands and Mangroves in Singapore by Kelly Wu When we think of planet Earth, we see the big blue ocean and the large masses of land, which we think of as the seven continents. Do you know that there are many in-betweens? This article [...]

Imagining an Eco Cityscape

Imagining an Eco Cityscape By Kelly Wu Cities are not exactly the image that comes to mind when people talk about the environment. But being the center of so many economic activities, a major consumer of goods and services and faced with the ever increasing rural – urban migration, the impact of cities and urbanization [...]