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 [...]

Big interventions needed to offset World Cup carbon emissions

With an estimated carbon footprint of 2 753 250 t of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e), the FIFA 2010 World Cup, in South Africa, would have the largest carbon footprint of any major international sporting event, and would need major interventions to achieve the ambition of leaving a positive environmental legacy.
The massive footprint was largely owing [...]

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 [...]

Mission Hopenhagen

Hopenhagen is a movement, a moment and a chance at a new beginning. The hope that in Copenhagen this December – during the United Nations Climate Change Conference – we can build a better future for our planet and a more sustainable way of life. It is the hope that we can create a global [...]

Sebastian Copeland: Adventurer, Photographer, Advocate

Journey to the Arctic – Intro 2

I recently had the incredible privilege of sharing a table at the Quest For Sustainabilty event with Sebastian Copeland. Unfortunately, I missed his presentation but quickly looked around at his work and was incredibly awed by his outstanding work. This man has accomplished incredible achievements with the focus of [...]

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 talks about one [...]

No-fuel, eco-friendly holidaying on bike camper

Imagine a nomadic world where you’re (holiday) home is on the back of your bike! fuel-efficient and exercise-friendly, it would be a way of life. See more artist impressions on this future trend at www.greenlaunches.com.
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