[This post is proudly brought to you by Yasser Amin, East Coast Beach Plan co-lead & illustrated Dorcas Tang @earthtodorcas, Climate Activist] My whole journey in the environmental scene started relatively recently. It was on National Day last year that I had my first beach cleanup experience. It was put together by Samantha Thian who runs Seastainable, Li Seng from GreenNudge, and Qiyun @theweirdandwild. There were about 15 other individuals there that morning and we even brought out a Singapore flag, all in the spirit of patriotism. Even though we were in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was an undeniable sense of community spirit as well. 9th August 2020 I vividly remember thinking and asking myself if traveling down...
The global pandemic has given corporations and countries alike the impetus to invest for the long run. Singapore is no exception and has recently unveiled its SG Green Plan that is set to radically change our way of life. How will the global focus on sustainability change career landscapes and how will it affect you?
As we dive deeper into COVID-19, most of us are feeling frustrated working from home. Plastic usage around the world has increased and some of us who have done beach cleanups before or are interested in participating in a beach cleanup in the future might wonder about how we could help out our local beaches. For some background information, there has been more COVID-19 related trash like masks, gloves, syringes, etc., washing up on our beaches. As we get further into the global pandemic, we are finding more and more medical items on our beaches. More PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) are showing up on beaches and bodies of water. Indonesian researchers have found that 16% of medical waste is comprised...
What does unsustainable seafood mean? Unsustainable seafood refers to seafood that has been caught or farmed without consideration for the longevity of the species and well-being of the oceans. In short, irresponsible fishing (over, unreported, illegal, unregulated etc) is unsustainable because it depletes the adult fish population, impeding breeding. However, it is important to be aware that it is not just the fish we consume that are affected, but the bycatch that results from irresponsible fishing methods. Every year, billions of unintentional catch like dolphins, sharks, marine turtles and corals die due to destructive fishing methods. Illegal fishing methods include bottom trawling - an industrial technique that uses huge nets weighed down by ballast and drags along the seabed. The...
Cleaning up on your eco- and eating habits can also help clean up our oceans and our environment. Here are five ways to do so! 1. Practice Meatless Mondays TLDR: No need to go cold turkey, just do it once a week! To give a sense of scale, the direct emissions from cattle and dairy cows alone are greater than emissions from any single country other than China. Source: McKinsey & Company If everyone went vegetarian for just one day, the U.S would save 100 billion gallons of water and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide. Eating less meat can also improve your heart health and reduce the risk of heart disease. Some protein alternatives include...
