Cristiano Ronaldo To Champion Mangrove Conservation In Indonesia

From Press Release: Real Madrid star named Ambassador for Bali-based Mangrove Care Forum

Singapore, 11 March 2013 – Real Madrid’s soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to champion the conservation of mangroves in Indonesia, the Artha Graha Peduli Foundation announced today.

The Foundation named Ronaldo, Ambassador for the Bali – based Forum Peduli Mangrove (Mangrove Care Forum).

The Forum Peduli Mangrove is supported by five Community Empowerment Organisations from regencies at the southern part of Benoa Bay in Bali. The Forum, to be launched in the next two months, aims to raise public awareness of the importance of conserving mangrove forests, encourage community action to clean and preserve them, and restore the biodiversity of the mangrove ecosystem.

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Crushing the Carbon Monster

By Cheryl Low and Valerie Quek (Hype Magazine)

Over the years, eco-friendliness has been gaining awareness, evolving from a mere trend to a call of action among the younger generation in Singapore.

Richard Weller, a Director for Business Development and Derek Ong, a Consultant for Olive Ventures are one of the few companies in Singapore that strive to impact the world by introducing environmentally sustainable products.

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Sometimes, Kids Say It Best

Kid’s real cute. Not to mention eloquent. Listen to him denounce marketing, advertising, and expound on the real issue that we are facing with food security. A former NFL wannabe, Mr. Birke Baehr now wants to be an organic farmer. Respect.

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Cycling In Singapore – OSE#002

The following post was contributed by Stuart Ong. It is a contribution towards creating a repository of ideas that will push Singapore towards being more environmentally sustainable. Feel free to improve and build upon his idea and constructive criticism is appreciated!

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Cycling as an alternative mode of transport has its perks both environmentally as well as to an individual’s health. Given Singapore’s small size, why then don’t we cycle everywhere? Well, I can think of 3 main problems why people who are keen to cycle don’t (Note: this does not address the people that DO NOT see cycling as an alternative mode of transport): Continue Reading →

Urban Farming – OSE #001

The following post was contributed by Jeffrey Chan. It is our first contribution towards creating a repository of ideas  that will push Singapore towards being more environmentally sustainable. Feel free to improve and build upon his idea and constructive criticism is appreciated!


torontoskyfarm-2I was at the City Hall area yesterday when the haughty edifice by architect Moshe Safdie caught my eye. This edifice comprises of three imposing towers standing adjacent to the other towering maybe 60 stories into the air. On their common top straddles a vast, cantilevering plateau of steel and concrete. The next thing that I noticed was its still unadorned, unpainted and likely unfinished skin. Then an idea struck me: what if some of the skin of this vast building complex is used for vertical, urban farming? Continue Reading →