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Recent Posts
- I’ve moved!
- The last of the Greater Patagonian Trail update.
- Part 3: Puerto Ibañez to El Chaltén – Heading south in search of Mount Fitzroy
- Part 2: El Bolsón to Puerto Ibañez – hitching down the Carretera Austral, Patagonia proper & experiencing English weather
- Part 1: Coñaripe to El Bolsón – when we came close to starvation and started changing our plans
- The end of our expedition
- A month on trail
- Rekindling natural curiosities
Tag Archives: ICCS
From the West to the East, from mangroves to seagrasses.
Had a most enjoyable day last Saturday, 21 September 2013, one of the most awesome Saturdays one could ever ask for. I woke up bright and early to head to Kranji East mangroves for International Coastal Cleanup Singapore’s annual cleanup. … Continue reading
Posted in Outdoor activities
Tagged Biodiversity, Chek Jawa, Fieldwork, ICCS, Kranji East, Marine environment, Marine trash, NParks, Team Seagrass, Toddycats
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International Coastal Cleanup – every effort counts (:
Today, the world celebrates International Coastal Cleanup! In every participating country, on the 3rd Saturday of September, motivated groups swoop down upon the coastal areas (beaches, mangroves, and some even dive) to clear up the marine trash that litter our … Continue reading
Posted in Walk
Tagged Environmentalism, ICCS, Lim Chu Kang, Marine environment, Marine trash
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Celebrating National Day in Lim Chu Kang mangroves!
Once again it’s the time for hanging of our national flag and singing patriotic songs and declaring our love for Singapore! There may be many issues that we are unhappy about, but ultimate this is where I grew up, with … Continue reading
Posted in Walk
Tagged Animals, Environmentalism, ICCS, Lim Chu Kang, Marine environment, Marine trash, NUS, RMBR, Toddycats
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Journey to the West – Speaking at Frontier Primary School!
I travelled from the East to the West (of Singapore) to give a talk on Marine Life and Trash in Our Seas at Frontier Primary School for International Coastal Cleanup Singapore (ICCS) this morning! As usual at all school assemblies, … Continue reading
Posted in Talk
Tagged Biodiversity, Conservation, Education, Environmentalism, ICCS, Marine environment, Marine trash
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The Festival of Biodiversity (a belated post)
This post comes a little late, more than a week after the Festival (26 & 27 May 2012) has ended. (And I’ve got a lot of backlog of posts) But anyways, it’s been quite an experience being part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Talk, Walk
Tagged Biodiversity, Cicada Tree, Conservation, Ecolit, Education, Environmentalism, Guiding, ICCS, Marine environment, Mega Marine Survey, NParks, NUS, Outreach, RMBR, TMSI, Toddycats
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Downpour during Earth Day cleanup! :/
About 100 enthusiastic volunteers hit Tanah Merah last Saturday (28 April) for the second of Coastal Cleanup Singapore’s year-round cleanup – the Earth Day cleanup! After the quick briefing, off all the volunteers went! Very enthusiastic bunch we have 😀 … Continue reading
Posted in Walk
Tagged Earth day, Environmentalism, ICCS, Marine trash, Tanah Merah, Year-round cleanup
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“What animals can you find at the mangroves?” “MOSQUITOES!” – My first public talk at Queenstown Primary
I did my very first public talk to the students at Queenstown Primary School last Monday (23 April)! I’ve done assembly talks while in RGS about a fieldtrip to Wales, UK that I went for, and also for Overseas Service … Continue reading
Posted in Talk
Tagged Conservation, Earth day, Education, ICCS, Marine environment, Marine trash, NUS, Outreach
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So what can UNEP do about marine litter?
National University of Singapore (NUS)’s Bachelor of Environmental Science (BES) programme had a talk yesterday, which Gladys and I crashed. It was arranged by Prof Chou Loke Meng, who invited his friend Dr. Ellik Adler to talk to the NUS BES … Continue reading
Posted in Talk
Tagged Conservation, Education, Environmentalism, ICCS, Marine environment, Marine trash, NUS, UNEP
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Cleaning up our shores, the whole year round!
Though I love all of Nature and what the Earth has, the marine environment has always been a soft spot of mine, having started out watching seagrasses with TeamSeagrass. And then last year, I started getting involved with International Coastal … Continue reading
Posted in Walk
Tagged Conservation, Environmentalism, ICCS, Marine environment, Marine trash, Tanah Merah, Year-round cleanup
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2012 Eco-resolutions: Simple ways to do our part for our Earth
Siva shared this article with the ICCS Otters, and I think it lists really simple things we can do everyday to reduce our impact on the Earth. So I shared it on my Facebook wall, and after making my parents … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Conservation, Consumerism, Education, Environmentalism, ICCS, Marine trash
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Nature rambles. 