by Abriel | Aug 16, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production
Scientists say they have found an abundance of tiny plastic particles in Arctic snow, indicating that microplastics are being sucked into the atmosphere and carried over long distances. The researchers examined snow collected from sites in the Arctic, northern...
by Abriel | Aug 13, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Mr Clarence Ching was thousands of kilometres away in Britain last year studying political studies at Durham University when a debate on inequality and social mobility erupted across Singapore. The former Normal (Academic) student, 24, he noticed that while all the...
by Abriel | Aug 10, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
Up until her early 20s, Ms Christine Yeo had no qualms about wasting food. If a bite of sushi was not to her liking, she would discard the entire serving on her buffet plate. Unused groceries were also left to rot in the refrigerator. Now, the 37-year-old accountant...
by Abriel | Aug 9, 2019 | 2019, Life on Land
According to a report by the United Nations, climate change and poor management practices threaten the world’s farmlands and food security. Deforestation and loss of peatlands, mangroves and grasslands for large-scale agriculture are degrading life-giving soils,...
by Abriel | Aug 7, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production
Close to one-fifth of imported and locally farmed fresh produce here is lost along the food supply chain every year, a study conducted by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) and Deloitte Singapore has found. The study found that the food that is wasted translates...
