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Loss of Biodiversity Part I: Introduction

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One of things that I love to talk about while guiding, is the Biodiversity in Nature and more specifically in rainforests. It’s one of those things I marvel at, time and again. When you stop to think about it, it is indeed one of the greatest miracles of evolution. Number of species on this planet A [...]

October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Biodiversity | Read More »

Celebrating a green Diwali

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Diwali or Deepavali as it’s also called, is the festival of lights and is one of the most important festivals in the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated in India and the world over with great pomp and fervour. People spring clean their homes, decorate them with beautiful rangoli (patterns made of coloured powder or rice), [...]

October 26th, 2008 | Posted in Chemicals,Green Festivals/Events | Read More »

Financial bailout for $700 billion..what about an environmental bailout?

The current global financial crisis caused by what Alan Greenspan calls “a once-in-a-century credit tsunami” is on nearly everyone’s mind. These are definitely difficult and panicky times, markets are crashing, jobs are being axed and there is anxiety galore. The crisis is a result of excesses created by sub-prime mortgage lending. And excesses have a nasty [...]

October 24th, 2008 | Posted in Sustainable Development,Sustainable Investing | Read More »

Rainforests in Singapore : where my journey began

After globe-trotting for several years, I arrived in Singapore in 2003 and have been living here since. One of my first wonderful discoveries was that even in an urbanised setting such as Singapore, there remain precious pockets of primary rainforests. It was absolutely fascinating. I tagged along with a few veteran guides and became more and [...]

October 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Biodiversity,Green Activism | Read More »

Let’s Eco WALK the talk

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Hello world!  Welcome to Eco WALK the talk…I hope the name pretty much says it all.  My objective in setting up this website is to enable all of us to take proactive steps towards reducing our ecological footprint on this planet, and help save the earth’s fragile environment. Making your step count to save the planet [...]

October 20th, 2008 | Posted in Behaviour Change,Green Activism | Read More »

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