By Bhavani Prakash Given the complex nature of various environmental issues, the solutions going forward require an increasingly cross-disciplinary approach that can weave together different perspectives. University education all over the world has to move in that direction. One such example is The National University of Singapore’s Masters in Environmental Management (MEM) degree. It is [...]
by Bhavani Prakash A very belated Happy and Green New Year to all our readers. This is our first post for 2012. Like last year we start with the key environmental (and related) events in the months ahead. We also take the opportunity to thank our team of Guest Writers for their wonderful perspectives so far and [...]
Our readers may be interested in the forthcoming conference in Singapore on 15-16 December 2011, on “Sustainable Environmental Management” organised by the National University of Singapore (NUS)’s Master of Science in Environmental Management programme. The two day conference will address the issues regarding Urban Planning that are unique to Asia. The information (as obtained from [...]
Update after the event: Here’s a video recording of some of the hightlights of the Earth Day celebrations at Bottle Tree Park on 22nd April 2011 From the previous post: A lot of excitement is building up at Bottle Tree Park, Singapore owing to the hectic preparations being done by Tay Lai Hock, the Founder [...]
by Bhavani Prakash Thomas Friedman, one of the world’s most influential columnists with The New York Times, with a following of over 20 million readers, and best-selling author of “Hot, Flat and Crowded” was in town (Singapore) yesterday to give an interesting lecture on “Why We Need a Green Revolution.” He was invited by the [...]
What’s a great event in town where you can let your hair down, as well as make meaningful conversations and connections with like-minded green people from business, academia, the NGO and independent sectors? Well, look no further than Green Drinks. Green Drinks was first started in London by Edwin Datschefski and friends in 1989, as an informal [...]
