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  GREEN GIFTS
Have a Green Festive Season

As the year end festive season approaches and we are sucked into the frenzy of gift giving, why not consider these green gifts?

Gifts for free | Under $5 | $10 | $20 | $40-$100 | Where to buy?

These gifts either contribute to a better understanding of our nature places, or profits from their sale goes towards our nature places, or both!

Gifts around $40

$36.05 Chek Jawa Discovering Singapore's Biodiversity by Chua Ee Kiam Chek Jawa is a coastal part of Pulau Ubin, an island belonging to Singapore near Peninsular Malaysia. This area was recently discovered to contain a rich community of marine corals, fish and invertebrates, it has now been protected from reclamation. This book is a coffee table-type of photographic account of the area's diversity and importance. Beautiful photography and passionate text. More on the Simply Green website. Sold at Nature's Niche
   
$40 Annual membership for one person with the Nature Society (Singapore) The NSS offers fabulous free trips for members to all kinds of special wild places, their full-colour quarterly magazine NatureWatch packed with interesting articles, and lots of opportunites to learn about our natural heritage and interact with other nature lovers. More details about the Nature Society (Singapore). To join the NSS, email contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036.
   
$41.10 Pulau Ubin: Ours to Treasure by Chua Ee Kiam This is the first book about a rural island just 10 minutes by boat north of Singapore's main island. Ubin still has that laid-back village atmosphere of overgrown plantations, orchards and fish farms. The book is a tribute to the island's lifestyle and environment, both the human and the natural. It is excellently produced in large format and with stunning photography of people, landscapes and all forms of wildlife. More on the Simply Green website. Sold at Nature's Niche
   
$41 Rhythm of the Sea: The Life and Times of Labrador Beach by S.S.L. Lim, P.K.L. Ng, L.W.H. Tan & Y.C. Wee Labrador Park holds the only remaining rocky coastline of mainland Singapore. Written by 4 prominent scientists, all experts on different aspects of Indo Pacific marine flora and fauna, this attractive large format book provides a full account of the habitat and the lifeforms of this area. Illustrated throughout with splendid habitat and close-up colour photographs.Sold at Nature's Niche
   
$46.35 Birds: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Birds of Singapore by Lim K.S. & D. Gardner There are several bird books that include Singapore but this is the only field guide on the market that identifies all the species occurring in this country only. It is written by maybe the most knowledgeable field ornithologist in the country, includes info on extinct and probable species and is the perfect tool for local birdwatching. Sold at Nature's Niche
   
$48 Birds Seen at the Istana by Gan Wan Ming, James & Aileen T. Lau This book was commissioned in late 2003 by President SR Nathan to celebrate the presence of the community of birds in the Istana; a recorded bird count of 67 species from the last count. A Portion of the book sales goes towards the President's Charity fund. Sold at the Green Volunteers Network.

Gifts for $50-100

$51 Singapore Waters Unveiling Our Seas by K. Lee You wouldn't think that there could be such a diverse and colourful marine life along the beaches and in the offshore waters of the Republic of Singapore. But this amazing coffee table book is a testimony to the rich biodiversity still to be found. Packed on every page with beautiful above- and under-water colour photography. The text is by leading experts on marine and coastal habitats and wildlife. Sold at Nature's Niche and at the Nature Society (Singapore) $45 NSS Member, $49.90 non-member
   
$95 Annual membership for a family with the Nature Society (Singapore) The NSS offers fabulous free trips for members to all kinds of special wild places, their full-colour quarterly magazine NatureWatch packed with interesting articles, and lots of opportunites to learn about our natural heritage and interact with other nature lovers. More details about the Nature Society (Singapore). To join the NSS, email contact@nss.org.sg or call 6741 2036.

 

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