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Reply by Grant Pereira Letter to Today Online, 1 Jul 05 He hunts to help save endangered species Today Online, 29 Jun 05 AVA makes nightly rounds on Ubin for poultry Ubin Stories blog 29 Jun 05 'Depend on Nature' action plan to achieve Millennium Development Goals IUCN website, 30 Jun 05 Oil slick: Ship captain flees, six crewmen detained by DOE by Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi The New Straits Times, 29 Jun 05 Malaysia detains Singapore-owned tanker on suspicion of oil spill Channel NewsAsia, 29 Jun 05 S'pore-owned tanker detained in M'sia Today Online, 29 Jun 05 Unfair use of land for golf courses Letter by Michael Chua Kheng Hwee Letter to Today, 28 Jun 05 Adopt a reef, and save the coral By Chang Ai-Lien Science Correspondent The Straits Times, 28 Jun 05 Source of oil slick still a mystery, say officials By Ahmad Osman The Straits Times, 28 Jun 05 Malaysia hunts ship that spilled oil on south coast: official Channel NewsAsia, 27 Jun 05 Mysterious huge oil slick hits Johor beach By Ahmad Osman The Straits Times, 27 Jun 05 Malaysia's south coast hit by oil slick: report Channel NewsAsia, 26 Jun 05 New library is smart - and full of 'green' stuff High-tech building wins top eco-friendly award By Kristina Tom The Straits Times, 26 Jun 05 Reduce, reuse, recycle waste the way to go Reply to letter by Jay Kaelash The Straits Times Forum, 25 Jun 05 Seeking the green light for animal sanctuaries: YES Plans for halfway house on Pulau Ubin for confiscated wildlife get in-principle OK By Chang Ai-Lien Science Correspondent NO Expats' proposal to turn Pulau Tekukor into Monkey Island rejected and Monkeys that turn too aggressive culled By Jane Ng The Straits Times, 24 Jun 05 Poacher hunter's escape and status of wildlife trade in Singapore Jasmine Yin Today Online , 24 Jun 05 Up to a quarter of coral reef fishes threatened with extinction IUCN website, 23 Jun 05 Providing hope for animals 3-day conference in Singapore for activists to address animal-related concerns by Jasmine Yin Today Online, 23 Jun 05 The state of animal welfare in Singapore Radio Singapore International, 23 Jun 05 Extinction of Frogs is Catastrophic, Scientists Say Story by Carlos Andrade PlanetArk website, 23 Jun 05 Let the plastic industry create a bag that is environment-friendly Letter to Today from Tan Ken Jin Today Online 23 Jun 05 Plastics meet 'green' objectives Letter to Today from Ronald Lim President of the Singapore Plastic Industry & Secretary General of the Asean Federation of Plastic Industries Today Online 22 Jun 05 Showcase your vision for Singapore in video clip By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia, 20 Jun 05 Marine groups in Scotland support plastic bag levy to protect sea life WWF Online 20 Jun 05 Ever changing Pulau Ubin? Frontline, TCS 8, 17 Jun 05 (posted on the Ubin Stories blog) Water sports for Pandan Reservoir? The Straits Times, 20 Jun 05 New Botanic Gardens draw: Maze in kids' park The Straits Times, 20 Jun 05 EU bid to evade driftnet ban likely to kill thousands of dolphins WWF website, 20 Jun 05 Demand for rechargeable batteries doubles By Farah Abdul Rahim/Ng Kee Kaur Channel NewsAsia, 19 Jun 05 Try 'greener' methods of waste management Letter by Jay Kaelash The Straits Times Forum, 18 Jun 05 Take care of the old bags Fight plastic addiction without gahmen's help Neil Humphreys Today Online 18 Jun 05 More efficient law enforcement needed to stop illegal orang-utan and gibbon trade in Indonesia TRAFFIC website, 18 Jun 05 Farewell, farmer Pulau Ubin says goodbye to its chickens and farmers Loh Chee Kong Today Online, 18 Jun 05 Ban on rearing of live poultry on Pulau Ubin kicks in By Wong Siew Ying/Li Siew Li Channel NewsAsia, 17 Jun 05 “Natural Capital” at Centre of Poverty Eradication UNEP website, 17 Jun 05 Greener but costlier diesel By Patricia Yap Today Online, 17 Jun 05 Bye-bye birdie The Electric New Paper, 17 Jun 05 Ubin ostrich saved from chopping block By Chang Ai-Lien The Straits Times, 16 Jun 05 Plastic bag issue goes online features in a public opinion poll on Yahoo! Singapore website by Lee U-Wen Today Online 16 Jun 05 Don't give plastic excuses These bags can harm environment — and that's the big issue Letter from Kan Hwa Heng and from Hor Boon Hooi Letters to Today Online, 16 Jun 05 Problem is disposal, not use Better environmental awareness would remove need to limit use of bags Letter to Today Online from the Singapore Chemical Industry Council, 15 Jun 05 Tsunami Pushes Leatherback Turtles towards Brink Story by Simon Denyer PlanetArk website, 15 Jun 05 Big poultry round-up at Ubin As ban looms on Friday, nine farms emptied to keep bird flu virus away By Chang Ai-Lien The Straits Times, 15 Jun 05 NO KEEPING OF LIVE POULTRY ON PULAU UBIN Press release on the AVA website, 3 Jun 05 Agri-Food & Vet Authority collects Pulau Ubin poultry from farmers By Joanne Leow and Lee Ching Yee Channel NewsAsia, 14 Jun 05 Toxic Snail Venoms Yielding New Painkillers, Drugs by John Roach National Geographic News, 14 Jun 05 Japan's science: a whale of a tale WWF website, 13 Jun 05 New sea creatures found off Philippines By Chang Ai-Lien, The Straits Times 13 Jun 05 on the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research News page Visitors want Treetop Walk to be more accessible By Rita Zahara Channel NewsAsia, 12 Jun 05 Recycling refuse By Ling Chang Hong The Straits Times, 11 Jun 05 Mam-moth invasion by Dawn Quek Today Online, 11 Jun 05 ANALYSIS - Farm-Grown Biofuels Look to Siphon Oil Demand by Charlie Zhu and Neil Chatterjee FACTBOX - Biofuels Take Off in Some Countries FACTBOX - Major Biofuel Projects Around the World Malaysia Biofuel Plan to go to Cabinet Next Week PlanetArk 9 Jun 05 For litter-free S'pore, draft a member from each home Choo Tat Nian in reply to Jeremy Lim Today Online, 10 Jun 05 Coastal Development Helps Tsunami Wreak Havoc - Study Coral mining, landscaping and other instances of human development in Sri Lanka helped last December's devastating tsunami sweep even further inland than it might have, causing intense destruction, scientists said on Thursday. PlanetArk, 10 Jun 05 Caught in nets: WWF report identifies dolphins, porpoises most in need of urgent action WWF website, 9 Jun 05 China declares new protected areas WWF website, 8 Jun 05 Forget about that Dream Singapore Jeremy Lim Today Online, 8 Jun 05 Most of Borneo's lowland forests could be lost within the next decade WWF website, 7 Jun 05 ASEAN stands firm against illegal wildlife trade Written and produced by Daphne Koh Radio Singapore International website, 6 Jun 05 Mayors from Around World Sign 'Urban Environmental Accords' By Justin M. Norton, Associated Press Environment News Network, 7 Jun 05 Less rubbish, but little recycling here Figures show Germans recycle at least 12 times as much rubbish By Radha Basu The Straits Times, 6 Jun 05 Youth consultation leads to Youth Action Platform launched to fund, advise students on social projects Tor Ching Li chingli Today Online 6 Jun 05 Lame excuses reflect the uphill task of changing habits Letter to Today Online from Eileen Low, 7 Jun 05 Lead the way, FairPrice: Charge for the plastics Letter to Today Online from Kan Hwa Heng 6 Jun 05 Join forces and say 'no' to plastic bags Letter to Today Online from Joan D'Arcy 6 Jun 05 Bags full of trouble: Hooked on plastic, S'poreans won't change unless forced to by law Lee U-Wen Today Online 4-5 Jun 05 UN Asked to Ban Fishing Practice, Save Sea Turtle PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05 UN Urges "Green" Planning for Burgeoning Cities Story by David Fogarty PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05 FACTBOX - Environment Suffers as Cities Boom PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05 Environment Atlas Reveals Planet Wide Devastation PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05 Changing planet revealed in atlas BBC Online, 4 Jun 05 Bird flu fears lead to Ubin poultry ban: Residents have two weeks to get rid of their birds; farmers offered compensation By Chang Ai-Lien The Straits Times, 4 Jun 05 Poultry rearing to be banned on Ubin but wild chickens still roost By Joanne Leow Channel NewsAsia, 4 Jun 05 Ban on all live poultry in Ubin by Sheralyn Tay Today online, 3 Jun 05 No poultry rearing on Pulau Ubin from 17 June By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia, 3 Jun 05 Scientists to breed 'test tube' sharks Plan hopes to boost critically endangered gray nurse species The Associated Press MS NBC website, 3 Jun 05 Consumer group charges palm oil plantations threaten rain forests in Indonesia, Malaysia Written by Michael Casey PlanetSave website, 3 Jun 05 Concerns over use of cling-wrap Letter to Today Online, 2 Jun 05 One-Fifth of Earth's Bird Species in Danger: BirdLife International Study PlanetArk website, 1 Jun 05 and BirdLife International, 1 Jun 05 Ecuador Lifts Galapagos Sea Cucumber Fishing Ban PlanetArk website, 1 Jun 05 Talking about global warming How can we combat climate change? Does climate change affect your life? Are you worried about the effects of global warming? BBC online 31 May 05 Raising the Blue Flag on green beaches The Straits Times 31 May 05 Ubin's 'Pacific Blue' cops The Straits Times, 31 May 05 Plastics in food containers linked to breast cancer Today online 31 May 05 Importers of diseased plants face fine of up to $1,000 By Ng Lian Cheong/Julia Ng Channel NewsAsia 30 May 05 High-Tech Ship Sets Course for Green Ocean Transport by Simon Johnson PlanetArk website 30 May 05 Fewer tourists visiting Singapore's heritage and cultural attractions Channel NewsAsia 29 May 05 Chemicals in plastics 'harming unborn boys': Toxins have gender-bending effect, say scientists Today online 28 May 05 S'pore leaders tackle climate change by Sheralyn Tay Today online 28 May 05 Climate change means learning to live with floods, tsunamis: experts Channel NewsAsia 28 May 05 Green Bags at NTUC FairPrice by Lee U-WenToday Online 27 May 05 NParks announces inaugural ‘Community in Bloom’ Awards 2005 NParks Newsroom 26 May 2005 Climate change could increase the number of hungry people Severest impact in sub-Saharan Africa FAO website 26 May 05 ASEAN combats illegal wildlife trade in Southeast Asia WWF website, 26 May 05 Shell to reclaim land around Pulau Ular Business Times May 25, 2005 on the Hantu Blog Deep sea weapon against superbug BBC News Online 25 May 05 WWF and World Bank join forces to reduce global deforestation WWF Newsroom 25 May 05 Singapore ratifies, accedes to conventions on organic pollutants By Yvonne Cheong Channel NewsAsia 25 May 05 How green will you go? by Sheralyn Tay Today, 25 May 05 Ministry launches environment survey Channel NewsAsia, 25 May 05 Disney in Hot Water over Hong Kong Shark's Fin Soup By Reuters Environment News Network 24 May 05 1000 house rabbits abandoned each year in Singapore, animal lovers concerned By Ng Kee Haur and Joanne Leow Channel NewsAsia 26 May 05 Is this any way to treat a member of the family? 'Freeing' a domesticated pet in the wild condemns it to a painful death Letter to Today, 24 May 05 Ubin will keep its natural ambience Reply to letter to the Straits Times Forum, 23 May 05 Researchers launch new book on Bukit Timah Nature Reserve By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia, 23 May 05 Migratory birds died from avian flu in China Channel NewsAsia, 22 May 05 Fewer cases of animals being released into nature reserves By Ching Yi / Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia, 21 May 05 Same tree species in Bt Timah forest for last 5,000 years The Straits Times 21 May 05 Singapore gets 40th birthday tribute with photo art book By Valerie Low/Joanne Leow Channel NewsAsia, 21 May 05 BIODIVERSITY NEEDS YOU Millennium Ecosystem Assessment releases Biodiversity Report IUCN website (PDF file), 20 May 05 World's Biodiversity Declining at an Alarming Rate By Phil Couvrette Environmental News Network website, 20 May 05 Earth's species feel the squeeze By Jonathan Amos BBC News website, 21 May 05 Unprecedented effort needed to save world's biodiversity: study Channel NewsAsia, 21 May 05 Endangered Crocodile Hatchlings Found in Lao PDR IUCN Media Release (PDF file) 20 May 05 Worldwide coastal cleanup bags 4,000 tons of debris by Jeannette J. Lee PlanetSave website 19 May 05 Tsunami a boon for endangered turtles By Harsh Kabra BBC News website, 19 May 05 New Monkey Species Discovered in East Africa By John Roach National Geographic News website, 19 May 05 New African monkey discovered By Helen Briggs BBC News website, 19 May 05 Vesak Day: Free animals? Adopt a pet instead Letters to the Straits Times Forum Page, 17 May 05 New Rodent Discovered at Asian Food Market By James Owen National Geographic News website, 16 May 05 MPs ask for enhanced safety for visitors to Treetop Walk By Johnson Choo Channel NewsAsia, 15 May 05 Adventure race at Pulau Ubin attracts 48 teams By Patwant Singh Channel NewsAsia, 15 May 05 Pedestrians want footpath on road leading to Treetop Walk By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia, 15 May 05 Illegal fishing communities play hide and seek with authorities by Ken Teh Channel NewsAsia 15 May 05 Impose 'waste tax' to boost plastic-bag recycling Letter from Wong Sing Hoi to the Straits Time Forum Page, 14 Jun 05 Large fish 'may follow dinosaurs' By Jonathan Amos BBC News website, 14 May 05 New educational programme at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to promote conservation By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia 14 May 05 Cobia bred off St John's Island hits local fish markets By Patricia Yap Today Online 14 May 05 Escaped farmed fish threaten wild salmon stocks, warns WWF WWF website 12 May 05 Ocean waters yield cancer therapy BBC News Online 13 May 05 Climate Change is 'All about Our Money,' Big Investors Say By Charles J. Hanley, Associated Press Environmental News Network, 11 May 05 What we don't know about the world By Jonathan Duffy BBC News Magazine 11 May 05 Ubin's charms to stay Today Online, 11 May 05 Reply to letter to Today Smoking banned in nature reserves by Alexis Hooi Straits Times, 11 May 05 When acts of mercy can kill by Lin Zhaowei Straits Times, 11 May 05 Public advised not to release animals into nature reserves, reservoirs Channel NewsAsia, 10 Apr 05 Don't let Pulau Ubin become Sentosa No. 2 by Nelson Quah Letters to the Straits Times Forum Page, 9 May 05 Japanese green efforts are exemplary Singapore should adopt similar policies to control plastic bag usage Letter from Chan Yeok Kwan Today Online 9 May 05 Secret community of fishermen live off the sea in Yishun by Ken Teh Channel NewsAsia 8 May 05 Keeping our waterways clean --- One green group's work Written and produced by Daphne Koh Radio Singapore International, 9 May 05 Taming the pet industry by Patricia Yap Today Online 4 May 05 Forget fossils, future is in fuel cells by Sheralyn Tay Today Online 4 May 05 Do not allow Pulau Ubin to become another East Coast Park by Liana Jeffrey Letter to Today 3 May 05 Launch of Pulau Ubin Conservation and Management Plans - Ubin-HSBC Volunteer Hub, Chek Jawa, Jelutong Campsite & Bike Park NParks media statement, 29 Apr 05 The Ubin adventure begins Jasmine Yin Today Online, 29 Apr 05 $7m plan unveiled to enhance Chek Jawa experience By Julia Ng Channel NewsAsia , 29 Apr 05 NParks to ban smoking in nature reserves Reply to Letters to the Straits Times Forum, 29 Apr 05 Global warming 'proof' detected By Richard Black BBC website, 28 Apr 05 Coral Reef Damage Could Have Global Impact - Experts by George Thande PlanetArk website, 26 Apr 05 Without Top Predators, Ecosystems Turn Topsy-Turvy by Stefan Lovgren National Geographic website, 26 Apr 05 Preserve and treasure our nature reserves Letter to the Straits Times Forum, 26 Apr 05 Is S'pore a nation of plastic bag junkies? By Lee U-Wen Today Online 25 Apr 05 Government to conduct review of Singapore Green Plan 2012 By Johnson Choo Channel NewsAsia, 22 Apr 05 Australian scientists discover massive new coral reef system Channel NewsAsia, 22 Apr 05 Earth Day at 35: Is it still relevant? Heyday was in 1970s; today it's an institution By Miguel LlanosMSNBC 22 Apr 05 On Earth Day, environmentalists debate future of movement Written by Terence Chea PlanetSave.com 22 Apr 05 Activists push recycling to fight "e-waste" by Rachel Konrad, Associated Press PlanetSave.com 21 Apr 05 Winners of international competition to reduce marine bycatch announced WWF website , 21 Apr 05 From Cows to Kilowatts and Berries into Businesses: winners of the First Seed Awards announced IUCN website, 20 Apr 05 Legislative Reform needed to improve controls for traditional Chinese Medicine Trade in Malaysia and Singapore: TRAFFIC Report IUCN website, 19 Apr 05 U.S. Endangered Species Act Works, Study Finds Maryann Mott National Geographic website, 18 Apr 05 "Toad Tunnels" Built to Help Amphibians Cross Roads Story by John Roach National Geographic website, 15 Apr 05 NGOs Say World Bank Policies Harm Forests by David Lewis PlanetArk website, 15 Apr 05 Residents of popular HK island concerned over threat to ecology By Roland Lim Channel NewsAsia 15 Apr 05 Deadly venom's saving grace By Grace Ng The Straits Times 15 Mar 05 Singapore pushes for more attractions to grow tourism sector By Connie Tan Channel NewsAsia, 14 Apr 05 Baking under drought, SEAsia looks to force rain from the sky Channel NewsAsia, 14 Apr 05 Singapore exhumes the dead to make room for the living PlanetSave website, 13 Apr 05 Singapore Finds it Hard to Expand Without Sand by Koh Gui Qing PlanetArk website, 12 Apr 05 UNEP Names Seven "Champions of the Earth" New environmental award recognizes outstanding and innovative leaders UNEP website, 12 Apr 05 New Report on How to Save the Ozone Layer while Combating Climate Change UNEP website , 11 Apr 05 Taking geography seriously: Tsunami disaster a grim reminder by Ooi Giok Ling Today, 11 Apr 05 New Multimedia Environment Show Announced Big Durian Productions Partners with UNDP and UNEP to Produce Multimedia Environment Show UNEP website, 8 Apr 05 Cockroaches Inspire Robot Antenna Design National Geographic News 8 Apr 05 Government launches new initiatives to promote efficient use of energy Channel NewsAsia, 7 Apr 05 $10m for energy audits: No excuse for companies not to reduce power consumption Today, 8 Apr 05 No dubious replica, please about Dragon's Tooth Gate at Labrador Park Letter by he Singapore Heritage Society to the Straits Times Forum, 8 Apr 05 Noisy Reefs Preferred by Young Fish, Study Says by John Roach National Geographic News website, 7Apr 05 Primates on the Brink IUCN website, 7 Apr 05 Quarter of primates face abyss BBC News, 7 Apr 05 The heron rises from the ashes about the terrestrial and shore wildlife of Pulau Semakau by Chua Mui Hoong The Straits Times, 7 Apr 05 Copying nature in Thailand, one artificial reef at a time Channel NewsAsia, 6 Apr 05 Forests, Natural Disasters and Human Security: Examining the Linkages IUCN website 5 Apr 05 Ashley's email about volunteer efforts to stop release of animals in Singapore's wild places. Don't take more plastic bags than necessary Letters to the Forum, The Straits Times , 1 Apr 05 Mini-weather stations in schools to help students learn about climate change By Yvonne Cheong Channel NewsAsia, 31 Mar 05 WWF reacts to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment findings WWF website 31 Mar 05 Earth's health is deteriorating as growing human demands for food, water strain ecosystems, U.N. study finds PlanetSave website 30 Mar 05 Dr Yaacob says water catchment can be raised at Jurong West if test samples prove suitable By S. Ramesh Channel NewsAsia, 26 Mar 05 Paddle Lodge offers kayaking on pristine waters of MacRitchie Reservoir By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia, 26 Mar 05 Singapore set to be leader in vertical greening in Asia Pacific By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 24 Mar 05 Hyflux Seeking to Quench World's Thirst For Water Story by Jason Szep PlanetArk, 24 Mar 05 Ecolabelling schemes to support sustainable fisheries get a boost UN FAO website 23 Mar 05 Woman finds pangolin in her HDB flat By Teh Jen Lee The New Paper, 23 Mar 05 'Dragon's tooth' replica to mark anniversary of Chinese explorer Rock, believed to have helped Cheng Ho navigate waters around Singapore, to be reconstructed at Labrador Park. by Glenys Sim The Straits Times, 23 Mar 05 Green Energy Seen as $100 Billion Market in Decade PlanetArk 23 Mar 05 World Water Day World Water Day puts precious resource in spotlight Channel NewsAsia 22 Mar 05 Water, sanitation key to disaster response, long-term development PlanetSave 22 Mar 05 Aichi Expo to showcase latest technology in eco-friendly energy By Michiyo Ishida Channel NewsAsia 22 Mar 05 Nuclear Energy May Be Back in Vogue - UN Story by Louis Charbonneau PlanetArk 22 Mar 05 MM Lee launches S$226m Marina Barrage project By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia, 22 Mar 05 Marina Barrage to add 10,000 hectares of water catchment area By Dominique Loh Channel NewsAsia, 20 Mar 05 Breeder plans 10 fish farms off Ubin By Chang Ai-lien The Straits Times 18 Mar 05 Thai Farmers Pray For Rain as Drought Bites Hard by Vissuta Pothong PlanetArk 18 Mar 05 No Drought Relief in US Northwest Seen - NOAA by Christopher Doering PlanetArk 18 Mar 05 No Stopping Global Warming, Studies Predict by Maggie Fox PlanetArk 18 Mar 05 GG8 Ministers urged to take action on poverty by conserving biodiversity and ecosystems IUCN newsroom 17 Mar 05 Global Warming Threat Central To Policy - Britain PlanetArk 16 Mar 05 3 years on...6 trees return to their roots at Bras Basah The Straits Times, 15 Mar 05 Forest fires, tsunami, deforestation and Millennium Goals FAO newsroom 15 Mar 05 Youth to the Front: Two new WCPA scholarships for young professionals in protected area management IUCN newsroom 15 Mar 05 Water crisis looms as Himalayan glaciers retreat World Wildlife Fund newsroom 14 Mar 05 Labrador Park brings WWII to life by Glenys Sim The Straits Times, 12 Mar 05 Thai king concerned about drought as 10 disaster zones declared Channel NewsAsia 12 Mar 05 Australian scientists prove less trees, less rain Australian scientists have found that deforestation along the Amazon River in South America was reducing rainfall and causing climate change in the region. PlanetArk 11 Mar 05 Millenium Project Report on Environmental Sustainability: a practical strategy. So why will this latest incarnation of environmental analysis be any different? UNEP website 10 Mar 05 Turtle trafficking on the rise in Japan Wild tortoise and freshwater turtle populations in Asia are being threatened by the growing pet trade in Japan, says TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Japan is the largest importer of live tortoises for pets in the world. WWF Newsroom 10 Mar 05 Semakau Landfill may be opened up for selected recreational activities NEA newsroom, 8 Mar 05 Speech by Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, at the Committee of Supply Debate 2005 8 Mar 2005 Discussing Environmental Sustainability, Community Participation in the Environment, Enjoying Our Environment and Water Resources, Raising awareness and consultation on environmental issues, Improving Energy Efficiency and Carbon Intensity, Green Vehicles. Singapore Government Media Release, 8 Mar 05 Pulau Semakau rich in biodiversity Fancy a nature trek on Pulau Landfill? by Alexis Hooi The Straits Times, March 9, 2005 From dump to play haven: Environment minister announces new lease of life for Semakau landfill by Sheralyn Tay Today, 9 Mar 05 Pulau Semakau by Hasnita A. Majid Channel NewsAsia , 8 Mar 05 We use less water, recycle more and breathe cleaner air by Radha Basu The Straits Times, March 9, 2005 International Women's Day: Women and the Environment Noble Prize Laureates Link Environment to Peace and Women IUCN website, 8 Mar 05 Celebrating Women As Custodians of the Environment UNEP website, 8 Mar 05 State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture, 2005 Fisheries and aquaculture are important to Asian economies and fish are a significant food source. However, the global potential for marine capture fisheries has been reached, and more rigorous plans are needed to rebuild depleted stocks and prevent the decline of those being exploited at or close to their maximum potential. UN FAO website 7 Mar 05 Spread the word: It's hip to be green Mindy Neo and Dionne Teo speak up for environmental issues. By Alexis Hooi The Straits Times, 7 Mar 05 Asian Drought Affects Millions, Hits Crops, Exports A severe Asian drought has left millions of people struggling to find water, damaged crops from India to China and cost millions of dollars in lost exports. by Vissuta Pothong PlanetArk, 4 Mar 05 Pedalling for Space The Singapore cyclist and the constant clash of wheel power By Tor Ching Li Today, 5 Mar 05 Corals proposed for endangered listing for first time PlanetSave, 4 Mar 05 Forests Could Be Key To Curbing Global Warming by Alister Doyle PlanetArk, 4 Mar 05 Increasing Aid Effectiveness to Achieve the Millenium Development Goals: With or Without the Environment? IUCN News 3 Mar 05 past articles | latest articles | by topic |
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