Environmental Ideas

Humans are one of the most cunning species but this can leave us blind to our shortcomings.

We are a democracy!

Good questions, of course!

The sad fate of two lizards sharing a flat and the bear Pizzly belonging to nowhere.

Rice, wheat, potato, maize, there is not much more on the menu today. These four crops make up for 60% of all plant-based aliments human…

A data story of shrimps, rice, and water

I heard voices outside in the darkness of the night. People were dragging something on the ground. A quick look at my phone, it was 4 a.m…

In 2015, when Benjamin Tay came back to Singapore after his studies in Australia, he got smacked by the worse transboundary haze event in…

What is palm oil? An invisible ingredient

How 4IR technology is shaping the forest sector

There is still hope — natural ecosystems are resilient and can bounce back if initiatives are taken at the right time.

FAST FASHION — A COST FOR OUR MOTHER NATURE

Google Earth recently released a time-lapse video illustrating the destruction of forests in the last thirty years. It is painful to watch…

And how YOU can too!

Young people are beautiful. They are full of energy and well-versed with new technologies and social media. Young people are the future.

How satellite imagery can support forest resource governance in the DRC

Planting trees among fields of crops like coffee is not new. Before the green revolution and the global intensification of agricultural…

Watching oil palm expansion

As part of a pandemic-inspired cross-country move, my husband, our baby, and I moved in with my in-laws for the summer of 2020. Here are…

I recently moved from Houston, TX to the Upper Midwest — to a small town in northeast Wisconsin. I’ve noticed that people seem to be…

In Vietnam, new arabica hybrids named Centroamericano, Mundo Maya and Starmaya were planted in 2018, the first time in Southeast Asia.

Trading coffee is not an easy job. In a recent trip to Vietnam, I had the chance to meet a coffee trader and visit his wet mill.

We got an extension this year due to Covid-19 lockdowns, but that is no reason to be complacent.

We don’t have that much time. Take action right now!

Why are earthquakes prevalent in south Asia, but almost no volcanoes?

Put to the guns: the Cheetah, the White Tiger, the Asiatic Lion and the Human Morality.

How does our lifestyle choices, dietary habits and community behaviour determine the Climate?

It’s not just for climate change