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PEACE WITH NATURE: 50 INSPIRING ESSAYS NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

50 Inspiring Essays on Nature and the Environment

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World Scientific Publishing Company

Ratgeber / Naturführer

Beschreibung

This book is a must-read for all who love nature and the environment. It contains 50 inspiring essays written by Singaporeans and friends who share their perspectives, expertise and experience — as scientists, lawyers, economists, engineers, bankers, government officers, and civil society — all linked by a love for nature, for the environment, and for Singapore. The essays focus on the protection and preservation of Singapore's rich biodiversity (primates, colugos, otters, butterflies, dragonflies, stick-insects, birds, coral reefs, mangroves and sea grasses); efforts to save special areas (the Lower Peirce Reservoir, Chek Jawa, Sungei Buloh, the Rail Corridor and the first marine nature reserve); the contributions of NGOs (Nature Society, Herpetological Society, Waterways Watch Society); and the efforts of scholars, the government and the private sector to ensure a clean and green City in Nature, amidst the challenges of limited space and climate change.

Contents:

President's Foreword
Introduction
About the Contributors
The Built Environment in Harmony with Nature (Esther An)
Primates of Singapore (Andie Ang and Sabrina Jabbar)
Cities and Biodiversity (Lena Chan)
Business and Our Natural World (Jessica Cheam)
From Plant-blind to Botanist (Chong Kwek Yan)
Coral Reefs in the Urban Seascape (Chou Loke Ming)
Working with the IPCC: A Singapore Boy's View of Climate Change (Winston Chow)
My Personal Journey with Nature (Chua Ee Kiam)
Singapore and the Protection of the Marine Environment (Tara Davenport)
The Importance of Birds to Humanity (Vinayagan Dharmarajah)
Greening Singapore: From Garden City to City in Nature (Kenneth Er and Leong Chee Chiew)
Speaking up for Nature (Geh Min)
The Role of Financial Institutions and the Environment (Piyush Gupta with Helge Muenkel)
Sungei Buloh (R E Hale)
From Engineering to Diplomacy (Hazri Hassan)
Our Water, Our Life, Our Future (Eugene Heng)
The Battle to Conserve Nature in Singapore (Ho Hua Chew)
Insects of Singapore: The Uncountable that Counts (Hwang Wei Song)
History of Sustainable Energy in Singapore and Its Future Role (Edwin T F Khew)
Butterflies of Singapore (Khew Sin Khoon)
A Social Compact in Co-creating a City in Nature (Joseph K H Koh)
The Importance of Environmental Law (Koh Kheng Lian)
Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change (Koh Lian Pin)
My Green Journey (Tommy Koh)
The Herpetological Society and Youth Outreach (Law Ing Sind and Law Ingg Thong, with Sankar Ananthanarayanan and Serin Subaraj)
From Railway Land to Rail Corridor (Leong Kwok Peng)
Colugos in Singapore (Norman Lim)
Cities and Climate Change (Jolene Lin)
Nature Society (Singapore) (Shawn Lum)
The Legal Protection of Nature in Singapore (Lye Lin Heng)
When We Nurture Nature, Nature Nurtures Us (Kirtida Mekani)
Here be Dragonflies: An Ode to Singapore's Flying Dragons (Marcus Ng and Robin Ngiam)
Hard Truths from a Flawed Naturalist (Peter K L Ng)
The Re-introduction of the Oriental Pied Hornbill to Singapore (Ng Soon-Chye with Marc Cremades)
How Much for the Environment? (Euston Quah)
A Crazy Fondness for Stick-insects (Francis Seow-Choen)
Managing Seagrass Meadows for Resilience in Highly Urbanised Coastal Cities: A Singapore Case Study (Siti Maryam Yaakub)
The Smooth-coated Otters of Singapore (N Sivasothi aka 'Otterman')
Birds of Singapore (Morten Strange and Bee Choo Strange)
The Power of a Story (Audrey Tan)
The Greening of NUS Campus: From Iconic Ambience of Bukit Timah Campus (BTC) to Global Sustainability Leader (Tan Eng Chye)
Gardens by the Bay (Kiat W Tan)
Resurrecting a National Heritage — The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (Leo Tan Wee Hin)
Chek Jawa (Tan Yong Soon)
International Climate Negotiations: Reflections from Singapore's Chief Negotiator for Climate Change (Joseph Teo)
Singapore's Blue Heart: The Sisters' Islands Marine Park (Karenne Tun)
The Battle to Save the Lower Peirce Forest (Wee Yeow Chin)
My Fascination with Mangroves (Yang Shufen)
Singapore's Freshwater Habitats: More Than Meets the Eye (Darren Yeo Chong Jinn)
Protecting Migratory Birds in Singapore and the Flyway (Yong Ding Li)
Index

Readership: General readers who are interested in Singapore's nature, flora and fauna.

Key Features:

Presents personal reflections from eminent Singaporeans including Prof Tommy Koh, Singapore's Ambassador-at-Large; Prof Leo Tan, former Chairman, National Parks Board; Prof Tan Eng Chye, President, National University of Singapore; Mr Tan Yong Soon, former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources; Dr Tan Wee Kiat, founding CEO, Gardens by the Bay; and Dr Geh Min, former Nominated Member of Parliament and former President, Nature Society (Singapore)

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