Living together with Nature A Marshall Cavendish Sharing Session with November Tan

Who am I? Graduate student NUS, Department of Geography Nature Volunteer & Guide Nature Blogger

Graduate student

NUS, Department of Geography

Nature Volunteer & Guide

Nature Blogger

What do I do? Researching Singapore’s ecological foodprint in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Researching Singapore’s ecological foodprint in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

What do I do? Introduce young and old to the nature areas in Singapore (e.g. Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin, Sentosa, Cyrene Reef etc.)

Introduce young and old to the nature areas in Singapore (e.g. Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin, Sentosa, Cyrene Reef etc.)

Meet the Leafmonkey http://leafmonkey.blogspot.com

Learning about nature

WAIT! There is nature in Singapore?!

This is Singapore!

Reef Celebrations! Launch of IYOR in Singapore 9 August 2008 Saturday 10am-5pm Botany Centre, S’pore Botanic Gardens http://iyor08singapore.blogspot.com/

Nature Analogies

HDB Flats http://mangrove.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/text/2064.htm

MacDonald drive thru’

Love to eat Durians ?

Fishy Kindergarten

Living at home till… 40!

Hire a bodyguard

Size does matter

Home upgrading

We learn from nature too

Examples from nature Drip Tips

It’s a bird! It’s a plane… Colugo or “Flying Lemur”

Natural Architect Tailor Bird Sunbird

Finally, live with nature We are part of the food chain too!

Where do we get our food? Singapore imports 95% of its vegetable consumption.

Singapore imports 95% of its vegetable consumption.

Not so transparent food chain Farmer Agricultural Inputs Exporter Transporter Importer Wholesaler Retailer Wet Market Supermarket Restaurants You

How do you like your vegetable?

How is food grown?

Organic vegetables… not welcome?

Looks good… so must be good too?

What about the environment?

Should we be eating highlands vegetable?

So… Is it the farmer’s fault?

Choose Wisely Eat Responsibly

Thank you! Any food for thought?