Coronavirus Continues Killing Innocents
2020 began with a shocking start for everyone as the infectious CoronaVirus swallowed China and the rest of the word. Originally stemming from animal markets in Wuhan (China), the virus is said to have mutated and was passed onto humans from the animals. The virus has crossed Chinese borders and is now spreading to several other regions. Global death tolls have reached 132, and the number of total confirmed infections has risen to 6,000.
China’s Attempt at Mitigating Plastic Waste
Text: Sitaraah Joshi
Imagine looking over an endless sea of overcrowded, cluttered waste. Such is the plight of the heaps of rubbish that have been...
Yangtze’s Chinese Paddlefish: Declared Extinct
China’s Yangtze River was once teeming with Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius). The largest specimen recorded was seven metres long and weighed 450KG, making it...
The S.E.A. Write Award Ceremony
A Prestigious ASEAN Award Presented to the 2016-18 Winners
Since 1979, the S.E.A. Write Award, or the Southeast Asian Writers Award, has been presented annually...
Transamerica Life Bermuda Partners with WWF to Raise Awareness on Forest Conservation
The “Rewrap Project” wraps your gifts in used newspaper or FSC certified paper to support a more sustainable Christmas
Singapore, 28 November 2019 – Transamerica...
US$ 106M Singapore-based Fund Launched to Protect Asia’s Oceans from Plastic
World’s first investment fund dedicated to preventing ocean plastic
Biggest capital investment towards Asia’s ocean plastic crisis
First investments targeted in Asia by...
WWF launches Plastic Smart Cities initiative in South East Asia with a $40M...
Singapore, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 - WWF launched the Plastic Smart Cities initiative today at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore. The initiative brings...
Multi-stakeholder support for a circular economy
● Global Initiatives, UN Environment Programme, World Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Wide Fund for Nature welcome delegates to the 8th Responsible...