Eco-events in Singapore

To celebrate World Mangrove Day (July 26), the Mangrove Action Project is holding a online photography competition. Whether you are a professional or amateur photographer, if you have photographs of mangrove forest upload them and stand a chance to win prizes. Plus, your photograph will also be displayed at an exhibition.

Last Date for submissions: 24 July

Details:

• 3 images per person
• Photos must be minimum 300 dpi (8″ x 10″), in JPEG format and between 1MB to 8MB in size.
• Photos can be clicked on mobiles, tablets or cameras

To upload your images, click here

To know more about the competition, click here

You conscious fashionistas can exchange from the comfort of your homes anytime, all through the year now!  Swapaholic.com is ready to be launched, a place where you can keep updating your wardrobe and be gentle on your wallet and the planet.

Sign up to avail of a $15 discount and remember, limited slots available so hurry!

When: 17 to 29 June 2020

Where: Swapaholic.com

Cost: $49 to $164 (Click here to choose a membership now.)

To know more about swapping and the rules in place, click here.

The Global Coral Reef Week 2020, is actually a 2 weeks long virtual interaction between coral reef scientists and practitioners from across the world to share their work with each other (and the world!). They will be having live conferences as well as talks.

When: 1 to 14 July 2020

Where: Online

Cost: Free

To register for the conferences and talks, click here

To know more about the event, click here

During these circuit breakers, many of us have found a new hobby – creating a green space in our homes. Be it flowering trees or edible plants, one is most certainly going to need planters. Instead of opting for plastic ones, learn how to create your own green and sustainable planters using clay.

When: Every Tuesday and Thursday in July 2020 (2 sessions: 10:30am to 12:30pm | 2:30pm to 4:30pm)

Where: Clay Street (115A Commonwealth Drive, #02-24, Singapore 149596)

Cost: $50 per person (Group bookings get 20% discount)

To book your session, click here

Note:

Maximum 4 members in a group

NParks Spotlight is a weekly online series where in-house experts from the National Biodiversity Centre division introduce to us the flora and fauna in and around Singapore.

When: 4, 11, 18 & 25 July 2020 from 10.30am to 11.30am

Where: Online – Zoom (85 participants max)

Cost: Free

Details:

4 July | Rainforest Wonders

11 July | Sunny Islands set in the Sea

18 July| Fascinating Birdlife

25 July | Not just web builders | Register here

Note:

If the event is completely booked, you can still watch a live stream of it on the NParks YouTube Channel here

To know more about the events, click here

If you like bird watching and would like to contribute to a citizen science study, sign up to volunteer for Nparks Heron Watch. Volunteers will collect data from designated locations that will help map the current distribution of the birds and take appropriate conservation measures.

Age 12 and above are welcome. Training will be provided. 

Online Training Session:

Saturday, 18 July 2020 from 3pm to 5pm

Sunday, 19 July 2020 from 9:30am to 11:30am

Last date to register: 15 July 2020

Click here to register for the event

Main Survey:

When: 25 July to 2 August 2020

Cost: Free

For more details on the event. click here

Plastic products seem to have a hold on every part of our lifestyle, and it will take effort on our part to reduce our dependence on plastic. And it is vital that we do – plastic trash harming marine life in a drastic way. Hear Secondsguru’s founders Anuja and Lara talk about “The Environmental Impact of Plastic Waste with a focus on Marine Debris”.

When: Tuesday, 21 July 2020 from 1pm  to 2pm

Where: Online – Zoom (Link will be mailed out post registration)

Cost: Free (To register for the event, click here)

Join this online session to hear Raye Padit (Founder, The Fashion Pulpit) talk about how each one of us can take small steps to ensure we are more sustainable in our fashion choices.

Hosted by The Hive Singapore

When: Wednesday, 22 July 2020 from 5pm to 6pm

Where: Online – IG Live (@thehivesingapore)

Cost: Free 

To know more and register for the event, click here

If you want the best for your skin, try to make sure it is gentle on the planet too! Attend this #GreenTingkatStories session to learn more about sustainable beauty products from essential oils, natural fragrances, hair care and more.

Hosted by The Green Collective SG

When: Thursday, 23 July 2020 from 7pm to 8pm

Where: Online

Cost: Free Admission

To sign up for the event, click here

To know more about the event, click here.

Take part in celebrating Fashion Revolution from the safety of our homes as Fashion Pulpit in association with H&M is hosting a live swap on Instagram. The proceeds from this sale will be given to WISE – WASH SE Asia to aid communities in need during this difficult period.

When: Saturday, 25 July 2020 from 4pm to 5pm

Where: Online – Zoom

Price: $35 (Standard Registration Fee) │ $40 (Free delivery included)

To register, click here

Dates for clothes pickup (Upto 10 items):

18 & 19 July 2020 (Choose a suitable date and time when you sign up for the event)

Earn points for what send in and use them on swap day to get new stuff!

Note:

As this is an online swap, there are rules on how to go about swapping. Take a look at them here.

Do you feel it is a mammoth waste to throw that standing fan away? Are you often wishing it was possible to repair them but don’t know how?

Don’t throw your broken electrical appliances, furniture or damaged fabric – come and learn how to repair them! Repair Kopitiam is a monthly meet-up where you can fix your stuff and learn valuable gadget-saving skills.

Modeled on Europe’s repair cafes, this is an initiative to bring the community together to repair. Let’s combat the throwaway culture for a sustainable world where we fix things instead of filling up our landfills.

When: Sunday, 26 July 2020 from 10am to 2pm

Where: 223A Jurong East St 21│Our Tampines Hub│309B Ang Mo Kio Ave 1

Cost: Free admission – just get your repairable!