Eco-events in Singapore

Living Worlds: An Animal Planet Experience is the world’s first travelling wildlife and exploration exhibition. It promises the audience an immersive experience through various interactive multimedia to narrate stories of animals in their natural environments and the importance of protecting their habitats.

The exhibition is produced by Kingsmen and made in collaboration with Discovery Inc and Science Centre Singapore.

Date: 16 Nov 2019 to 22 March 2020

Time: 10am to 6pm

Where: The Annexe: Science Centre Singapore (15 Science Centre Rd, Singapore 609081)

Cost: $18 child│$23 adult│$66 family

For further information and to buy your tickets, click here

The Singapore Biennale is a platform for contemporary art and engages the public through exhibitions, guided tours, workshops, nature walks and more. As a part of this ongoing event, many environment related events have been scheduled over the next few months.

18 Jan, 19 Jan & 8 Feb | Nature Walk By Biennale Artist – Robert Zao Renhui | For more details, click here

Till 23 Jan | The Posthuman City | For more details, click here

Till 5 Apr | 2219 Futures Imagined @ ArtScience Museum | For more details, click here

To know more about what’s on, click here

The Marine Science R&D Program and St. John’s Island National Marine Laboratory have announced a research program, EXPLORE for young marine scientists.  They hope it will encourage students to develop an interest in marine sciences and choose a career in it.

The program will provide funding for students exploratory marine science research at SJINML.

Age Criteria: 17 to 25 years old

Deadline for applications: 28 February 2020

Interviews: 3rd week of March, 2020

Award: 1st April 2020

For more details on this program, click here. 

This CNY, let’s promise to reduce our waste and a good way to start is by recycling Ang Bao packets that are distributed during this festive season.

An initiative by The Social Space, last year (2019) nearly 3000kgs of Ang Bao packets were collected for recycling at Tay Paper Recycling. The packets were processed into recycled paper sheets to create new paper products!

All you have to do is find one of the recycling bins and drop off your Ang Bao packets!

When: 28 January to 24 February, 2020

Locations: Marina One│ Kreta Ayer│ OCBC Bank Outlets│DBS Bank SG Outlets│ Uniqlo Orchard Central

For more details, click here

If you visit the Singapore coastline often, you already know that the tides bring in marine debris – straws, cigarette butts, plastic bottles and all kinds of trash. Help cleanup the coastline and meet like-minded eco warriors when you join these cleanup events.

Here is a consolidated list of all cleanups happening this month.

Feb 8 |Mangrove Cleanup by NParks| Pasir Ris Park | 9am to 11am | For more details, click here

Feb 15 |Coastal Cleanup by NSS| Kranji Mudflats | 8am to 11am | For more details, click here

Feb 15 |February Cleanup by Pulau Ubin Cleanup| Pulau Ubin | 1.30pm to 5pm | For more details, click here

Feb 16 |Save the Seas Cleanup| Lazarus Island | 8.30am to 2.30pm | For more details, click here

Feb 29 |February Cleanup by Small Change| Lazarus Island | 7.30am to 12.30pm | For more details, click here

Feb 29 |52nd Trash Hero Cleanup| Sungei Seletar |9am to 11am | For more details, click here

As we declutter our homes for  CNY 2020, let’s set aside preloved goods that are in mint condition so that they can find new homes with migrant workers in Singapore. Unopened or unexpired Ang Pao packets are welcome too.

Collections will be be done islandwide and redistributed by the awesome team from Itsrainingraincoats to the hardworking and very deserving migrant workers in Singapore.

Dates for collection: 10 to 28 February 2020

Drop off locations: See link for locations. Check for timings for collection with the volunteer.

Items that can be given: good quality men’s clothes and shoes | unopened toiletries | umbrellas | backpacks | water bottles | raincoats | sunglasses | belts| power banks | laptops | phones | headphones | bedsheets | yoga mats | luggage | wallets

To know more about the drive, click here

Based on a book by Jonathan Safran Foer, Eating Animals is a movie about how we need to go back to our traditional farming methods as compared to the modern factory farming as it is bad for us, the animals and the environment. The movie begins with a simple questions – where do our eggs, dairy and meat come from? and we follow the journey of farmers who work to change the way we eat by going back to our ethical and eco friendly old farming practices. (Watch trailer here)

 This is a fundraising event and 40% of proceeds from ticket sales will go to the charity The Centre for a Responsible Future.

When: Tuesday, 18 February 2020 from 8.30pm to 10pm

Where: The Projector (6001 Beach Road #05-00 Golden Mile Tower, Singapore 199589)

Cost: $13.50 (Standard)

To view more ticket options and to book them, click here.

**This event stands cancelled for now due to DORSCON Orange Alert**

Back on popular demand, the UK Theatre group Handlebards will be performing Shakespeare’s “Tempest” under the open night sky. This cycling theatre company performs environmentally sustainable Shakespeare across the globe – it pedals venue to venue with sets, props, costumes, the works! Join their all-female troupe for this bicycle-powered production and – and be prepared to laugh out loud !

When: Friday, 21 February 2020 from 6.30pm to 9.30pm (SGT)

Where: Black and White Garden, Singapore

Tickets: $88 onwards 

To book your tickets, click here.

Note:

– Suitable for children 8 years above

– Student discount for 16 years and below

– Get your picnic baskets and blankets

– Wine will be available for sale at $30 a bottle and $10 a glass

To know more about the event, click here

The Biodiversity Challenge 2020 is a great opportunity for any youth who has a budding interest in nature and would like to acquaint themselves better with the wildlife in Singapore. Through field trips, workshops, chats with experts and a mentorship program, get to see conservation in action and learn how you can be be  apart on the process and help in the efforts.

Ideal for 16 to 35 years old students, undergraduates, fresh graduates and young working adults.

The culmination will be the Festival of Biodiversity in May 2020.

When: Saturday, 22 February 2020 from 8am to 1.30pm

Where: Life Science Lab 7 – National University of Singapore (14 Science Drive 4, Block S2 Level 3, Singapore 117557)

Cost: Free

To register, click here.

To know more about the event, send in your enquiries at biodyouthsg@gmail.com

Last date for registration is 16 February 2020

Not fitting into that impulse purchase you made? Bored of wearing the same clothes over and over again? Want to upcycle your preloved clothes but have no clue to how to go about?

Bring along 2-3 old clothes and give them a new lease of life with textile artist, Agatha Lee or Agy as she is known to most. She will work with you and give you tips on how to actually create something new or refashion the current style.

When: Saturday, 22 February 2020 from 1.00pm to 5.30pm (Duration: 4.5hours)

Where: FMS Fashion MakerSpace (South Bridge Rd, #02-01 258A, Singapore 058807)

Price: $95 per participant

To register or get more details, click here

Note:

– This upcycling workshop is appropriate for ages 12 and above.

– Minimum 3 participants needed

The Singapore Really Really Free Market is a market where everything is free. If you have things to give or skills to share – come by and set up a stall; if you find something you want, you’re welcome to take it. Strictly no price!

This temporary market is part of the world-wide Really Really Free Market movement. The idea is to build a community based on sharing resources, caring for one another and improving the collective lives of all. Support the sharing movement by bartering at the Singapore chapter, or even volunteering.

When: Saturday, 22 February 2020 from 3pm to 6pm

Where: Gillman Barracks (Blk 9, Lock Road, Singapore 108937)

Cost: Free

For more details about the event, click here

**This event stands cancelled for now due to DORSCON Orange Alert**

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, 23 February 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!

** To be rescheduled die to DORSCON Orange Alert**

EcoBank Bazaar is back for its 5th edition! This annual event – like previous years – champions sustainable living by rehoming used goods. Moreover, proceeds from the sales at the Bazaar will go towards charity – the Salvation Army.

Date: 28 & 29 February and 1 March 2020

Time: 10am to 7pm

Where:

EcoBank Bazaar @ City Square Mall Atrium (180 Kitchener Road, Singapore 208539)

EcoBank Grab Bag Sale @ City Square Mall (Fountain Square, 180 Kitchener Road, Singapore 208539)

Highlights:

29 Feb│1pm to 3pm│Eco Bank Fashion Presentation by The Fashion Pulpit│Click here to know more

There will also be environment awareness booths by Secondsguru’s bootcamp teams who will be  running educational games and activities.

For more details about the bazaar and events that will take place, keep a lookout here.

Celebrating it’s 6th anniversary, the Garden Beats Festival is all about the art, music and eco awareness. It is the only carbon neutral festival in the region and hopes to take the green initiative further each year.

Organised by Sunshine Nation, the festival this year will have music by the band Foals, R&B by Sabrina Claudio and instrumental electronic by Gioli & Assia; art installations by various artists and a multiple number of conscious living initiatives including BYOB! (Bring your Own Cup)

Here’s a sneak peak of the festival, take a look.

When: Saturday, 29 February 2020 from 1.00pm to 10.30pm

Where: Fort Canning Green (Fort Canning Park, River Valley Rd, Singapore 179037)

Tickets: $148 onwards. To book you ticket or get more details, click here. 

Ticket buyers will have the option to donate to One Tree Planted to help with afforestation efforts.

Note: Entry for 16+ only. ID cards will be checked. 

The festival is very particular about their green status, so do go through their do’s and don’ts carefully.

To know more about the festival, visit their official site.