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Dear Reader,
 City
dwellers in Singapore have a good deal. Their waste is taken away and
disposed off in a relatively clean, non-polluting manner. Recyclable
materials are collected from the doorstep and mostly exported to be
churned into something new. However, the landfill that holds the ashes
of burnt non-recyclable rubbish - taking up a whole offshore island
actually - is finite, and will run out of space in 2040 if present
levels of consumption continues.
One man shows how we can take our future in our hands by not just
reducing rubbish generated, but turning food waste into nutrient-rich
compost. Tay Lai Hock
heads up the Ground-up Initiative with a team of committed volunteers.
Visit them at the Bottle Tree Park in Yishun, in particular the
Sustainable Urban Farm, and you'll learn how to compost waste even if
you live in an apartment, plus grow herbs, fruit and vegetables. So
that we can rely less on imported matter, eat what we harvest, generate
less waste and become more sustainable as a nation with home-grown
foods that's also gentle on earth.
And mark 10.10.2010 in your diary and head on down to a carnival organised by
these "farmers" in celebration of sustainability and to
keep our carbon emissions down.
Enjoy Gaia Discovery.
Wishing you all things green and good!
Mal
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Tay Lai Hock on
Ground-up Initiative for Sustainable Living in Singapore
Tay Lai Hock founded the Ground Up Initiative (GUI), a non-profit
organisation that aims to get Singapore urban dwellers to think
sustainable living - by encouraging more people to dig into the earth!
Abigail Kor puts her sunhat on as she enters the organic farm.
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Real-D Avatar:
Indigenous Dongria Kondh Fight For Sacred Mt Niyamgiri Amidst Mining
Exploitation
The Dongria Kondh are the indigenous tribe who live on and around Mt
Niyamgiri, in the central Indian state of Orissa. But their lifestyle
and dependence on forests are under threat, writes Sally Mathrick, as
Vedanta Resources plans to establish an open cut mine on top of the
mountain that the Dongria Kondh revere as god.
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Vietnam's Danang
Adapts to Climate Change, From Boat Winches to Forest Restoration
Danang, Vietnam's third largest city with close to a million people, is
one of three cities in the country chosen for Rockefeller's climate
work, which was launched in 2009 in four countries. More projects are
in the pipeline, reports Thin Lei-Win.
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Indigenous
Music Awards in Australian Northern Territory
The Award
The Winners
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International Cycling Contest in
the Far East
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