Gallup Videos on Water Quality, Air Quality and Public Transportation in Singapore

Video source: Gallup

Video of Singapore’s Marina Barrage

This short video of Singapore’s Marina Barrage was created by the Animoto web application (testing it).

Green Travel Guide to Singapore

The first green travel guide to Singapore is published at Jamble Magazine, a leading green travel site for backpackers. The Green City Guide: Singapore shows eco-friendly attractions, organic food and green accomodation that can be found in Singapore. Some green mentions include:

• Garden tours at the National Library
• Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
• Singapore Botanic Gardens
• Bollywood Veggies
• Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
• Pulau Ubin
• Hostel One 66
• Green roof at NTU’s School of Art, Media and Design

Check out the guide for an excellent introduction to green travel in Singapore. We also recommend interested visitors to check out nature areas and marine biodiversity at the wildsingapore website.

Publications From Other Sources

Learn more about the environment in Asian countries from the following resources:

Global

• The Little Green Data Book (The World Bank)
• Country Profile and/or State of Environment (UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific)
• Country Environmental Factsheets (The World Bank)
• Key World Energy Statistics 2007 (International Energy Agency)
• Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (UNEP)

Singapore

• Singapore Nature Map (Website)
• National Energy Policy Report (Ministry of Trade and Industry)
• Energy Efficient Singapore (National Environment Agency)
• ABC Waters Programme (Public Utilities Board)
• Green Mark Scheme (Building and Construction Authority)
• Key Environmental Statistics 2007 (Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources)
• NEA Annual Report 2006/2007 (National Environment Agency)
• NParks Annual Report 2006/2007 (National Parks Board)
• National Climate Change Strategy (Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources)
• Singapore Green Plan 2012 (Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources)
• State of the Environment 2005 Report (Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources)
• PUB Annual Report 2005 (Public Utilities Board)
• Guidebook on Waste Minimisation for Industries (National Environment Agency)

Hong Kong

• Environment Hong Kong 2007 (Environmental Protection Department)
• EPD Environmental Performance Report 2007 (Environmental Protection Department)

Japan

• Annual Report on the Environment and the Sound Material-Cycle Society in Japan 2007 (Ministry of the Environment)
• Annual Report on the Environment in Japan 2006 (Ministry of the Environment)
• Outline of the Basic Environment Plan (Ministry of the Environment)

South Korea

• Green Korea 2006 (Ministry of Environment)

Beta Launch of Zero Waste Singapore

Green Future Solutions is launching our third website, Zero Waste Singapore today. Zero Waste Singapore is an online community dedicated to help Singapore eliminate the concept of waste and move towards the goal of zero waste.

Our aim is to educate individuals, communities and businesses on Zero Waste and the 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), and to help them take action through useful information, news, tips and resources.

Visit the beta Zero Waste Singapore at http://www.ZeroWasteSG.com. You can start by reading our Zero Waste Singapore Manifesto.

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