Conservation/Preservation

The illusion of easy choices in Singapore’s land-use debate

Attendees holding signs and placards at the Maju for the People Rally at Hong Lim Park on Aug 16. Wishing away land-use trade-offs is no substitute for rigorous debate, the writer says.

Countries fall far short of pledges to restore stricken land, report shows

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a truck driving along a road at an antidesertification site, with square grids of branches sticked into the ground to prevent sand movement, in Kubuqi desert during an organized media tour, in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, June 12, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Whales spark joy in New York but face threats from boat traffic

A humpback whale surfaces in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New York City on Aug 13.

Nature lovers and activists hold rally in Hong Lim Park

Nature lovers and activists at a rally organised by SG Climate Rally in Hong Lim Park on Aug 16.

Letter From San Mariano

How a northern Philippine town learnt to live with the world’s rarest crocodile

Amante Yog-yog Jr holds up a young Philippine crocodile that the Mabuwaya Foundation is protecting at San Mariano, Isabela, Philippines on July 28.

Beaten Venezuelans brace for more severe power, water cuts as El Niño looms

A woman uses her phone while sitting next to a tent where she sleeps after her building collapsed, as Venezuelans face worsening power and water shortages following government warnings of drought linked to the El Nino phenomenon, deepening hardships for a population already coping with daily outages and the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, August 7, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

US actor Leonardo DiCaprio wades into Chilean power project over endangered frog

Leonardo DiCaprio told his Instagram followers that fewer than 1,000 Pehuenche spiny-chest frogs remain in the wild.

Forum: Give future HDB residents a chance to live close to greenery too

Malayan tigers actively breeding at new reserve in Pahang

Covering 134,183ha and bordering Taman Negara Pahang, the reserve expands one of Malaysia’s largest and most important tiger landscapes.

Fishing for science: Gen Z anglers form society to document fish in Singapore waters

Singapore Management University student Andriel Cheong, 24, observing a saddle grunt caught at Bedok Jetty on June 14.

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