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Conservation/Preservation

Land planned for housing in Tengah converted to park after consulting nature groups: HDB

Land near Tengah Service Reservoir that was initially slated for housing was re-zoned to expand a future park.
Land near Tengah Service Reservoir that was initially slated for housing was re-zoned to expand a future park.

Indonesia cash-for-photos scheme turns animal hunters into protectors

The daily photo hunt earns hundreds in Borneo cash as part of a conservation programme making animals worth more alive than dead.
The daily photo hunt earns hundreds in Borneo cash as part of a conservation programme making animals worth more alive than dead.

Iceland's last whaling company shrugs off threat of permanent ban

Building a city for both people and nature

In land-scarce Singapore, we have to provide for the many needs of current and future generations – homes, jobs, transport, energy, climate resilience and national security, says the writer.
In land-scarce Singapore, we have to provide for the many needs of current and future generations – homes, jobs, transport, energy, climate resilience and national security, says the writer.

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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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

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