Featured Event: Indonesian Primates of Singapore
May 10, 2018
Written by Sia Sin Wei After sending off the year of the Monkey and welcoming the year of the Dog, we were delighted to host Leif Cocks, Arif Setiawan, Helene Birot...
5 Nature-Related Activities to Pursue this May and June
May 2, 2018
By: Benjamin Chew Earth Day has just passed by in a flash, leaving many intently anticipating the next green event. Well fret not, for May and June are just around the...
Here’s To The Last Straw
April 5, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_19380" align="alignnone" width="683"] Millions of plastic straws pollute our ocean where endangered animals like sea turtles can choke on them. The average American eats out four times a week...
Take up the challenge: 5 easy ways to reduce your plastic footprint
March 23, 2018
Amy Woolloff 24th March 2018 In the time it takes you to read this article, at least a million plastic bottles will have been thrown away. Only 70,000 of those bottles will...
Featured Volunteer: Sabrina Jabbar
February 16, 2018
“It’s a beautiful day to save lives” - Grey’s Anatomy In this volunteer feature, Sabrina Jabbar, will be sharing with us her experiences with JGIS and her work. A brief introduction...
The Value of Poop
January 24, 2018
The Raffles’ banded langurs (Presbytis femoralis femoralis) are extremely shy. Hence, a good day in the field is when our primatologists are able to see and follow these tree-dwelling primates....
Dr. Jane’s Peace Day message and my reflections
December 28, 2017
Listening to Dr. Jane made me aware that while my life is peaceful, many people are suffering, particularly the refuges that are fleeing from warzones. There needs to be lot...
Charismatic Primates of Malaysia Event Recap
December 28, 2017
It was a wet Sunday afternoon as our counterparts from across the CauseWay graced our UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Heritage Site by giving a public talk...
Waste-not Want-not Part II: New Year… New Me?
December 20, 2017
In Part 2 of this 3-part series, Ren Min writes on fashion waste that we unconsciously generate and what we can do, as individuals, to protect the environment we all...
Roots & Shoots Awards and Gathering 2017
December 17, 2017
By Heather Pong Yen Ting The Roots & Shoots (R&S) Awards was organised to celebrate the green efforts of young people in Singapore. To commemorate the efforts of these youths, the...
A tribute to ‘The Hearty Ones’ – JGIS’s (comic book) heroes at the 2017 Singapore Marathon
December 10, 2017
By: Matthew Foo Every year, the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) Race Village - an annual and well established marque running event - turns the Padang into a sea swarming with...
SAVE Club
November 11, 2017
Every Thursday after school, high school members of SAVE (Students Against Violation of the Environment) and GIN (Global Issues Network) at the Singapore American School (SAS) make their way to...