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The Road Forward: Addressing Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change
The conversations at the event focused on the main insights from COP16 and COP29, and their influence on the COP30 agenda, especially in addressing the twin planetary crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. The event highlighted the need for integrated solutions and global cooperation, while also acknowledging the importance of local contexts and the necessity for fair and ambitious actions going forward. Nearly 150 people registered for the event, which assembled a stellar cast of speakers.
Published February 2025 -
Outlook on Climate and Nature for Asia
Some 150 policymakers, academics, philanthropists, business representatives and government officials from Singapore and the region gathered for the closed-door symposium. 3 emerging issues at the nature-climate nexus relevant for the Asia Pacific were discussed: biodiversity credits, emerging ocean economy & compounding risks of biodiversity loss and climate change. With growing recognition of the role of nature in tackling the climate crisis, this event aimed to build regional capacity on upcoming issues of concern for Asia ahead of COP28, where discussions on the interconnected climate and biodiversity crises are set to continue. By bringing together scientists with other stakeholders involved in sustainability, this event was also geared at promoting the development of new partnerships and collaborations that could help in the development of solutions to address the twin planetary crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.
Published October 2023 -
Pub Trivia
NUS CNCS partnered with Wala Wala Cafe Bar in Holland Village to organize two biodiversity trivia sessions in celebration of National Day. The two sessions aimed to raise awareness of native biodiversity in a fun and interesting way. In order for us to better coexist with nature, it is important that we understand more about them. This way, we will learn to appreciate our wild neighbours that also reside in Singapore. Participants joined in groups of up to 5 and everyone got to enjoy two drinks, one of which is a themed cocktail developed by Wala Wala. For the terrestrial-themed Forest Fiesta session, the cocktail was named 'The Wild Fashioned' and for the marine-themed 'Tidal Tidbits' session, the cocktail was named 'Coastalpolitan'! Before the trivia began. expert speakers were invited to give presentations on the natural environnment and wildlife in Singapore. The trivia questions include general questions on wildlife etiquette, as well as interesting nuggets of information of the ecology and behaviour of native species. For the marine-themed session, we had popular science communicator Biogirl MJ of social media fame to host the trivia! The sessions were a huge success as everyone really had a good time challenging their knowledge and learning new things at the same time. The top three winning groups from each session walked away with a bottle of wine!
Published August 2023 -
Cocktails and Conservation
In conjunction with Singapore’s GoGreen month in July, CNCS and the Sentosa Development Corporation organised a networking event geared at fostering greater interactions between scientists researching Southeast Asia’s rich natural capital and professionals from the tourism and events sector. It aimed to provide an opportunity for Singapore’s growing global carbon services industry and firms exploring carbon credits as a route to net-zero to interact with experts from CNCS and discuss these issues. At this event sponsored by Rumours Beach Club, researchers, policy makers, and business owners working at the climate-nature nexus shared more about their work in a fun and relaxed setting by the pool, over nature-themed cocktails. Such partnerships can help to boost the translation of scientific findings to real world scenarios; and ensure corporate decisions are girded in robust science.
Published July 2023
