Conversations
A series of informal gatherings where guests working in the field of nature and sustainability are invited to chat about their topic of specialty. These sessions are casual yet informative, and provide a space for like-minded individuals to deliberate and discuss ideas on
how to be better stewards of our natural world.
Youths Sowing the Seeds of Change
Wed, 26 Aug 2026, 7pm - 9pm
Bettr Coffee @ The Foundry, 11 Prinsep Link Singapore 187949
Youths are not just the leaders of tomorrow - they are already driving change today.
Join us for an inspiring conversation with 3 young changemakers who are making a difference in their own ways: from creating bird-friendly campuses, to championing marine conservation and wildlife protection on the global stage, to helping young people discover opportunities across Southeast Asia and find purpose through storytelling.
Our Past Conversations
Watch them all on our Youtube Channel !
Mobilising Communities for Nature
in partnership with Ground-Up Initiative & Wild Space, 25 Jul 2026
Human Nature
with Lester Tan, Chairman of Marine Conservation Group, Lead of Horseshoe Crab Rescue & Research & Bronwyn Tan, Landscape Architect, Shubin & Tan, 14 Jun 2026
Welfare for Farmed Animals & Wildlife
with Anbarasi Boopal, Animal Advocate & Joe Kam, Founder, JK Wildlife, 1 Apr 2026
Women for the Wild
with Candice Odgers, Digital Creative Director, Great Plains Conservation & Sam Shu Qin, Co-Founder, Our Blue Spaces, 12 Mar 2026
Climate Advocates: For People & Planet
a climate workshop, 12 Feb 2026
Ties of the Soil - Fostering community and connections through nature
with Cai Bing Yu, Ground-Up Initiative & Ganesh Kumar, Woodlands Botanical Gardens, 22 Jan 2026
Changing the fate of Primates
with Dr Andie Ang, 2 Oct 2025
Stewards of the Land & Sea
with Wan's Ubin Journal & Orang Laut SG, 21 Aug 2025
Eco-Assets Uncovered
with Ash Welch, Biodiversity Lead, AECOM Singapore, 23 Jul 2025
All you need is love..? The fascinating diversity, ecology and sex lives of beetles.
with Sean Yap, CNCS-NUS, James Khoo, The Curious Pangolin, 19 Jun 2025
Sustainable Marine Fisheries
with PasarFish SG & Clement Ng, PhD Candidate, 28 May 2025
Healing Relationships with Earth, Communities & Self
with Esther Vincent Xueming, Editor-In-Chief, The Tiger Moth Review, 17 Apr 2025
Dive into the Green, Seagrass Meadows
with Dr Ow Yan Xiang, St John's Island Marine Laboratory, NUS
20 Mar 2025
Roots to Reefs
with Dr Gretchen Coffman, Wetland Restoration Ecologist & Leon Boey, Founder of Livingseas Asia & The Livingseas Foundation
27 Feb 2025
A Just Energy Transition
with Angela Hoten, Activist; Rachel Tey, Students for A Fossil Free Future; Rachel Cheang, Energy Co-Lab
23 January 2025
Amazon Expedition
with Adrian Loo, Associate Professor at Centre for Climate-based Nature Solutions & Ryan Peters, Professional Photographer
5 December 2024
Mushrooms & Fungi
with Dr Amy Choong, NUS Dept. Biological Sciences
21 November 2024
Protecting Migratory Birds in Singapore & Asia
with Yong Ding Li, BirdLife International
24 October 2024
Shorelines of the Future
with Dr Peter Todd, NUS Dept. of Biological Sciences
25 July 2024
Unpacking Nature-based Carbon Project
with Elliot James Ong, NatureCo. & Foo Tun Shien, Arkadiah Tech
27 June 2024
Coral Reefs in Singapore
with Huang Danwei, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
30 May 2024
When Snakes Fly
with Kannan, Herpetological Society of Singapore
25 April 2024
Living Seawalls with Oyster Reefs
with Yukie Yokoyama, Witteveen + Bos
28 March 2024
Sea Turtle Conservation
with Rushan bin Abdul Rahman, James Cook University
29 February 2024
Giant Clam for Scientist Mom
with Dr Neo Mei Lin, Tropical Marine Science Institute
25 January 2024
Getting to know Our Wild Neighbours
with Jasvic Lye, Our Wild Neighbours
15 December 2023
Tackling the Asian Bird Trade Crisis
with Dr Jessica Lee, Mandai Nature
30 November 2023
Alternative Livelihoods for Shark Conservation
with Kathy Xu, The Dorsal Effect
26 October 2023
The Global Refugee Crisis
with Ann Moey, UNHCR
24 August 2023
Eco-Friendly Campsite
with Dileep & Remya, Osero Sopia River Camp
29 July 2023
Wildlife Conservation in Malawi
with Carmen Pang, Emmanuel Kandiero, Tim Foote, African Parks
28 June 2023
Logistics of Humanitarian Aid
with Claire Leow, Airlink
25 May 2023
Recycling & Upcycling
with Cai Bingyu, Ground-Up Initiative & Teo Rui Xiang, Soda Lemon
27 April 2023
Regenerative Travel
with Shuen & Fang, Travel with Takhi
29 March 2023
Living alongside Our Wild Neighbours
with Anbarasi Boopal, ACRES
2 March 2023
Malayan Tiger
with Dr Vilma D'Rozario, Singapore Wildcat Action Group
26 January 2023
Freshwater Ecology
