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.
Stewards of the Land and Sea
Sustaining what sustains us.
This conversation highlights how both groups are reclaiming narratives of belonging and care, centering traditional knowledge, daily practices, and community memory as powerful forms of environmental stewardship. From the tides and stories of the Orang Laut to the quiet rituals and documentation of Ubin Orang Pulau, we reflect on what it means to live in reciprocity with land and sea, and how these relationships are vital to sustaining not just ecosystems, but culture, identity, and resilience.
Our Past Conversations
Watch them all on our Youtube Channel !
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
with Dr Maxine Mowe, NUS Dept. of Biological Sciences
29 December 2022
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