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Chairman
LIM Geok Khoon
No. 134 • Issue 1/2019
CONTENTS
PICTURESQUE
12 Natural Beauties
E DI TOR I A L
Publisher/Editorial Director
John THET • [e-mail]
Editor
KWEK Zhi Yin Rachel • [e-mail]
contributing Editor
Terence KOH • [e-mail]
contributing Editor
Ian BONGSO-SELDRUP • [e-mail]
editorial assistant
Rajeswari VIKIRAMAN • [e-mail]
DE S IG N
Senior Art director
Benjamin CHEH Ming Hann • [e-mail]
Web/it
Dutch CATALON • [e-mail]
A DV E R T I S I NG & M A R K ET I NG
Business Development manager
Jason TAN • [e-mail]
accounts managers
Desmond HO • [e-mail]
Anne LOW • [e-mail]
project & events manager
Ellfrance PHANG • [e-mail]
marketing manager
Nora ISMAIL • [e-mail]
C I RC U L AT ION
Senior traffic/production Manager
Victor OW • [e-mail]
Reflections
80 The Vital Cycle
Global nutrients, household
opportunity
20 East or West: Which Is Greener?
highlight
geography
22 Sinking Cities
culture
24 When Cultural Values Impact
Environmental Behaviours
nature
26
Coastal Clean-up
wildlife
30 Glimpses into Singapore’s
Crazy, Rich Shores
SCIENCE
34 Have Micro and Nanoplastics
Become Part of Our Diet?
REVEALED
36 The Reality of Recycling Plastic
CON T R I BU TOR S
LIM Leong Kiat
Nathaniel SOON
Atem S RAMSUNDERSINGH
YD Bar-Ness
Mangai BALASEGARAM
Andrew MARRIOTT
FEATURE: THE VITAL CYCLE
memories
94 Asians with a Purpose
timeless
112 We are River
Editorial Submissions • [e-mail]
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Feedback • [e-mail]
90 Changing the Face of Plastic Waste
Although the world’s plastic
consumption problem seems
herculean to tackle (try coming to
terms with the mind boggling amount
of plastic we use and dump), these
visionary companies believe that their
sustainability solutions work and are
set to change the face of plastic waste.
heritage
92 Dressed by Nature
Synthetic fabrics are ubiquitous in
modern clothes but many of Asia’s
traditional garments were made of
natural fabrics that do not poison
our environment.
AG PASSPORT
96 Charming Wakayama
Known for the Kumano Kodo trail,
Wakayama is where nature is revered.
AG JUNIOR
102 You Can Make a Difference
Climate change is real and every one of us
needs to play our part. Make a difference!
Adopt these simple habits in your
everyday life to stop hurting our planet!
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