Audrey Tan
Assistant News Editor at The Straits Times
always watching the climate, our oceans & nature
Articles
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1 week ago |
straitstimes.com | Audrey Tan |David Fogarty
Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. The world is in a very dangerous place, says Singapore climate scientist Professor Winston Chow. Right when nations need to be united in fighting climate change, we seem more divided than ever, more focused on what are perceived to be more pressing issues, from cost of living to hot wars and trade wars.
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2 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Audrey Tan
NICE, France – The key role that Singapore played in brokering the High Seas Treaty made it fitting for an upcoming expedition involving Singapore researchers to be conducted in international waters, said founder and co-chief executive of non-profit OceanX Mark Dalio on June 13.
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2 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Audrey Tan
NICE, France – Singapore is a small island state, and the oceans and seas are “inextricably tied” to the nation’s survival and well-being, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on June 13. “That is why we have always sought to play a constructive role in global efforts on oceans-related issues,” he said in an e-mailed statement to The Straits Times on the final day of the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference. The event in Port Lympia in Nice, France, is held from June 9 to June 13.
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2 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Audrey Tan
NICE, France – Norway-based impact investment firm Katapult Ocean will launch a US$50 million (S$64.1 million) fund in Singapore in early 2026 to invest in start-ups that support ocean health in Asia, The Straits Times has learnt. The firm, which has made 75 investments in companies globally since 2018, is considered one of the world’s most active ocean impact venture fund managers. It has investments in sustainable seaweed production and offshore wind power infrastructure, among other areas.
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2 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | Audrey Tan
NICE, France – Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) are planning to embark on a deep sea biodiversity expedition to the high seas in the eastern Indian Ocean in October 2025, said Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on June 10.
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