Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It can be broken down into three main pillars – Economic, Social, and Environmental, with no pillar being more important than the other. This means eradicating poverty, shifting patterns of production and…
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For this week’s Sustainable Development Goal, we will be looking at SDG 11: Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. Around half of humanity currently lives in cities, although cities only occupy a mere 3% of Earth’s land – that’s essentially 3.5 billion people squeezed into an area the size of Russia!
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Take a moment to imagine this. Every morning, you stare out the bus window, seeing that one old patch of forest, day after day. It becomes part of the scenery to you, and you never take much notice of it. Then, one fine day, you realise that barricades have sprung up around it. “What’s going
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Us Singaporeans love our malls. So I’m sure many of you know of and have been to City Square Mall, The Star Vista and 313 @ Somerset to eat, shop or play. But did you know that these malls aren’t any ordinary ones? They are eco-malls! Specially and specifically designed to boast green spaces and
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