“I never thought I’d be a farmer.”
In this episode, Evelyn Eng-Lim reflects on her origin story of volunteering with Nature Society before she found herself at the crossroads of owning a plot of land to reclaim autonomy of the food and produce she consumes and eventually, building a food forest at the heart of Lim Chu Kang. She highlights the importance of people and community in building a soil-based farm and what we stand to lose as farms rich in biodiversity are being replaced by agri-tech in Singapore. Can we truly balance the two?
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“I never thought I’d be a farmer.”
In this episode, Evelyn Eng-Lim reflects on her origin story of volunteering with Nature Society before she found herself at the crossroads of owning a plot of land to reclaim autonomy of the food and produce she consumes and eventually, building a food forest at the heart of Lim Chu Kang. She highlights the importance of people and community in building a soil-based farm and what we stand to lose as farms rich in biodiversity are being replaced by agri-tech in Singapore. Can we truly balance the two?
COP27 is happening in November 2022, and that means.... global promises! Time to hold up our end of the deal.
But…what is a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and who decides how these climate commitments are made? And do these commitments actually translate into actual climate action?
We may only be scratching the surface of COP27, but we will get to the rest of it soon.
The outcomes of COP27 are important because it affects our lives. So how can we take charge of our climate futures? @theweirdandwild and @sankarology chat about it.
References:
1. COP27 - Held in Egypt this year!
https://cop27.eg/
2. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
https://unfccc.int/
3. Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use
https://ukcop26.org/glasgow-leaders-declaration-on-forests-and-land-use/
4. How to set SMART Goals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria
5. Why net-zero without a ‘’just transition’ is not an option
https://climatechampions.unfccc.int/why-net-zero-without-a-just-transition-is-not-an-option/
6. Changes to Carbon Tax Rates
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/carbon-credits-used-to-offset-carbon-tax-bill-in-singapore-must-meet-certain-criteria-nea
7. Singapore’s existing NDCs critically insufficient (as of Feb 2021)
https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/singapore/
8. Public Consultation on Singapore's Climate Ambition - Take 10 mins to complete this!
https://go.gov.sg/climate-consultation-22-feedback
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“I never thought I’d be a farmer.”
In this episode, Evelyn Eng-Lim reflects on her origin story of volunteering with Nature Society before she found herself at the crossroads of owning a plot of land to reclaim autonomy of the food and produce she consumes and eventually, building a food forest at the heart of Lim Chu Kang. She highlights the importance of people and community in building a soil-based farm and what we stand to lose as farms rich in biodiversity are being replaced by agri-tech in Singapore. Can we truly balance the two?
