Vol
5 No 3 Jul-Sep 97
Malay Lacewing
(Cethosia hypsea hypsina)
Photo by Tan Tze Siong
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full-colour quarterly magazine featuring articles of interest to
nature lovers everywhere.
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Malay Lacewing
(Cethosia hypsea hypsina)
Photo by Tan Tze Siong
NATUREWATCH is a
full-colour quarterly magazine featuring articles of interest to
nature lovers everywhere.
This page is a sampler of the
photos and articles in this issue
About this site
Official
Magazine of the Nature Society (Singapore)
Flying
Flowers The butterflies of Singapore are alluringly beautiful
and appreciated by many. However, they are not mere ornaments that prettify
gardens. These delicate insects also play a crucial part in Nature's wondrous
web of life, which we are all a part of. Compiled by Betty
L Khoo and Andrew Tay. 
Enthusiasm
More Important than U Degree Many NSS members are familiar
with S. Rajamanikam, the society's best-known trip leader. Betty
L Khoo profiles the intrepid nature lover, who became the society's
Chairman in 1983. He later decided to devote his energies to leading nature
trips in Singapore and all over the world.
Magnificent
Taman Negara Imagine walking along the world's oldest canopy
walk in one of the world's oldest rainforests. Ong
Kiem Sian talks about her visit to Malaysia's national park, with
its spruced-up resort facilities and pristine forest surroundings, with
colourful pictures too.Sumatra's Kerinci-Seblat National Park The serene surroundings of this national park has an active volcano peak in its vicinity. Alfred Chia observes that it is one of the few places where one can wander into the dark, cool forest to observe montane birds, then have a bath in icy rainwater, eat home-grown vegetables and watch TV with a choice of 24 satellite channels!
The
Rice Terraces of Tana Toraja The eco-system of a padi field is
a delicate and vastly complex one, as Ayesha Ercelawn
discovers. She tells us about the interconnectedness of all living things
(including human-beings) inhabiting the padi fields of Tana Toraja in South
Sulawesi.Book Review
Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth—And Healing the Mind Roszak T, Gomes M, Kanner A (eds.)
Humanity's estrangement from nature can lead us to behaviours and values which are destructive. This is what's propounded by the book, as told to us by reviewer George Jacobs.
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