On Sunday 9 October, participants of the Horticulture & Landscaping Course (HCL 001) completed their course with a study trip to the Botanical Garden at Putrajaya. The educational tour was led by Dr. Chen, lead of the Landscaping Team at Wisdom Park and focused mainly on the trees in the Park’s botanical theme sector of ‘Forest Fringe’.
Read moreIn the past weeks since 16 July, participants of the first Horticulture and Landscape course (HCL 001) have joyfully gathered every Saturday at Wisdom Park to learn basic horticulture skills. The classes are conducted by Dr. Chen Xing Wei Ph.D. (Horticulture), lead of the Landscaping Team at Wisdom Park.
Read moreToday is World Environment Day, a time for us to heed the call to elevate our efforts in sustainable living. When we over-utilise precious resources, we harm not just the environment but all living things that depend on it to survive. To uphold the spirit of harmlessness, we must go out of our way to change our habits and give up unnecessary inconveniences.
Read moreToday is World Environment Day, an apt time for us to reconsider our habits so that we help and not harm the environment in our everyday lives. We may not be able to turn back time on environmental degradations such as deforestation, pollution and ozone depletion, but we can quickly change to do more to care for the very thing – the environment – which sustains our living.
Read moreToday is Earth Day. This bountiful planet which we all call home has been the source of all we need for our survival and livelihood. In just the last two centuries however, humankind has callously over-harvested its natural resources and caused immense damage to its ecosystems in pursuit of material comforts and conveniences. “The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not for everyone’s greed,” said Mahatma Gandhi.
Read moreMost of us are privileged to live a life in which our daily requirements such as food, clothing and entertainment are easily accessed. Globally, this trend of consumption is increasing partly driven by the convenience that plastic packaging affords us. Never before have so many products been individually packed for our ease of use; it has become the norm even when we are not on-the-go.
Read moreToday is World Environment Day, and time for us to reflect on what Mother Nature has been telling us for the past few months. She showed us that when humans decide to perform only their essential activities, we can live in a cleaner and less polluted Earth. When we make our lives simpler and restrain our desires, the environment worldwide immediately begins to heal.
Read moreOn Mother’s Day, many friends responded to our campaign to sponsor a tree to be planted in Wisdom Park in honour of our mothers, and to help Mother Earth at the same time. We would like to thank all donors and sponsors for your thoughtfulness and generosity.
Read moreNew researches by scientists in the United States have shown the benefits of increasing tree cover in cities to people’s physical and mental health. In Philadelphia, America’s fifth-largest city, researchers touted that hundreds of premature deaths can be prevented every year if the city’s tree cover were increased by just 10%.
Read moreWhat animal is black and white, weighs up to 300 kg, lives in the jungles of Asia, and is not a Giant Panda? It is ‘Tapirus indicus’ – or commonly known as the Malayan Tapir. This inhabitant of our lowland jungles is the largest of 4 species of tapirs in the world, and the only one found in Asia.
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