5 & 6 Sep

Festival of Biodiversity

Learn more about Singapore's rich biodiversity through various activities and exhibitions!

Wader Watch

Every year, thousands of migratory shorebirds arrive at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to escape the harsh winters in the north. Join us on Zoom, for this special online edition of Wader Watch, to learn about these fascinating birds and the arduous journey that they undertake as they fly from as far as Russia and China to Singapore!

This event is fully registered.

19 & 20 Sep

Youth Nature Explorer Opening Seminar by BFF GFF

Youth Nature Explorer aims to cultivate youths as ambassadors for biodiversity and horticulture. Sign up for the virtual seminar to learn more about the Youth Nature Explorer programme and hear from youths active in the scene.

On the following day after the seminar, youth will get a chance to take part in a habitat enhancement activity on Pulau Ubin, held in small groups at staggered timings.

This event has ended.

12 – 26 Sep 

Pesta Ubin and Ubin Day

Pesta Ubin celebrates and showcases Singapore's unique island Pulau Ubin, and this year, there will be a series of activities from 12 to 26 Sep, brought to you by members of Friends of Ubin Network. For more information, visit here.

Pesta Ubin will culminate in Ubin Day on 26 Sep, and we have prepared a series of activities that you can join online!

• Learn more about Pulau Ubin’s biodiversity, socio-cultural history and natural history through a series of talks by NParks staff, volunteers, and partners. Find out more below.
• You can also ‘explore’ Ubin through a series of virtual tours, found at our YouTube Channel @NParksSG.

7 – 26 Sep

Nationwide BioBlitz

Unleash your inner scientist and join us in a race to identify and count as many animals that you can find in a park or nature reserve!

This year, BioBlitz is going remote and will focus on 4 animal groups: birds, butterflies, bees and dragonflies.The community can spend one morning conducting surveys in a park of their choice between 7 and 26 September and submit their results through an online form.The results of the BioBlitz will contribute towards facilitating conservation efforts for Singapore’s biodiversity.

Online training sessions will be held for each taxa and participants can attend to equip themselves with tips and resources for identification.

Click here for the full list of activities and details. 

Online Training:

30 Aug, 6 Sep

Habitat Enhancement

Habitat enhancement sessions will be taking place in various locations across Singapore. Interested participants can look forward to working alongside naturalists can researchers to document the flora and fauna that can be found within a particular area or contribute to enhancing habitats for our biodiversity by planting tress and shrubs in our parks, gardens and nature reserves.

Click here for the full list of activities and details. 

This year marks our fifth year of the Lee Kong Chian Natural Museum (LKCNHM) in the National University of Singapore. In commemoration of the fifth anniversary, we invite everyone to join us virtually for our LKCNHM5 e-Celebrations on 5 September 2020 (Sat), from 10 am to 4:15 pm! An exciting line-up of web-talks by our staff and a live broadcast of the celebratory activities at the museum await you. Click here to find out more.

Virtual ACRES Supporters Get-Together 2020 by ACRES

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we are unable to host our bi-annual Supporters Get-Together at our wildlife rescue centre. However, we are bringing ACRES to you instead! Join our virtual Supporters Get-Together to learn how we care coping during these trying times and get updates from our staff.

Walk with Your Neighbours @ Chestnut Nature Park! by Friends of Chestnut Nature Park

By residents, for residents! Friends of Chestnut Nature Park present to you free nature walks guided by neighbours from the wider Chestnut community. Come learn about the plants and animals (some endangered!) that share our neighbourhoods and green spaces, and share stories about the history of the area! Suitable for all ages. Bring your family and friends down to meet neighbours — and if you're lucky, you may even get to meet a mousedeer or two!

Due to COVID-19 precautions, all registrants are to wear a mask throughout the walk and maintain safe distancing. Only 4 participants will be allowed for each walk.

BFF Virtual Nature Race by Biodiversity Friends Forum

Are you a youth looking for a Friday night activity with your group of friends? Join the BFF Virtual Nature Race conducted fully online with a group of 3-5. You will race other teams to solve puzzles and challenges and stand a chance to win attractive prizes, while learning more about Singapore’s nature and wildlife!

Sankar Ananthanarayanan

President, Herpetological Society of Singapore

Reptiles and amphibians are often misunderstood. But look closer, and you’ll find that many are harmless, important to the environment and even beautiful! Join us to learn about these spectacular creatures.

Sam Shu Qin

Volunteer, Friends of Marine Park

Low Bing Wen

Senior Manager, Terrestrial branch, National Biodiversity Centre

 Andie Ang

Research Scientist, Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation Fund

Chairperson, Raffles’ Banded Langur Working Group

Zestin Soh

Senior Manager, Horticulture & Operations, Singapore Botanic Gardens

John Ascher

Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore

Extraordinary bees can be found in Singapore including giant black carpenters, blue cloak-and-daggers, and tiny sweat and stingless bees. Join Mr Zestin Soh (NParks) and Asst. Prof John Ascher (NUS) to discover the work behind Singapore’s first guide on bees and how you can be involved in documenting them in our City in Nature.

Bernard Seah

Wildlife Photographer

Volunteer, Otter Working Group

Mr Tee Swee Ping (Coordinating Director, NParks) 

Dr Adrian Loo (Group Director, NParks)

Ever wondered why our roads are lined with so many Rain Trees, or noticed that our streets are now planted up with a greater diversity of trees? Singapore's landscape has undergone tremendous transformation since founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew planted a Mempat tree in 1963 to kickstart our first nationwide tree-planting campaign. While our nation’s fervour for tree planting has not wavered since, our planting strategy has evolved over the decades in tandem with our changing needs.

Pulau Ubin’s houses and settlements and its socio-cultural landscape histories

Learn about the possibilities of dissolving the natural-cultural dichotomy to restore and conserve the island’s physical landscape. This is done through fieldwork documentation of four houses in Kampong Sungei Durian and Kampong Surau in Pulau Ubin, interview of current and former residents, and research into the settlement’s histories.

Working with nature to restore our mangroves by the National University of Singapore

Mangroves provide us with many ecological and economic benefits, and many people are now interested to restore them and increase their area. Join Dr Dan Friess (NUS) as he shares more about mangrove restoration. Successful mangrove restoration faces many challenges, though a new approach —Ecological Mangrove Restoration — is helping us to overcome these challenges in Singapore, Southeast Asia and beyond.

Accessibility Ubin: Jetty for All by Accessible Ubin

The Accessibility Plan for Ubin was announced in 2019, with the aim to make the island more accessible for people from all walks of life. Colin Chew, a member of the Friends of Ubin Network and leader of Accessible Ubin will be sharing plans for a new floating pontoon jetty at Ubin Living Lab. Participants are welcomed to share ideas to improve the jetty spaces. 

Ubin Day – The Importance of Pulau Ubin for Bird Conservation with Nature Society (Singapore)

Join Kim Chuah and Ding Li from Nature Society (Singapore) Bird Group as they focus on the birds of Pulau Ubin, recent discoveries and the importance of Pulau Ubin for bird conservation at the national and international scale.

NParks Webinar – Findings from the First Comprehensive Ubin Biodiversity Survey

Virtual tour of revamped Kampung Houses (26 Sep)

Did you know that some of the kampung houses on Pulau Ubin have been given a new breath of life? Find out more about this initiative undertaken by NParks and the Friends of Ubin Network to revitalise kampung life and retain the heritage and rusticity of Pulau Ubin.

Virtual Biodiversity Tour – Chek Jawa Wetlands (26 Sep)

Get transported to Pulau Ubin through a virtual tour of

• Chek Jawa Boardwalk
• Jejawi Tower to get a panoramic view of Chek Jawa Wetlands
• Pekan Quarry Floating Wetlands
• Sensory Pond

Virtual Biodiversity Tour – Freshwater habitats (26 Sep)

Explore the freshwaters habitats at Pulau Ubin through this virtual tour.

Virtual tour of the Military Installation at Camp Resilience (26 Sep)

Take a virtual tour around the National Police Cadet Corp’s Camp Resilience at Pulau Ubin and its interesting history.