After Action Report: November 2019 R.U.M.Beach and Mangrove Cleanup

Volunteers with Nature Society Singapore for Restore Ubin Mangrove Initiative (RUM) were at RUM Site 1 for a beach and mangrove cleannup last Saturday afternoon (16 November). A total of 51kg of marine trash consisting of mostly plastics and styrofoam pieces were removed from the site during the one hour cleanup.

Photo by Vincent Choo

Bravo and thanks to our participants (new and returning) for your wonderful energy and effort!! Thanks to Cheryl Lao for leading the cleanup, and thanks to our regular helpers As Ma. Yan, Pip, Vincent and Shu Ying. A shoutout to Lisa Lim who is recovering from a leg injury and organized the event from behind the scenes.

This cleanup is an effort to clear marine debris accumilation from the site in preparation for mangrove restoration. At the same time, participants get to visit the site and learn about RUM and the ecological mangrove restoration method. (What is Ecological Mangrove Restoration?)

Keep following us on this blog or our facebook page for future cleanups and other activities.

16 November (Sat): R.U.M. Mangrove Cleanup

Join Lisa Lim and volunteers from R.U.M. and Nature Society Singapore (NSS), Marine Conservation Group to clean up this site in preparation for mangrove restoration!

Photo by Lisa Lim.

Date: 16 November 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 4.00pm - 7.00pm

Please register at http://www.tinyurl.com/ubinrum16nov2019.

More details will be email to volunteers upon successful registration. (Please check your spam folder.)

Due to limited transportation and site capacity, we can only take a limited no. of volunteers. Please only sign up if you are keen. Registration closes on 08 November or earlier once we met our required no. of volunteers.

After Action Report: September 2019 R.U.M. Beach and Mangrove Cleanup

Volunteers with Nature Society Singapore for Restore Ubin Mangrove Initiative (RUM) were at RUM Site 1 for a beach and mangrove cleannup last Sunday evening (15 September). A total of 113.2kg of trash and marine debris were removed from the site. This cleanup is an effort to clear marine debris accumilation from the site in preparation for mangrove restoration. At the same time, participants get to visit the site and learn about RUM and the ecological mangrove restoration method. (What is Ecological Mangrove Restoration?)

Last Sunday's cleanup is also held in conjunction with International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) which is an annual coastal cleanup event held around the world in the month of September.

15 September (Sun): R.U.M. Mangrove Cleanup (International Coastal Cleanup edition)

Join Lisa Lim and volunteers from R.U.M. and Nature Society Singapore (NSS), Marine Conservation Group to clean up this site in preparation for mangrove restoration!

This upcoming cleanup is also organised in conjunction with International Coastal Cleanup (http://coastalcleanup.nus.edu.sg/aboutcleanup.html) in September.

Come visit Ubin, learn more about Ubin mangroves and R.U.M., and make a difference for them!

Date: 15 September 2019 (Sunday)
Time:  4.00pm - 7.00pm

Only registered participants may join us as we have limited capacity for both ferry and van transport. Please register here: https://www.tinyurl.com/ubinrum15sep2019

Channel 8 newsclip about mangrove restoration as mitigation action against sea level rise.

In this news clip on Mediacorp Channel 8, Prof. Dan Friess talks about the importance of mangroves in protecting our shorelines and how they can help in mitigating the effects that come with sea level rise. Stephen Beng (Nature Society Singapore, Marine Conservation Group) briefly explains how and where mangroves can be restored. The reporter speaks Mandarin but the interview is in English.


https://www.8world.com/news/singapore/article/mangrove-protection-903336



Sea level rise is one of the things Singapore will have to deal with. This was one of the points on Climate Crisis made by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long during his National Day Rally Speech.

21 Jul (Sun): R.U.M. mangrove cleanup

Join Lisa Lim and volunteers from R.U.M. and Nature Society Singapore (NSS), Marine Conservation Group to clean up this site before we start restoration.

Come visit Ubin, learn more about Ubin mangroves and R.U.M., and make a difference for them!

6 Jul (Sat): A World Without Functional Mangroves?

Join a team of experts for a mangrove-filled morning! Hosted by Dr. Zeehan Jaafar, the programme starts with a talk by Professor Joe Lee who will share the importance of mangrove forests to the well-being of people. This talk will discuss key issues in global and regional conservation of mangroves, such as threats they face and on-going potential restorative efforts.

The Restore Ubin Mangroves (R.U.M.) Initiative will also have a booth at the event! Come and support us and learn more about the importance of mangroves.

Admission is FREE. Register at https://tiny.cc/mangrove_public_forum. All are welcome.

25 May (Sat): R.U.M. mangrove cleanup

Specially for Pesta Ubin, join Lisa Lim and volunteers from R.U.M. and Nature Society Singapore (NSS), Marine Conservation Group to clean up this site before we start restoration.

Come visit Ubin, learn more about Ubin mangroves and R.U.M., and make a difference for them!

Pulau Ubin mangrove restoration featured on 'Tipping Point' on Channel NewsAsia

Restore Ubin Mangroves (R.U.M.) Initiative is featured in Tipping Point, a documentary about climate change by Channel NewsAsia. It will be aired on TV on 21 Apr (Sun) 9pm.

Prof Dan Friess when we arrived on Ubin.

The R.U.M. team and NParks took this opportunity to share about Pulau Ubin's mangroves and the effort to restore them. As well as the important role of mangroves in mitigating climate change.

30 Mar (Sat): R.U.M. mangrove cleanup

Join Lisa Lim and volunteers from R.U.M. and Nature Society Singapore (NSS), Marine Conservation Group to clean up this site before we start restoration.

Come visit Ubin, learn more about Ubin mangroves and R.U.M., and make a difference for them!

16 Mar (Sat): R.U.M. joins Celebrating Singapore Shores at Berlayar Creek

Save the date! R.U.M. volunteers will share about mangroves next to Labrador MRT station! Join Jared, Radhika, Shasha and friends at Berlayar Creek, for an evening of fun. Learn more about mangroves and how we are working on restoring mangroves at Pulau Ubin without planting!

Jared sharing about mangroves at Pulau Ubin.

The event is FREE, no registration required. Specially for kids and the family, there will be lots of other community groups offering games and prizes, nature walks and films. Come and join us!

Happy New Year with R.U.M.!

Join the next R.U.M. site cleanup on 19 Jan (Sat)! Registration now open at http://tinyurl.com/ubinrum19jan2019

Meanwhile, here's a look back at what the RUMblers were up to at the end of the year: a clean up, supporting a Kampong Homecoming and sharing about R.U.M. at Clean and Green Singapore.