SINGAPORE’S FIRST SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL 2014

SINGAPORE’S FIRST SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL 2014

8 to 15 June 2014

WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Singapore’s inaugural Sustainable Seafood Festival is making waves with enthusiastic participation from businesses across the island, spanning over 30 establishments running exclusive “Pick The Right Catch” promotions during this week-long campaign. 

The Festival, launched in tandem with World Oceans Day (8 June), and organised in partnership with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), hopes to create a new movement for responsible consumption of seafood by empowering suppliers, retailers, restaurants and consumers to ‘pick the right catch’. This means selecting seafood products that have been vetted through stringent standards by Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) or from the green list of the WWF Singapore Seafood Guide.

Singapore is one of the biggest seafood consumers in Asia-Pacific, devouring over 140 million kilogrammes a year. With more than 87% of the world’s oceans overfished, it is estimated that the world’s fish stocks will run out by 2048 if we do not act now. 

In conjunction with the Festival, there will be marine conservation-themed roadshows and exhibitions during the month of June and beyond across Singapore to educate the public on the pressing need for responsible seafood consumption and long term food security. 

Road Shows!

IKEA Tampines – 9 to 15 June

Woodlands Regional Library – 13 to 15 June

IKEA Alexandra – 7 to 13 July

Sembawang Shopping Centre – 7 to 13 July

Hougang Mall – 1 to 7 September

IKEA Tampines – 8 to 14 September

IKEA Alexandra – 8 to 14 September

Bedok Mall – 15 to 28 September

The public can look forward to exclusive “Pick The Right Catch” dining offers centered on sustainable seafood at participating restaurants and hotels. 

W: picktherightcatch.com

Courtesy: WWF via Sixth Sense Communications & PR Consultancy

Note: For informational purposes only.   

EARTH HOUR 2014 (Film & Photo Competitions)

EARTH HOUR CALLS ON STUDENTS 

IN SINGAPORE TO BE A SUPERHERO AND #USEYOURPOWERSG

Earth Hour 2014 in Singapore

The Float@Marina Bay

Saturday, 29th March 2014 

Starting at 5pm

Good News: The cast of #SpiderMan will be in Singapore on the 29th of March for #EarthHourSG!!!

WWF-Singapore (World Wide Fund for Nature) launches its first film and photo competitions for students in Singapore in conjunction with Earth Hour, the world’s largest social movement. Both competitions encourage young Singaporeans to be superheroes for the planet and use their power to drive positive change for a sustainable future.

Spider-Man Earth Hour 2014 Superhero Ambassador

(Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZhbIyrx4AQ)

“Use Your Power” 

Short Film Competition

Are you a creative spark who loves making movies, cares about the environment, and are currently studying at a Tertiary Institution in Singapore?

If your answer is “yes”, this is your golden opportunity to show us how you “Use Your Power”!

Be a superhero for the planet, and make your voice heard by making a film encouraging the people in your community to join the Earth Hour movement to change their lifestyle habits and to create a sustainable future.

Singapore today has the 12^th largest environmental footprint in the world, and the films submitted by students (either individual or group entries) should bring to life why committing to one of these four simple actions is a big step towards building a sustainable future:

• Turn up your Air-Con by 1 degree celsius
• Switch to LED light bulbs
• Use fewer plastic bags
• Take shorter showers

Film entries should be no longer than 3 minutes, and must be submitted before 11:59pm on Tuesday 18^th March 2014.

All entries will be judged by Marc Webb, director of the upcoming film The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The winning short film will be screened at the Singapore premiere. 

For a full brief, interested parties can find out more here: http://earthhour.wwf.sg/2014/filmcompetition .

WWF Singapore’s Earth Hour 

Online Photo Contest

“If you were a superhero for the day, what would you do to save the Earth?”

WWF-Singapore’s Earth Hour Online Photo Competition invites you to be a superhero and ‘Use Your Power’ to drive positive change for the environment via photo entries on Instagram.

The contest participants stand to win a chance to meet Earth Hour’s international ambassador in Singapore! The competition is open to all students between the ages of 7 and 17 from both local and international schools in Singapore.

The winning photo should be original, well-liked by the global social media community and more importantly answer the following question, “If you were a superhero for the day, what would you do to save the Earth?” Images should show one of the four simple actions that can contribute to building a sustainable future:

• Turn up your Air-Con by 1 degree celsius
• Switch to LED light bulbs
• Use fewer plastic bags
• Take shorter showers

To qualify, all participants can only submit one entry posted on Instagram with the following hashtags - #earthhourherosg, #useyourpowersg, #spiderman by 11:59pm on Thursday, 13th March 2014.

For a full list of eligibility, copyright and winner selection criteria visit http://earthhour.wwf.sg/2014/instagramtc/

More information from:

W: http://www.wwf.sg/

W: http://earthhour.wwf.sg/2014/

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