Singapore's nature community

ACRES is a registered Charity that aims to create a world where all animals are treated as fellow sentient beings. Their focus areas include wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, investigating wildlife crime, promoting human-wildlife coexistence and community outreach. All their work is encapsulated by their humane education, raising awareness and equipping people to advance animal welfare in their own capacity!

The Bird Society of Singapore promotes a transparent, science-based approach in their efforts to expand local and regional knowledge on birds.

Their approach focuses on widening interest in bird watching, deepening ties with like-minded organisations, and drawing on the collective expertise of our community. They are committed to advancing local and regional ornithological knowledge and promoting transparent record-sharing across the community.

At the same time, they aim to build capacity in the community, empowering Singapore’s birdwatchers to contribute to research and conservation.

Cicada Tree Eco-Place is an environmental education non-government organisation that promotes the conservation of local biodiversity, nature and culture.

To make a difference for wildlife, they have dedicated their efforts to building bridges between the public and our spectacular biodiversity. With this in mind, they champion environmentally-friendly practices that are both impactful and practical, to individuals and organisations alike.

Earthlink NTU focuses on the unique biodiversity of NTU's campus and the many challenges they face living close to a wildlife-rich area. Here, passionate individuals with a vision for a healthier planet plan outreach events and activities to raise awareness for environmental issues.

Entomological Network of Singapore (ENSING) is dedicated to the study and conservation of insects in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Different insects play different but equally important roles in the environment, but more often than not they are misunderstood and shunned. ENSING reaches out to the community to showcase some of our insect variety and ways of life, and the threats they face.

The Friends of Marine Park community is a dynamic network of stakeholders from civil society, business, academia and public service. Explore the incredible marine biodiversity of Singapore and learn about ongoing conservation efforts by the marine community with Friends of Marine Park.

The Herpetological Society of Singapore is a group of herpetology enthusiasts based in Singapore. Their mission is to enhance the appreciation and respect of the Singaporean public towards the biodiversity, particularly reptiles and amphibians, of Singapore.

The Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore) is the local chapter of the organisation founded by Dr. Jane Goodall to empower people to make a difference for all living things. We aim to inspire hope through action. Our vision is to promote a healthy planet where people make compassionate choices to live sustainably and in harmony with each other, the environment, and animals.

The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum is Singapore’s only natural history museum, located at the National University of Singapore. We house over a million biological specimens, field notes, and photographs from Southeast Asia. We support biodiversity research, share knowledge with the public, and engage in education and outreach, preserving Singapore’s natural heritage and contributing to global scientific efforts.

LepakInSG is an informal environmental group – with the keyword being informal!

They run an online calendar of environmental events, while working towards a world where Singapore does its fair share to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, where Singapore limits consumption of resources to what the Earth can regenerate in a year, and where Singapore reduces biodiversity loss to as low as reasonably practical.

They aim to be an activist group that pushes Singapore to rethink how things can be done to achieve environmental sustainability in 3 areas: climate change, waste, and biodiversity

Learn about how Mandai Nature, the conservation arm of Mandai Wildlife Group, helps ensure local biodiversity found in the Mandai Wildlife Reserve can thrive, and find out how we work with partners to protect some of Southeast Asia's most threatened wildlife.

The Nature Photographic Society Singapore (NPSS) specialises in taking nature photos such as Avian/Wildlife, macro, and landscape. They are a registered society in Singapore founded in 2000 that seeks to bring together lovers of both nature and photography.

They organize photography sessions primarily in Singapore (and overseas) - recording the transient moments and fostering positive awareness of the fragile natural environment around us.

Nature Society Singapore is a non-government, non-profit organisation dedicated to the appreciation, conservation, study and enjoyment of the natural heritage in Singapore, Malaysia and the surrounding region. They aim to be Singapore's leading advocate of biodiversity and habitats.

With their evidence-based approach and partnerships with agencies, peers, and corporates, they lead habitat and biodiversity conservation in Singapore and with partners in the region. Through engagement, education, advocacy and research, they inspire and enable people to take action towards a sustainable and biodiverse planet.

NUS Toddycats! are volunteers with the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. They aim to expose, develop, enthuse and apply individuals to programmes in conservation, education and research. Theye engage the public through exhibitions, seminars and symposia, nature and heritage trails, Coastal Clean-ups, online resources and form active partnerships with the larger community!

The Otter Working Group is a close partnership of multiple entities including NParks, NUS, ACRES, PAssion Wave, PUB, Mandai Wildlife Group, and members of the public, collectively working towards otter conservation and management in Singapore.

Our Wild Neighbours (OWN) Initiative is a nationwide outreach programme promoting human-wildlife coexistence in Singapore. Supported by Mandai Nature and in partnership with local nature groups, OWN seeks to educate and empower the public to live harmoniously with our wildlife.

Raffles' Banded Langur Working Group was established in 2016 to carry out research, education outreach and conservation activities for the Raffles' Banded Langur (Presbytis femoralis). It is a Critically Endangered monkey found only in Singapore and Malaysia and is considered one of the top 25 most endangered primates in the world.

Singapore Wildcat Action Group (SWAG) promotes wildcats, like leopard cats and tigers and takes actions to conserve them. They believe in taking meaningful action that helps us achieve our mission of building grass-root support for wildcat conservation and to realize our goal of raising funds to protect the world’s last 150 Malayan tigers living in the wild.

The Straw-headed Bulbul Working Group hopes to create awareness about the Straw-headed Bulbul, its plight and how everyone can help ensure the population continues to thrive in Singapore.

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore was founded in March 2006 to engage individuals and organisations in Singapore towards making a positive change in their lives and business operations.

Through their awareness campaigns and outreach activities, they aim to educate individuals from all walks of life on how a simple action can add up to make a big difference to our environment and safeguard the world’s biodiversity.

Across the Asia Pacific region, WWF has a strong presence and history with conservation programmes in over 22 countries.