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Buying smart and sustainable

As demand for food and natural resources grow, there are increasing impacts on the environment and biodiversity. That’s why it’s more important than ever to be mindful of where we source products from.

At Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), we actively support sustainable consumption and are committed to serving sustainably-sourced food and using eco-friendly products. Through these initiatives, we aim to reduce our impact on the environment and do our part in protecting wildlife in the region and beyond.

What it means for wildlife

Protecting their habitats

Protecting their habitats

What threatens the survival of animal populations most is habitat loss and degradation, which is caused by unsustainable agriculture and logging. Another common threat is overfishing, which depletes marine species and disrupts their ecosystems. By choosing to consume sustainably-sourced food, we can help to preserve wildlife populations and their homes.
Buying them time to adapt

Supporting local communities

Natural places which we rely on for resources are often interconnected with the lives of indigenous and local communities. Involving and supporting these communities who best understand and depend on the local environment is thus essential to using our natural resources wisely and responsibly. By consuming sustainably-produced products, we ensure that best practices are in place to protect the livelihoods of these communities as well as the wildlife they share the environment with.

Sustainable resource usage

With the world's rising population and consumption, it is worrying that resources such as food, freshwater and a stable climate that people and wildlife need for survival may be threatened. For this reason, it is crucial that we use natural resources sustainably and responsibly to ensure that species can continue to thrive and exist.

Our initiatives

Sustainable palm oil
Sustainable palm oil
Sustainably-sourced seafood
Sustainably-sourced seafood
Sustainable paper
Sustainable paper
Wildlife-friendly coffee
Wildlife-friendly coffee

Sustainable palm oil

Sustainable palm oil companies seek to mitigate the negative impact on wildlife and the environment by growing palm oil on land that does not contain significant concentrations of biodiversity or fragile ecosystems. They also have responsible practises such as minimising the use of pesticides and fires.

In our F&B outlets, WRS uses only sustainable palm oil certified by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) for cooking. We are also a founding member of the Support Asia for Sustainable Palm Oil (SASPO), a group of companies that have banded together to encourage more companies to switch to sustainably produced palm oil.

Our efforts have been recognised in WWF’s Palm Oil Buyers’ Scorecard 2017 for Malaysia and Singapore, where we have been ranked #2 and acknowledged as “Leading the Way” in the region. View the WWF report. 

 

Read more about WRS's commitment to sustainable palm oil consumption.

Sustainably-sourced seafood

Sustainable seafood is seafood that is either farmed or caught in ways that consider the long-term viability of harvested species and well-being of the oceans. 

Today, overfishing is fast depleting marine life and changing our fresh and saltwater ecosystems. At WRS, we serve only                  sustainably-sourced seafood at all our F&B outlets.

Sustainable paper

Similar to irresponsible companies in the palm oil industry, unsustainable paper companies indiscriminately clear large tracts of forests, causing environmental degradation and loss of wildlife habitat.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) ensures that paper is sourced in an environmentally-friendly, socially responsible and economically viable way. We use FSC-certified paper for park maps, office paper, outreach material, paper napkins and even toilet paper in our offices and parks.

Wildlife-friendly Owa Coffee

 

Central Java is a region teeming with wildlife, including the silvery gibbon, Javan langur, Javan hawk eagle and slow loris. To protect its rich biodiversity, WRS has partnered with Coffee and Primate Conservation Project, an Indonesian gibbon conservation initiative, to sustainably produce coffee beans in the region.

Growing shade coffee

Growing shade coffee

To protect endangered wildlife habitats, coffee trees are grown under the canopies of existing forests so that the forests don’t have to be cleared.
Avoiding chemical fertilisers and pesticides

Avoiding chemical fertilisers and pesticides

Farmers grow coffee trees avoiding the use of harmful chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
Building an economically sustainable business

Building an economically sustainable business

Farmers are trained with good processing techniques so that their harvested coffee can be sold to traders at higher prices. This incentivises them to continue growing coffee in a small-scale, sustainable manner.

Visitors can enjoy an aromatic cup of Owa Coffee at Singapore Zoo. The proceeds go towards supporting WRS' conservation efforts in the region.

Find out more about our conservation projects

Join us in going green

As a consumer, you have the power to choose greener products that are sustainable for our environment and wildlife. Join us in creating a more habitable world for humans and wildlife alike. It simply starts with purchasing sustainable products and sustainably-sourced food!

 

Look out for eco-friendly products with these labels when shopping

The RSPO is a not-for-profit organization that develops and implements global standards for palm oil companies to produce certified sustainable palm oil.

The FSC protects the world's forests by ensuring forests around the world are responsibly managed.

The MSC is an international non-profit organization established to address the problem of unsustainable fishing and identify responsibly farmed seafood, thus safeguarding seafood supplies for the future.

The ASC is an independent, international non-profit organisation that identifies responsibly farmed seafood and manages the world’s leading certification and labelling programme for responsible aquaculture.

The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to conserving biodiversity, promoting strong forests and ensuring sustainable livelihoods.

The SEC is a non-profit NGO that coordinates environmental efforts in Singapore and certifies environmentally friendly products.

An eco list to shop for!

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