Jointly organized by IKEA Singapore, WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature (Singapore) and Nature Society (Singapore), the Little Green Dot Student Research Grant aims to facilitate the development of a new generation of leaders in environmental issues by encouraging them to learn about the environment through direct study and discovery. The theme for 2012 is ‘Forest Conservation’.
Below are the completed project reports available for downloading. Please note that copyright of the project reports belongs to the students and schools. Permission has to be sought from the students and schools for any reproduction in part and/or whole of the reports.
2012 PROJECT REPORTS
Second School Category
Investigating the Effect of Soil pH on the Germination of Avicennia alba Seedlings
Death Walkers and Their Unknown Transgression: A Study on Soil Compaction Along Green Corridors at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
An Artificial Diet as an Alternative Food Source for Eurema hecabe
Research on Heavy Metal Levels in Singapore Mangroves
Decreasing "Edge Effect" by Introducing Native Species to Outcompete Invasive Plant Species in Singapore
Junior College Category
Radio Tracking of Large Odonata Species in Forest Fragments in Singapore
Protected and Unprotected Forest Streams: A First Look at Bukit Brown and Bukit Batok Waterways
Influence of the Edge Effect and Other Selected Abiotic Factors on Tree Seedling Density and Species Richness in a Tropical Forest in Singapore
Effects of Mudskippers on the Soil Composition and Texture in Mangrove Forests, and Hence the Growth of Mangroves
Soil Power! The Best Remedy for Our Forests
Saving the Bryophytes of Our Forest
(Site being updated. All reports will be updated by mid Feb 2013)
Description of Little Green Dot Project
Students from secondary (upper) schools and junior colleges were invited to form groups of 2 to 4 members, and submit research proposals to help conserve Singapore’s nature. Eleven groups with the best proposals will receive a grant to carry out research work from May to December 2012. Practicing environmentalists will be assigned as mentors to the grant recipients to provide guidance through the entirety of the project.
To apply, download the application form. The deadline for proposal submission was 19 March 2012.
Please also take a look at some frequently asked questions.
If you missed the briefing session on 17 Feb 2012, you may download the briefing slides here.
For enquiries, please contact Nature Society (Singapore) at 6741 2036 or email: littlegreendot@nss.org.sg.
Selection results for 2012 are out.
Here are the proposed projects that are awarded the Little Green Dot Student Research Grant in 2012.
Secondary School Category
Death Walkers and Their Unknown Transgressions: A Study on Soil Compaction along Green corridors in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Investigation of paper strips impregnated with ethanolic host plant extracts as an alternative food source for Eurema hecabe
Investigating the effect of soil pH levels on levels of photosynthetic activity for the mangrove Avicennia alba
Research on the quality of water in mangrove forests in Singapore, its effects and solutions
Decreasing “edge effect” by introducing resistant native species to outcompete invasive plant species
Junior College Category
Saving the Bryophytes of our Forests
“Soil Power! The Best Remedy For Our Forests”
Protected forest and unprotected forest streams: a first look at Bukit Brown and Sime Road waterways
Study of Odonata species across streams and small ponds in forest fragments of Singapore
Edge effects on seed health in Singapore
Effects of mudskippers and lobsters on soil composition and texture in mangrove forests, and hence on the growth of mangroves
Each proposed project above may undergo modifications and revision according to mentors' advice.
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2011 PROJECT REPORTS
In 2011, the theme for the Little Green Dot Student Research Grant was 'Marine and Freshwater Conservation'. Below are the completed project reports available for downloading:
Secondary School Category
A study of selected bird populations and environmental factors affecting their distributions in Kranji Marsh Park
Saving the Cuora amboinensis
Seagrass patrol squad
Survival of the reef
The effect of added fish feed on algal bloom in Singapore
Junior College Category
Investigating the effects of water velocity and turbidity on the development of Common Spoon Seagrass (Halophila ovalis)
Investigating the regenerative properties of reclaimed sites in Singapore by comparative analysis of soft-bottom macrobenthic communities
Preliminary investigation on the factors affecting the growth of coral reefs in Singapore
Presence of organochlorines in the waters of Singapore
Saving the freshwater loaches, rasboras and gouramies
Tolerance of marine copepods to changing salinity: Implications for Singapore's freshwater management
Copyright of the above project reports belongs to the students and schools. Permission has to be sought from the students and schools for any reproduction in part and/or whole of the project reports.