Singapore launching "Clean & Green Week 2005"

Fancy catching a bird's eye view of 120 countries in the heart of town? "Earth from Above", an aerial portrait of our planet, is one of the many highlights at this year's Clean and Green Week campaign. The month-long campaign, to be launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on November 5, plans to engage some 250,000 people with over 300 activities island-wide.

World-renowned French photographer and nature enthusiast Yann Arthus-Bertrand has been spreading environmental awareness messages through his pictures for the past 13 years. And Singapore is the first in Southeast Asia to host his works. Though Yann frowns upon the heavy traffic here, he is determined to include Singapore in his collection. Some 120 of his photographs will line the street from Liat Towers to Forum Galleria over the next three months.

- Some notes : added inline links above and visited the online galleries for a "preview" before deciding whether (or not) to drag the ol' rear-end over to Orchard Road, which, with all of the attendant consumerism, the crowd, the parking problems and, well, mostly it's the crowd thing, is not a light decision for me on the best of days. Most of the "preview photos" look nice, but I wonder whether the outdoor exhibition will make any lasting impact beyond quick glances from passers-by.

- In typical gov.sg style, this is being done from the top-down. How far down will this trickle down? See the historical reference below, that was from 1991, when this campaign was in its early days. Have there been improvements since then? In level of awareness? Ecological footprint? Attitudes towards recycling? Overall quality of life?

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