What does it take to turn your passion for nature into a career? In this illuminating episode (pun intended!), we discover how two environmental educators found their calling in different corners of Singapore's biodiversity scene.

Join Dr Samantha Lai, Deputy Director of the National Biodiversity Centre at NParks, and Dennis Chan, founder of The Untamed Paths, as they share about their journey in environmental education and conservation. In a delightful coincidence, both guests brought the same essential work tool for the episode’s show-and-tell segment – a light! Through their stories, Samantha and Dennis shed light on the diverse paths that the field of environmental education can offer aspiring nature educators.

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Find the transcript for this episode here.

Mentioned in the episode: 

• Garden Bird Watch

• Intertidal Watch

• Team Seagrass

• Festival of Biodiversity

Samantha and Dennis’ recommendations: 

• Changi Beach 

• Panti Bird Sanctuary