Edit for the SYVB blog: This post was originally written for the Act for Nature component of the Biodiversity Friends Forum (BFF) 2026. For more information on BFF, please head to: https://biodiversityfriendsforum.wordpress.com
My Act for Nature was contributing to SYVB’s booth at the Festival of Biodiversity!!
Pic 1: SYVB’s booth, the day before FOB
Beyond just being stationed at the booth (and mindlessly yapping with passers-by), I was involved in creating the coastal banner that (in my biased opinion) became the centrepiece of the booth!
Pic 2: Marine poster, final iteration
I’ll be walking through the various iterations that preceded this.
It started with an idea to communicate Singapore’s potential for coastal Nature-based Solutions, which are essentially coastal protection measures that (1) address a societal issue, (2) provide value to biodiversity, and (3) provide well-being to humans. For example, the mangrove-rock hybrid revetment at Kranji Coastal Nature Park.
Feedback came that the content may be too technical. So, I adapted for more accessible content.
Satisfied with this outline, I began populating the banner.
Of course, there were some tweaks between this iteration and the above outline, most notably being the shortlisting of showcased sites.
The next iteration saw a change in messaging from one of loss to one of opportunities. A synopsis was added for extra context.
Finally, Isaac, who has a keen eye for aesthetics, upended the entire banner, giving us the final product from above!!
Special thanks to Ria from WildSingapore, alongside Nasry, Jayden, Isaac, and my other SYVB friends, who contributed in their own ways, from verbal feedback to designing the seafloor.
Although none of the concepts was applied, I’d learnt quite a bit about Nature-based Solutions in preparation for this banner! Eye-opening concepts that I’m sure that, in some capacity, I’ll dabble with again in the future.
I had a blast throughout FOB! It was nice crossing paths with some of you from BFF again, and I’m very sure we will cross paths again, given how small the nature community is! :D