Streamers around the world

Our streamer

Elizabeth Ng, Lee Mian Jun, Pearlynn Wang, Charlotte Lin et Andrea Lim

St Margaret's Primary School
Singapour

Almost one-third of the world's frogs, toads, salamanders and other amphibians are threatened with extinction within 100 years. The prospect of tens of thousands of years of evolution being wiped out in a century is seen by some experts as a warming of environmental disaster.

Amphibians are widely regarded as useful indicators of harmful changes in the environment, because their permeable skin is so sensitive. Indeed, amphibians are one of nature's best indicators of overall environmental health and their catastrophic decline serves as a warning that we are in a period of significant environmental degradation.

We have chosen the Red Eyed Tree Frog as our'mascot' as its brilliant hues will serve to remind us of all the beauty that we stand to lose if we continue to pollute and degrade our environment. Their bright colouration and their status as an indicator species make them the perfect candidate to bring attention to this cause.

Although these beautiful creatures are not considered threatened, the condition of their habitat is of a great concern. Problems such as global warning, wetland drainage, atmospheric and climatic changes, pollution, and deforestation have all taken a severe toll on the rainforest. With less rainforest, comes fewer tree frogs.

We have chosen the title "Earth's choices" as indeed we have two choices. To save the environment (meaning each and everyone playing a part) or on the other hand ignore nature's warning signs and continue with the relentless and merciless exploitation and handling of nature's precious resources. Our every action will have dire consequences on the world we live in.

Humans have the power to save as well as to destroy. Overall, our representation tries to illustrate this. The left part shows a healthy earth and the right a state that we must try and avoid at all cost. The umbrella symbolises both scenarios. When our protection is complete, the frog looks healthy. However, if we persist in polluting the environment, the frog looks diseased and ugly. It manifests into a grotesque-looking creature with lumpy skin and has an overall dull and lack-lustre appearance.

The lotus leaf is purposely shaped like the map of Singapore. Singapore is a citizen of the world and is committed to the Green Movement. The frog on it demonstrates two probabilities. Brilliant neon when the environment is cared for and hideous when the things are carelessly disposed off in lakes and other water bodies.

We have included the Merlion, which is synonymous with Syngapore, in order to give our entry a Singaporean flavour.

Our drawing shows a concerted choice.
Hopefully, everyone will make the right choice!