National Parks Board (NParks) is responsible for providing and enhancing the greenery of the Garden City. NParks is also committed to enhancing the quality of life through creating memorable recreational experiences and lifestyles.
NParks manages 10% of Singapore's total land area, comprising over 50 major parks and 4 nature reserves. Adding to this is the extensive street scape, or roadside greenery, that forms the backbone of our City in a Garden. An island-wide Park Connector Network is also being developed to link major parks and residential areas.
NParks monitors and coordinates measures to ensure the health of Singapore's biodiversity. This supports the overall thrust of our urban biodiversity conservation model, which aims to conserve representative eco-systems in land-scarce Singapore for future generations.
NParks is also the lead agency in the efforts to continually upgrade the Landscape Industry in Singapore. It works closely with industry partners to promote good work practices and create a thriving, innovative and professional industry that will support Singapore’s aspirations of being a City in the Garden.
For more information, visit NParks
Publisher: Law Tong Ye Matthew Edward
Green Plan 2012 [information]
Objectives & Goals of the plan
o To ensure Singapore’s environmental sustainability till 2012.
o 6 focus areas
Clean Air & Climate Change
http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/1.AirClimateChange.pdf
Water
http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/2.Water.pdf
Waste Management
http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/3.WasteMgmt.pdf
Public Health
http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/5.PublicHealth.pdf
Conserving Nature
http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/4.Nature.pdf
International Environmental Relations.
http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/6.InternationalRelations.pdf
What can we do?
o Individuals
Use less electricity and water, waste less and choose cleaner ways to travel,
you save money and protect the environment too.
o Companies
Companies save money when they use less energy and water and reduce
unnecessary packaging
o Government
The Government will walk the talk, make our public services more
efficient, and promote environmental awareness.
Beyond 2012
o Continue to maintain and improve on the efforts made in past years to meet the
targets set under the SGP2012 and ensure a high quality environment in Singapore
o There is a need to do even more for sustainable development as both the
international and domestic contexts have changed
Within Singapore, higher economic and population growth will exert
pressures on our limited land resources and our environmental quality in
the years to come.
Global environmental challenges such as climate change are also key
concerns on the international agenda.
References:
o http://app.mewr.gov.sg/web/Contents/Contents.aspx?ContId=1342
o http://app.mewr.gov.sg/web/Contents/ContentsSSS.aspx?ContId=1034
o http://www.mewr.gov.sg/sgp2012/
For the whole package please go to:
http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/sgp2012_2006edition.pdf
http://app.mewr.gov.sg/data/ImgCont/1342/sgp2012.pdf
Writer: Lyncam Edviano Loo
Conservation [information]
What is conservation?
- Who conserves?
- The people who can afford time and money
- Developed vs Developing countries
- Scientific conservation vs community-based conservation
- Why conserve?
- “ I want to save the planet!”
- Or are we really saving humankind?
- Conservation in Singapore
- Conservation vs Use
- Public awareness vs recreational overuse
- Conservation vs poaching
- Poaching for sale/collection vs food
Publisher: Law Tong Ye Matthew Edward
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