On the 11th of May, 1967, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew introduced the ‘Garden City’ vision for Singapore. This vision aimed to transform Singapore into a clean city with an abundance of greenery to help improve the livelihood of its people.
Conservation Biogeography of Singapore and Beyond
Our Field Trip Experience exploring the Tropical Rainforest and Keppel Wetlands at the Singapore Botanic Gardens
Tag: city in nature
In the heart of Singapore lies a green space hundreds of years older than the buildings that surround it. Having played a myriad of roles over the years- from an experimental garden for cash crops, to the centre of Singapore’s ‘garden city’ vision, the Singapore Botanic Gardens now plays a significant role in research, education, and conservation. Unfortunately, invasive species are threatening this tropical paradise. Read on to find out what you can do to help! Continue reading
Figure 1. Birding enthusiasts flock to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, armed with telephoto lenses and an immense amount of patience. Photo Credits: Hoong Li-Ann.
Stuck in Singapore during the Covid-19 pandemic, lots of people picked up a multitude of new hobbies to keep themselves occupied. You might be one of them. For your next hobby, why not consider birding? Birding refers to the practice of watching, observing and photographing birds. Singapore has been home to an active birding community even prior to the pandemic, though the pandemic lent a hand to its surge in popularity. One of the top sites for birding is the Keppel Discovery Wetlands, which I visited as part of my Applied Biogeography class in February 2022.
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