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• • Greenery

  NParks Unveils Plans for 8 ha Gallop Extension to Singapore Botanic Gardens at Launch of 160th Anniversary Celebrations

  09 Jan 2019

  At a launch event today for the 160th Anniversary celebrations of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the National Parks Board (NParks) unveiled its plans for the 8 ha extension to the Gardens along Gallop Road.
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  NParks celebrates community stewardship in greening and nature conservation with new volunteer benefit package

  05 Dec 2018

  The National Parks Board (NParks) will celebrate the contributions of some 45,000 volunteers in conjunction with World Volunteer Day, which falls on 5 December 2018, by rolling out a volunteer benefit package.
• • Greenery

  Expunction of Portion of Canning Rise

  21 Nov 2018

  From Thursday, 3 January 2019, at 12 am, a portion of the one-way Canning Rise will be expunged to create seamless connectivity between Fort Canning Park’s Farquhar Garden and Fort Canning Green, and a pedestrian friendly environment within the park.
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  Installation Of Singapore’s Largest Purpose-Built Reef Structures At Sisters’ Islands Marine Park To Enhance Marine Biodiversity

  08 Nov 2018

  JTC and the National Parks Board (NParks), along with Friends of Marine Park community, donor companies, industry guests and local marine research and interest groups, witnessed the installation of Singapore’s largest purpose-built reef structures in the waters off Small Sister’s Island, within the Sisters’ Islands Marine Park this morning. The event was graced by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin.
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  Archaeological Dig exhibition at the Fort Canning Park to be refreshed for the first time in 17 years

  28 Oct 2018

  As part of enhancement plans announced earlier this year to restore the rich history of Fort Canning Park, the National Parks Board (NParks) will be refreshing the Archaeological Dig exhibition.
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  Allotment gardening plots at Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West and Jurong Lake Gardens West to open for registration

  23 Oct 2018

  The National Parks Board (NParks) today announced that registration for allotment gardening plots at Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West and Jurong Lake Gardens West will commence on 9 November 2018.
• • Greenery

  Rewilding of Rail Corridor (Central): Belt of native forest being restored

  20 Oct 2018

  The National Parks Board (NParks) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) today started on efforts to rewild Rail Corridor (Central) and restore a belt of native forest as part of enhancement works along the 4 km stretch. This belt of native forest will be an important passage, habitat and source of food for Singapore’s native fauna, particularly those from the nearby Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
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  Mandai Mangrove and Mudflat will be conserved as a Nature Park

  07 Oct 2018

  In conjunction with the World Migratory Bird Day next weekend and the 25th anniversary of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, the National Parks Board (NParks) today announced that Mandai Mangrove and Mudflat will be conserved as a Nature Park.
• • Wildlife and Biodiversity

  NParks launches Singapore’s first turtle hatchery at Sisters’ Islands Marine Park

  29 Sep 2018

  The National Parks Board (NParks) launched Singapore’s first turtle hatchery at the Sisters’ Islands Marine Park today.
• • Wildlife and Biodiversity

  Launch of National Conservation Strategy and Action Plan gives boost to Sunda Pangolin conservation in Singapore

  18 Sep 2018

  In spite of being critically endangered in the region, the Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica), a species of pangolin, which is the world’s most widely trafficked mammal, has however found a refuge and stronghold in highly urbanised Singapore.