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• • Greenery

  Burkill Hall to be returned to its original identity as an Anglo-Malayan style house

  06 Nov 2015

  Burkill Hall, one of the historic buildings in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, will be repainted and returned to its original identity as an Anglo-Malayan Plantation Style House. Global paints and coatings company, AkzoNobel will refresh the look for Burkill Hall and the Bandstand, through the Garden City Fund, the National Parks Board’s (NParks) registered charity.
• • Greenery

  GreenUrbanScape Asia 2015 defines smarter and greener urban solutions

  05 Nov 2015

  GreenUrbanScape Asia, the region’s leading event for urban design, landscape and greenery returns with the largest edition to date this year; with 170 brands and companies from 23 countries at the exhibition, a 25% increase from 2013. Held at MAX Atria, Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre from 5 to 7 November, the 2nd edition of GreenUrbanScape Asia was officially opened today by Singapore’s Minister for National Development, Lawrence Wong.
• • Greenery

  22 developments recognised for greening efforts this year

  04 Nov 2015

  The National Parks Board (NParks) will be recognising 22 private and public developments this year under the Skyrise Greenery Awards (SGA) and Landscape Excellence Assessment Framework (LEAF), for their efforts in greenery provision and ecologically friendly landscapes.
• • Greenery

  NParks starts new guided walks of Eco-Link@BKE

  04 Nov 2015

  The National Parks Board (NParks) will conduct public guided walks of the Eco-Link@BKE for the first time on 21 Nov 2015, 5 Dec 2015, 19 Dec 2015 and 9 Jan 2016, in conjunction with Clean and Green SG50.
• • Greenery

  Towards An Active and Gracious Community!

  30 Oct 2015

  Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the Clean and Green SG50 (CG SG50) Carnival at the North East District today.
• • Greenery

  Public registration for Sisters Islands Marine Park Dive Trail opens today

  29 Oct 2015

  Registration for the new Sisters’ Islands Marine Park Dive Trail opens to the public on 29 October 2015. Interested divers can sign up for the dive trails by contacting any of the approved dive operators listed on the Sisters’ Islands Marine Park website.
• • Greenery

  17700 public suggestions gathered for Jurong Lake Gardens strongly support key design principles

  25 Oct 2015

  More than 17,700 suggestions had been gathered, reflecting strong support for the Gardens’ four key design principles of preserving nature & memories, co-creating show gardens, integrating science & nature and vibrant programming.
• • Greenery

  Relive fond memories through a night of Xinyao and Chinese evergreen favourites at Jurong Central Park

  20 Oct 2015

  Park visitors will be able to relive fond memories through a night of familiar xinyao (新谣) and Chinese oldies (怀旧金曲) at Jurong Central Park this coming 31 October 2015. They will get to sing along with local singers belting out theme songs from MediaCorp Channel 8 hit dramas such as “Moonlight in the City” (城里的月光), “Gentle Night” (温柔的夜), “Voices from the Heart” (小人物的心声), as well as evergreen favourites of artistes such as Anita Mui, Feng Fei Fei, Fei Yu Qing and Teresa Teng.
• • Greenery

  First symposium in Singapore on integrating nature into urban design

  14 Oct 2015

  The ‘Biophilia and the Future of Sustainable Cities’ Symposium, jointly organised by the National Parks Board (NParks) and the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC), attracted over 300 public servants, academics, and industry partners together in Singapore to learn how nature can be integrated with urban landscape to improve liveability and quality of life for city-dwellers.
• • Greenery

  Coney Island Park opens to the public

  10 Oct 2015

  The new Coney Island Park, located off the north eastern coast of Singapore, is now open to public. The 50 ha park, built on the principles of environmental sustainability, seeks to enhance and protect the wide variety of habitats found in the area.