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• • Greenery

  Start of enhancement works for the new Tropical Montane Orchidetum at National Orchid Garden to showcase greater variety of orchid exhibits

  30 Jun 2017

  The National Parks Board (NParks) today announced the start of enhancement works for the National Orchid Garden, located within the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The enhancements will focus on the new Tropical Montane Orchidetum, comprising The Sembcorp Cool House, Tan Hoon Siang Mist House and Yuen Peng McNeice Bromeliad House, all of which will be connected by the Secret Ravine.
• • Greenery

  OCBC Bank partners NParks to lead first-of-its-kind habitat enhancement programme for Coney Island Park

  28 Jun 2017

  Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC Bank) and the National Parks Board (NParks) today announced the launch of a five-year habitat enhancement programme for a four-hectare plot of land at Coney Island Park.
• • Wildlife and Biodiversity

  NParks announces that over 500 species have been discovered or rediscovered locally over the past five years

  27 May 2017

  NParks announced that over 500 species have been discovered and rediscovered over the past five years in Singapore by NParks staff, research partners and naturalists. These species include both marine and terrestrial animals, plants including orchids, and insects. These discoveries were made during in-depth surveys, such as the Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey, the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve survey, as well as concerted efforts to survey Singapore’s nature reserves and nature areas in the past five years.
• • Greenery

  Rockestra enlivens Fort Canning Park with a nostalgic evening of Retro hits

  21 May 2017

  Park users and the local community can look forward to the sixth instalment of NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra® at Fort Canning Park (Fort Canning Green) on 3 June 2017 from 6.30pm until late. Organised by the NParks, the concert will feature a medley of golden hits from the 60s to the 90s performed by our local bands.
• • Greenery

  NParks launches new garden to celebrate Singapore’s natural heritage and kick-start Biodiversity Week

  18 May 2017

  The National Parks Board (NParks) is launching the enhanced Native Garden @ HortPark to mark the start of Biodiversity Week (20 to 28 May). The Native Garden, with more than 100 species of native plants, has the highest concentration of native plants, including edibles, shrubs, and trees, in a single location in Singapore.
• • Wildlife and Biodiversity

  Do not release animals into the wild

  02 May 2017

  The National Parks Board (NParks) and PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, will be carrying out ‘Operation No Release’ on 6-7 May and 13-14 May. This is an initiative that aims to raise public awareness on the harmful impact of releasing animals into parks (including ponds), nature areas, reservoirs and waterways.
• • Greenery

  NParks opens Windsor Nature Park, Singapore’s sixth nature park, and announces plans for a new Rifle Range Nature Park

  22 Apr 2017

  Today, NParks opened the sixth nature park in Singapore, the 75-hectare Windsor Nature Park. A green buffer for the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, its existing habitats have been sensitively enhanced over two years.
• • Wildlife and Biodiversity
  • Greenery

  PM Lee Hsien Loong officially opens Singapore Botanic Gardens Learning Forest

  31 Mar 2017

  Today, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially opened the Learning Forest, a new conservation core of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Visitors can now access a network of boardwalks and elevated walkways to explore wetland and rainforest habitats.
• • Greenery
  • Wildlife and Biodiversity

  Record number of over 1,000 individuals participated in NParks Citizen Science programmes in the last two years

  25 Mar 2017

  A record number of over 1,000 volunteers have participated in NParks citizen science programmes in the last two years since April 2015. These NParks Community in Nature (CIN) Biodiversity Watch programmes include three Garden Bird Watch, two Butterfly Watch and three BioBlitzes.
• • Greenery

  NParks opens northern portion of Chestnut Nature Park, marking the completion of the largest nature park in Singapore

  25 Feb 2017

  The National Parks Board (NParks) launched the 64 ha Chestnut Nature Park (North) today. Together with the southern portion opened last year, Chestnut Nature Park now totals 81 ha, making it Singapore’s largest nature park to date.