432 results found

• • Greenery

  Clean and Green SG50 Mass Tree Planting begins at Punggol Promenade

  31 Jul 2015

  Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, together with 50 families from Punggol West, launched the Clean and Green SG50 (CG SG50) Mass Tree Planting by planting the first 50 trees at Punggol Promenade.
• • Greenery

  Record number of overseas participants for Asia Pacific Tree Climbing Championship 2015

  26 Jul 2015

  A record number of 60 competitors from seven Asia Pacific countries took part in the Asia Pacific Tree Climbing Championship (APTCC) and Singapore Tree Climbing Championship held at Cathay Green on 25 - 26 Jul 2015.
• • Greenery

  Celebrate Singapore's jubilee and rich heritage at the Singapore Botanic Gardens

  20 Jul 2015

  The Singapore Botanic Gardens celebrates Singapore’s jubilee in a three-day carnival and a range of performances from 7 to 9 August. As part of the SG50 celebrations during the Jubilee Weekend, the National Parks Board (NParks) will hold the third in a series of six free public concerts under the SG50 Concert Series in the Park.
• • Wildlife and Biodiversity

  President Tony Tan opens the Sisters' Islands Marine Park Public Gallery

  15 Jul 2015

  President Tony Tan Keng Yam today opened the Sisters’ Islands Marine Park Public Gallery on St John’s Island. This Gallery will feature the rich marine biodiversity in Singapore's waters and provide an overview of the Sisters' Islands Marine Park, including a 3D diorama of its dive trails.
• • Greenery

  New NParks exhibition celebrates Singapore Botanic Gardens’ UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription and National Orchid Garden’s 20th anniversary

  10 Jul 2015

  To celebrate Singapore Botanic Gardens’ UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription, Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Communications and Information, launched the National Parks Board’s (NParks) new exhibition titled “Botanical Inspirations”. The exhibition showcases the Gardens’ rich orchid heritage and celebrates the National Orchid Garden’s 20th anniversary.
• • Greenery

  The Singapore Botanic Gardens becomes Singapore's First UNESCO World Heritage Site

  04 Jul 2015

  The Singapore Botanic Gardens (the Gardens) has been conferred the title of UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Germany, Bonn. The WHC announced the Gardens’ successful inscription on 4 July 2015 at approximately 5.40pm (UTC +08:00).
• • Wildlife and Biodiversity

  Nature Conservation Masterplan consolidates Singapore’s biodiversity conservation efforts

  27 Jun 2015

  Minister of State for National Development Desmond Lee announced the Nature Conservation Masterplan (NCMP) this morning, setting out the course of Singapore’s biodiversity conservation plans for the next five years. The NCMP is a framework that consolidates NParks’ focus of systematically coordinating, strengthening and intensifying efforts in biodiversity conservation by integrating various programmes and projects into a holistic masterplan. Implementing the NCMP will help us achieve our City in a Garden vision .
• • Wildlife and Biodiversity

  Plans for new Living Lab on Pulau Ubin unveiled at Ubin Day 2015

  13 Jun 2015

  A new Ubin Living Lab with facilities for students and researchers, new bat houses, as well as floating wetlands prototypes, are some of the new installations that visitors can expect on Pulau Ubin by end 2015
• • Greenery

  Researchers discover two new species of forest plants that are native and endemic to Singapore

  03 Jun 2015

  The two species of Hanguana - Hanguana rubinea and Hanguana triangulata - have been discovered for the first time and can only be found in Singapore.
• • Greenery

  New Nature Area designated in the Singapore Botanic Gardens

  30 May 2015

  The National Parks Board (NParks) announced that 14 hectares of the Learning Forest at the Singapore Botanic Gardens has been designated as a Nature Area.