Singapore has many pet names, and one of them is “garden city”.
We used to be a dense jungle, with tigers (who are mistaken for lions), tropical birds and lots of different plants.
Then we became a concrete jungle, where HDBs and office towers replaced Jelawi trees. What’s left behind is a carefully calculated inclusion of greenery here and there - bougainvilleas along overhead bridges, and neat trees lined up along the streets.
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Even as our tree-planting campaigns continue, more trees are cut down in the name of development.
The rate of deforestation of the Amazon has increased by 28%, despite being the forest with the second lowest loss.
Singapore’s neighbour, Malaysia, has the highest forest loss rate at 14.4%. Even though new plantations were made, they cannot match up to natural forests in becoming homes for various animals, nor for storing carbon.
This means loss of habitat for animals, and a worsening of the climate change situation.
Short term, this is also the reason why people were selling N95 masks for 30 bucks in town.
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