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This book is a must-read for all who love nature and the environment. It contains 50 inspiring essays written by Singaporeans and friends who share their perspectives, expertise and experience — as scientists, lawyers, economists, engineers, bankers, government officers, and civil society — all linked by a love for nature, for the environment, and for Singapore. The essays focus on the protection and preservation of Singapore’s rich biodiversity (primates, colugos, otters, butterflies, dragonflies, stick-insects, birds, coral reefs, mangroves and sea grasses); efforts to save special areas (the Lower Peirce Reservoir, Chek Jawa, Sungei Buloh, the Rail Corridor and the first marine nature reserve); the contributions of NGOs (Nature Society, Herpetological Society, Waterways Watch Society); and the efforts of scholars, the government and the private sector to ensure a clean and green City in Nature, amidst the challenges of limited space and climate change.Key FeaturePresents personal reflections from eminent Singaporeans including Prof Tommy Koh, Singapore’s Ambassador-at-Large; Prof Leo Tan, former Chairman, National Parks Board; Prof Tan Eng Chye, President, National University of Singapore; Mr Tan Yong Soon, former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources; Dr Tan Wee Kiat, founding CEO, Gardens by the Bay; and Dr Geh Min, former Nominated Member of Parliament and former President, Nature Society (Singapore)
President’s Foreword; The Built Environment in Harmony with Nature (Esther An); Primates of Singapore (Andie Ang and Sabrina Jabbar); Cities and Biodiversity (Lena Chan); Business and Our Natural World (Jessica Cheam); From Plant-blind to Botanist (Chong Kwek Yan); Coral Reefs in the Urban Seascape (Chou Loke Ming); Working with the IPCC: A Singapore Boy’s View of Climate Change (Winston Chow); My Personal Journey with Nature (Chua Ee Kiam); Singapore and the Protection of the Marine Environment (Tara Davenport); The Importance of Birds to Humanity (Vinayagan Dharmarajah); Greening Singapore: From Garden City to City in Nature (Kenneth Er and Leong Chee Chiew); Speaking up for Nature (Geh Min); The Role of Financial Institutions and the Environment (Piyush Gupta with Helge Muenkel); Sungei Buloh (R E Hale); From Engineering to Diplomacy (Hazri Hassan); Our Water, Our Life, Our Future (Eugene Heng); The Battle to Conserve Nature in Singapore (Ho Hua Chew); Insects of Singapore: The Uncountable that Counts (Hwang Wei Song); History of Sustainable Energy in Singapore and Its Future Role (Edwin T F Khew); Butterflies of Singapore (Khew Sin Khoon); A Social Compact in Co-creating a City in Nature (Joseph K H Koh); The Importance of Environmental Law (Koh Kheng Lian); Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change (Koh Lian Pin); My Green Journey (Tommy Koh); The Herpetological Society and Youth Outreach (Law Ing Sind and Law Ingg Thong, with Sankar Ananthanarayan and Serin Subaraj); From Railway Land to Rail Corridor (Leong Kwok Peng); Colugos in Singapore (Norman Lim); Cities and Climate Change (Jolene Lin); Nature Society (Singapore) (Shawn Lum); The Legal Protection of Nature in Singapore (Lye Lin-Heng); When We Nurture Nature, Nature Nurtures Us (Kirtida Mekani); Here be Dragonflies: An Ode to Singapore’s Flying Dragons (Marcus Ng and Robin Ngiam); Hard Truths from a Flawed Naturalist (Peter K L Ng); The Re-introduction of the Oriental Pied Hornbill to Singapore (Ng Soon-Chye with Marc Cremades); How Much for the Environment? (Euston Quah); A Crazy Fondness for Stick-insects (Francis Seow-Choen); Managing Seagrass Meadows for Resilience in Highly Urbanised Coastal Cities: A Singapore Case Study (Siti Maryam Yaakub); The Smooth-coated Otters of Singapore (N Sivasothi); Birds of Singapore (Morten Strange and Bee Choo Strange); The Power of a Story (Audrey Tan); The Greening of NUS Campus: From Iconic Ambience of Bukit Timah Campus (BTC) to Global Sustainability Leader (Tan Eng Chye); Gardens by the Bay (Kiat W Tan); Resurrecting a National Heritage — The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (Leo Tan Wee Hin); Chek Jawa (Tan Yong Soon); International Climate Negotiations: Reflections from Singapore’s Chief Negotiator for Climate Change (Joseph Teo); Singapore’s Blue Heart: The Sisters’ Islands Marine Park (Karenne Tun); The Battle to Save the Lower Peirce Forest (Wee Yeow Chin); My Fascination with Mangroves (Yang Shufen); Singapore’s Freshwater Habitats: More Than Meet the Eye (Darren Yeo Chong Jinn); Protecting Migratory Birds in Singapore and the Flyway (Yong Ding Li)
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