Notes

Providing for parks and greenery remains a key focus in our planning approach. By taking a holistic approach to planning and balancing our needs for development with environmental and social needs, we have managed to safeguard about 9 per cent of our land for both nature reserves and aprks, including four gazetted Nature Reserves and more than 350 parks. While we may not be able to conserve every local green area, we have consciously conserved a significant and representative segment of our native ecosystem. We will continue to safeguard land for greenery, but we need to be selective and ensure that parks and greenery are well distributed so at least 85 per cent of our residents will live within a 10 minute walk of a park.
The relevant agencies have conducted visits to the Pasir Ris Drive 3 site between 2004 and 2012 and affirm that the site is a secondary forest that was regenerated after it was left fallow. Their survey found far fewer species of flora and fauna at the Pasir Ris site than at the Nature Reserves and Nature Areas. The bird species found at the site can also be found in a range of other localities in Singapore, including the Nature Reserves.


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