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History
Pasir Ris, which means “white sand” in Malay, describes the stretch of white sandy beach along the northeastern coastline of Singapore.3 The name was conjectured to be a contraction of Pasir Iris, where Pasir means “sand”, and Iris means “to shred”.4 The name was first referenced to a village, Passier Reis, in 1852, where the headman’s son was purportedly killed by a tiger.5

Pasir Ris was originally a low-lying, undeveloped area with kampongs and villages, such as Kampong Pasir Ris, Kampong Bahru and various Chinese kampongs along Elias Road.6 The area was well-known for its many plantation estates, including the Singapore United Plantations, Loh Lam Estate, Hun Yeang Estate and Thai Min Estate.7 The beach was a popular resort for water skiing in the 1950s.8 There was also the Pasir Ris Hotel, venue of many memorable parties and picnic gatherings from the 1950s to the early ’70s.9 In the late ’80s, the government built Pasir Ris New Town, and developed the Costa Sands and Aloha Loyang resorts

The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) outlines five strategies and respective action plans that work towards achieving the three CBD objectives.

These five strategies aim to encapsulate the objectives and work of CBD, NParks and other stakeholders:

Strategy 1: Safeguard Our Biodiversity

Strategy 2: Consider Biodiversity Issues in Policy and Decision-making

Strategy 3: Improve Knowledge of Our Biodiversity and the Natural Environment

Strategy 4: Enhance Education and Public Awareness

Strategy 5: Strengthen Partnerships with All Stakeholders and Promote International Collaboration

1:Rehabilitate areas that have previously been degraded
Extend green corridors to counter fragmentation

2:Enhance biodiversity assessment capabilities
Strengthen the current processes on access and benefit sharing, to ensure that biodiversity conservation is considered when granting access to Singapore’s natural genetic resources


3:Monitor the health of ecosystems and species as part of the management process
Develop and maintain a central information portal on biodiversity to facilitate more informed decision-making

4:Incorporate elements of biodiversity conservation into the curricula of all levels of education
Increase appreciation, awareness and understanding of Singaporeans for nature through public seminars, road shows and events

5:Promote partnerships with regional and international organisations, in particular the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, as an indication of our commitment to biodiversity conservation at the global level

https://www.nparks.gov.sg/biodiversity/our-national-plan-for-conservation/strategies-and-actions