By: Ang Seow Leng, Published:

Over the last 200 years, the balance between biodiversity conservation and development has evolved, ...

By: Singapore. Ministry of Information and the Arts, Published: 10 Nov 1989

Mirror - picture of mangrove swamps at Jalan Buroh. Ministry of Information and the Arts Collection, ...

By: Lee, Mee Leng, Published: 14 Jun 2015

Flame of the woods (Ixora coccinea). Lee Mee Leng Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singa ...

By: National Library Board Singapore, Published: 2015

This is a photograph of the iconic tembusu tree at Singapore Botanic Gardens. The tree with its distinctive ...

By: Pwee, Timothy, Published: 20 May 2009

Mousedeer form the Tragulidae family of small, even-toed ungulates in the mammalia order Artiodactyla.

The Singapore Green Plan (SGP) is Singapore's first environmental blueprint. Released in 1992 by the ...

By: Nureza Ahmad, Published: 11 Mar 2004

Flame of the Forest (scientific name Delonix regia), introduced into Singapore during the first half ...

By: Georgina Wong, Published:

Georgina Wong explores how European naturalists leveraged indigenous knowledge to catalogue the natural ...

The Heritage Tree Scheme is an initiative by the National Parks Board (NParks) to promote the conservation ...

By: Tok, Cherylyn Xiu Hui, Published: 9 Feb 2011

The City Biodiversity Index, also known as the Singapore Index on Cities’ Biodiversity, measures biodiversity ...

By: Ang, Seow Leng, Published:

Highlights the importance of mangrove swamp habitats in our ecosystem as it provides shelter and protection ...

By: Rebecca Tan, Published:

Singapore’s diplomatic efforts may take several forms, including naming orchid hybrids after foreign ...

Otters are from the Lutrinae subfamily, a branch of the Mustelidae family whose other branches include ...

A view of the tropical forest and water catchment at Upper Peirce nature reserve as seen from Bukit ...

By: Nureza Ahmad, Published: 8 Feb 2002

The Sembawang Hot Spring is located near the junction of Sembawang Road and Gambas Avenue. The only ...

Lower Peirce Reservoir, officially opened on 26 March 1912, is the second-oldest impounding reservoir ...

By: NIL:Loo, Janice, Published: 31 Dec 2015

The Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR) is Singapore’s first wetland nature reserve. It was officially ...

By: Lee, Siew Yeen, Published: 18 Jun 2001

Mandai Orchid Gardens (MOG) was a commercial entity located at Mandai Lake Road. It was owned by Singapore ...

By: Nureza Ahmad, Published: 11 Mar 2004

Introduced into Singapore in the early 19th century, the Angsana tree (Pterocarpus indicus) belongs ...

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve encompasses the slopes and summit of Singapore’s highest hill, Bukit Timah, ...