Green InitiativesInfusing Greenery into Our Living Environment
City in Nature
After six decades of greening efforts, Singapore is one of the greenest cities in the world. Our City in Nature vision seeks to strengthen the presence of nature in our urban environment for residents to experience the benefits of nature in our everyday lives.
As one of the five pillars of the Singapore Green Plan 2030, the City in Nature vision aims to make Singapore more liveable, sustainable and climate-resilient through the following strategies:- Conserve and extend Singapore's natural capital by expanding our Nature Park Network
- Intensify nature in gardens and parks, such as through habitat restoration
- Restore nature into the urban landscape including through implementing skyrise greenery
- Strengthen connectivity between green spaces through networks of ecological corridors, Nature Ways and park connectors
This vision will be underpinned by the support and involvement of the community.
Commemorating 60 Years of Greening
On 16 Jun 1963, founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew planted a Cratoxylum formosum (Mempat) tree at Farrer Circus, kickstarting Singapore's nationwide greening campaign. The following decades saw continuous efforts to green up Singapore. In 2023, we commemorate 60 years of greening and conservation efforts with the community, who have played a key role in co-creating the high-quality living environment that Singaporeans enjoy today.
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As part of a holistic conservation approach, and to strengthen the conservation of our natural capital, the National Parks Board has established a network of nature parks surrounding Singapore's four Nature Reserves: the Central Catchment, Bukit Timah and Labrador Nature Reserves, and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. These nature parks act as buffers to protect the Nature Reserves against abutting developments and provide ecologically inter-dependent habitats for the flora and fauna of the Nature Reserves. Pictured here is the Rifle Range Nature Park. Credit: National Parks Board
As Singapore transforms into a City in Nature to create a green, liveable and sustainable home for all, we will build on what has been achieved and further conserve and extend Singapore's natural capital. Pictured here is Minister for National Development and Minister-in-Charge of Social Services Integration Desmond Lee planting a Hopea recopei at the Singapore Botanic Gardens to commemorate 60 years of greening. Credit: National Parks Board