Ecology, land use, and environmental activism in a development-obsessed state.
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The recent sighting in Sungei Buloh of the Rhinoceros hornbill, thought to be locally extinct, brought joy. It was a sobering reminder too, of what we’ve lost in our headlong, heedless rush toward modernity.
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Some claim that tiny forests can bring relief from dangerous heat. Mere greenwashing? And even if not, can the concept grow roots in a city uncomfortable with wildness?
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Is there space to rethink and renegotiate our relationship with nature in a state-controlled urban environment that rests on unfeeling technologies and exploited migrant labour?
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Singapore’s narratives of “land reclamation” have obscured the displaced destruction of our neighbours’ land and livelihoods. What has been lost, and what do we owe to each other?
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The author explores her relationship with Evelyn Eng-Lin, founder of Green Circle Eco Farm, and argues that by embracing the concept of “biocultural diversity”, Singaporeans can better preserve and protect our green spaces.
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