S1E46: Reconciling forest loss with One Million Trees initiative: Green Pulse Ep 46

Green Pulse Ep 46: Reconciling forest loss with One Million Trees
initiative


13:33 mins


Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The
Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from
biodiversity conservation to climate change in this podcast
series.


Last December, parts of a woodland in Kranji were cleared before
environmental studies were completed. Investigations are ongoing
to determine what happened and why. But the incident has also
highlighted the growing affinity between Singaporeans and the
green spaces in the country, and generated criticism of whether
such deforestation projects defeat the purpose of Singapore’s
goal of planting a million more trees over the next decade.


In this episode, Minister for National Development Desmond Lee
shares his response to this criticism with ST environment
correspondent Audrey Tan. They also discuss how his ministry aims
to walk the fine line between development and conservation in
Singapore. 


This podcast contains excerpts of an interview between Mr Lee and
ST environment correspondent Audrey Tan (see her interview) last
month.


They discuss the following points:
What the One Million Trees is also an act of stewardship?
(3:17) How to determine which green spaces stay, and which must go?
(6:22) How science and technology was used to prove the value of
the Mandai Mangrove and Mudflat, which will publicly open in
mid-2022 (9:10) How the National Development Ministry aims to
strike a balance between development and conservation?
(10:23) 

Produced by: ST Video & Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg)


Edited by: Adam Azlee 


Listen to previous episodes with Mr Desmond Lee: 


What has Covid-19 taught Singapore about sustainability:
https://str.sg/Jj99


Transforming Singapore into a City in Nature: https://str.sg/Jj9C


Balancing development and conservation in land-scarce Singapore:
https://str.sg/Jj9y


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