HealthisWealth
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"I have always believed that a blighted urban landscape, a concrete jungle destroys the human spirit. We need the greenery of nature to lift our spirits."
“Singapore today is a verdant city, where abundant greenery softens the landscape. This was no accident of nature. It is the result of a deliberate 30-year policy, which required political will and sustained effort to carry out.”
“Because birds need trees, need natural vegetation to make their nests, and so on. And you can’t use insecticides, if you use insecticides you kill the insects and the birds won’t live. So we have to maintain an ecological balance. So in the midst of a densely populated city, we have pockets where nature is preserved.”
“Green is soothing to the eyes. The more greenery you have, the more people are soothed and the cooler it is. So I said look, try to build it up every wall and every building – greenery, creepers, like the creeping ivy or put the framework over it.”
“Without the greening effort, Singapore would have been a barren, ugly city. There would have been a few trees, planted haphazardly here and there, but there would have been none of the planning or the care and maintenance that sustain our greenery today.”
- About Us - National Parks Board
“Singapore today is a verdant city, where abundant greenery softens the landscape. This was no accident of nature. It is the result of a deliberate 30-year policy, which required political will and sustained effort to carry out.”
“Because birds need trees, need natural vegetation to make their nests, and so on. And you can’t use insecticides, if you use insecticides you kill the insects and the birds won’t live. So we have to maintain an ecological balance. So in the midst of a densely populated city, we have pockets where nature is preserved.”
“Green is soothing to the eyes. The more greenery you have, the more people are soothed and the cooler it is. So I said look, try to build it up every wall and every building – greenery, creepers, like the creeping ivy or put the framework over it.”
“Without the greening effort, Singapore would have been a barren, ugly city. There would have been a few trees, planted haphazardly here and there, but there would have been none of the planning or the care and maintenance that sustain our greenery today.”
- About Us - National Parks Board
