The Politics of Green: Lesson from Singapore

Ask any Singapore visitor and many will find the boulevard bridging the airport and the town imposing. Thanks to the discerning urban planners from N Parks, the official sector that deals with gardening and biodiversity, and meticulous gardeners, the lines of trees not only strike for their neatness, but also their varieties, which probably made the airport-to-town trip a brief overview of Singapore’s biodiversity. Locals are not surprised to hear such compliments, yet they will add that it’s more to do with politics and economy than to environment.

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