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• National Parks Board works with community and pet industry to review and strengthen standards in the pet sector

  17 Aug 2019

  Since taking over the animal-related functions in April 2019, the engagement of the community and stakeholders has been a key focus for the National Parks Board.

• Singapore announces ban on domestic trade in elephant ivory

  12 Aug 2019

  Singapore announced today a ban on the domestic trade in elephant ivory, which will come into effect on 1 September 2021.

• National Parks Board works with Singapore Customs and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority to seize 11.9 tonnes of pangolin scales and 8.8 tonnes of elephant ivory

  23 Jul 2019

  On 21 July 2019, the National Parks Board (NParks) worked with Singapore Customs and the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) to inspect a shipment of three containers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo being transhipped through Singapore to Viet Nam.

• NParks partners OCBC Bank to Create First-of-its-Kind High-Tech Arboretum in Southeast Asia

  20 Jul 2019

  The National Parks Board (NParks) and OCBC Bank today unveiled plans for the OCBC Arboretum, a first-of-its-kind high-tech arboretum in Southeast Asia which houses more than 2,000 specimens of over 200 species of Dipterocarps.

• NParks Opens Singapore’s First Seed Bank at the Singapore Botanic Gardens

  13 Jul 2019

  The National Parks Board (NParks) today opened Singapore’s first seed bank at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, expanding the Gardens’ conservation capacity in safeguarding the germplasm of threatened plant species in Southeast Asia.

• New opportunities and platforms to allow for more to participate in nature-based recreation at Pulau Ubin

  29 Jun 2019

  The National Parks Board (NParks) today announced that members of the Friends of Ubin Network (FUN) are working closely with NParks to put together an Accessibility Plan and a learning symposium to make Pulau Ubin more accessible to all segments of the community.

• Singapore's Greenery Journey

  21 Jun 2019

• Singapore's Greening Journey - 200 Years and Beyond - an exhibition on Singapore’s transformation into one of the world’s lushest cities

  21 Jun 2019

  Today at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, City Developments Limited (CDL) and the National Parks Board (NParks) launched an exhibition that explores the evolution of Singapore’s landscapes from 200 years ago till present day.

• Nine historical gardens open at Fort Canning Park to reflect rich heritage of hill

  27 May 2019

• Around 200 species new to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve listed during comprehensive survey, with more than 40 species potentially new to Singapore

  25 May 2019