Facts & Figures
(AS OF SEPTEMBER 2025)
National Day Awards
Note: Staff appointments indicated on this page are accurate as of when the Awards were announced.
Public Administration Medal (Silver)
Ms Tan Lai Kheng
SENIOR DIRECTOR / LIFESTYLE BUSINESS
Park Management and Lifestyle
Public Administration Medal (Bronze)
Ms Ng Li-San
DIRECTOR / COMMUNICATIONS
Communications and Community Engagement
Dr Jana Skornickova
KEEPER, HERBARIUM & PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER / PLANT TAXONOMY
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Ms Nah Bee Luan
DIRECTOR / JURONG LAKE GARDENS DEVELOPMENT
Jurong Lake Gardens
Mr Ong Yongquan
DIRECTOR / STREETSCAPE (CENTRAL SOUTH)
Streetscape
Commendation Medal
Ms Nur Sabrina Kwok @ Kwok Pui Leng
SENIOR MANAGER / BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS
Finance and Procurement
Ms Loh Chay Hwee
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Manpower Development, Industry and CUGE
Mr Loo Kah Lim
DEPUTY DIRECTOR / GREENERY AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Policy and Planning
Ms Tay Rijin
SENIOR MANAGER / ANIMAL AND VETERINARY PROGRAMME OFFICE
Professional and Scientific Services
Ms Galistan Amanda Grace
SENIOR MANAGER / PARKS (CENTRAL NORTH)
Parks Central
Mr Jeremy Woon Ren Wei
DEPUTY DIRECTOR / INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
National Biodiversity Centre
Mr Li Zuowei
SENIOR MANAGER / CONSERVATION
Conservation
Ms Teng Yuen Leng
DEPUTY DIRECTOR / CUGE
Industry and CUGE
Ms Ng Hwee San
DEPUTY DIRECTOR / HUMAN RESOURCE
Corporate Services
Efficiency Medal
Mr Koh Sau Peng
MANAGER / LICENSING
Industry Standards and Regulatory
Mr Thant Zin Thein
SENIOR MANAGER / FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Corporate Services
Mr Pang Joo Kang
MANAGER / CENTRE FOR WILDLIFE REHABILITATION
Wildlife Management
Ms Ho Siew Ling
MANAGER / STREETSCAPE (CENTRAL SOUTH)
Streetscape
Ms Lauw Sok Chin
SENIOR OFFICER / PARKS (CENTRAL NORTH)
Parks Central
Mr Gwee Aik Teck
SENIOR OFFICER / PLANT RECORDS
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Long Service Medal
Ms Pang Yoke Yue
SENIOR MANAGER / FESTIVALS AND SHOWS
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Ms Rajasawari d/o S Murugesu
ASSISTANT / INVESTIGATION
Enforcement and Investigation
Ms Chan Su Hooi
SENIOR OFFICER / CONSERVATION
Conservation
Mr Abdul Khalid bin Hamid
ASSISTANT OFFICER / CONSERVATION
Conservation
Ms Cheng Mui Kiew Jancy
MANAGER / CORPORATE STRATEGY AND PLANNING
Corporate Strategy and Planning
Mr Ng Leong Hwa Eric
SENIOR MANAGER / GREENERY AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Policy and Planning
Mr Mohamad Zamani bin Yaacob
INSPECTOR / PLANT SCIENCE AND HEALTH
Horticulture and Community
Mr Goh Sze Pu Joshua
SENIOR OFFICER / FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Corporate Services
Mr Wong Wai Sung
DEPUTY DIRECTOR / DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
Parks Development and Design
Ms Lee Ke Ying Kylie
SENIOR OFFICER / STREETSCAPE (CENTRAL SOUTH)
Streetscape
Mr Muhamad Irwan bin Sapi'i
SENIOR OFFICER / PARKS (SOUTH WEST)
Parks West
Mr Ridzuan bin Abdul Aziz
SENIOR EXECUTIVE / WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH
Wildlife Management
Ms Chee Yee Ping
SENIOR MANAGER / PARKS (CENTRAL SOUTH)
Parks Central
Ms Safiah binte Abdul Aziz
SENIOR EXECUTIVE / WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH
Wildlife Management
Mr Tan Fook Onn Andrew
ASSISTANT / SECURITY MANAGEMENT
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Ms Eslindah binte Ismail
DEPUTY DIRECTOR / PARKS (NORTH WEST)
Parks West
Ms Koh Ah Chin
DEPUTY FINANCIAL CONTROLLER / BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS
Finance and Procurement
Ms Hasnah binte Ibrahim
MANAGER / INVESTIGATION
Enforcement and Investigation
Mr Norhasli bin Yusop
SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICER / PLANT SCIENCE AND HEALTH
Horticulture and Community
Awards and Accolades
Excellent Service Awards
Attractions
13 STAR, 4 GOLD, 16 SILVER
IT Awards
Science, Tech & Engineering (STE) Excellence Award
Awarded in recognition of "Transforming Urban Tree Management" in collaboration with SLA
May Day Awards 2025
Model Worker
Ms Sim Bee Lan
SENIOR MANAGER / PARKS (CENTRAL SOUTH)
Parks Central
MND Ministers Award 2024
NATURE KAKIS NETWORK
WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT (WOG)
BIOSURVEILLANCE FRAMEWORK
Municipal Services Awards 2024
Community Category
PET CAT STERILISATION SUPPORT (PCSS) PROGRAMME
PEK KIO PARK: A COLLABORATIVE GREEN SPACE
Team Category
TEAM ULU PANDAN
JOINT OPS AT SIMS AVE PARK CONNECTOR AND GUILLEMARD ROAD OPEN SPACE BY NATIONAL PARKS BOARD (NPARKS) AND MINISTRY OF MANPOWER (MOM)
PARKS NORTH EAST – PUNGGOL FIRE STATION COLLABORATION TEAM
DEVELOPMENT OF TAMPINES BOULEVARD PARK
PIGEON MANAGEMENT PLAN TEAM
PST Awards 2024
Dare to Do Award
REIMAGINING NPARKS' TREE INSPECTION
Others
Total Defence Award 2024
CUGE Training Programmes
The Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology (CUGE) was established by NParks as a regional centre of excellence to advance an urban and green living environment, as well as a one-stop training and knowledge hub in urban greenery and ecology.
Workforce Skills Qualification (WSQ) Courses
WSQ Courses for Landscape Workers (Level 1)
- Plant Health Management and Disease Control
- Plant Identification
- Plant Pruning
WSQ Courses for Landscape Technicians (Level 2)
- Chainsaw Operation and Maintenance
- Hazards and Risk Control, and Policy Management*
- Horticultural Chemical Usage*
- Plant Health Management and Disease Control
- Plant Propagation and Production
- Plant Pruning*
- Soil and Media Assessment and Remediation
- Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescues
- Tree Health Management
- Tree Pruning
- Turf Maintenance*
WSQ Courses for Landscape Supervisors (Level 3)
- Hazards and Risk Control, and Policy Management
- Plant Health Management and Disease Control
- Plant Identification
- Soil and Media Assessment and Remediation
WSQ Courses for Landscape Managers (Level 4)
- Budgeting
- Environmental Management in Landscape Operations
- Hazards and Risk Control, and Policy Management
- Horticultural Chemical Usage
- Horticultural Maintenance Programme
- Plant Health Management and Disease Control
- Project Management
*Programmes with Assessment-Only Pathway (AOP)
Workshops
- A Guide to Grow Healthy Plants
- Advanced Tree Climbing with SRS
- Advanced Tree Decay Assessment
- Butterfly Gardens — Ecology to Practical Design
- Chainsaw Operations and Maintenance (Refresher)
- Designing a Nature Playgarden
- Designing Therapeutic Horticulture Programmes for Children with Special Needs
- Dragonflies and Damselflies: Ecology, Conservation and Wetlands Creation
- Edible Gardens in Our City in Nature
- Formative Pruning for Young Trees
- Fundamental Tree Management Programme
- Introduction to Contemplative Landscape Model Design Application
- Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture and Therapeutic Garden
- Landscape Safety Orientation Programme (Bengali)
- Landscape Safety Orientation Programme (Chinese)
- Landscape Safety Orientation Programme (English)
- Landscape Safety Orientation Programme (Tamil)
- Playground Safety Management Workshop
- Resistance Drilling Equipment
- Therapeutic Garden Design
- Therapeutic Horticulture for Seniors
- Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue Level 2 (Refresher)
- Tree Decay — The Fundamentals
- Tree Felling
- Tree Inspection — Advanced
- Tree Inspection — Failure Documentation and Analysis
- Tree Inspection — The Basics
- Trees and Construction — Understanding the Arboriculture Impact
- Tropical Tree Identification, Biology and Physiology
- Urban Greenery Management
- Understanding Soil and Its Importance to Plants
Certification Programmes
- Advanced Tree Climbing with SRS
- Animal Health Professional Certification Programme
- Animal Health Professional Certification Programme (Refresher)
- Animal Management Certification Programme — Basic
- Animal Management Certification Programme Basic (Refresher)
- Animal Management Certification Programme Intermediate Electives — Mammals (Refresher)
- Animal Management Certification Programme Intermediate Electives — Reptiles (Refresher)
- Animal Management Intermediate Elective Community Animals — Cat
- Animal Management Intermediate Elective Community Animals — Dog
- Animal Management Intermediate Elective — Mammals
- Animal Management Intermediate Elective — Reptiles
- Certificate in Basic Plant Recognition Programme (Module 1 to Module 10)
- Certificate in Field Epidemiology (Refresher)
- Certified Parks Manager
- Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course and Examination
- Certified Practising Horticulturist Programme
- ISA Certified Arborist Preparatory Programme
- ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Renewal Online
- ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Programme
- Pneumatic Blowpipe and Dart Gun Refresher Course
- Refresher for ISA Arborist
Seminar/Webinar and International Programmes
- Harnessing Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Conservation
- Planning for Parks and Greenery
- Managing Nature in Developments Webinar for Development Agencies
- Managing Nature in Developments Webinar for Qualified Professionals
- Singapore's Transformation to City in Nature
NParks Staff Strength
STAFF STRENGTH AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
1,204
Regional Parks and Greenery Maintained by NParks
NUMBER OF REGIONAL PARKS
89
NUMBER OF NEIGHBOURHOOD PARKS
324
TOTAL MILEAGE OF PARK CONNECTORS MAINTAINED, INCLUDING SPACE BETWEEN
393 ᴋᴍ
TOTAL AREA MAINTAINED (HA)
3,358.11
Parks, playgrounds, open spaces, fitness corners and park connectors*
3,347
Nature reserves (gazetted)
42
Istana and Parliament House grounds
2,039.47
Roadside greenery
4,511.71
State land greenery as of Mar 2025**
Plant Health
41,332
Import permits issued
263
Post-entry inspections conducted
Animal Health & Welfare
LICENCES, PERMITS, AND HEALTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED FOR ANIMAL IMPORTS
5,207
Animals (excluding livestock)
5,484
Ornamental fish (import permits)
3,224
Ornamental fish (export health certificates)
164
Biologics
58
Birds
1,569
Products (blood, sera, urine, clinical specimens)
TOTAL:
15,706
LICENSING VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY CENTRES
649
Number of veterinarians
127
Number of veterinary centres
DOG LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT
~91,000
Dog licences issued
~14,000
New licences
~77,000
Renewed licences (includes multi-year licences)
TYPES OF ANIMAL DISEASE SURVEYED IN LOCAL FARMS
4
Ornamental bird breeders surveyed
- Avian influenza
- Newcastle disease
37
Ornamental fish breeders surveyed
- Aeromonas salmonicida
- Chytrid fungus
- Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus
- Infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus
- Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus
- Koi herpes virus
- Megalocytivirus
- Spring viraemia carp virus
- Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia
- White spot disease
NPARKS' ANIMAL BIOSURVEILLANCE PROGRAMMES
- Aeromonas salmonicida
- African swine fever
- Anaplasmosis
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Avian influenza
- Babesiosis
- Bluetongue
- Bovine tuberculosis
- Brucellosis
- Campylobacteriosis
- Canine distemper
- Chytridiomycosis
- Classical swine fever
- Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
- Coronaviruses
- Cryptococcosis
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Ehrlichiosis
- Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
- Foot-and-mouth disease
- Heartworm
- Koi herpes virus
- Leishmaniosis
- Leptospirosis
- Lyme diseases
- Newcastle disease
- Nipah virus disease
- Parvovirus
- Plasmodium knowlesi
- Psittacosis
- Rabies
- Rickettsial disease
- Spring viraemia of carp virus
- Swine influenza
- Toxoplasmosis
- White spot disease
*
Excludes Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and Labrador Nature Reserve which have been computed under "Nature Reserves".
**
Greenery on vacant land taken over from agencies