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Singapore is a city-state formed by one main island and then numerous islets. It is located between Malaysia and Indonesia. The Malay port of Temasek emerged by the 14th century, and the British founded Singapore as a trading colony in 1819.  In 1963, the city achieved independence from Britain as part of the Federation of Malaysia, only to split from it in 1965 and become a sovereign state. In the subsequent years, a period of spectacular economic growth has seen Singapore emerge as one of the world’s most affluent countries, at an average of 7.7% GDP per year from independence until 2019.
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19 January 2023
Main photo:  The SLA and the Housing Board said that the move will allow for “greater administrative and operational efficiency”. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO SINGAPORE – From March 1, individuals and organisations will need to turn to the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) to apply for the use of state land…
07 November 2022
The State Lands Protection Bill seeks to replace current legislation that was last reviewed in 1974. A new State Lands Protection Bill tabled in Parliament on Monday (Nov 7) proposes to significantly raise the maximum fine faced by offenders who encroach on or damage state land. The Bill, tabled…
07 July 2022
Singapore has launched a reforestation campaign after losing huge amounts of mangrove habitats in the past century. It plans to plant 1 million trees within 10 years to improve living conditions for wildlife and people. The scheme began in March 2020 and had led to the planting of 51,819 trees…

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The Sustainable Land Management in the Qaraoun Catchment project aims at increasing management efficiency of arable land and rangelands and the expansion of the area under forests through land use plans, buffer zones, and riparian strips.

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The programme has two specific objectives (1) Social forestry approaches integrated in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in ASEAN Member States (2) Socio-economic benefits derived from inclusion of vulnerable communities in adaptation and mitigation strategies

3178530.459
Donors:
Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
3178530.459
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

The Sustainable Land Management in the Qaraoun Catchment project aims at increasing management efficiency of arable land and rangelands and the expansion of the area under forests through land use plans, buffer zones, and riparian strips.

10300000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The programme has two specific objectives (1) Social forestry approaches integrated in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in ASEAN Member States (2) Socio-economic benefits derived from inclusion of vulnerable communities in adaptation and mitigation strategies

10300000
Donors:
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Government of Switzerland
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Nearly a quarter of land in Singapore is reclaimed, and questions have been raised over the acquisition of sand from neighbouring countries such as Cambodia and Myanmar, in order to feed the reclamation process.

01 February 2021
While green groups spoken to agreed that the Government has become more receptive to their views, they believe it is now time to put conservation or preservation at the front and centre of future development projects.   By Navene Elangovan for Channels News Asia (CNA) Singapore Original source…