A campaign to encourage more tree-planting bore fruit on Saturday, encouraging all Singaporeans to take a leaf out of their own book and care for nature.
The Garden City Fund and the Singapore Environmental Council (SEC) started this campaign aiming to see 2,000 new trees taking root across Singapore in the next 12 months, and at the same time, in the hope of bringing wildlife like unusual birds back to areas which have lost vital tree cover.
It costs $200 to plant a tree with discounts on 10 or more. Those who do will get a certificate with a picture of them planting their sapling. Proceeds will go towards the Garden City Fund.
I think this is an excellent move by the government, because going green really is the way Singapore can and should go. When we have reached a state where we have virtually ridded our 42km long island of pollution, we will come to realize that we would actually love to live here, meaning that it promotes patriotism and a sense of belonging to Singapore.
But why did I make cleaning up our island sound so simple? Because it is! It’s only a mere 42km in length, compared to the massive superpowers of USA and China, our landmass is miniscule. With the kind of budget our nation is capable of, it is a simple task to clean up the island by sheer expenditure. Yet, that is not a very wise move.
Loving a nation takes time. It is a cultivation that starts from the time you were born. If the government were to spend so much to clean up the country, what good does it do if there is no sense of belonging forged? If the people do not love the soil they step on and the air they breathe? This is why I think it is a wise and sensible move for the SEC to take the initiative to involve Singaporeans in the shaping of the nation.
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