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S3E1: Singaporeans arguing over land use is good, but ugly extremes must be avoided
Conservationists must make their pro-nature arguments to the mainstream, says ST’s Bhavan Jaipagras.
Synopsis: Every Tuesday, we discuss how environmental issues intersect with business, politics and society.
Recent announcements about new developments coming at the expense of nature areas in Singapore have reignited the perennial ‘conserve versus develop’ debate.
Such discussions were first sparked when housing plans for the Gillman and Maju estates, on which secondary forests have grown, were revealed in July. In August, plans for a new western island – built by…
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