March for MacRitchie: A month of discovery and public participation to conserve MacRitchie Forest

It is the last day of March and this wraps up March for MacRitchie, a month-long series of events coordinated by the Love Our MacRitchie Forest movement. March for MacRitchie was conceived to raise awareness about the conservation issues surrounding the proposed Cross Island MRT Line (CRL) through the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR). On …

Speaking up for MacRitchie at BoSS IV

MacRitchie Forest was given a voice - no, three voices - at the Biodiversity of Singapore Symposium IV (BoSS IV) last Saturday (1 Aug 2015). Three speakers shared about the various ways in which the nature community is acting to engage the government and the public regarding the Cross Island MRT Line (CRL) issue. The 5-minute talks …

Nature Society (Singapore) Cross Island Line: Discussion and Position Paper

The Nature Society (Singapore) releases its position paper on the proposed Cross Island Line plans, outlining its reasons why the proposed rail alignment will have significant adverse effects on Singapore's biodiversity.