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The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve - To Save or Not to Save
Please post your arguments to support saving the reserve here.
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It is the first forest reserves established in Singapore. It has historical significance. \\Mlc-admast\SharedDocs\My Videos\Saving the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve\Sites\NATIONAL PARKS BOARD Parks Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Central Catchment Nature Reserve.mht
It retains one of the largest tracts of primary rainforest left in Singapore. It is a tourist attraction. \\Mlc-admast\SharedDocs\My Videos\Saving the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve\Sites\NATIONAL PARKS BOARD Parks Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Central Catchment Nature Reserve.mht
it will be hotter, perhaps also drier than it used to be in the forest and this will affect moisture-sensitive plant species. \\Mlc-admast\SharedDocs\My Videos\Saving the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve\Sites\singapore bukit timah nature reserve is our oldest forest dying 1.mht
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve was one of the first forest reserves established in Singapore. \\Mlc-admast\SharedDocs\My Videos\Saving the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve\Sites\NATIONAL PARKS BOARD Parks Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Central Catchment Nature Reserve.mht
The history of Bukit Timah as a Nature Reserve is a little more recent than this, but still stretches back into the last century. \\Mlc-admast\SharedDocs\My Videos\Saving the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve\Sites\Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on wildsingapore.mht
The forests of South-East Asia have an evolutionary history stretching back millions of years \\Mlc-admast\SharedDocs\My Videos\Saving the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve\Sites\Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.mht
leo,
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve was one of the first forest reserves established in Singapore.
"supporting evidence"
\\Mlc-admast\SharedDocs\My Videos\Saving the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve\Sites\NATIONAL PARKS BOARD Parks Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Central Catchment Nature Reserve.mht
The history of Bukit Timah as a Nature Reserve is a little more recent than this, but still stretches back into the last century.
"supporting evidence"
\\Mlc-admast\SharedDocs\My Videos\Saving the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve\Sites\Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on wildsingapore.mht
The forests of South-East Asia have an evolutionary history stretching back millions of years
"supporting evidence"
\\Mlc-admast\SharedDocs\My Videos\Saving the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve\Sites\Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.mht
1. Bukit Timah Nature Reserve serves as a home to many species of plants and animals. Some species had not yet been discovered. Evidence-Sec 1 Geography textbook.
2.Bukit Timah Nature Reserve was one of the first forest reserves establish in Singapore. Evidence-http://www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/display_level2.asp?
parkid=8&catid=2
3.Bukit Timah is also home to Singapore's highest hill at 163.63 m. It is now a popular spot with visitors who come to enjoy the quarry's scenic beauty and have some fun with the more adventurous play equipment. Evidence-http://www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/display_level2.asp?
parkid=8&catid=2
The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, is the oldest nature reserve in singapore!!And it also has lots of undiscovered organism!and also rare orgainsm!It is also a good place for scientist to do research. If it is being destroyed,it would reALLY be A PITY to our next generation.
1.Bukit Timah Nature Reserve was one of the first forest reserves established in Singapore. Therefore it has historical significance.
Supporting evidence: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/ display_level2.asp?parkid=8&catid=2
2.The Bukit Timah and Central Catchment nature reserves are home to more than 840 flowering plants and over 500 species of animals (including butterflies).If we clear it, the animals will not have homes to stay.
Supporting evidence: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/ display_park.asp?parkid=8
3.Covering about 164 hectares, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve has been set aside to preserve Singapore's primary rainforest since 1883.As it preserve Singapore’s primary rainforest for so long, it should not be cleared.
Supporting evidence: http://www.geocities.com/tikitas_island/ bukitimahill1.html
4.4. The name Bukit Timah is borrowed from the tallest hill found in the area of the same name, which is also the tallest geographical location in
all of Singapore.
Supporting evidence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Timah_Nature_Reserve
Reasons why clearing the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve are not the best way to solve our land needs.
- It holds 40 per cent of Singapore's native plants, for example, many of which are found nowhere else here. The reserve's fern valley holds plants which were first discovered in Singapore, and the fact that the fronds are proliferating means that the forest is doing well. For many of our plants, it is the last refuge on the island.
-The Nature Reserve plays a critical role in regulating the climate, and is home to the greatest number of plants and animals out of all of Singapore's diverse ecosystems. Some species like birds are close to extinction.
Without the help of larger birds such as hornbills, some trees could have difficulty dispersing fruit.
-The impact of a change in land use (including the clearance of forests) on water resources depends on more than just the removal of forested areas. Socio-economic factors, climate change, existing soil structures and topographies in different countries matter when drawing conclusions about the hydrological role of forests.
-Deforestation will result in greenhouse effect, that is, an increased amount of green house gases (eg, Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases trap heat from the sun and thus increased the temperature of the Earth. An increase in temperature will lead to disastrous effects such as flooding of low lying areas (eg, Washinton DC, London).
1.Bukit Timah Nature Reserve was one of the first forest reserves established in Singapore. Therefore it has historical significance.
2.The Bukit Timah and Central Catchment nature reserves are home to more than 840 flowering plants and over 500 species of animals (including butterflies).If we clear it, the animals will not have homes to stay.
3.The name Bukit Timah is borrowed from the tallest hill found in the area of the same name, which is also the tallest geographical location in all of Singapore.
4.Covering about 164 hectares, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve has been set aside to preserve Singapore's primary rainforest since 1883.As it preserve Singapore’s primary rainforest for so long, it should not be cleared.
1)Though shortage of lands is important, but once this nature reserve is cleared, Singapore will lose its last and only living museum. Younger generations will thus learn less about the natural habitat- lose their living museum.
Evidence:For many of our plants, it is the last refuge on the island. For the student it is a place of learning and a living museum of Singapore. For a scientist it is a place of discovery and a living library of wonders yet to be uncovered. For the ordinary visitor it is a place of peace and tranquility.
2)Singaporean tends to lose their last spot in which they can release their stress on the weekends- more stressful for them, that leads to bad working attitude.
Evidence:This small nature reserve is always packed with visitors during the weekends. Sunday mornings will see many families coming here for the fresh air and serene surroundings
3)Though it solve the problems on land shortage. However this will lead to Another major problem which is impossible to solve- Increase in Singapore temperature. Shortage of land can be solve through land reclamation. However, increase in Singapore’s temperature is definitely irreversible.
Evidence:If there is no trees in Singapore, there will be much more carbon dioxide as compared to oxygen. Thus singapore’s air pollution level will be quite high. Due to such cases, singapore’s temperature will be raised, causing an increase in singapore’s temperature.
I disagree with this statement:
leo said...
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve was one of the first forest reserves established in Singapore.
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The history of Bukit Timah as a Nature Reserve is a little more recent than this, but still stretches back into the last century.
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The forests of South-East Asia have an evolutionary history stretching back millions of years
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Saturday, April 08, 2006 10:19:28 AM
because it only states how long the nature reserve has been there and does not show the why is it important to preserve the nature reserve. Furtheremore, although "The forests of South-East Asia have an evolutionary history stretching back millions of years" , many of them have already been cleared.
The following evidence supports my claim; as known to many, 95% of the natural forests in Singapore has already been cleared, thus clearing another 1% does not show any sign of harm done. I rest my case.
we have already lost many of our beautiful trees and creatures which used to belong to the Nature Reserve. If we continue to cut off trees, we might not have enough trees and might cause air pollution in Singapore.
And, the Nature Reserve is one of the Asia's oldest Nature Reserve and its also most of the tourists' attraction in looking around at the oldest Nature Reserve in Singapore. It will therefore, be better to preserve it.
I disagree with this statement.....
wei;YINN; said...
we have already lost many of our beautiful trees and creatures which used to belong to the Nature Reserve. If we continue to cut off trees, we might not have enough trees and might cause air pollution in Singapore.
And, the Nature Reserve is one of the Asia's oldest Nature Reserve and its also most of the tourists' attraction in looking around at the oldest Nature Reserve in Singapore. It will therefore, be better to preserve it.
i think that we should clear it as there are more adults today, so we should cut down more parts of the nature reserve and bulid more HDB flats for those who cannot afford to buy condominiums...
valerie...
i disagree with this...
jeremy said...i think that we should clear it as there are more adults today, so we should cut down more parts of the nature reserve and bulid more HDB flats for those who cannot afford to buy condominiums...
there are actually many different types of species of plants and animals.But till now, many of them are extinct because people cleared many forests.Patients could have been cured but now that the certain type of plant is extinct, there is no medication for the patient, many people will lose thier lives because of deforestation...
i think that people should take care of our nature reserve and avoid deforestation...
The park rangers will not bother to catch the animals if they are not paid extra if you think that they can just catch the wild animals.
Animals will come to roads if the trees are cut down and they may die as they get hitted by the moving vehicles in the road.
Many animals will die because they are homeless or they had insufficient of oxygen.
guo jer man said...
The park rangers will not bother to catch the animals if they are not paid extra if you think that they can just catch the wild animals.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 7:52:54 PM
man jer guo said...
Animals will come to roads if the trees are cut down and they may die as they get hitted by the moving vehicles in the road.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 7:53:35 PM
guo man jer said...
Many animals will die because they are homeless or they had insufficient of oxygen.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 7:54:19 PM
HEY DUDE!@! Where are your facts?no supporting evidence? If u destroy trees, birds will juz fly away
The park rangers will not bother to catch the animals if they are not paid extra and some of the animals may escape from the park rangers as the animals may be very difiicult to catch.
R4ik4n,Raik4n,Raikun,R4ikun,R4ikan said"If u destroy trees, birds will juz fly away"
Not all birds can fly.Example: Baby birds.
guo man jer said...
The park rangers will not bother to catch the animals if they are not paid extra and some of the animals may escape from the park rangers as the animals may be very difiicult to catch.
What are u talking? No one has said anything about this topic. Moreover, you are putting it at your side of not clearing the forest.
(your spelling of 'difficlut' is wrong btw.....)
R4ik4n,Raik4n,Raikun,R4ikun,R4ikan said"What are u talking? No one has said anything about this topic. Moreover, you are putting it at your side of not clearing the forest.
(your spelling of 'difficlut' is wrong btw.....)"
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 8:20:54 PM
Your spelling of 'difficult' is also wrong...
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is a place for students to learn and also a place of discovery and a living library of wonders yet to be uncovered for scientists.http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/pub/naturewatch/text/a061c.htm
1. During photosynthesis, trees give out oxygen which is useful for us
2. During photosynthesis, trees take in carbon dioxide which is harmful for our environment as it will increase ‘green house effect’ and global warming. This will make our environment even warmer and humid. In addition, we will have an increase in the number of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunami. Plus, ice at the North and South pole will melt and increase the tide of the ocean. Soon, there will be flooding of low-lying lands such as Maldives.
3. The Nature Reserve is a home for the animals, in which some are endangered. If we get rid of their home, most probably they will die and become extinct.
4. Walking through the Nature Reserve is a kind of relaxation to relieve stress
If the trees in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is cleared , the property prices in bukit timah will drop. Residents are willing to pay high prices just to live in the nature reserve to just live near nature and trees. If the trees are gone , people will not pay the high prices.
Arguing with perfection: Going to the shopping centre and watching movie is an entertainment. in the nature reserve relieving stress is making used of mother nature. Breathing in and seeing the sunset and sun rise is a pleasure. And this will remain in your memory forever. Can u remember the very first place u shop or the first movie u watched?
The nature reserve is a place full of greenery and pleasant to the eyes. This is call relieving stress!!!
regarding perfection's argument, singapore is so far the only country that has trees all along the roads of sgp an even btw buildings. Hong kong is an example of a 'real' concrete jungle. No trees can be seen along roads. why cant singapore be like Hong Kong so as to further develop sgapore and put sgp's limted land to full use? preserving the nature reserve will make the air around the nature reserve fresh but it will not affect much of the atmostphere as the trees that could be cut down is so little compared to the burning of forests in the neighbouring countries.
regarding anonoymous: u say that why cant singpore be like hong kong? why must we be like them? cant we be different? juz because that we are the only few countries with nature reserve, tourist would want to come here to see the difference in us.
weigh the revenue earned by the tourism attracted by the nature reserve and the revenue earned by the govt from the contractors that built the projects nevertheless may it be a residential project or an entertainment one. In my opinion, the revenue earned by the govt from the contractors is more. This extra revenue is essential to the development of singapore as it increases the standard of living, education, and mostimportantly the economy.
Perfection said,However, i will like to stress that not everyone go the Reserve to relieve stress. Instead only a small group of people do it. Reliving stress has a lot of ways such as listening to music or taking a bath, not necessary going to the Reserve. Furthermore, the Reserve is far away from some people and it might not be useful to them. Hence we should not sacrify the economic benefits the clearing of forest can bring for the sake of the some group of minority. Therefore clearing of the Reserve is a wise and far-sighted choice. There are so much more advantages besides relieving stress. What is it about sacrifying the economic benefits the clear of forest can bring for the sake of the some group of minority? i do believe that only a small no. knows about this perfect relaxation. But how can, because of one problem,this be called sacrifying the economic benefits? Ridiculous!!!
taxidermist. said...
"Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is a place for students to learn and also a place of discovery and a living library of wonders yet to be uncovered for"
I disagree with your comment.
Yes, the reserve is a wonderful place for students, but what proof have you that, students are fully utilizing this wonderful resource, to merit saving the reserve? I put it to you, that it is underutilized by students, and therefore, your argument does not convince me that the reserve should be saved for students - most of whom have little interest in it anyway.
regarding perfection's reply ' Hence the residents have to use the air con and thus increase their electrical bill. I don think you want this to happen in Singapore' clearing the reserve does not even affect the air con usage around this particular area. This Bukit Timah area is one of the richer residential areas. They are the ones with greater earning power. according to a survey online, the ones living around this area uses aircon almost all the time they are at home.So since they are so rich an increase in elecric bill does not really affect them financially.
Tourists will get annoyed after feeling that Singapore, being called a '' garden city '' , has no nature reserve and stop coming here.
The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, is the oldest nature reserve in singapore!!And it also has lots of undiscovered organism!and also rare orgainsm!It is also a good place for scientist to do research. If it is being destroyed,it would reALLY be A PITY to our next generation.
yong hien said...
"The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, is the oldest nature reserve in singapore!!And it also has lots of undiscovered organism!and also rare orgainsm!It is also a good place for scientist to do research. If it is being destroyed,it would reALLY be A PITY to our next generation."
i disagreed with this comment because i don't think our generation would care about this saving of bukit timah reserve. If the scentist want to do research, they can also go to other place to do research like malaysia. How do you prove that there are many undiscovered organism? Now in this time, people does not care about history so what if this is the oldest forest, people doesn't care.
yue yu said...
3.Covering about 164 hectares, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve has been set aside to preserve Singapore's primary rainforest since 1883.As it preserve Singapore’s primary rainforest for so long, it should not be cleared.
She said that for so long the singapore's primary rainforest is preserved but that is the past!In the past we does not need lands of such areas because we have a lot of lands and little population!But now we have got at least 4 million of populations in singapore and the number is increasing!
guo man jer said...
The park rangers will not bother to catch the animals if they are not paid extra and some of the animals may escape from the park rangers as the animals may be very difiicult to catch
what are you talking about??? so what if the park rangers are not going to catch the animals and so what if it escapes from the park rangers?
i disagree with this statment
acacia said,
"The following evidence supports my claim; as known to many, 95% of the natural forests in Singapore has already been cleared, thus clearing another 1% does not show any sign of harm done."
You said Singapore's forest has been reduce to 5% so the more we should protect it. Bukit Timah nature reserve is known as "the lungs of Singapore" so without them the area of bukit timah will be warmer and the air will be oxygen-poor air so therefore non of the area should be touched. Singapore is also known as the garden city so if we destroy the forest it will defame it's nickname. If another 1% is being chopped down Singapore would turn into a city lik New York, so every part of Bukit Timah nature reserve should be protected and not destroyed for the rich and the famous.
yong hien said...
"She said that for so long the singapore's primary rainforest is preserved but that is the past!In the past we does not need lands of such areas because we have a lot of lands and little population!But now we have got at least 4 million of populations in singapore and the number is increasing!"
If the number of population is increasing, we will need much more oxygen, therefore we should not clear the tree as it provides as with oxygen. If you want to build condos, you can build at other place why must we clear the tree which will provides as with oxygen.
N-A-T-U-R-E-L-O-V-E-R? said...
"1)Though shortage of lands is important, but once this nature reserve is cleared, Singapore will lose its last and only living museum. Younger generations will thus learn less about the natural habitat- lose their living museum.
Evidence:For many of our plants, it is the last refuge on the island. For the student it is a place of learning and a living museum of Singapore. For a scientist it is a place of discovery and a living library of wonders yet to be uncovered. For the ordinary visitor it is a place of peace and tranquility.
2)Singaporean tends to lose their last spot in which they can release their stress on the weekends- more stressful for them, that leads to bad working attitude.
Evidence:This small nature reserve is always packed with visitors during the weekends. Sunday mornings will see many families coming here for the fresh air and serene surroundings
i do not agree with this point. i dun think that people can onli relief stress by going to the reserve. i believe there are surely better ways of relieving stress.
younger generations do not actually care so much about the reserve. thus they would not need to go to the reserve just to learn about nature. they could easily get information form the internet nowadays.
yue yu said...
"i disagreed with this comment because i don't think our generation would care about this saving of bukit timah reserve. If the scentist want to do research, they can also go to other place to do research like malaysia. How do you prove that there are many undiscovered organism? Now in this time, people does not care about history so what if this is the oldest forest, people doesn't care. "
She said that how can i prove that there are many undiscovered species, the evidence is...at...
http://staff.science.nus.edu.sg/~sivasothi/biorefugia/2004/09/scientists-discover-new-marine-habitat.html
Nowadays there are more and more nature lovers!and also hIstorians and if you go online many people will be commenting about the nature whether should we save it and most of them will save it!
She also said that scientist can go to malaysia to do research but some species is rare and can only be found in Singapore but not malaysia!!!
I disagree with Jeremy's statement.....
"i think that we should clear it as there are more adults today, so we should cut down more parts of the nature reserve and bulid more HDB flats for those who cannot afford to buy condominiums..."
It will not be worth it to cut down to build HDB flats. Many living creatures will either die or live miserably while we, humans, get to live in the house comfortably. It will not be fair to to them in this case. Now that there are more Terrace houses and condominums around, we should not cut down the Nature Rserve we is the house of many other living creatures just for our comfort.
i disagree with this...
valerie said ...
"there are actually many different types of species of plants and animals.But till now, many of them are extinct because people cleared many forests.Patients could have been cured but now that the certain type of plant is extinct, there is no medication for the patient, many people will lose thier lives because of deforestation...
i think that people should take care of our nature reserve and avoid deforestation... "
because...
we should just let the people die as when the population decreases because of illness, we do not have to cut down any more trees to make houses for the people,moreover,we have such advance technology that we can actually make better medicine
i disagree with this...
jeremy said...
we should just let the people die as when the population decreases because of illness, we do not have to cut down any more trees to make houses for the people,moreover,we have such advance technology that we can actually make better medicine
If we just let people die without having any treatment, many families will soon be complaining to the government for not even trying to save them...
Some medicines could not be made even we have advanced technology, we have to obtain them from the reserve...
If we clear the forest,our future generations would not be able to see some of our wonderful species of animals and plants as they are extinct now...
i disagree with this...
wei;YINN said...
It will not be worth it to cut down to build HDB flats. Many living creatures will either die or live miserably while we, humans, get to live in the house comfortably. It will not be fair to to them in this case. Now that there are more Terrace houses and condominums around, we should not cut down the Nature Rserve we is the house of many other living creatures just for our comfort.
because...
we should keep animals in the zoo as Singapore population is increasing
and we need more houses to support the people
or else these people will be homeless.our comfort is more important than animals'....
i disagree with this..
jeremy said...
"i think that we should clear it as there are more adults today, so we should cut down more parts of the nature reserve and bulid more HDB flats for those who cannot afford to buy condominiums..."
Our government could lower the price of the condominiums and not to clear the reserve instead...
I believe that not a large number of the people have financial problems and could not even afford the "lowered price" of the condominiums...so we should not clear any more of the forests...
i disagree with this...
valerie... said...
If we just let people die without having any treatment, many families will soon be complaining to the government for not even trying to save them...
Some medicines could not be made even we have advanced technology, we have to obtain them from the reserve...
If we clear the forest,our future generations would not be able to see some of our wonderful species of animals and plants as they are extinct now...
because...
who cares about the future generations we should live a life of luxury now, since the older generations did not really care about us, we should learn from the elderly and not care about future generations
i disagree with Jeremy's statement...
"we should keep animals in the zoo as Singapore population is increasing
and we need more houses to support the people
or else these people will be homeless.our comfort is more important than animals'.... "
When we keep animals in the zoo, the animals cannot have freedom to wander around and do their own things. Also, we can build more houses to support people but we shouldn't use the house of many other creatures. Everyone's ocmfort must be equal. It is absolutely not fair that we sacrifice the poor creatres' comfort just for our comfort. What I think is that, we can leave the creatures alone and we can either stay in our current house or build other houses from other places. Everyone's current house aren't that bad compared to other countries too! As long as we have a place to stay, to eat, to sleep, we should already be contented with what we have...
i disagree with this...
jeremy said...
who cares about the future generations we should live a life of luxury now, since the older generations did not really care about us, we should learn from the elderly and not care about future generations
Even if the older generation didn't at all care about us, we are well-educated humans, we should care for our future generations...We should be the good examples and showing others that we care about them...
i disagree with this...
"jeremy said...
who cares about the future generations we should live a life of luxury now, since the older generations did not really care about us, we should learn from the elderly and not care about future generations"
It is NOT true that the older generations did nt care about us. If they did not, would we live such a beatiful life now? Would we have whatever that we want now? And, even if the older generations did not bother about us previously, this should be smoething that we should learn NOT to follow. We are people with brains and only stupid people do not bother about the future generations and only bother about themselves...
i disagree with this
valerie... said...
Even if the older generation didn't at all care about us, we are well-educated humans, we should care for our future generations...We should be the good examples and showing others that we care about them...
because...
if indeed we cared about the future, we would not have cleared 95%of the trees singapore
i disagree with this...
wei;YINN said...
It is NOT true that the older generations did nt care about us. If they did not, would we live such a beatiful life now? Would we have whatever that we want now? And, even if the older generations did not bother about us previously, this should be smoething that we should learn NOT to follow. We are people with brains and only stupid people do not bother about the future generations and only bother about themselves...
because...
most of the people are getting more and more selfish and they would not care about the furure generations and they will build terraces at the nature reserve,making the future generations homeless
i disagree Jeremy's statements..
"most of the people are getting more and more selfish and they would not care about the furure generations and they will build terraces at the nature reserve,making the future generations homeless"
it depends on who it is. Some naive poeple might think this way. However, being selfish like that, they might end up in a bad way. For example, now poeple buy terraces for their own sake, next time when the future generations strive more for themselves, they will tend to overpower us now and we might even end up homeless.
Now, very few people in Singapore are homeless due to previous generations caring for us. What we should do is, save the Nature Rserve, just upgrade our houses but do not build anymore as there are VERY FEW people homeless in singapore and building more will just harm other creatures from the Nature Reserve.
i disagree with this...
jeremy said...
if indeed we cared about the future, we would not have cleared 95%of the trees singapore
we can clear only a very small part of the forest as we need some land to build our houses...if not, people will have no place to live in...we are now trying very hard not to clear the reserve...we should definately avoid deforestation...
animals living in the forest, their habitats will be destroyed,& they will find a hard time finding a new home, or not even survive through out...
i disagree with this statement...
wei;YINN said...
it depends on who it is. Some naive poeple might think this way. However, being selfish like that, they might end up in a bad way. For example, now poeple buy terraces for their own sake, next time when the future generations strive more for themselves, they will tend to overpower us now and we might even end up homeless.
Now, very few people in Singapore are homeless due to previous generations caring for us. What we should do is, save the Nature Rserve, just upgrade our houses but do not build anymore as there are VERY FEW people homeless in singapore and building more will just harm other creatures from the Nature Reserve.
because...
instead of overpowering us, they should be thanking us for giving them a life of luxury for building many houses for them
We are losing our precious natural resources, some of which could be a cure to fatal diseases. More than five species of frogs had been extinct due to the deforestation of rainforests in Brazil. The scientists suspects one of those frogs is possible cure of nerve cancer
Large clearing of trees may lead to soil erosion There was a soil erosion happened in Indonesia which resulted in several death and destroyed of houses.
Some rare species may extinct. Tigers are facing extinction due to the massive clearing of their settlements.
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#zhiyi- said...
"i do not agree with this point. i dun think that people can onli relief stress by going to the reserve. i believe there are surely better ways of relieving stress.
younger generations do not actually care so much about the reserve. thus they would not need to go to the reserve just to learn about nature. they could easily get information form the internet nowadays. "
my response:
Well, i did not say that this is the ONLY way for relieving stress.Obviously u misread my argument! The point is, there are other ways to relieve stress, but only nature reserve can provides natural fresh air unlike the air u find in the others stress relieving places such as shopping centres, arcades or even pub!
Furthermore, regarding what you had said about the internet being an alternative source of info, "they would not need to go to the reserve just to learn about nature. they could easily get information form the internet nowadays." what makes u think that information gotten from the internet is more accurate then our research?
Most importantly, what you can find on the internet is second hand while ours is first hand! The writer who post the report may be biased for some reasons or may even hides some facts! Hence it can never be as accurate as ours.
Another point is, the writer may also leave out some important points which u may never find out too! Thus, if we were to use the internet as our only soure of info, we will not be getting the full picture. Using our own five senses to do our own research, will allow us to experience all the full picture first hand.
In conclusion, i still strongly believe that preserving nature is rather important. Like i have said, we do hope that our future generation may get to enjoy this wonderful piece of nature reserve. So, we should stop thinking of short term adantages. Think of the long term advantages instead!
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