The need for plant experts is growing as Singapore increases green spaces and conserves more threatened native species. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – A new undergraduate minor programme in botany offered by the National University of Singapore aims to increase the number of local flora experts here as the Republic opens more green spaces and conserves more threatened native species.
Students from all faculties qualify for the undergraduate programme as long as they have passed A-level H2 biology or have taken a foundation class in NUS called general biology. Singapore aims to add about 200ha of nature parks and start species recovery for 100 more plant species by 2030, said NParks in March.
This becomes a hurdle when consultants are tasked to assess how urban development would impact the vegetation and later have to decide on mitigating measures, he added.
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