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Annual Report 2019/2020 Content ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 CONTENT 04 --- CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE 06 --- MEMBERS OF THE BOARD 08 --- ORGANISATION STRUCTURE 10 --- A CITY TRANSFORMED BY NATURE 18 --- CONSERVING OUR CITY IN NATURE 26 --- NURTURING OUR CITY IN NATURE 38 --- GROWING OUR CITY IN NATURE 46 --- GARDEN CITY FUND 50 --- SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 56 --- FACTS & FIGURES 62 --- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 64 --- PUBLICATIONS 70 --- FINANCIAL REVIEW 74 --- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Seraya (Shorea curtisii) CITY IN NATURE NParks is restoring nature into our urban fabric, building on what we have been doing over the years. With even more nature integrated into our city, this not only strengthens Singapore’s distinctiveness as a highly liveable country, but also helps mitigate the impacts of urbanisation and climate change. With over 350 parks and gardens, four nature reserves, an extensive park connector network as well as verdant streetscapes and nature ways, all residents enjoy easier access to such open spaces while benefitting from lusher greenery that creates cooler surroundings. Scan QR code With the announcement of the One Million to explore what Trees movement in March 2020, NParks is our City in partnering the community to plant a million Nature holds: trees across the island over the next decade. This not only strengthens our natural heritage but leaves a living legacy for future generations to enjoy in our City in Nature. 4 NATIONAL PARKS BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 NATIONAL PARKS BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 5 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE “While we, as a nation, focus collectively to combat COVID-19, NParks continues to also keep its eye on our vision to become a City in Nature.” In April 2019, Singaporeans flocked to the newly- officers created multiple DIY videos, conducted City in Nature is about enhancing nature in the connectivity between green spaces with 180 km opened Lakeside Garden, part of Jurong Lake courses online and hosted webinars and even urban environment and applying nature-based of Nature Ways and the goal is to make “every Gardens, to experience its many sights including electronic pet adoption drives. solutions to achieve climate, ecological and social road a Nature Way”. If we stay focused and natural flood-plains. It was arguably the largest resilience for Singapore and Singaporeans. The subsequently push ourselves to catch up on turnout over a two-week period that we had ever It has been a year since the Animal & Veterinary benefit is not just cleaner water, fresher air and whatever lost time the pandemic may have seen on the opening of any new park or facility. Service (AVS) cluster was set up in NParks. As the cooler temperatures but also, with time, a culture imposed, we will get back on schedule and hope Earlier this year we opened Sembawang Hot main touchpoint for animal and veterinary-related of empathy and care for all who are part of this to have most, if not all, of these done by 2030. Spring Park and this was also very enthusiastically issues, AVS stepped up engagement with the shared living environment. received by our people. public and stakeholders to review and strengthen While it has certainly been a challenging year, standards in the pet sector. During this difficult Although the pandemic may constrain the pace Singaporeans have clearly taken it in their stride. Singaporeans have shown a love for Nature and period of the pandemic, AVS has been working of what we can do for now, our commitment Our efforts in NParks would not have been fruitful the outdoors which has grown only stronger and with many of these stakeholders to explore how to stay on course and realise the vision remains if not for the continuing and encouraging support deeper with time. The drastic dislocations and it can support practicable initiatives to safeguard unwavered. In March 2020, the One Million Trees of Singaporeans – members of public, members impact from the COVID-19 pandemic therefore animal health and welfare. movement was launched. Corporate bodies, of the corporate and public sectors. To all of them, was significantly felt by all. groups and individuals have since responded we in the NParks family – staff and volunteers – And even as our different NParks officers stepped generously to sponsor this programme, which give our most grateful thanks. Since the start of 2020, Singapore and the up their efforts to do all this, many of them targets to plant one million trees across Singapore world have been confronted with an existential had to also double-up to support the national over the next 10 years. NParks also launched pandemic threat. No one knows for sure when it response to manage the pandemic. Many were the Gardening with Edibles programme where will be over. In the months since, Singaporeans involved in supporting agencies in overseeing families could start their own food growing have all seen and experienced how the COVID-19 the management of holding centres. Even more gardens and also introduce greenery into their pandemic radically impacts the way we work, stepped forward daily to be safety ambassadors homes. The response to this programme has been live and play. on the ground, reminding people to wear their overwhelming and we had to increase the number masks and to practise safe distancing. It was a of seed packets for distribution from 150,000 As safety measures like social distancing meant task which required patience, tact and resilience to over 400,000. that familiar and staple NParks outdoor activities because situations on the ground could sometimes and programmes involving physical engagement be tense and testy as the psychological stress over Singapore today has more than 350 hectares of were suspended, our officers had to adapt the pandemic brewed. nature parks which act as complementary habitats or discover new ways to stay connected with and buffers to our nature reserves (this was our citizens. Our online platforms were quickly While we, as a nation, focus collectively to boosted with the opening of the 50-ha Thomson refreshed and enhanced so that we could combat COVID-19, NParks continues to also Nature Park in October 2019). We have planted actively engage the public during this period and keep its eye on our vision to become a City in 134,000 trees in the reporting year and we intend mitigate as best we could what was lost in terms Nature. NParks plays a vital role in ensuring that to grow the Nature Park network by another Mr Benny Lim of physical outings and visits to our parks. Our Singapore’s liveability and sustainability as a 200 hectares. We also plan to strengthen Chairman, National Parks Board 6 NATIONAL PARKS BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 NATIONAL PARKS BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2019/2020 7 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD (AS OF SEPTEMBER 2020) BENNY LIM ANDREAS SOHMEN-PAO SHANTINI RAMACHANDRA MUSA FAZAL Chairman Board Member (Until 31 July 2020) Board Member Board Member Mr Lim was Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Mr Sohmen-Pao is Executive Chairman of BW Ms Shantini is a Tax Partner at Deloitte & Mr Musa heads the Planning Group in National Development from 2011 to 2016, and held Group. He is also Chairman of five publicly Touche LLP and the South East Asia Tax Leader SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) where he concurrent appointments as Permanent Secretary listed affiliates BW LPG, BW Offshore, BW for Deloitte Private. She has a Bachelor of oversees the agency’s strategic and in the Prime Minister’s Office and for National Energy, Hafnia and Epic Gas, Chairman of the Laws degree from the National University of resource planning efforts. He is currently a Security & Intelligence Coordination. Prior to that, Singapore Maritime Foundation and a trustee Singapore and a Master of Laws degree from member of Nanyang Polytechnic’s (NYP) he was Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation. He has the University of London, King’s College. She Board of Governors, the Deputy Chairman Home Affairs from 2005 to 2011. Mr Lim served as a non-executive director of The has been admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of NYP’s Education Fund Management was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation of the Supreme Court of Singapore and is Committee and a member of the Industrial 2010. He retired from the Civil Service in 2016 and Ltd, The London P&I Club, The Esplanade Co also an Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) Arbitration Court’s Employer Panel. Prior serves presently as Special Advisor to the Centre Ltd, Sport Singapore and the Maritime and with the Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax to this, he has served in various agencies for Liveable Cities, Special Advisor to the National Port Authority of Singapore amongst others. Professionals Limited. Ms Shantini practised law in the public service, including the Ministry Security Studies Programme, RSIS/NTU as well as in the area of commercial and corporate law of Manpower, Ministry of Finance and Chairman of Temasek Foundation Connects CLG before joining a Big Four accounting firm and has Monetary Authority of Singapore. and Chairman of Temasek Foundation Ltd. about 20 years of international tax experience. WARREN FERNANDEZ DR SURIANI SURATMAN GUY HARVEY-SAMUEL PROFESSOR DAVID CHAN MS THAM LOKE KHENG GERALD TAN KWONG MING Board Member (Until 31 July 2020) Board Member (Until 31 July 2020) Board Member Board Member (from 1 August 2020) Board Member (from 1 August 2020) Board Member (from 1 August 2020) Mr Fernandez is Editor-in-Chief of The Dr Suriani is Senior Lecturer and Deputy Mr Harvey-Samuel was formerly the Professor Chan is Director of the Ms Tham is CEO and Board Director of Mr Tan is a senior legal and banking Straits Times and English/Malay/Tamil Head at the Department of Malay Studies, non-executive Chairman of HSBC Behavioural Sciences Institute at Singapore Mediacorp.
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