How urban greening is helping Singapore bounce back from widespread forest loss

Mongabay
Aug 7, 2025, 3:44 pm149 pts
Singapore, the smallest country in Southeast Asia, lost most of its original forest cover in the early 1800s to agriculture. But since the 1960s, when Singapore began pursuing urban greening initiatives, Singapore has greened 47% of its spaces, according to an episode of Mongabay’s podcast published in July.…

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