Dear fellow photographers (and in particular the wildlife photogs/nature enthusiasts),
I'm quite sure many of you have read on the news the government's plans to stockpile granite in the Kranji area. The situation is urgent - we need to urge them to reconsider their decision.
"PLEASE HELP SAVE SINGAPORE'S COUNTRYSIDE!
The Kranji Countryside is the only non man-made, completely natural and un-touched oasis left in Singapore.
Over 80 acres of arable land, originally earmarked for agricultural purposes, has been bulldozed to become a granite stockpile site.
Help save what little Countryside that's left. It took local farmers years to create this sustainable countryside in Lim Chu Kang, where nature and nurture happily co-exist. It only took the Govt. agencies 2 months to destroy it."
The area, near Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, is rich in birdlife and other vertebrate and invertebrate fauna, which has already lost much of their habitats. Dust from the granite stockpiles will further affect the surrounding areas, including many adjacent farmlands.
Trucks delivering materials to the stockpiling area will impact significantly on the peace of the area, and generate dust and carbon emissions.
Residents, the local community, and visitors to the area will experience adverse impacts to the scenic character of the Kranji Countryside.
No Environmental Impact Assessment nor Social Impact Assessment has been carried out, and neither has there been any form of stakeholder engagement or prior consultation with the affected parties. There are many other potential land areas in Singapore or on Ubin that can be used for the stockpiling, where any adverse social and environmental impacts will be significantly less.
Please help support this petition to the government to urge them to reconsider their decision - and pass the message on!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savethecountryside/
I have recently been down to the area and it's quite a sad scene. Where there used to be dense vegetation and birds and all, it's now all bare, bulldozed, destroyed.
The bulldozed land
The stockpiling area in the upper left corner... you can see how close is it is to the waterways
One of the adjacent farms
I'm quite sure many of you have read on the news the government's plans to stockpile granite in the Kranji area. The situation is urgent - we need to urge them to reconsider their decision.
"PLEASE HELP SAVE SINGAPORE'S COUNTRYSIDE!
The Kranji Countryside is the only non man-made, completely natural and un-touched oasis left in Singapore.
Over 80 acres of arable land, originally earmarked for agricultural purposes, has been bulldozed to become a granite stockpile site.
Help save what little Countryside that's left. It took local farmers years to create this sustainable countryside in Lim Chu Kang, where nature and nurture happily co-exist. It only took the Govt. agencies 2 months to destroy it."
The area, near Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, is rich in birdlife and other vertebrate and invertebrate fauna, which has already lost much of their habitats. Dust from the granite stockpiles will further affect the surrounding areas, including many adjacent farmlands.
Trucks delivering materials to the stockpiling area will impact significantly on the peace of the area, and generate dust and carbon emissions.
Residents, the local community, and visitors to the area will experience adverse impacts to the scenic character of the Kranji Countryside.
No Environmental Impact Assessment nor Social Impact Assessment has been carried out, and neither has there been any form of stakeholder engagement or prior consultation with the affected parties. There are many other potential land areas in Singapore or on Ubin that can be used for the stockpiling, where any adverse social and environmental impacts will be significantly less.
Please help support this petition to the government to urge them to reconsider their decision - and pass the message on!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savethecountryside/
I have recently been down to the area and it's quite a sad scene. Where there used to be dense vegetation and birds and all, it's now all bare, bulldozed, destroyed.
The bulldozed land
The stockpiling area in the upper left corner... you can see how close is it is to the waterways
One of the adjacent farms