"Nature in Singapore - Ours To Protect" by Dr Chua Ee Kiam, excerpts
"It is my fervent hope that as readers discover for themselves and familiarise with the flora and fauna here, they will learn to leave them as they are found in the natural state....
In face of relentless assault on the environment, one wonders when human civilization will end.
Although the forested areas here are but a miniscule partof all the forests in the world, its loss would be more profound considering that, that is all we have left....
Our children will grow up with little idea of the richenss of nature on the island, much less for the love of nature. Awareness alone is not enough. It is essential that we care, and we should not jeopardize the natural resources of future generations. In the end, conservation must start with the individual, for it is the attitude we carry through life that will infect others and perhaps together, we can make a difference.
We must leave with a legacy of reverence of the natural heritage so that future generations can do likewise. The earth does not belong to us: we belong to this beautiful earth. And it is OURS TO PROTECT."
Book was sponsored by Esso & Exxon Chemicals, Singapore
Published by Nature Society, Singapore
