Home For Trees
Singapore’s greening journey began more than 60 years ago with the launch of the first nationwide tree-planting campaign in 1963. Today, as a City in Nature, we aspire to restore, enhance and extend nature in the city.
Building upon past greening efforts, City in Nature aims to make Singapore a more liveable, sustainable and climate-resilient home for all. Some initiatives include Nature Ways which are roadside greenery planted with trees and shrubs to replicate the natural structure of forests, and the OneMillionTrees movement to plant one million more trees together with the community by 2030.
Find out more about our greening efforts and innovative platforms such as the TreesSG and Remote Tree Management System (RTMS) which help to transform Singapore into a City in Nature.
Our Green Initiatives
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OneMillionTrees Movement
The OneMillionTrees movement is a nationwide effort to plant a million more trees across Singapore by 2030, to improve our urban environment and enhance our resilience towards climate change. Launched in 2020, the movement also aims to inspire a new generation of Singaporeans to contribute towards transforming Singapore into a City in Nature.
Find out more about the movement and Singapore’s greening efforts over for the past 60 years.
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TreesSG
TreesSG is an interactive online map locating over 500,000 urban trees and counting across our island. The map provides detailed information about each tree, and is equipped with fun interactive features and educational resources.
Discover more about how the digital map was created, and how the different features of TreesSG fosters appreciation and care for our trees.
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Remote Tree Management System
The Remote Tree Management System (RTMS) is a greenery management model that interprets data from the Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology. Using the model, our greenery managers can conduct remote checks for millions of trees to ease the physical burden of tree inspections.
Find out more about how our greenery managers use the RTMS to keep track of trees’ vital statistics.
Get To Know Our Iconic Trees
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Tembusu
The majestic Tembusu Tree is one of Singapore’s most distinctive trees, and can reach up to 40 metres in height. Featured on the back of Singapore’s five-dollar note, the Tembusu represents the spirit of Singapore – strong, resilient and continously striving for progress.
Find out more about the iconic features of the stately Tembusu Tree, recognised and conserved under the Heritage Tree Scheme.
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Pink Mempat
The Pink Mempat is a native tree treasured for its beautiful light pink flowers, which are Singapore’s version of cherry blossoms. Planted at the first nationwide tree-planting campaign with an emphasis on shade and greenery, our city today is lined with urban trees like the Pink Mempat, adding colour to our roadsides and streets.
Find out more about the Pink Mempat’s iconic traits.
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Rain Tree
An iconic sight with its impressive umbrella-shaped crown, the Rain Tree has leaves consisting of leaflets that fold up in the evenings, earning it the moniker Pukul Lima, which means ‘5 o’clock’ in Malay. Under the national orchid conservation programme, native epiphytic orchids were successfully reintroduced into our streetscapes by affixing them onto the Rain Trees.
Find out more about the Rain Tree’s unique traits in Singapore.
