Nature versus economy is a false choice

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Nature nurtures while the economy feeds.

less than 0.5 per cent of the Republic’s original forests remain, and they are found mostly in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, which is home to a rich variety of plant and animal species that are unique to Singapore

Singapore is also a land-scarce country which needs to optimise the economic use of its natural resources to meet pressing needs such as transport.

conservation is not an esoteric pursuit by ecological radicals who do not care for the economics of everyday needs. Instead, the green community belongs to the material mainstream of Singapore. Likewise, environmentalists acknowledge that policymakers have a duty to raise the population’s living standards by leveraging on technology that may impinge on nature’s ambit. 

[colourful closing BANG!] At the end of the day, no Singaporean wishes to live in a concrete jungle. Neither does she prefer to starve under the stars.

Qn: In your society, how well are the demands of the economy and the environment balanced? (Cam. 2015)