Singapore’s urbanisation has had a significant impact on both life on land and life below water. As a highly urbanized city-state with limited land area, Singapore has undergone extensive land reclamation and development to meet the needs of its growing population and economy. While these developments have brought about economic prosperity and improved quality of life for residents, they have also posed challenges to the environment and biodiversity.
In an effort to restore fragmented ecosystems and maintain biodiversity, IPUR is participating as a focus partner in the 4th edition of UNLEASH Hack Singapore. We will work with young people to create solutions that can be implemented as ground up projects for biodiversity conservation. Specifically, we will present the problem statement: What innovative solutions are there to reduce plastic water bottle usage and preserve Singapore’s biodiversity?
Measures by Singapore’s government have been put in place to promote environmental sustainability and conservation, such as the creation of nature reserves, stricter regulations on pollution control, and the adoption of green infrastructure initiatives. However, these efforts need to be supplemented by ground-level initiatives such as the Hack to drive collective action from individuals passionate about doing their part to conserve biodiversity.
