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155ha of skyrise greenery as Singapore nears Green Plan target
The Straits Times|May 22, 2023
NParks' scheme to add greenery to existing buildings extended to end of March 2026
- Joyce Lim
155ha of skyrise greenery as Singapore nears Green Plan target

Efforts by the National Parks Board (NParks) to restore nature in the urban landscape have reached a milestone with the achievement to date of about 155ha of skyrise greenery, an area larger than 155 football fields.

The target is to have 200ha of skyrise greenery under the Singapore Green Plan 2030.

To meet this goal, NParks' Skyrise Greenery Incentive Scheme (SGIS), which provides funding of up to 50 per cent of installation costs for rooftop greenery and vertical greenery projects on existing buildings, has been extended from March 2023 for another three years, to the end of March 2026.

SGIS is part of the Skyrise Greenery Programme, which comprises a wide range of initiatives from incentive schemes and research to recognition programmes and education to build Singapore's capacity and capabilities in skyrise greenery.

Since it was launched in 2009, SGIS has disbursed over $10.2 million, said NParks, the lead agency for greenery and biodiversity conservation. There is a cap of $200 per sq m for rooftop greenery and $500 per sq m for vertical greenery.

This story is from the May 22, 2023 edition of The Straits Times.

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