Love Our MacRitchie Forest
Singapore’s only native reserve is home to rare and unique wildlife
by Teresa Teo Guttensohn
The Movement
The Love Our MacRitchie Forest movement was launched in response to the
Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) announcement in early 2013 of the new
Cross Island MRT line (CRL), which is proposed to run underneath MacRitchie Forest in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR), Singapore. The campaign
urges the LTA reconsider the proposed
alignment of the Cross Island MRT Line
(CRL).
In response to the movement, a series
of discussions hosted by Land Transport
Authority (LTA) and Ministry of Transport
(MOT) Singapore with the CRL Working
Group, comprising stakeholders and citizens concerned about losing our precious
and irreplaceable natural heritage, have
been heartening as we believe the LTA
appreciates the sanctity of MacRitchie
Forest, and are willing to make every effort not to violate it by considering alternative routes skirting MacRitchie Forest.
However, a definite decision on the final
CRL alignment has yet to be confirmed.
The movement calls for all Singaporeans to love and cherish their natural
heritage before it is too late. Lost ancient
eco-systems cannot be replaced. We
must leave a little legacy of awe and wonder for the children of Singapore!
The Music Video
The Song
This music video is part of a campaign to
raise awareness for a precious primeval
forest in the heart of urban Singapore.
MacRitchie Forest, within the Central
Catchment Nature Reserve, holds the
largest stand of primary forest in Singapore, and is refuge for many native
plants, invertebrate and vertebrate species. Some rare species are not found
anywhere else in Singapore. As such,
these species may be lost from Singapore
if the forest is disturbed.
Watch this music video, which has
received rave reviews since its launch
on Valentine