Written answer by Ministry of National Development on data on net tree count and tree removals, and encouraging more tree planting under OneMillionTrees movement 2020

Question No: 1465

Question by: Ms Valerie Lee

To ask the Minister for National Development in parallel with the launch of the OneMillionTrees movement in 2020 (a) how many trees have been removed; (b) what has been the net change in tree numbers; and (c) what further measures are being considered to encourage more tree planting across the public and private sectors.

Answer:

NParks manages trees in Singapore's parks, park connectors, and streetscapes along roads. To safeguard public safety, NParks had removed about 51,000 trees between 2020 to 2025 in NParks-managed urban greenery areas that were at risk of failure due to interrelated reasons such as poor health, structural issues and susceptibility to diseases. Where feasible, NParks will carry out replacement planting to mitigate the loss of greenery.

There are also greenery provision measures to mitigate the loss of greenery due to development projects. This includes the Landscaping for Urban Spaces and High-Rises (LUSH) programme that requires developers to provide replacement greenery within new developments, which can include tree planting.

The trees planted as part of the aforementioned greenery provision measures are separate from those planted under the OneMillionTrees movement. From 2020 to 2025, there were 830,000 trees planted under the OneMillionTrees movement. We will continue to partner the community in our tree planting efforts.