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若2030年人口少过690万 为何仍执迷开发树林建组屋?

by 林殊
12/01/2021
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若2030年人口少过690万   为何仍执迷开发树林建组屋?

回溯去年大选,人民行动党政府驳斥民主党,强调政府没有所谓“一千万人口”的规划目标;去年10月,总理公署部长英兰妮也在国会宣称,政府在2018年曾预测,截至2030年,新加坡的总人口数可能会低于690万人。

英兰妮当时也表示,2019年新加坡民生育率达到1.14,与2018年相同。

武吉巴督山坡树林保育发起人Jimmy Tan,对此不禁困惑,假设直到2030年,新加坡总人口可能大大低于690万人,为何政府仍执迷大事开发树林,建造更多组屋住房呢?

Jimmy Tan今日(12日)在脸书上持续公开为武吉巴督山坡丛林发声,重申武吉巴督山坡丛林的重要性,以及质问砍伐树林建造住房的目的。

他表示,自去年8月发动联署开始,已获得近1万支持,除了武吉巴督的居民外,其实乌鲁班丹、榜鹅、白沙林一带的居民,也面对附近树林或自然生态栖息地逐渐减少的隐忧。

“这些居民之所以选择在当地定居,是因为可以和大自然亲近、空气清新,偶尔能够看见野生动物,以及享受宁静的片刻。当你看见如此幸福的保护区和自然栖息地,被他们以开发房产地的名义夺走,真的感到很悲伤。”

他续指,与其破坏成熟的次生林(secondary forest),不如将预购组屋(BTO)在一些开发建筑地,或棕地(废弃工业或商业用地)上建造会或许会更好。

另一方面,他也质疑尤其在生育率低的时代,为何仍需要不停建造组屋,甚至不惜破坏已不多的树林,就是为了建造更多住房空间。

“有报道指出,鉴于最近的趋势,截至2030年,我国的总人口可能大大低于690万,为何仍需破坏武吉巴督部分森林,以建造更多住房空间。”

因此,Jimmy Tan 也要求公开相关信息,以便能够提供更明智的反馈和建议。

约10公顷树林能更有效降温

这已并非Jimmy Tan 为武吉巴督山坡丛林发声,他于上周六曾发文指出,预计在2100年,我国的气温将会上升摄氏4.6度,即80年后的每日最高气温有可能达到摄氏39.6度。

因此,面积约10公顷或更大的茂密树林,能比小型公园和花园更有效地为城市区“降温”,因此他促请政府关注我国“升温”的情况,采取必要的行动。

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