Unesco World Heritage Site
Proposal
Group members:
Tay Kai Ren 3p1
Ethan Cheung 2I3
Chien Jing Wei 2p2
Our STAND
 We
went to Both Macritchie Tree top walk
and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve for
evaluation
 We
would like to Promote the Sungei
Buloh Wetland Reserve as the next
Unesco World Heritage Site
Why Sungei Buloh
 This
is because Sungei Buloh is the first
wetland Reserve in Singapore and Is
home to many more different species of
animals than Macritchie, and Macritchie
has only forests.
 Sungei Buloh organises many activities to
allow us to understand the importance of
wildlife, but Macritchie has no activities.
Why Sungei Buloh
 Sungei
Buloh is located in a more private
space, so not many people will go there
frequently, thus wildlife will not be very
affected by human activity, whereas the
Macrithchie treetop walkis more easily
accessible, so more people will frequent
the place, and so the wildlife there will be
more affected by human activities
Introduction of Sungei Buloh
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The Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a nature
reserve in the northwest area of Singapore. It is
the first wetlands reserve to be gazetted in
Singapore (2002), and its global importance as
a stop-over point for migratory birds was
recognised by the Wetlands International's
inclusion of the reserve into the East Asian
Australasian Shorebird Site Network. The reserve,
with an area of 130 hectares, was listed as an
ASEAN Heritage Park in 2003.
Sungei Buloh (Activities)
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They organise many activities, like the Prawn
and Fish Demo
Where they show the importance of
mangroves as a spawning place and nursery for
prawns and other wildlife, and how they played
an important role in shaping Sungei Buloh
today.
They also show the traditional method of prawn
harvesting will be demonstrated and how the
tidal influence play a part in this activity will be
brought to life.
Introduction to Macritchie
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the TreeTop Walk (TTW) is the highlight of several
long hiking routes in MacRitchie that brings you
through different stages of mature secondary
forest. The first of its kind in Singapore and in the
region, this free-standing suspension bridge
connects the two highest points (Bukit Peirce and
Bukit Kalang) in MacRitchie and offers a bird's eye
view of the community of plants and animals that
live in the forest canopy. The total length of the
walkway is about 250m and its height from the
forest floor varies, with the highest point at 25m.
Introduction to Macritchie
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Besides providing another avenue for nature
recreation for Singaporeans, the TTW also
play an important role in forest canopy
research, an area many researchers were not
able to get into because of lack of access.
The TTW was officially launched by the
Minister of State for Finance and Transport,
Mrs. Lim Hwee Hua, on 5th November 2004.
The event also marked the start of another
collaboration between NParks and HSBC that
will reap benefits for the community.
Criteria for UNESCO heritage
sites
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To be included on the World Heritage List, sites
must be of outstanding universal value and
meet at least one out of ten selection criteria.
to represent a masterpiece of human creative
genius;
to exhibit an important interchange of
human values, over a span of time or within a
cultural area of the world, on developments in
architecture or technology, monumental arts,
town-planning or landscape design;
Criteria for UNESCO heritage
sites
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(iii) to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony
to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living
or which has disappeared;
(iv) to be an outstanding example of a type of
building, architectural or technological ensemble or
landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in
human history;
(v) to be an outstanding example of a traditional
human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is
representative of a culture (or cultures), or human
interaction with the environment especially when it
has become vulnerable under the impact of
irreversible change;
Criteria for UNESCO heritage
sites
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(vi) to be directly or tangibly associated with events
or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with
artistic and literary works of outstanding universal
significance. (The Committee considers that this
criterion should preferably be used in conjunction
with other criteria);
vii) to contain superlative natural phenomena or
areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic
importance;
(viii) to be outstanding examples representing major
stages of earth's history, including the record of life,
significant on-going geological processes in the
development of landforms, or significant
geomorphic or physiographic features;
Criteria for UNESCO heritage
sites
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(ix) to be outstanding examples representing
significant on-going ecological and biological
processes in the evolution and development of
terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine
ecosystems and communities of plants and
animals;
(x) to contain the most important and
significant natural habitats for in-situ
conservation of biological diversity, including
those containing threatened species of
outstanding universal value from the point
of view of science or conservation.
Case Study: Yellow Stone VS Sungei
buloh
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Yellowstone contains half of all the
world's known geothermal features,
with more than 10,000 examples. It also
has the world's largest concentration
of geysers (more than 300 geyers, or
two thirds of all those on the
planet),the Grand Canyon of the
Yellowstone River, numerous waterfalls,
and great herds of wildlife.
It is a unique manifestation of
geothermal forces, natural beauty,
and wild ecosystems where rare and
endangered species thrive.
It is the site of one of the few remaining
intact large ecosystems in the northern
temperate zone of earth.
 Sungei
Buloh
contains
numerous species
only found in
Singapore, many
of which are
critically
engangered
Case Study: Yellow Stone VS
Sungei buloh
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-It's ecological communities provide
unparalleled opportunities for
conservation, study, and enjoyment of
large-scale wildland ecosystem
processes.
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-Yellowstone National Park has
become one of North America's
foremost refuges for rare plant and
animal species.
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-Functions as a model for ecosystem
processes.
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- Protection of the park’s flora and
fauna, as well as the natural processes
that affect their population and
distribution allow biological evolution
to proceed with minimal influence by
humans
It
has global
importance as
a stop-over
point for
migratory
birds
Bibliography
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungei_Buloh
_Wetland_Reserve
 http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php
?option=com_visitorsguide&task=attractio
ns&id=64&Itemid=73
 https://www.sbwr.org.sg/