This is a project by
Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research,
National University of Singapore

in association with
National Parks Board.

Introduction
Singapore is home to an amazing diversity of life. However, this diversity must not be taken for granted. Land-use pressures, habitat destruction, and climate change put many of the island's living things under threat.

The work is a single-volume reference book bearing the title - Singapore
Biodiversity: An Encyclopedia of the Natural Environment and Sustainable Development.

The development of the material for the encyclopedia will be guided by an Editorial Advisory Board chaired by Professor Leo Tan of the National University of Singapore, and a Scientific Committee led by the General Editors, Professor Peter Ng, Professor Richard Corlett and Associate Professor Hugh Tan Tiang Wah, all of the National University of Singapore. The book will start with a collection of essays outlining the concepts relating to biodiversity, ecosystems and sustainability. The second part of the book will comprise the organism entries. Arranged alphabetically, it will describe the more than 40,000 non-microbial species of organisms in Singapore.