Unesco World Heritage Site Proposal

1. Unesco World Heritage Site Proposal Group members: TayKai Ren 3p1 Ethan Cheung 2I3 Chien Jing Wei 2p2

2. Our STAND • We went to Both Macritchie Tree top walk and SungeiBulohWetland Reserve for evaluation • We would like to Promote the SungeiBuloh Wetland Reserve as the next Unesco World Heritage Site

3. Why SungeiBuloh • This is because SungeiBuloh is the first wetland Reserve in Singapore and Is home to many more different species of animals than Macritchie, and Macritchie has only forests. • SungeiBuloh organises many activities to allow us to understand the importance of wildlife, but Macritchie has no activities.

4. Why SungeiBuloh • SungeiBuloh 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

5. Introduction of SungeiBuloh • The SungeiBuloh 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.

6. SungeiBuloh (Activities) • 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 SungeiBuloh 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.

7. Introduction to Macritchie • 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. .

8. Introduction to Macritchie • 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.

9. Criteria for UNESCO heritage sites • 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;

10. Criteria for UNESCO heritage sites • (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;

11. Criteria for UNESCO heritage sites • (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;

12. Criteria for UNESCO heritage sites • (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.

13. Case Study: Yellow Stone VS Sungeibuloh • Yellowstone contains half of all the world's knowngeothermal 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. • SungeiBuloh contains numerous species only found in Singapore, many of which are critically engangered

14. Case Study: Yellow Stone VS Sungeibuloh • -It's ecological communities provide unparalleled opportunities for conservation, study, and enjoyment of large-scale wildland ecosystem processes. • -Yellowstone National Park has become one of North America's foremost refuges for rare plant and animal species. • -Functions as a model for ecosystem processes. • - 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

15. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungei_Buloh_Wetland_Reserve • http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_visitorsguide&task=attractions&id=64&Itemid=73 • https://www.sbwr.org.sg/