Singapore’s NParks has over 250 ‘tree doctors’ who keep 2 million urban trees healthy. Arborists manage and inspect roadside and park trees regularly for signs of disease or issues that might make them prone to falling in strong winds. With the nation’s goal of planting one million more trees by 2030, NParks h
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Landscape companies to hire resident gardeners to maintain neighbourhoods
NParks aims to create about 1,000 new and upgraded jobs over the next five years, with many leveraging new technologies as part of a digitalisation push.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
ITE students and NParks staff demonstrating the use of a Resistographc, which tests the health of trees, at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park on Jan 11, 2021.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Minister for National Development Desmond Lee (left) watching a demonstration of how a drone is used for a virtual tree inspection, on Jan 11, 2021.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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