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The Straits Times All feedback on future of Dover Forest will be studied closely: Desmond Lee National Development Minister Desmond Lee and members of the nature community visited the forest site in Ulu Pandan on Jan 28, 2020.PHOTO: DESMOND LEE/FACEBOOK https://str.sg/JKBn They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.

There has been much attention on Dover Forest recently after media reports revealed that the 33ha patch of greenery is slated for housing development. An environmental baseline study was conducted in 2017 and made public last December so that members of the public can provide their feedback on it. The feedback window closed on Jan. 16, 2021 (last Saturday). Public outcry The forest, which has remained untouched for the past 40 years, is home to 120 species of plants and 158 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, snails, and insects. There was a subsequent outcry among nature ...