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Public feedback wanted on nomination of Botanic Gardens for World Heritage Site

Visitors feeding the fishes as a pair of mute swans swim by at the Swan Lake in the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Mar 31, 2013. The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-ol
Visitors feeding the fishes as a pair of mute swans swim by at the Swan Lake in the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Mar 31, 2013. The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site. -- ST FILE PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Visitors at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site. -- ST FILE PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
A group of people playing at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site. -- ST FILE PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
View of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which is gearing up for a World Heritage listing. The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site. -- ST FILE PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Members of United Nations Artists perform the song Gift Of Love at a concert of the same name at the Singapore Botanic Gardens' Shaw Symphony Stage. The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site. -- ST FILE PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK
Prince William and his wife Catherine Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with Vanda William Catherine, a white-and-purple orchid named in their honour at the National Orchid Garden of the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Sept 11, 2012. The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site. -- ST FILE PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited the Singapore Botanic Gardens to see the orchid, named Ascocenda Yingluck Shinawatra on Dec 8. 2011. The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site. -- ST FILE PHOTO: NURIA LING
A man performing a series of stretching exercises while beyond him, morning mist shrouds an area of the Singapore Botanic Gardens on June 2, 2011. The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site. -- ST FILE PHOTO: JOYCE FANG
Casa Verde, a casual all-day dining cafe owned by F&B group Les Amis is located at the Visitor Centre of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site. -- ST FILE PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

The National Heritage Board and the National Parks Board are seeking public feedback ahead of their bid to make 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens a Unesco World Heritage Site.

They are holding a public consultation from Wednesday to December on two documents that will be submitted for the nomination. The first is a nomination document which provides information on how the Botanics fulfils Unesco's inscription criteria. The second document is a site management plan which proposes how the Botanics will be managed if successfully inscribed.

The public may view these documents and give their feedback on www.sbg.org.sg/unesco/. The nomination document is also available at the Botanics' visitor information centres. Feedback will be collected in two stages.

Both documents will be submitted to Unesco by Feb 1 next year. The World Heritage Committee will then decide whether to grant the Botanics World Heritage Site status.

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