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BACK GOUND Moha mma dwor k sa saf r e e l a nc eg a r dne rf orr i c he mpl oy e s si nt heda l v e yr oa d. Hei sma r r i e dt oNi l of e r , aHome ma k e ra ndi sapr oudf a t he rof5c hi l dr e n. Wi t hhi sf r e e l a nc ej obt os uppor taf a mi l y , Moha mma da l s oi nt e r nsa tt he S i ng a por eBot a ni cGa r de nswi t ht hef a mousBot a ni s t, DrNi g e l T a y l or . a ndha sde v e l ope dg oodpr offe s i ona l k nowl e dg eonpl a nt sa ndg a r de ni ng . I NT E RE S T S AnAv i dna t ur el ov e r, Moha mma dl ov e st og of orout doort r e k sa ndl e a r na bout t heflor aa ndf a una. Hea l s oha si nt e r e s t si nF a r mi nga ndha sas ma l l pa t c hoff a r mi nhi sownhous e . Ani ma l L ov e ra the a r t , Moha mma dg i v e si mpor t a nc et oe c ol og ya ndna t ur e c ons e r v aon.

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HABI T AT E l e pha nt sa r ea bl et os ur v i v ei nav a r i e t yof di ffe r e ntl oc aonsbe c a us eoft hehug e v a r i e t yoff oods our c e st ha tt he yc ons ume . Ma nype opl ea s s umet ha te l e pha nt st ha ta r e i nt hewi l donl yl i v ei nt heg r a s s l a nds . Whi l e t h a t i s o n e o f t h e i r m a i n h a b i t a t s , t h e y c a n CONCE RNS l s obef oundi nt hede s e r toft heS a v a nna h, Dumboi sc onc e r ne da boutt hewa t e rl e v e l soft her e s e r v oi r s a or e s ta r e a s , whe r et he r ea r es wa mps . T he yf or m i nS i ng a por e . Hef e e l st hewa t e ri nS i ng a por ei s nte noug ht o f e mi g r aona l pa t hst ha tt he yc on nuet of ol l ow s uffic et he5mi l l i onpopul aona ndt hewi l dl i f et hez oo e a ra e ry e a r . T hi sa l l owst he mt ot a k ea dv a nt a g e s uppor t s . Hef e e l se l e pha nt ss houl dha v eae nv i r onme ntof y o f t h e f o o d s t h a t g r o w i n v a r i o u s a r e a s . t he i rownwi t he noug hwa t e ra r oundf ort he mt os ur v i v e . As i a ne l e pha nt sl i v ei nNe pa l , I ndi aa ndS out he a s t As i ai ns c r ubf or e s t sa ndr a i nf or e s t s . F UT UREAS PI RAT I ONS Hedr e a msofal a ndwhi c hi nt e g r a t e swa t e ra ndg r e e n. Apl a c e whe r ehi sf a mi l yc a nt hr i v ea ndflour i s hnf ort hey e a r st oc ome . T ol i v ei nha r monywi t hHuma nsa ndNa t ur e . AVI S I ONF ORWAT E RL AND I NT E RE S T S Dumbol i k e st oe a tg r a s s , f r ui t, t r e eba r ka ndr oot s . T he ya l s o l ov et oe a tf r ui ts uc ha sbe r r i e s , ma ng oe sa ndc oc onut s . Hei s f ondofwa t e ra ndl ov e st os wi m–t he yus et he i rt r unkt o br e a t hel i k eas nor k e l i nde e pwa t e r .

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T hr oug ht hi spr oj ec twea i ma ti nv ok i ng ar ea l i z a onwi t hi nushuma nst ha t t hedes i r eofaf ewofuss houl dnot s uper s edet heneedsa ndwa nt soft hema ny ot herl i v i ngbei ng sonea r t h. As ens eof bel ong i ngt oea r t hs pi r i t ua l l yi ss omet hi ng a l l l i v i ngbei ngf eel .

Oneoft heobj ecv esi st oc r ea t es el fs us t a i ni ng l owma i nt ena nc e, l owemi s s i ons t r c ut ur est hr oug hout t hei s l a nd, i nor dert or el i ev et hef ut ur eg ener a ons f r om t heha s s l eofr epa i r i nga ndma i nt a i ni ngwha t wec r ea t et oda y .

ACCE PTRE S PONS I BI L I T YF ORT HE CONS E QUE NCEOFDE S I GN I nt hepr oj ec twea r edev el opi ng adeg r a dedl a ndt a k enf r om t hemi l i t a r y i nt oabi odi v er s i t yhuba ndal a r g ewa t er c a t c hment . T hi si sac ha l l eng ea ndnot a nea s yj obwhi c hwoul dha v equi t eaf ew c ons equenc eswi t hr es pec tt oa da pa bi l i t y oft henews pec i ei nt hea r ea .

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Cr a dl et oCr a dl edes i g ni sabi omi me ca ppr oa c h t ot hedes i g nofpr oduc t sa nds y s t ems . I tmodel s huma ni ndus t r yonna t ur e' spr oc es s esv i ewi ng ma t er i a l sa snut r i ent sc i r c ul a ngi nhea l t hy , s a f e met a bol i s ms . I ts ug g es t st ha ti ndus t r ymus t pr ot ec ta ndenr i c hec os y s t emsa ndna t ur e' s bi ol og i c a l met a bol i s mwhi l ea l s oma i nt a i ni nga s a f e, pr oducv et ec hni c a l met a bol i s mf ort he hi g hqua l i t yus ea ndc i r c ul a onofor g a ni ca nd t ec hni c a l ec onomi c , i ndus t r i a l a nds oc i a l f r a mewor kt ha ts eek st oc r ea t es y s t emst ha ta r enot onl yeffic i entbuta l s oes s en a l l ywa s t ef r ee. T he model i ni t sbr oa des ts ens ei snotl i mi t edt o i ndus t r i a l des i g na ndma nuf a c t ur i ng ;i tc a nbe a ppl i edt oma nya s pec t sofhuma nc i v i l i z a on s uc ha sur ba nenv i r onment s , bui l di ng s , ec onomi c sa nds oc i a l s y s t ems . T hewa yt hi spr oj e c ta l s of ol l owst he c r a dl et oc r a dl ede s i g nphi l os ophyi sby r e g e ne r a ngade g r a de dl a nda nd i nt r oduc i ngne wpr og r a mea ndz oni ngt ha t woul dc r e a t eas y s t e mi ct hi nk i ngmor e v e ra l i v i ngs y s t e m.

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Pul a uT e k ong , a l s ok nownc ol l oqui a l l ya sT e k ong , i st hel a r g e s tof S i ng a por e ' sout l y i ngi s l a ndswi t ha na r e aof24. 43k m2, a ndt he i s l a ndi ssl l e x pa ndi ngduet ol a ndr e c l a ma onwor k soni t ss out he r na ndnor t hwe s t e r nc oa s t swhi c hwi l l e v e nt ua l l ys ubs umema ny ofi t ss ur r oundi ngs ma l l i s l e t s , i nc l udi ngPul a uT e k ongKe c hi l .

T hes i t es e l e conwa sma dewi t hr e s pe c tt ot hene e dsa nd pr i nc i pl e sofDumbo, ourpr ot a g oni s ta ndwa t e rc ons e r v a onma s c ot . Wa t e rc ons e r v a ona nde l e pha ntha bi t a tbe i nga ni mpor t a ntdr i v e ri n t hepr oj e c t , Pul a uT e k ongwa sc hos e na st hes i t ea si tl i e sont hema i n J ohorwa t e rs t r a i t , J ohors uppl i e sS i ng a por ewi t hal a r g equa nt yofi t s a nnua l wa t e rde ma nds . Mulpl ea rc l e sa boutr una wa ye l e pha nt sbe i ng s po e di nt hei s l a nda l s obe c a meapoi nti nc ons i de r i ngt hes i t ea sa na pt e l e pha ntha bi t a ta swe l l . T he s ee l e pha nt ss wa m1t o2k mf r omt heS i ng a por e z ooa nda l s of r omMa l a y s i at or e a c ht hei s l a ndwhi c hi sr i c hi nv e g e t a on a ndg r e e ne r ybutwa soc c upi e dbyt hea r my . T he s ee s t a bl i s he dpoi nt sof c l os e ne s st ot heJ ohors t r a i ta nda r a cv i t yt obi odi v e r s i t yc oul df ue l t he i de aofr e l oc a ngt hea r myba s ef r omt hea r e at oe l s e whe r ei nor de rt o r e ha bi l i t a t et hei s l a nda sag r e a twa t e rc a t c hme nta ndbi odi v e r s i t ye c os y s t e m.

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