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Singapore is generally a free port and an open economy. As a nation with a small domestic market that depends on imports for food, energy and industrial raw materials, Singapore places the highest priority on the multilateral trading system embodied by the World Trade Organization (WTO). Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) in Singapore was last measured at 0.32 in 2014, according to the World Bank. Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This page has the latest recorded value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) in Singapore. http://www.tradingeconomics.com/singapore/agricultural-raw-materials-exports-percent-of-merchandise-exports-wb-data.html **Regulating Service** Trees play an important role in controlling the climate change. The destruction and degradation of forests contributes to the problem through the release of CO2. Thus, a sustained effort at the greening of Singapore took place in 1963 when the government launched the Tree Planting campaign that was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew to help control the climate. The Annual Tree Planting Day is one of the campaign with the objective of making Singapore a green city that still last until today. http://www.gardencityfund.org/pat/schedule.html **Habitat or Supporting services** NParks developed and launched the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for Singapore in 2009. Titled “Conserving Our Biodiversity”, this national document provides a framework to guide biodiversity conservation efforts in Singapore. https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardens-parks-and-nature/parks-and-nature-reserves **Cultural services** Singapore is a small island city-state in one of the most biodiverse regions of the world. The land area of Singapore is about 697 sq km with about 10% of this, a result of land reclamation. Current estimates indicate that 2,053 species of vascular plants were native to Singapore and some 1,454 species are still surviving. Today the public green areas of Singapore are mostly under the management of the National Parks Board (NParks). These exceed 9,500 ha or about 13.6% of the total land area of Singapore (www.nparks.gov.sg). Of this, about 3,326 ha (almost 5%) are classified under Nature Reserves. Singapore’s geographical location and its equable tropical climate support lush natural vegetation. Despite having lost more than 90% of its original forest cover, it is still home to a huge diversity of plants and animals. Apart from the over 1,400 species of native vascular plants still extant, 376 species of birds, 282 species of butterflies, 102 species of reptiles, 58 species of mammals and 27 species of amphibians, have been recorded. In the marine environment there are 200 species of hard corals, 111 species of reef fish and 11 species of sea grasses. http://www.biodiversity.sg/ ![Singapore Biodiversity][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14591600003550736.jpeg