Summary

Chek Jawa is located on the south-eastern tip of Pulau Ubin, an island off the north-eastern coast of the main island of Singapore. It is the last few places left with a natural rocky shore.The wetlands are unique as several ecosystems can be observed in one area — sandy beach, rocky beach, seagrass lagoon, coral rubble, mangroves and coastal forest.The area is founded rich biodiversity was discovered during a nature outing at low tide.They agreed to leave the Chek Jawa area untouched for the next ten years. The area has been fenced off due to an increase of tourists into the area, damaging the ecosystem in the area. Conservation efforts were made by the Ministry of National Development to preserve the area.On 8 July 2007, the nature preserve was re-opened to the public.They build a boardwalk running along the coast and into the mangrove area allows visitors to get up close to plant and marine life without damaging the area. There is also a viewing tower which allows visitors to view the tree canopy and observe birdlife.At the visitor centre,visitors can learn more about Chek Jawa's wildlife.Chek Jawa is made up of 6 interdependent ecosystems.Each of the above ecosystems there is natural living creatures and rare plants and birds.