Insects are responding rapidly to global environmental change, yet understanding why insect populations change remains one of the greatest challenges in ecology and conservation. While monitoring efforts increasingly reveal shifts in insect abundance, diversity, biomass, and distributions, observed patterns are often shaped by multiple interacting drivers, biological mechanisms, and even the way insects are detected and measured. In our new paper, Predictive entomology: A c

Hi, Nicole here, a PhD Candidate at the TEE Lab. From 20-24 April, I had the opportunity to present the Nature Way biodiversity chapter of my thesis at the Species on the Move Conference (SoTM) at the very lovely Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan on 20 April 2026. SoTM is an international conference that focusses on freshwater, terrestrial and marine landscape ecology and species response to climate change. Forest Ecology friend of the Lab Prof Janice Lee from NTU was one of the organis

On 6 May 2026, we conducted a focused mini workshop with local communities in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to gather input on the Riparian Decision Tree (RiTREE), a planning tool designed to guide decisions on riparian buffer widths. This session marked an important step in ensuring that community perspectives are meaningfully integrated into the tool. Between 2016 and 2021, a series of meetings, multi-stakeholder workshops, and collaborative discussions brought together scientists,

From 28–30 April 2026, over 80 participants from various agencies gathered in Sabah for the Tropical Insect Workshop. Organised by the Sabah Forestry Department through its Forest Research Centre (FRC) in Sepilok, the workshop—titled “Small Wonders of the Rainforests: Understanding Tropical Insects” brought together researchers, practitioners, and government officers with a shared interest in tropical biodiversity. Top: Group photo with all the guests, speakers, and participa

We are super proud of our PhD student, Jasmine Ong, who has successfully passed her qualifying examinations recently! Jasmine is supervised by Associate Professor Kim Hie Lim and Associate Professor Eleanor Slade and is studying the climate resilience of tropical dung beetles. Jasmine with her PhD supervisors, Associate Professor Kim Hie Lim and Associate Professor Eleanor Slade. Photo: Shuna Maekawa, 2026. For her qualifying exam, she presented a phylogenetic study on Cathar