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

Wan Lin and Nicole (left); Nicole and Sonia (right) Hi there! We are Nicole Dorville, Ng Wan Lin and Sonia Lee from the TEE Lab! Nicole is a PhD student studying the microclimates and habitats along the Nature Ways, Wan Lin is the Project Officer of the project, and Sonia is a Research Associate. Nicole has recently finished her fieldwork, and so we’d come together to share with you how this process has been. A little bit of context – Nature Ways are everyday pedestrian walkw

The Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab ( TEE Lab ) from the Asian School of the Environment, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University, had the privilege of showcasing our research at the ArtScience Museum's exhibition Insects: Microsculptures Magnified . TEE Lab outing at Insects: Microsculptures Magnified. Photo 2026 Marx Yim. This exhibition features stunning portraits of insect specimens from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History captured by photogra