From the end of July to mid-August 2026, Dr. Li Yuen from the Tropical Ecology and Entomology (TEE) Lab, Asian School of the Environment (ASE), College of Science (CoS), NTU embarked on fieldwork in the tropical peat swamp forests of Brunei Darussalam. The work forms part of ongoing research to understand how dead wood decomposes in peat swamp forests and how this process may respond to historical drainage disturbance. Fallen trees at Badas T1P3 (photo: Li Yuen, 2026) Dead wo

The Tropical Ecology and Entomology (TEE) Lab at the Asian School of the Environment, College of Science, Nanyang Technological University recently conducted fieldwork in the peat swamp forests of Brunei Darussalam—an ecosystem that is both ecologically unique and critically important for carbon storage and biodiversity conservation. Left: Retrieving the leaf-litter bag from the peat swamp forest; Right: Behind every dataset is a strong field team. Thankful for the dedicat

On 10 December 2025, The Tropical Ecology and Entomology (TEE) lab from the Asian School of Environment (ASE), College of Science, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) conducted a presentation and hands-on workshop at Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) focused on adapting the Forest Integrity Assessment (FIA) tool for peat swamp forest ecosystems. This event brought together researchers, students, and the staffs on g