Here at the Asian School of the Environment in NTU, we address environmental challenges with Interdisciplinary scientific research!
West Region, Singapore
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Thinking about a Master's in Singapore that leads to climate and sustainability work?
Meet NTU's MSc in Environmental Sustainability Science at our free Zoom webinar.
📅 Thu 22 Oct, 7-8.30pm SGT (6-7.30pm WIB & ICT)
Register: ntu-sg.zoom.us/webinar/regis…
#StudyInSingapore
How do you put a value on nature when no one agrees on what nature is? 🌿 Ryan Ng (SG Youth Voices for Biodiversity) on why the nature we never see still needs to be counted. #AlterCOP Daily COP17 Briefing, Tue 20 Oct, 9:15AM altercop.com
Why are durians getting pricier? Because mangrove loss is starving the bats that pollinate durians! Dylan Seng (SG Youth Voices for Biodiversity) on why 55% of the economy relies on nature. #AlterCOP Daily COP17 Briefing, Mon 19 Oct, 9:20AM 🌿 altercop.com
Ponds and lakes cover a tiny slice of the planet but store carbon in their mud at rates that may rival the ocean floor, while also breathing CO2 and methane back out.
Prof. David Taylor (NUS) on the missing wetlands.
27 Oct, 12.30pm SGT | ASE 3D Viz Lab
Why do so many protected areas fail after the funding arrives?
Carbon markets pay, but they often miss biodiversity goals. Flagship species rally support, until the flagship disappears and the system goes with it. Asst Prof Zeng Yiwen explains - link in bio
Can conservation pay for itself? 🐝A nature experience centre, an award-winning honeybee rescue outfit and a boutique farmstay. Clarence Chua (NTU Notable Alumni) founded all three, and he's at ASE to talk about building a business out of it.
📅 Wed 7 Oct, 6-8PM
📍Link In Bio
Fibre-optic cable already in the ground can work as a dense seismic array.
The problem: it records earthquakes, traffic and noise at once, with almost no labels.
Harmeling & Konietzny (TU Dortmund) on DAS-Demix.
📅 15 Sep, 12.30pm SGT - link in bio
🪲 Nearly 1 in 4 described animal species is a beetle. Why?
Dr Sangil Kim (SNU/Harvard) uses phylogenomics to test the plant-coevolution hypothesis — turning century-old museum drawers into a genomic archive.
📅 Tues 1 Sep, 12.30–1.30pm SGT
📍 ASE 3D Viz Lab
Asian School Of The Environment retweeted
Singapore’s tiny wildlife detectives: Dung beetles could give scientists the scoop on Singapore’s forest wildlife by helping uncover elusive species that conventional surveys struggle to detect.
Led by Assoc Prof Eleanor Slade from the Asian School of the Environment (@ntu_ase) and research fellow Ong Xin Rui, #NTUsg researchers analysed DNA preserved in the guts of dung beetles collected from Singapore’s Central Catchment Nature Reserve and detected 18 vertebrate species, including the elusive Sunda pangolin, Sunda slow loris and sambar deer.
The method could complement camera traps by revealing animals that may otherwise go undetected, while also helping researchers understand ecological relationships and assess the resilience of tropical forest ecosystems.
The team is now exploring a less invasive approach that entails swabbing beetles for traces of wildlife DNA before releasing them back into the forest. Read more: ntu.sg/DungBeetles-DNA
#NTUsgResearch #NTUsgSustainability
Asian School Of The Environment retweeted
Major earthquakes can reshape the Earth’s crust and influence future sea-level projections, an international study led by #NTUsg scientists from the Earth Observatory of Singapore (@EOS_SG) and Asian School of the Environment (@ntu_ase) has found. Published in Communications Earth & Environment (@CommsEarth), a Nature Portfolio journal, the study shows that accounting for post-earthquake land movements could improve coastal planning and flood risk assessments across Southeast Asia. Explore the study’s findings: ntu.sg/Earthquakes-Sea-level…
#NTUsgResearch #EarthScience #ClimateScience #Geology #CoastalResilience @ScienceNTU
Asian School Of The Environment retweeted
A new #NTUsg study found that 76 per cent of reef sites surveyed across the Indo-Pacific do not have the capacity to keep pace with projected sea-level rise under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario.
The researchers also found that when relative sea level rises by more than 5.3 millimetres a year, there is a greater than 90 per cent chance that reefs will be unable to maintain their upward growth.
The study, led by scientists from the Earth Observatory of Singapore (@EOS_SG) and the Asian School of the Environment (@ntu_ase), compiled 288 ancient reef records from 92 sites across the Indo-Pacific.
Find out more: ntu.sg/CoralReefs-Study
#NTUsgResearch #NTUsgSustainability #ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise #CoralReefs @ScienceNTU
🌊 ASE x DHI Career Seminar: Two ASE alumni at DHI - Wivian (Marine/Terrestrial Ecology, '23) and Jin Xiang (Marine Modelling, '25) — on careers in the water environment sector.
📅 9 Sep, 6–8PM
📍 3D Vis Lab, B1 NTU ASE
🍱 Dinner provided
Registration Link in Bio!
The Asia NATURA report - a comprehensive report which examines nature-based solutions in our respective countries and cities - has launched:
🔗 lnkd.in/dZyj9t4z
Dr @erichwolff and Prof Perrine Hamel are lead authors in the report. – at Central Region, Singapore
#SoutheastAsia is a hotspot of geological activity and natural hazards - but what if there was a way to tap onto that geothermal energy and to sequester carbon?
Join Asst Prof Luca Dal Zilio from @EOS_SG and ASE as he shares more at AlteraCOP on the 21st of November at 5.30pm! – at Batu Ampar, Indonesia
How can #biodiversity form a good foundation for pragmatic and sustainable solutions to #climatechange and #environmental problems around the globe?
Join us as we learn more from Asst Prof Pierre Taillardat and other speakers at @altercop on the 18th of November! – at Central Region, Singapore
#singapore truly be a model for green spaces and #climatepolicy in the region?
Join Asst Prof Perrine Hamel at AlterCOP on 12th Nov 5.15pm for an event co-organised by @EOS_SG !
#climatepolicy #altercop30 #cop30 – at Batu Ampar, Indonesia
#climatechange is the hot topic these days - but how badly will urban areas have it? And how can we help our most vulnerable communities weather #climatechange and #globalwarming ?
Join us as we learn more from Dr Emma Ramsay as she shares more at #AlterCOP on the 12th of Nov! – at Central Region, Singapore
Why is there a gap between #climate policy, and #biodiversity? What does it mean to be a 'City in Nature'?
Join us as we learn more from Nasry as he shares more about global biodiversity policies in Singapore's Green Vision at @altercop on the 18th of November!
#climatepolicy – at Batu Ampar, Indonesia