This talk explores how biogeography, community structure, and emerging mapping technologies inform conservation practice โ linking science, stewardship, and community resilience. #WallaceLine#ConservationScience#BiodiversityResearch
From Roots to Reefs ๐ฟ๐
Examining the ecological connectivity between mangroves, seagrass meadows, and coral communities across the Wallace Line and the Coral Triangle.
#RootsToReefs#CoralTriangle#MarineEcology
NUS students in Bintan, Indonesiaโplanting mangroves alongside EcoTourism students from Politeknik Bintan Cakrawala, guided by the incredible Ibu Ayu Dewi. We mapped a mangrove restoration site right next to campusโฆ and found the endemic Bintan langurs there! ๐๐
#NUS
The future of biodiversity depends on how we choose to tell these stories โ and who we choose to tell them with. This is what learning in the field and authentic community engagement looks like.
#CommunityConservation#BorneoEcosystems#FieldCourse#360Filmmaking
๐ฟ Filming along the Kinabatangan River in 360ยฐ meant slowing down, listening, and learning โ from the river, the forests, the wildlife, and the communities who call this place their home.
#GenerationRestoration#Kinabatangan
But the most important lesson? Conservation must be community-centred, ethical, and immersive. Real impact happens when local knowledge leads and outside support listens.
๐ Huge thanks to @SeaKeepers and Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Centre for sponsoring and leading this inspiring event โ turning โWhat Ifโ into โWhatโs Nextโ! ๐
๐ดTeam 360โs Vision:
โPulau Oshen thrives as a model island community where fisherfolk, youth, and leaders work hand-in-hand to restore and protect the sea. By blending tradition with innovation, they create sustainable livelihoods, safeguard biodiversity ๐๐ซ
Thanks to our August expedition with YellowScan and James Cook University, weโre documenting reef restoration with Livingseas and unlocking new ways to monitor Marine Protected Areas. ๐๐ฑ
Teamwork makes the dream work! ๐
#YellowScan#JamesCookUniversity#InnovationInScience
The food = delicious every day ๐โจ, the accommodations = extremely cozy-comfortable ๐๏ธ, and the boat itselfโฆ Iโm in love with the high biodiversity ๐โต๏ธ on this immersive experience. This gives me hope for our coral reef restoration around the Coral Triangle!
๐คฟ Couldnโt have done it without my amazing dive buddy Maria, our fantastic dive guide Kaleb, and of course a huge thank you to expedition leader Max + his incredible crew.