Team training programme for the upcoming National Geographic supported #EnvironmentalEducation (EE) Online Series! SEARRP aims to launch the first online series for students at the end of August 2022! Learn more about this awesome project here -searrp.org/news/

The SEnSOR Project smallholder research team has released a new study into the potential & limitations of standards for Good Agricultural Practice for #RSPO certification for independent oil palm smallholders read full science-for-policy brief here sensorproject.net/wp-content/upl…

The SEARRP team joined students from James Cook University to pilot EE programme activities designed Malaysian students - this initiative is a partnership between SEARRP, the Sabah Foundation and the S4 team from Swansea University. Learn more here -searrp.org/news/

Together with TropicalBiologyAssociation we have wrapped up the 2nd part of the TESSA-Toolkit for Ecosystem Services Site-based Assessment-training II programme! It was a great 3-day event with lively discussions, feedback & engagement from the participants - searrp.org/news

Having a great time with the #KewGarden Field Course led by kalsum yusah - Yesterday the 20 students learned how to build and bait traps for Dung Beetles, Ants and Butterflies - it's been so fun & super educational! #science #dungbeetles #fieldcourse #danumvalleyfieldcentre

How exciting -the Kembara Rimba Taliwas programme has started our school field trips & the sessions were conducted by Yayasan Sabah Forest Rangers & SEARRP Research Assistants who have just undergone our 'Train-the-Trainers' programme hosted by Swansea University Science for Schools Scheme! searrp.org/news/

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: The Access and Export evaluation committee meeting for the 3rd quarter (meeting series 3/2023) has been rescheduled to an earlier date. Therefore, all applications must be submitted to SaBC by 23 August 2023 (next Wednesday) for evaluation.

Danum Valley is expecting high numbers of visitors and tourists September-December 2023, be sure to book RAs and accommodation early if your are coming to do research! searrp.org/2023/09/04/dan…

Exciting Update from the Sabah Biodiversity Experiment--the team has just started it's first full census in 10 years & they have already maintained 10 plots and measured 1 full plot! We will keep updating on their findings here! searrp.org

The Sabah Biodiversity Experiment's work has been highlighted in The Guardian!! This project has shown how replanting logged tropical forests with diverse native tree species improves forest recovery, bolsters biodiversity & amplifies carbon sequestration! theguardian.com/environment/20…

Representing TEELab, Asian School Of The Environment 🇸🇬 & SEARRP to talk about our works on Tier 1 grant Dr Eleanor Slade on the #riparian buffers and pest & disease outbreak in #oilpalm plantation at RSPO-Monash Joint Symposium 2023, Monash University Malaysia. Grateful to our local partner: SFD & Wilmar.

The SEnSOR Project has spent the last two days at the joint RSPO-Monash University research symposium. It has been fascinating to hear the presentations & engage with researchers & industry practitioners to learn more about improving the sustainability of oil palm.

Dr Jen Lucey from SEnSOR Project SEnSOR Project is looking at future RSPO research priorities at the #RSPO-Monash research symposium today - got interesting ideas? Be sure to let us know!

Representing the @SEnSORprogramme Dr Glen Reynolds & Dr Sarah Scriven are helping prioritise future #RSPO research questions for sustainable ecosystems. Dr Rosa de Vos & Dr Rifky Ahmad are providing expertise on prioritising future research on enhancing benefits for smallholders

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Remember the The Guardian claiming #rainforest Verra - Standards for a Sustainable Future #carbon credits are worthless? Read our eLetter response to the original Science Magazine article science.org/doi/full/10.11… Hugh Graham @[email protected] Andy Cunliffe David Burslem Leonardo Sáenz Ed Mitchard 🛰️ #COP28 1/13

We are seeking ecologist & data scientist positions focusing on tropical rainforest ecosystem analysis in a virtual rainforest project jointly run by the Imperial College London (UK) & SEARRP with position based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah -please DM for more information!

ndr.de/nachrichten/in… Exploring Borneo's biodiversity on the NDR Science Podcast! Journalist Lena Bodewein dives into the science behind it with researchers Alex Karolus, Glen Reynolds,& Nadine Keller-be sure to listen as they unpack the fascinating world of research in Borneo!

The Kuamut Rainforest Conservation Project's first Monitoring Report has been verified to VERRA standards for Climate, Community & Biodiversity. This milestone enables the protection & conservation of 83,381 ha of tropical rainforest in Malaysia. More here-searrp.org/news/