Trait Ecology Initiative Malaysia
This page is still under construction. Please feel free to email me or fill in this interest form to discuss further or know more.
The conservation of our dwindling biodiversity demands rapid information gathering, yet we inefficiently assess the risks of our 170,000 species one-by-one in Malaysia. The solution is trait ecology that synthesises discrete species into continuous life-history spectra, but we are also slow to leverage transferable knowledge from this growing and exciting field. There is an urgent need to modernise our mode of operation.
We need to grow trait ecology in Malaysia as a holistic programme that integrates generalisable findings into conservation, mobilises knowledge with a living database, and establishes a data-equity system for long-term capacity building.
I am drafting a working or interest group to achieve these goals, tentatively named the Trait Ecology Initiative Malaysia (TEIM). I really want to say “we” but currently it’s just myself. Please feel free to fill in this form to indicate your interest. Let’s organise a meeting once we have reached a critical mass!