ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

             
Under the general theme of environmental conservation, IBEC will embark on researches that are directly linked to environmental rehabilitation, management and assessment. The
major environmental component that is seriously under constant threat is the
hydrosphere. Surface and ground waters are being severely polluted by sewage and
industrial effluents, wetlands being drained and converted to other land uses, and water
catchment areas being disturbed causing water shortages and flash floods are some
examples of the threats that water resources in the country are facing. Research in
multidisciplinary aspects of water resources will be the key focus of IBEC.

The scope of research under the Environmental Conservation niche area includes:
a) Integrated water resource management studies
b) Water quality assessment and monitoring strategies
c) Ecological sanitation system
d) Wetland conservation and restoration
e) Lakes and river management and rehabilitation
f) Pollution control technologies
In the quest to achieve excellence in the niche area, IBEC is continuously engaging
dedicated researchers with the expertise in the relevant fields to spearhead research
identified within the scope of study. Majority of the researchers are sourced from the
Faculty of Resource Science and Technology. Visiting scientists from abroad are
frequently engaged.

Currently, the researchers involved in this niche area are:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lau Seng – Water Resource Management, Ecological Sanitation System
and Water Chemistry
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gabriel Tonga Noweg – Resource Economics and Environmental
Management
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kasing Apun – Environmental Microbiology and Ecological Sanitation
System
Dr. Lee Nyanti – Aquatic Resources and Limnology
Dr. Siti Rubiah Zainudin – Urban forestry and landscape planner
Dr. Law Puong Ling – Environmental engineering and pollution control technologies
Ms. Sim Siong Fong – Peat and Water Chemistry
Ms. Devagi Kanakaraju – Wetland and heavy metal chemistry

Focused Areas in Environmental Conservation