Research & Teaching

Research and teaching programmes in IBEC have been established upon the following
two concepts:

(1) The acquisition of knowledge concerning the significance and modes of sustainable development of natural resources is of paramount importance to Malaysia's future development Development initiatives will be self-defeating and socially destructive unless the structure, functions and diversity of the nation's natural systems are understood and judiciously protected.


(2) For Malaysia to forge ahead as a developed nation, the country's industries must seek to manage resources sustainably, because biodiversity and environmental conservation provide greater options and significant opportunities for diversification of industrial activities and economic development.

Research Activities

1.Collections of plants and animals of Borneo for permanent preservation

2.Development of a biodiversity database on the flora and fauna of Borneo, with internet accessibility.

3.Collections of plant                                                                                                      
 and animal DNA from tropical primary forests for permanent archiving and for analysis of phylogenetic relationships.                                                                                                                      

                               
4.Development of phylogenies based on anatomical, morphological and molecular data for exemplar genera

5.Biodiversity of a Peatswamp Forest

6.Fig-wasps and Ficus of Sarawak

7.Herpetofauna of Sarawak

               

8.Evaluation of the Biodiversity of the Kelabit Highlands, Sarawak

9.Development of a Coastal Zone Management Plan for Sarawak and Sabah

10.Developmentof a field guide and database on the butterflies (Lepidoptera:Rhopalocera) of Sarawak

11.Sarawak Biodiversity Survey-Ecological Habitats

12.Speciation of Birds across ecotones on Mount Murut, Sarawak                             

13.Composition and diversity of urban trees in Sarawak and their management strategies