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Aakash Lamba - NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/cncs\/aakash-lamba\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aakash Lamba - NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Aakash Lamba Academic Qualifications Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore MSc. in Conservation Science, Imperial College London, UK BSc. in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, USA Research Areas Conservation Science; Technology for Good; Nature-based Solutions; Carbon markets Research Interests Aakash’s research interests focus on identifying novel paradigms for catalyzing the adoption of Nature-based Solutions, which can simultaneously address climate change, help conserve biodiversity and enhance local livelihoods, especially in South and South-East Asia. Biography Aakash Lamba is a conservation scientist at the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at the National University of Singapore. Aakash has over a decade of environmental conservation experience with a multi-disciplinary background that spans ecology, engineering, and research. He has previously conducted field-based research expeditions in some of the most remote regions of the Himalayas and Central Asia. Additionally, he has a keen interest in leveraging novel technologies for environmental applications, which include conservation drones, artificial intelligence and blockchain. He has published his research in leading international journals including Current Biology, Global Change Biology and Biological Conservation. Through his research, he hopes to propose holistic, inclusive and financially viable solutions that can achieve biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation targets, and improve human wellbeing. Selected Publications Lamba, A., Teo, H.C., Sreekar, R., Zeng, Y., Carrasco, L.R. and Koh, L.P., 2023. Climate co-benefits of tiger conservation. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 7(7), pp.1104-1113. Lamba, A., 2022. Are carbon offsets the key to green cryptocurrencies?. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, 1(3), p.e0000002. Lamba, A., Cassey, P., Segaran, R.R. and Koh, L.P., 2019. Deep learning for environmental conservation. Current Biology, 29(19), pp.R977-R982. Lamba, A., 2015. Assessing the Impacts of Livestock Grazing in the Trans-Himalayan Rangelands of Spiti, India (Doctoral dissertation, Department of Life Sciences, Silwood Park, Imperial College London). Sreekar, R., Koh, L.P., Lamba, A., Mammides, C., Teo, H.C., Dwiputra, A. and Zeng, Y., 2024. Conservation opportunities through improved management of recently established protected areas in Southeast Asia. Current Biology, 34(16), pp.3830-3835. Teo, H.C., Raghavan, S.V., He, X., Zeng, Z., Cheng, Y., Luo, X., Lechner, A.M., Ashfold, M.J., Lamba, A., Sreekar, R. and Zheng, Q., 2022. Large\u2010scale reforestation can increase water yield and reduce drought risk for water\u2010insecure regions in the Asia\u2010Pacific. Global Change Biology, 28(21), pp.6385-6403. Sreekar, R., Zeng, Y., Zheng, Q., Lamba, A., Teo, H.C., Sarira, T.V. and Koh, L.P., 2022. Nature-based climate solutions for expanding the global protected area network. Biological Conservation, 269, p.109529. Features and publications in popular media Lamba, Aakash. “Eyes in the forest: Motion-activated smart camera traps can transmit images over email in real time.” Live Mint 16 Jun. 2017. Web. 17 Jun. 2017. 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