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Koh Lian Pin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Academic Qualifications <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University<\/p>\n

B.Sc. (1st<\/sup>\u00a0Class Honours) and M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore<\/p>\n

Research areas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conservation science, technology and policy; nature-based climate solutions; applied ecology; sustainability science<\/p>\n

Research interests<\/strong><\/p>\n

My research focuses on developing policy-relevant science and science-based decision support tools to help reconcile humanity’s needs with environmental protection. I am particularly interested in environmental issues in the developing tropics, a region where population growth is most rapid, yet the people are poorest, and where biodiversity is the richest, yet most threatened globally.<\/p>\n

Biography <\/strong><\/p>\n

Prof. Koh is the Director of the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, a research centre that seeks to produce cutting edge-science to inform climate policies, strategies, and actions in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region. He too, is the Vice President (Sustainability and Resilience) and Chief Sustainability Scientist of NUS. He helms the University’s sustainability agenda, bringing stakeholders together to enhance the climate resilience and sustainability of Singapore through system-level mitigation and adaptation solutions. He also oversees and champions sustainability-related research at the University through a whole-of-university strategy that bridges academia, policy, industry and civil society.<\/p>\n

At NUS, Prof. Koh is presently the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Chair Professor of Conservation as well. He was formerly the Co-Director of NUSDeltares, Vice Dean of Research & Development in the Faculty of Science, and Director of the Tropical Marine Science Institute.<\/p>\n

Bringing 19 years of international research experience in the field of sustainability and environmental science, Prof. Koh returned to Singapore in 2020 under the National Research Foundation’s Returning Singaporean Scientists scheme to join the Department of Biological Sciences at NUS. He has worked in institutions across Switzerland, Australia, and the United States as well. He was formerly a Swiss National Science Foundation Professor at ETH Zurich, the Chair of Applied Ecology and Conservation at the University of Adelaide, and Vice President of Science Partnerships and Innovation at Conservation International.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Prof. Koh is one of the most highly cited conservation scientists in Asia, a TED-Global speaker, Founding Director of ConservationDrones.org and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.<\/p>\n

He was too, a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore in the 14th Parliament of Singapore.<\/p>\n

Selected publications<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. TV Sarira, Y Zeng, R Neugarten, R Chaplin-Kramer, LP Koh<\/strong>. 2022. Co-benefits of forest carbon projects in Southeast Asia. Nature Sustainability.<\/li>\n
  2. LP Koh<\/strong>, et al. 2021. Carbon prospecting in tropical forests for climate change mitigation.\u00a0Nature Communications\u00a012:1271.<\/li>\n
  3. LP Koh<\/strong>, et al. 2021. The value of China’s ban on wildlife trade and consumption.\u00a0Nature Sustainability\u00a04:2-4.<\/li>\n
  4. Y Zeng, et al., LP Koh<\/strong>. 2020. Economic and social constraints of reforestation for climate mitigation in Southeast Asia.\u00a0Nature Climate Change\u00a010:842-844.<\/li>\n
  5. L Mair, LP Koh<\/strong>, et al. 2021. A metric for spatially-explicit contributions to science-based species targets.\u00a0Nature Ecology and Evolution\u00a05:836-844.<\/li>\n
  6. A Goldstein, LP Koh<\/strong>, et al. 2020. Protecting irrecoverable carbon in Earth’s ecosystems.\u00a0Nature Climate Change\u00a010:287-295.<\/li>\n
  7. E Meijaard, LP Koh<\/strong>, et al. 2020. The environmental impacts of palm oil in context.\u00a0Nature Plants\u00a06:1418-1426.<\/li>\n
  8. L Gibson, LP Koh<\/strong>, et al. 2011. Primary forests are irreplaceable for sustaining tropical biodiversity.\u00a0Nature\u00a0478:378-381.<\/li>\n
  9. KS Bawa, LP Koh<\/strong>, et al. 2010. China, India, and the Environment.\u00a0Science\u00a0327:1457-1459.<\/li>\n
  10. LP Koh<\/strong>, DS Wilcove. 2007. Cashing in palm oil for conservation.\u00a0Nature\u00a0448:993-994.<\/li>\n
  11. LP Koh<\/strong>, et al. 2004. Species co-extinctions and the biodiversity crisis.\u00a0Science\u00a0305:1632-1634.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Feature and publications in popular media<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Begum, S. (2022). Singapore should prepare itself to capture opportunities in green economy: PAP MPs.<\/a> The Straits Times, Singapore. 07 Jan 2022.<\/li>\n
    2. Ng, K.G. (2021). Focus on quality and not just quantity of green spaces in making land use decisions: Conservation scientist.<\/a> The Straits Times, Singapore. 22 June 2021.<\/li>\n
    3. Tan, A. (2021). Call to tackle climate crisis and biodiversity loss together.<\/a> The Straits Times, Singapore. 12 June 2021.<\/li>\n
    4. Baharudin, H. (2021). Implement nature-based solutions to achieve climate goals: Panellists.<\/a> The Straits Times, Singapore. 26 May 2021.<\/li>\n
    5. Tan, A. (2020). Tapping nature in fight against climate change.<\/a> The Straits Times, Singapore. 21 March 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0<\/strong>Conference and presentations <\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. AVPN, Investing in Nature-Based Solutions to Address Climate Change<\/a>, Southeast Asia Social Investment Summit 2021, 27 Oct 2021.<\/li>\n
      2. Ecosperity, Asia’s Nature-based Climate Solutions<\/a>, Ecosperity Week 2021, 29 Sept 2021.<\/li>\n
      3. The Straits Times, How carbon credits can help save tropical forests (Part 2)<\/a>, Green Pulse Podcast, 19 July 2021.<\/li>\n
      4. The Straits Times, Carbon offsets: Are they credit-able? (Part 1)<\/a>, Green Pulse Podcast, 05 July 2021.<\/li>\n
      5. ArtScience Museum, Promises and Pitfalls of Nature-based Climate Solutions,<\/a> Singapore, 26 January 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Koh Lian Pin Academic Qualifications Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University B.Sc. (1st\u00a0Class Honours) and M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore Research areas Conservation science, technology and policy; nature-based climate solutions; applied ecology; sustainability science Research interests My research focuses on developing policy-relevant science and science-based decision support tools to help reconcile humanity’s needs with environmental protection. I am particularly interested in environmental issues in the developing tropics, a region where population growth is most rapid, yet the people are poorest, and where biodiversity is the richest, yet most threatened globally. Biography Prof. Koh is the Director of the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, a research centre that seeks to produce cutting edge-science to inform climate policies, strategies, and actions in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region. He too, is the Vice President (Sustainability and Resilience) and Chief Sustainability Scientist of NUS. He helms the University’s sustainability agenda, bringing stakeholders together to enhance the climate resilience and sustainability of Singapore through system-level mitigation and adaptation solutions. He also oversees and champions sustainability-related research at the University through a whole-of-university strategy that bridges academia, policy, industry and civil society. At NUS, Prof. Koh is presently the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Chair Professor of Conservation as well. He was formerly the Co-Director of NUSDeltares, Vice Dean of Research & Development in the Faculty of Science, and Director of the Tropical Marine Science Institute. Bringing 19 years of international research experience in the field of sustainability and environmental science, Prof. Koh returned to Singapore in 2020 under the National Research Foundation’s Returning Singaporean Scientists scheme to join the Department of Biological Sciences at NUS. He has worked in institutions across Switzerland, Australia, and the United States as well. He was formerly a Swiss National Science Foundation Professor at ETH Zurich, the Chair of Applied Ecology and Conservation at the University of Adelaide, and Vice President of Science Partnerships and Innovation at Conservation International. Additionally, Prof. Koh is one of the most highly cited conservation scientists in Asia, a TED-Global speaker, Founding Director of ConservationDrones.org and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. He was too, a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore in the 14th Parliament of Singapore. Selected publications TV Sarira, Y Zeng, R Neugarten, R Chaplin-Kramer, LP Koh. 2022. Co-benefits of forest carbon projects in Southeast Asia. Nature Sustainability. LP Koh, et al. 2021. Carbon prospecting in tropical forests for climate change mitigation.\u00a0Nature Communications\u00a012:1271. LP Koh, et al. 2021. The value of China’s ban on wildlife trade and consumption.\u00a0Nature Sustainability\u00a04:2-4. Y Zeng, et al., LP Koh. 2020. Economic and social constraints of reforestation for climate mitigation in Southeast Asia.\u00a0Nature Climate Change\u00a010:842-844. L Mair, LP Koh, et al. 2021. A metric for spatially-explicit contributions to science-based species targets.\u00a0Nature Ecology and Evolution\u00a05:836-844. A Goldstein, LP Koh, et al. 2020. Protecting irrecoverable carbon in Earth’s ecosystems.\u00a0Nature Climate Change\u00a010:287-295. E Meijaard, LP Koh, et al. 2020. The environmental impacts of palm oil in context.\u00a0Nature Plants\u00a06:1418-1426. L Gibson, LP Koh, et al. 2011. Primary forests are irreplaceable for sustaining tropical biodiversity.\u00a0Nature\u00a0478:378-381. KS Bawa, LP Koh, et al. 2010. China, India, and the Environment.\u00a0Science\u00a0327:1457-1459. LP Koh, DS Wilcove. 2007. Cashing in palm oil for conservation.\u00a0Nature\u00a0448:993-994. LP Koh, et al. 2004. Species co-extinctions and the biodiversity crisis.\u00a0Science\u00a0305:1632-1634. Feature and publications in popular media Begum, S. (2022). Singapore should prepare itself to capture opportunities in green economy: PAP MPs. The Straits Times, Singapore. 07 Jan 2022. Ng, K.G. (2021). Focus on quality and not just quantity of green spaces in making land use decisions: Conservation scientist. The Straits Times, Singapore. 22 June 2021. Tan, A. (2021). Call to tackle climate crisis and biodiversity loss together. The Straits Times, Singapore. 12 June 2021. Baharudin, H. (2021). Implement nature-based solutions to achieve climate goals: Panellists. The Straits Times, Singapore. 26 May 2021. Tan, A. (2020). Tapping nature in fight against climate change. The Straits Times, Singapore. 21 March 2020. \u00a0Conference and presentations AVPN, Investing in Nature-Based Solutions to Address Climate Change, Southeast Asia Social Investment Summit 2021, 27 Oct 2021. Ecosperity, Asia’s Nature-based Climate Solutions, Ecosperity Week 2021, 29 Sept 2021. The Straits Times, How carbon credits can help save tropical forests (Part 2), Green Pulse Podcast, 19 July 2021. The Straits Times, Carbon offsets: Are they credit-able? (Part 1), Green Pulse Podcast, 05 July 2021. ArtScience Museum, Promises and Pitfalls of Nature-based Climate Solutions, Singapore, 26 January 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3267","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKoh Lian Pin - 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\/koh-lian-pin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Koh Lian Pin - NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Koh Lian Pin Academic Qualifications Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University B.Sc. 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(1st\u00a0Class Honours) and M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore Research areas Conservation science, technology and policy; nature-based climate solutions; applied ecology; sustainability science Research interests My research focuses on developing policy-relevant science and science-based decision support tools to help reconcile humanity’s needs with environmental protection. I am particularly interested in environmental issues in the developing tropics, a region where population growth is most rapid, yet the people are poorest, and where biodiversity is the richest, yet most threatened globally. Biography Prof. Koh is the Director of the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, a research centre that seeks to produce cutting edge-science to inform climate policies, strategies, and actions in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region. 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Selected publications TV Sarira, Y Zeng, R Neugarten, R Chaplin-Kramer, LP Koh. 2022. Co-benefits of forest carbon projects in Southeast Asia. Nature Sustainability. LP Koh, et al. 2021. Carbon prospecting in tropical forests for climate change mitigation.\u00a0Nature Communications\u00a012:1271. LP Koh, et al. 2021. The value of China’s ban on wildlife trade and consumption.\u00a0Nature Sustainability\u00a04:2-4. Y Zeng, et al., LP Koh. 2020. Economic and social constraints of reforestation for climate mitigation in Southeast Asia.\u00a0Nature Climate Change\u00a010:842-844. L Mair, LP Koh, et al. 2021. A metric for spatially-explicit contributions to science-based species targets.\u00a0Nature Ecology and Evolution\u00a05:836-844. A Goldstein, LP Koh, et al. 2020. Protecting irrecoverable carbon in Earth’s ecosystems.\u00a0Nature Climate Change\u00a010:287-295. E Meijaard, LP Koh, et al. 2020. The environmental impacts of palm oil in context.\u00a0Nature Plants\u00a06:1418-1426. L Gibson, LP Koh, et al. 2011. Primary forests are irreplaceable for sustaining tropical biodiversity.\u00a0Nature\u00a0478:378-381. KS Bawa, LP Koh, et al. 2010. China, India, and the Environment.\u00a0Science\u00a0327:1457-1459. LP Koh, DS Wilcove. 2007. Cashing in palm oil for conservation.\u00a0Nature\u00a0448:993-994. LP Koh, et al. 2004. Species co-extinctions and the biodiversity crisis.\u00a0Science\u00a0305:1632-1634. Feature and publications in popular media Begum, S. (2022). Singapore should prepare itself to capture opportunities in green economy: PAP MPs. The Straits Times, Singapore. 07 Jan 2022. Ng, K.G. (2021). Focus on quality and not just quantity of green spaces in making land use decisions: Conservation scientist. The Straits Times, Singapore. 22 June 2021. Tan, A. (2021). Call to tackle climate crisis and biodiversity loss together. The Straits Times, Singapore. 12 June 2021. Baharudin, H. (2021). Implement nature-based solutions to achieve climate goals: Panellists. The Straits Times, Singapore. 26 May 2021. Tan, A. (2020). Tapping nature in fight against climate change. The Straits Times, Singapore. 21 March 2020. \u00a0Conference and presentations AVPN, Investing in Nature-Based Solutions to Address Climate Change, Southeast Asia Social Investment Summit 2021, 27 Oct 2021. Ecosperity, Asia’s Nature-based Climate Solutions, Ecosperity Week 2021, 29 Sept 2021. The Straits Times, How carbon credits can help save tropical forests (Part 2), Green Pulse Podcast, 19 July 2021. The Straits Times, Carbon offsets: Are they credit-able? (Part 1), Green Pulse Podcast, 05 July 2021. 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