Director / Forest and Tree Research

Overview

The Singapore Botanic Gardens (SBG) is one of the oldest tropical botanic gardens and one of only three botanic gardens in the world inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Over its history, it has played a major role in nature conservation in Singapore and influenced its environmental and social history. Among its earliest contributions to nature conservation in Singapore is a comprehensive forest survey of Singapore and Malaya 150 years ago that led to designation of forest reserves which are the precursors to the current Nature Reserves in Singapore.

The Forest and Tree Research programme of the Gardens builds on the Gardens’ pioneering work in forest ecology, taxonomy, and applied conservation research. The programme has three interconnected focal areas: tropical forest ecology research, urban tree research, and education and outreach, to advance scientific understanding while directly informing forest and urban tree management in Singapore and th...