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IBER Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 2

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IBER (UBD) participated in an Joint online Environ

IBER (UBD) participated in an Joint online Environmental Cleanup Event which was organized by Kagawa University, Japan. In UBD, the event took place on 12 November 2022 at UBD Botanical Research Centre UBD BRC and vicinity. Forty seven participants consisting of IBER staff and Friends of Belalong volunteers participated in this environmental cleanup event. About 87kg of waste items were collected mostly from outside of UBD BRC, which were weighed, recoded and the sorted into recyclable and non-recyclable items before disposal.

Environmental cleanup events by participating universities were reported during an online sharing session on 27th November 2022. Two Friends of Belalong volunteers, Mohd Afnan Mohd Alizan and Fathen Aqilah Abd Ghani, participated in the online sharing session to report UBD's environmental cleanup event.

In addition to the cleanup activities, IBER also organised planting of 137 seedlings of 32 plant species at UBD BRC. These plants were planted to serve as food source of UBD BRC's stingless bees as well as for the purpose of ex-situ conservation, research and education.

IBER would like to thank Kagawa University for inviting UBD as a guest participant and for organizing the Joint online Environmental Cleanup Event .

Photos: IBER, Afnan Alizan and Fathen Aqilah

Eleven staff from IBER, KBFSC and UBD BRC particip

Eleven staff from IBER, KBFSC and UBD BRC participated in the Wilderness First Aid Training, organised by the UBD Office of Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) on 23-25 November 2022. Facilitated by Persatuan CARE Brunei’s ECSI Education Center, the training aims to provide knowledge and skills to survive with first aid emergencies in the Wilderness/Remote location.

#iber #kbfsc #ubdbrc

An environmental clean-up event was organised by I

An environmental clean-up event was organised by IBER UBD Botanical Research Centre on 12 November 2022. This event was held in conjunction with the 'Online Joint Environmental Clean-up Event' led by Kagawa University of Japan. Twenty-six Friends of Belalong volunteers participated in the clean-up of the UBD Botanical Research Centre and the vicinity. Collected items were sorted into different types and recorded. All items were then disposed off at the recycling sorting bin available within the UBD campus. A report of this event was presented by IBER during an online sharing session on 27 November 2022.

#environmentalcleanup

An in-house 2-day Introduction to QGIS Workshop wa

An in-house 2-day Introduction to QGIS Workshop was conducted on 9-11 November 2022 at Bilik Keruing, IBER. It was facilitated by Mr. Rodzay Hj Abd Wahab, Lecturer and Research Coordinator at IBER. The workshop aimed to highlight the usability of a Geographic Information System (GIS) to perform basic functions in Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS). This includes loading data and performing preliminary visual explorations by mapping, spatial data processing, and spatial analysis. QGIS is an open-source software package that benefits from the contributions of experts and users worldwide. The workshop was participated by IBER staff, students and research assistants.

#qgis #iberworkshop

Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental resea

Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental research (IBER) of UBD will be conducting an environmental clean-up event at UBD Botanical Research Centre (UBD BRC) in collaboration with the 'Second Joint Environmental Clean-up event' organised by Kagawa University. Volunteers are needed to collect and sort out items for recycling, weeding of plants in the garden, clearing walkways and other clean up activities. All sorted items collected disposed of at the recycling sorting bins available in UBD. A report of this event will be presented by IBER during the joint environmental clean-up event session on 27 November 2022.

IBER would like to invite UBD students and staff to participate in this event as volunteers.

🌱 When: Saturday, 12 November 2022
🌱 Time: 9.00 - 11.00 am
🌱 Venue: UBD Botanical Research Centre (UBD BRC/Herbal Garden UBD); https://goo.gl/maps/UjC7EnQiT3vzcwXXA)

Certificate of participation will be given to volunteers.

🌱 To participate please sign up below:
https://forms.gle/kmmYYqpVg2a37Drh6 or in the link in bio.

IBER hosted a special visit by His Excellency Kenn

IBER hosted a special visit by His Excellency Kenneth O'Flaherty, the Ambassador of United Kingdom's COP26 Regional Ambassador to Asia-Pacific and South Asia on 25th October 2022. Director of IBER, Dr Hjh Norhayati Hj Ahmad, presented a briefing on the institute's research and education activities, while insight on Climate change research activities conducted by IBER was shared by Assoc. Prof. Dr Rahayu Sukmaria Hj Sukri. In attendance during the meeting were British High Commission officials, the Deputy Director of IBER, as well as IBER and UBD BRC staff.

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#biodiversityresearch
#climatechangeresearch
#ubdiber

US Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, Her Excellency

US Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, Her Excellency Caryn R. McClelland visited Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre (KBFSC) on 31 August 2022. She was accompanied by US Public Affairs Officer, Jeff Barrus and Media and Content Coordinator, Low Leng May. The visit was hosted by the Head of KBFSC Dr. Salwa Khalid, Associate Professor Dr Joeri Strijk and KBFSC Supervisor, Mr. Teddy Chua from IBER, UBD. Their visit began with a forest walk at the Ulu Temburong National Park in the morning, then to KBFSC. At the field station, Assoc. Prof. Dr Strijk gave a short presentation highlighting the biodiversity research at UBD, including the collaborations between UBD and US Institutions. The visit ended with a short tour of the facilities at KBFSC.

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A research seminar entitled “Value of Peat Swamp

A research seminar entitled “Value of Peat Swamp Forests” took place on 17th August 2022 at the Tropical Biodiversity Centre, Forestry Department in Belait. The seminar was co-organised by the Forestry Department, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT) and the Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research (IBER), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), supported by Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. Sdn Bhd. The welcoming speech of the event was presented by YM Dr Hajah Norhayati Haji Ahmad, Director of IBER, followed by the opening remarks by YM Reni bin Haji Yahya, Acting Deputy Director of Forestry Department.

Ongoing biodiversity conservation initiatives and research activities that are being conducted in Brunei Darussalam’s peat swamp forests, including at the Badas peat dome were shared during the seminar. It also focused on the key findings of these research projects, highlighting the importance of peat swamp forests in environmental stability as well as socio-economic aspects. The research seminar was attended by senior officers and officers from relevant government and private agencies and stakeholders.

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#peatswampforest #peatresearch #borneo #ubd #iber #biodiversity

Professor David Wardle and his research team at Na

Professor David Wardle and his research team at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) visited IBER's field station, KBFSC, to experience firsthand our pristine Mixed Dipterocarp Forests. The NTU team is working with an IBER team led by Associate Professor Rahayu Sukri to study the diversity of microbial and insect communities in Brunei's heath and peat swamp forests.

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#kbfsc #ntu #ubd #peatswampforest

TREx 2022 is open for registration now! Please go

TREx 2022 is open for registration now! Please go to the link in bio to sign up 📝

Check out the feedback from our previous participants 😄

🌿Credits
- Video by: Hazimah Hj Md Din
- Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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License code: IWBU1FJCYVUO3MKB

iCUBE Webinar on “Bird Genome 10K, A Genomic All

iCUBE Webinar on “Bird Genome 10K, A Genomic Alliance for Understanding Global Bird Diversity”.

All are welcome to register.

The link for registration is as follows:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jcGeKj0tSoWXhAumLaO92w

For further enquiries, please email to icube.secretariat@ubd.edu.bn

IBER is pleased to announce that TREx 2022 is back

IBER is pleased to announce that TREx 2022 is back! Please visit the link in bio for more info! 😄

#iber #kbfsc #fieldcourse #borneo #brunei #biodiversity #pristine #ecology

🌳TREx 2022 is back! 📣Registration is openin

🌳TREx 2022 is back!
📣Registration is opening soon.

Check out the link in bio for more information 😄
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✨Credits:
~ Video by Hazimah Hj Mohd Din
~ Materials from
UBD Media Publication Unit, Hanyrol H. Ahmad Sah, Hazimah Hj Mohd Din, Joremy Anak Tony, Mahdi Hussainmiya

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https://ubd.edu.bn/about/career-opportunities/non-academic-positions/bsc-ptra-iber.html

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🚫 CLOSED 🚫 📖 For more information, check

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📖 For more information, check out:
https://ubd.edu.bn/about/career-opportunities/non-academic-positions/ptra-iber.html

The Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental R

The Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research (IBER), Universiti Brunei Darussalam has officially launched the “Hornbills of Brunei Darussalam” poster on 17th March 2022 in commemoration of World Wildlife Day held on 3rd March 2022 with the theme of “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration”.

The objective of the “Hornbills of Brunei Darussalam” poster is to highlight the eight hornbill species found in Brunei, in efforts to increase awareness and conservation of the species, especially the key species, the critically endangered Helmeted Hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil).

The poster production is an output from Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s ongoing research project titled “Distribution and Ecology of Hornbill species in Brunei Darussalam”. This project is a collaboration between UBD, Mandai Nature Singapore, Birdlife International, United Arab Emirates University with funding from Universiti Brunei Darussalam and Mandai Nature Singapore. The poster was produced in collaboration with BruWILD.

The launching ceremony was officiated by the Guest of Honour, Associate Professor Dr Abby Tan, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Research (UBD), and attended by senior government officials from Forestry Department and Tourism Development Department of Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism, Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. Sdn. Bhd, collaborators from BruWILD, BirdLife International, Mandai Nature, and United Arab Emirates University and other invited guests.
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#hornbills
#environmentaleducation
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#worldwildlifeday2022

Members of the public are invited to participate i

Members of the public are invited to participate in a survey which is part of the Baseline Study of Sun Bears in Brunei Darussalam. This is a collaborative study conducted by the Forestry Department, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT), Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research (IBER), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), and Borneo Futures Sdn. Bhd.

Details are available here: https://iber.ubd.edu.bn/sun-bears-survey-brunei/

🐟 Job Vacancy is still open! 🐟 Email to raf

🐟 Job Vacancy is still open!
🐟 Email to rafhiah.kahar@ubd.edu.bn if interested.

#freshwaterfish
#ubd
#fieldassistance
#bruneivacancy
#fieldscience

🐟 Job Vacancy as PART-TIME FIELD ASSISTANT

🐟 Contact: rafhiah.kahar@ubd.edu.bn

🐟 Deadline: 15 November 2021

#iber #kualabelalong #kbfsc

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