Belalongensis: Volume 6, Issue 1
Belalongensis Vol.6 (1) by Office IBER
The UBD Botanical Research Centre – driving botanical research activities on Brunei’s flora
UBD Botanical Research Centre (UBD BRC) has reached its fourth year since its inauguration in 2018. With a mission as a Centre of excellence for botanical research, education, and conservation,…
IBER Peat Swamp Ecology team
IBER and SMART researchers on a site visit to a new peat swamp forest location with the Forestry Department. Tropical peat swamp forests are unique ecosystems where forest vegetation exist…
Workshop on Genomic applications in Biodiversity Conservation
A workshop was organised by Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research (IBER) on July 18, 2022 at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). The in-house workshop was delivered by two Visiting researchers…
Badas Tree Planting 2021: One Year Update
To commemorate the International Day of Forests Month in March 2021, a total of 200 saplings of Shorea albida was planted at the degraded area of the Badas Forest Reserve. This was…
Tropical Research Experience: TREx 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6esuLnuI088It is recommended to watch this video at 480p quality or higher. TREx 2022: Information for applicants *Last update: 30/8/2022.*Programme Outline with Speakers - updated. IMPORTANT DATES TREx is now…
Plant-soil Interaction Research in Belait
From August to December 2021, a PhD candidate Colton Collins of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have conducted a field research on plant-soil interactions in the Badas and Labi Forest Reserves,…
Project Collaborations for Brunei’s Peatlands
With the support of Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), Wetlands International Brunei (WI) and the Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research (IBER) are currently collaborating on several projects highlighting the importance…
Tropical Seaweed Potentials attracting Various Application Research
Seaweeds (marine macroalgae) are one of the fundamental primary producers in coastal marine ecosystems and are supporting the food web through photosynthesis. Seaweeds have been globally receiving attention from many…