Cited in
IPCC AR6 WGII
Chapter 17
The 2019 Belt and Road paper was cited in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.
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The canopy of a rain tree, Samanea saman, NUS campus, Singapore. Impact
Where the research is used.
My work has informed governments and global institutions, and the communities living closest to the forests it studies.
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Travelling to field sites by canoe, near Iquitos, Peru.PNAS 2024 · High Forest Low Deforestation
"Indigenous leaders in Peru and Panama cited my research in advocating to conserve their lands."
The High Forest Low Deforestation study was cited in advocacy letters to the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, arguing that communities who have kept their forests standing should be credited for it.
Cited in Indigenous-leader and NGO letters to the ICVCM, 2024
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Cited by
IUCN
Red List of Ecosystems
The 2023 Nature Communications baseline-uncertainties paper informed a Red List of Ecosystems assessment.
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Asian Development Bank
Climate-smart landscapes
The 2025 Nature Sustainability agroforestry paper was cited in an ADB working paper.
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Lancet Pathfinder Commission
2023 report
The 2021 urban-reforestation paper was cited in the Commission's report.
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UNFCCC COP28
Singapore Pavilion
PNAS data products supported the NUS Decision Theatre scenario-modelling facility launched at the Singapore Pavilion.
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UN Environment Programme
2025 policy brief
Joint lead author of a UNEP policy brief on high-risk forests and carbon co-benefits.
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UNFCCC Pre-COP27
Singapore national representative
Keynote and Singapore national expert representative, Yangambi, DR Congo, 2022.
Used in
ICVCM
Indigenous-leader & NGO letters
The 2024 PNAS High Forest Low Deforestation paper was cited in advocacy letters to the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market.
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Funders & clients
European Space Agency
SIRENE, satellite information for resilience monitoring and early warning of ecosystem tipping points (current).
UN Environment Programme
Research and evidence to enhance climate mitigation through forest conservation (2024 to 2025).
ADM Capital
Science-based environmental assessment of sustainable-finance projects in Indonesia, and ESG standards for the Asia Climate-smart Landscapes Fund (2023 to 2024).
NUS Campus Infrastructure
Ecosystem carbon accounting for the NUS campus, supporting the Virtual NUS digital twin and net-zero initiatives (2023 to 2024).
Singapore Data Science Consortium
Dissertation Research Fellowship (2023).
In the media
The Guardian Will China's plan for a "green silk road" live up to environmental promises? Sep 2022 Science Indonesia's utopian new capital may not be as green as it looks Feb 2022 Nature Climate Change Nature-based solutions can pave the way to carbon-neutral cities in 2030 Jul 2023 Mongabay Carbon markets must recognize Indigenous "high forest, low deforestation" areas Oct 2024 The Straits Times Resale flats with views of greenery fetch higher prices: study Jun 2023 South China Morning Post China's Belt and Road: an environmental disaster for Southeast Asia? Jan 2020