Publications

First author · peer-reviewed

2025

Reduction of deforestation by agroforestry in high carbon stock forests of Southeast Asia

Teo HC, Lamba A, Ng SJW, Nguyen AT, Dwiputra A, Lim AJY, Nguyen MN, Tor-Ngern P, Zeng Y, Dewi S, Koh LP

Nature SustainabilityDOI

2024

Charting the future of High Forest Low Deforestation jurisdictions

Teo HC, Sarira TV, Tan ARP, Cheng Y, Koh LP

PNASDOI

2023

Uncertainties in deforestation emission baseline methodologies and implications for carbon markets

Teo HC, Tan NHL, Zheng Q, Lim AJY, Sreekar R, Chen X, Zhou Y, Sarira TV, De Alban JDT, Tang H, Friess DA, Koh LP

Nature CommunicationsDOI

2023

Increasing contribution of urban greenery to residential real estate valuation over time

Teo HC, Fung TK, Song XP, Belcher RN, Siman K, Chan IZW, Koh LP

Sustainable Cities and SocietyDOI

2022

Large-scale reforestation can increase water yield and reduce drought risk for water-insecure regions in the Asia-Pacific

Teo HC, Raghavan SV, He X, Zeng Z, Cheng Y, Luo X, Lechner AM, Ashfold MJ, Lamba A, Sreekar R, Zheng Q, Chen A, Koh LP

Global Change BiologyDOI

2021

Landscape-scale Remote Sensing and Classification of Lentic Habitats in a Tropical City

Teo HC, Hill MJ, Lechner AM, Teo FY, Gibbins CN

WetlandsDOI

2021

Global urban reforestation can be an important natural climate solution

Teo HC, Zeng Y, Sarira TV, Fung TK, Zheng Q, Song XP, Chong KY, Koh LP

Environmental Research LettersDOI

2020

Environmental impacts of planned capitals and lessons for Indonesia’s new capital

Teo HC, Lechner AM, Sagala S, Campos-Arceiz A

LandDOI

2020

Building a green Belt and Road: a systematic review and comparative assessment of Chinese and English-language literature

Teo HC, Campos-Arceiz A, Li BV, Wu M, Lechner AM

PLoS OneDOI

2019

Environmental impacts of infrastructure development under the Belt and Road Initiative

Teo HC, Lechner AM, Walton G, Chan FKS, Cheshmehzangi A, Tan-Mullins M, Chan HK, Sternberg T, Campos-Arceiz A

EnvironmentsDOI

Contributing author · peer-reviewed

2026

Connecting the dots: tracing the origins of 2015 equatorial Southeast Asian fires

Dwiputra A, Yowargana P, Lee JSH, Teo HC, Tan ZD, Zeng Y, Krasovskiy A, Koh LP

Environmental Research LettersDOI

2026

Pivoting forestry and agricultural concessions toward conservation in Southeast Asia

Lim AJY, Zeng Y, Teo HC, De Alban JDT, Koh LP

Nature CommunicationsDOI

2026

Limitations of carbon markets for biodiversity conservation

Zeng Y, Lamba A, Teo HC, Koh LP

Nature Reviews BiodiversityDOI

2026

Intercomparison of high spatial resolution LAI remote sensing products at forest sites

Chen X, Yin G, Teo HC, Wei S, Chen Z, Li Y, Liu G, Tang H

Ecological InformaticsDOI

2026

Anchoring India’s umbrella species to biodiversity and climate gains

Lamba A, Zeng Y, Sreekar R, Rege A, Teo HC, Koh LP

Conservation LettersDOI

2024

Conservation opportunities through improved management of recently established protected areas in Southeast Asia

Sreekar R, Koh LP, Lamba A, Mammides C, Teo HC, Dwiputra A, Zeng Y

Current BiologyDOI

2023

Climate co-benefits of tiger conservation

Lamba A, Teo HC, Sreekar R, Zeng Y, Carrasco LR, Koh LP

Nature Ecology & EvolutionDOI

2022

Biodiversity risks and safeguards of China’s hydropower financing in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries

Narain D, Teo HC, Lechner AM, Watson JEM, Maron M

One EarthDOI

2022

Future land-use competition constrains natural climate solutions

Zheng Q, Siman K, Zeng Y, Teo HC, Sarira TV, Sreekar R, Koh LP

Science of the Total EnvironmentDOI

2022

Nature-based climate solutions for expanding the global protected area network

Sreekar R, Zeng Y, Zheng Q, Lamba A, Teo HC, Sarira TV, Koh LP

Biological ConservationDOI

2022

The impact of COVID-19 on NO2 and PM2.5 levels and their associations with human mobility patterns in Singapore

Li Y, Zhu Y, Tan JYK, Teo HC, Law A, Qu D, Luo W

Annals of GISDOI

2021

Artificial light at night advances spring phenology in the United States

Zheng Q, Teo HC, Koh LP

Remote SensingDOI

2020

Best-practice biodiversity safeguards for Belt and Road Initiative’s financiers

Narain D, Maron M, Teo HC, Hussey K, Lechner AM

Nature SustainabilityDOI

Policy briefs & other

2025

High-risk forests, high-value returns: a co-benefits assessment for decision-makers

Koh LP, Teo HC, Borromeo K, Labatte G [joint lead authors]

United Nations Environment Programme policy brief

2022

The potential of urban reforestation for climate change mitigation

Teo HC, Zeng Y, Koh LP, Quek AJY, Ha T, Oei C

CNCS Research Brief, 2

2020

Environmental implications of Indonesia’s new planned capital in East Kalimantan, Borneo Island

Teo HC, Lechner AM, Sagala S, Campos-Arceiz A

Resilience Development Initiative policy brief

2019

Making the Belt and Road environmentally sustainable in Southeast Asia

Lechner AM, Owen JR, Tritto A, Horstmann A, Teo HC, Tan CM, Campos-Arceiz A

ISEAS Perspective, 2019(110)

2019

The risk to biodiversity along China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Lechner AM, Teo HC, Campos-Arceiz A

University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute policy brief