Research

Kelab Alami conducts valid, supervised, and reviewed scientific research on local habitats and cultural heritage. These studies are initiated and implemented by the local community, tapping on local expertise and traditional science to validate scientific hypotheses. Past studies include:
  • Seagrass and mangrove mapping (funded by LPJ)
  • Seahorse, dugong and otter studies (funded by LPJ)
  • Seagrass Mapping of Pulau Merambong (presented at the World Seagrass Conference 2018)
  • Community Uses of Seagrass Meadows in the Sg Pulai Estuary (presented at the First CCore RENSEA Seminar on Coastal Ecosystems in Southeast Asia 2017)
  • Connections by Sea: Former Singapore Southern Islanders in Mukim Tg Kupang (presented in a variety of forms: art exhibitions at Yale-NUS and the Donkey Mill Arts Centre, Hawaii; short film at International Forum on Maritime Spice Trading Routes and Cultural Encounters in Indo-Pacific, Bandung, Indonesia and in a podcast by Prof James Jack, formerly of Yale-NUS, Singapore.)
The data gathered has been used in myriad presentations, workshops and in guided tours. Another by-product of our local heritage and cultural research is the Living Heritage of Mukim Tanjung Kupang book.

Click here to see the Kelab Alami Collection - our contribution to the preservation and conservation of Malaysia's biodiversity through the contribution of data to the Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS).