ETH - Ecosystem Management - Lee, Janice Teresa

2009 - 2012	PhD student with the Ecosystem Management Unit, Institute for Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich
2007 - 2009	M.Sc. (Biological Sciences), National University of Singapore. Masters Thesis : Species richness and ecosystem functioning of Southeast Asian dung beetle fauna.
2006 - 2007	B.Sc. Second Class Honours (Upper) in Life Sciences (Concentration in Biology), National University of Singapore. Thesis: Wildlife trade in Singapore: A review of the pet bird trade.

PhD Project

Modelling land use for decision support in the context of biofuel expansion

Janice is a Ph.D. student under the co-supervision of Profs. Lian Pin Koh and Jaboury Ghazoul. In her research, she investigates the contribution of the oil-palm industry towards rural livelihoods, the potential for capitalizing on such opportunities by smallholder farmers, and their vulnerabilities in doing so. She also seeks to identify where oil-palm development should be promoted to alleviate impacts on natural forests, and to maximize benefits to rural communities. Her research is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Presentations

Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) Conference, 20th to 24th April 2010 at Sanur Beach Hotel, Bali, Indonesia
Poster presentation title: “Modeling livelihood impacts in the context of biofuel expansion in Indonesia.”

Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) RT7, 1st to 4th November 2009 at Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Poster presentation title: "Biofuel cultivation in developing nations: development opportunity or a threat to livelihoods? A look at palm oil expansion in Indonesia"

Publications

Lee, J. S. H., Rist, L., Obidzinski, K., Ghazoul, J. & Koh, L. P. (2011) No farmer left behind in sustainable biofuel production. Biological Conservation 144, 2512-2516. (PDF)

Stromberg, P. M., Gasparatos, A., Lee, J. S. H., Garcia-Uloa J., Koh, L. P. & Takeuchi K. (2010) Impacts of Liquid Biofuels on Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity. United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), 54p. (PDF)

Rist, L., Lee, J. S. H.& Koh, L. P. (2009) Biofuels: Social Benefits. Science 326, 1344. (PDF)

For more information see Janice's homepage.

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