Lessons in ecology and conservation from a tropical forest fragment in Singapore

Lum, Shawn; Min, Ngo Kang

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108847

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“…This suggests that some megafauna can persist in disturbed landscapes where there is effective management. Last, the recent natural rewilding of wild boar and sambar deer in Singapore following a strict ban on poaching and substantial reforestation and conservation efforts ( 53 ) underscores the tenuous ability of humans to positively shape biodiversity patterns into the Anthropocene.…”

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“…Holocene ranges were extracted and fact-checked in the published literature, primarily using two main references ( 35 , 57 ). We also used “snowball sampling,” where we examined the reference lists from the two main references ( 37 , 53 ), and IUCN Red List reports for each species (table S3). Because of some incompleteness of paleontological records and the wide-ranging movements of megafauna plus fluctuations in available land area and suitable habitat, we intentionally treat our time definition as loosely covering the Late Pleistocene–Holocene boundary ( 10 ).…”

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Megafauna extinctions produce idiosyncratic Anthropocene assemblages

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The “trophic downgrading of planet Earth” refers to the systematic decline of the world’s largest vertebrates. However, our understanding of why megafauna extinction risk varies through time and the importance of site- or species-specific factors remain unclear. Here, we unravel the unexpected variability in remaining terrestrial megafauna assemblages across 10 Southeast Asian tropical forests. Consistent with global trends, every landscape experienced Holocene and/or Anthropocene megafauna extirpations, and the four most disturbed landscapes experienced 2.5 times more extirpations than the six least disturbed landscapes. However, there were no consistent size- or guild-related trends, no two tropical forests had identical assemblages, and the abundance of four species showed positive relationships with forest degradation and humans. Our results suggest that the region’s megafauna assemblages are the product of a convoluted geoclimatic legacy interacting with modern disturbances and that some megafauna may persist in degraded tropical forests near settlements with sufficient poaching controls.

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“…More than two islands in Singapore's territory are uninhabited. (Lum & Kang Min, 2021) One of the most remarkable aspects of Singapore is its cosmopolitan nature. Interested in a better future, immigrants come with their own culture, language, customs, and habits.…”

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The Legal Protection Towards Traditional Clothes: Intellectual Property Regimes in ASEAN

Putri

Muhammad

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Traditional clothing is one of the essential identities in Southeast Asian countries, knowns as ASEAN members; it was once used to showcase individual status in the community. It is still important today and worn on particular occasions to preserve tradition, and now it's emerged as one of the commercial goods. Yet, it becomes a vulnerable commodity when it becomes the object of cultural piracy, dispute of ownership, and disagreement of origin. The problem will continue to be detrimental to indigenous peoples who own it and possibly rift the relationship between ASEAN countries. The protection of traditional clothing in ASEAN is still weak, and there has been no specific legal instrument to regulate it. The intellectual property right (IPR) regime protects traditional clothing as a traditional cultural expression (TCE). TCE protection is part of the international regulation of intellectual property; however, without it well-implemented at the domestic level, TCE can easily be claimed as belonging to other parties who first published and registered them. This research will examine the legal protection of traditional clothes under IPR regimes in ASEAN in their national legal regulations. This research uses a comparative approach that primarily examines the laws and regulations governing the protection of Intellectual Property Rights in ASEAN countries. This research indicates that no single country in ASEAN has a specific law related to traditional cultural expressions (TCE) protection on traditional clothes. The protection for traditional clothes will be embedded in other IPR regimes such as Copyright, trademark, or non-IPR legislation.

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“…Extensive habitat loss due to historical land-use change caused bat diversity to decline by 33% to 72% (Lane et al, 2006), and the nation now has between 20 and 25 bat species (Simmons, 2005;Lane et al, 2006). Ongoing and intensified urbanization has resulted in significant forest loss (Lum and Kang Min, 2021) and consequently, increasing human-wildlife conflicts (Ngo et al, 2019). Despite its highly urbanized landscape, Singapore retains a high green cover of 46% (Gaw et al, 2019), including vegetation in four Nature reserves, more than 350 parks and in its streetscapes (Nparks, 2021a;Nparks, 2021b).…”

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Q-methodology to understand stakeholder discourses on bat conservation and management in view of the COVID-19 pandemic

Leong¹,

Lebarbenchon²,

Zhang³

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Front. Conserv. Sci.

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Human-bat interactions are becoming more frequent with growing proximity between people and wildlife. As such, it is important to understand the perspectives of human stakeholders in these interactions, especially considering how media coverage of bats’ potential roles as the reservoirs of the ancestral virus to SARS-Cov2 has exacerbated negative perceptions of bats. We used Q-methodology to describe diverse viewpoints on bat conservation and management and identify areas of consensus among stakeholders in Singapore. We derived perspectives, problems, and priorities for bat conservation and management based on qualitative and quantitative analyses. The results reveal three distinct discourses. The ecocentric viewpoint advocates conserving bats for their intrinsic value. The anthropocentric viewpoint outright rejects the idea of conserving bats because of the perceived public-health threat that bats pose. The third discourse prioritizes educating citizens and enhancing general appreciation for biodiversity. All stakeholders agree on the need to reconsider COVID-19-related concerns about bats and address misconceptions that could hinder conservation. The top recommendation by stakeholders is to assess and improve bat-related attitudes and beliefs so that citizens become more supportive of conserving bats for their inherent value and roles in maintaining Singapore’s ecosystems. Considering both diverging and consensus viewpoints and engaging various stakeholders in conservation and management decisions can yield both attitudinal change and more effective solutions while meeting the ecological and social needs of conservation.

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Lessons in ecology and conservation from a tropical forest fragment in Singapore

Cited by 7 publications

References 64 publications

Megafauna extinctions produce idiosyncratic Anthropocene assemblages

Megafauna extinctions produce idiosyncratic Anthropocene assemblages

The Legal Protection Towards Traditional Clothes: Intellectual Property Regimes in ASEAN

Q-methodology to understand stakeholder discourses on bat conservation and management in view of the COVID-19 pandemic

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