Suhail Bashir (He/Him)
Environmental Consultant, WildHub Community Advocate, ENS Environmnetal Consultancy Sharjah
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- United Arab Emirates
Aqilah Nabihah Binti Anuar
Conservation and Biodiversity Officer , Wilmar International Ltd. (Malaysia)
Greeting everyone,
I'm Aqilah (can be pronounced as Akira if you're Japanese) and my field of expertise is in forestry and conservation in oil palm plantation landscape. I studied in Forest Science, my experience include forest field assessment for carbon stock on planted and natural forest, and I had also participated in an EIA and GIS mapping on land cover change.
My job scope currently focus on conservation related work in oil palm, which include monitoring and implementing best practices in riparian and high conservation value (HCV) areas management for all these areas located within the oil palm plantation. My current project focus, is converting a large HCV area from an oil palm plantation company into Other Effective Conservation Measure (OECM) area, that focus on preserving the biodiversity and carbon stocks. Currently, we are on the 2nd year progressing in converting this area into an accessible, research facility with trained rangers to assist any wildlife/ flora assessment conducted on site.
I have a doctorate in vegetation ecology and special interest in research of rock outcrop ecology. I have been a consultant for various biodiversity projects and teach interdisciplinary papers that explore environment and society interactions. I have served at government committees for biodiversity conservation and lead Rock Outcrops Network.
I am wildlife biologist and conservationist based in Mongolia. I studied bird communication, gibbon communication in China, and since 2003 I mainly study ecology and behavior of Mongolian wild Equids (Przewalski's horses in 2003 and Mongolian wild ass since 2004 to present). In 2007 I co-founded Association GOVIIN KHULAN, which is a French based conservation non-profit organization which aims to enhance protection of the threatened Mongolian wild ass and the Gobi Desert ecosystem. I am the conservation and research program director of this non-profit organization. I am also in charge of environmental education, training, and capacity building activities. I also lead scientific, widlife observation and community-based conservation tours in the Gobi Desert.
I have a master's degree in Animal Behavior and Conservation from Hunter College in New York, NY. After five years working in marine animal stranding response in Florida, I started The Wildlife Research Alliance, a non-profit dedicated to increasing equity in conservation behavior research by way of fully-funded internships. My experience is mainly with sea turtles, manatees, and bottlenose dolphins, but I have also studied harlequin ducks, snow leopards, and elephantnose fish. I am interested in how climate change is affecting marine and terrestrial animals, animal socialization and humor, and ways in which we can make conservation easier for the general public.
