General Information
Name – Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz
Current Position – Professor and Principal Investigator, Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute and Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Address – Menglun, 666303 Mengla, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China
Contact –ahimsa@xtbg.ac.cn
Public profiles: ResearchGate – Google Scholar – ORCID
Research Interest and Expertise
Ecology and conservation of Asian megafauna, especially elephants
Human-wildlife conflicts, especially human-elephant conflicts
Seed dispersal
Conservation policy and governance, especially in Southeast Asia
Local capacity building
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in science and conservation
Other Positions
Past-President – Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC; 2018-2020). Link
Former President – Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) Asia Section (2014-2017). Link
Previous Job Positions
University of Nottingham Malaysia – Professor (2018-2020), Associate Professor (2013-2018) and Assistant Professor (2011-2013).
National University of Singapore – Research Fellow (2009-2010).
Education
PhD – Mar 2009, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
MSc – Mar 2006, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
BSc – Jun 2000, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Scientific papers in ISI-impact journals
Total = ~55 peer-reviewed scientific papers; 1,727 citations; H-index 21 (Google Scholar, 30 Apr 2020)
Papers in non-ISI publications
Total = ~ 20 papers in national and international scientific journals with a strong emphasis on outreach and promoting local capacity
Grants and Fundraising
Total = 38 grants; 26 as Principal Investigator / applicant (~ USD1,813,000); 11 as Co-Investigator (~ USD120,000).
Recent conservation projects
1. The Management & Ecology of Malaysian Elephants (policy and outreach component).
2. Setting a multi-stakeholder common vision for the protection of the Greater Ulu Muda’s biodiversity and ecosystem services.
3. Identifying spatial priorities and engaging key stakeholders to catalyze the implementation of the Central Forest Spine (CFS) Master Plan for Ecological Linkages.
International Scientific Conferences
Chair of 2 conferences; member of 4 local organizing committees (LOC) and 3 scientific committees (SC); > 70 presentations, including 7 invited keynotes, 2 invited plenary panels, ~ 50 oral, 7 speed-presentation, and 12 poster presentations
Postgraduate Supervision and Examination (including ongoing)
22 grad students supervised – 8 PhDs, 8 MRes, 6 MSc
External examiner for 7 graduate students – 4 PhDs and 3 MRes
Teaching Qualifications
Fellow of the British Higher Education Academy (HEA).
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) awarded in 2015.
Lecturing experience (at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus)
Total = experience convening 7 modules; lecturing contribution to 14 modules, including pre-university, undergraduate, and MSc level. Student Evaluation of Teaching score = 1.51±0.13SD (scale: 1=best; 5=worst teaching).
Academic & Professional Service
Editorial board of: (1) Global Ecology and Conservation, (2) Integrative Zoology, & (3) Mammal Study.
Reviewer for 39 international scientific journals and 6 funding bodies.
Member of 3 IUCN Specialist Groups – Asian Elephant (AsESG), Tapirs (TSG) and the Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force (HWCTF).
Outreach
> 80 invited international talks for a wide range of audiences (policy-makers, practitioners, corporations, academics, general public). Talks in English, Spanish, and Japanese at Harvard University, University of Boston, University of Florida, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Oxford University, The University Tokyo, Kyoto University, Osaka University, The National University of Singapore, London Zoo, Chester Zoo, Singapore Zoo, Ueno Zoo, Jacksonville Zoo, French National Museum of Natural History, Spanish National Museum of Natural Sciences, Sime Darby Plantations, and many others.
Media coverage at BBC, Channel News Asia, Times Higher Education, The Star online, Mongabay, etc.
