Ms. Rachel Lim Yi Xuan

Academic Qualifications

Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Hons), National University of Singapore

Research areas

Forest ecology, Community ecology, Remote sensing

Research interests

Rachel is interested in exploring how forests respond to various pressures and anthropogenic disturbances, and the implications of this for conservation.

Biography

Rachel is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions with a background in biology and ecology. During her final year Honours Project, she worked with Dr. Chua Siew Chin to investigate the influence of past land use and land cover on current soil and vegetation in the tropical secondary forests of Singapore. She was awarded the Lijen Industrial Development Medal and Rotary Club of Suntec City BES Prize for the best academic project in her discipline.

Conference and presentations:

July 2024: Poster Presentation - NUS Science Summer Institute 2024 Symposium. "Influence of Past Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) on The Soil of Buffer Parks in Singapore".