Dr Salwa Khalid

EDUCATION

PhD Biology, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
MSc Conservation Biology, University of Queensland

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interest is in ecology and conservation of tropical mammals. My current research explores the abundance and distribution of terrestrial mammals in Brunei, using camera trapping. My focal species are the carnivores including the Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi), marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), Bornean bay (Catopuma badia), flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) and leopard cats (P. bengalensis).

Apart from mammals, I am also interested in the distribution and ecology of hornbills in Brunei.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Khalid, S. Grafe, T.U. Tony, J. Walshe, A. and Hearn, A.J. (2021). Recent photographic records of Otter Civet Cynogale bennettii from Brunei, Borneo. Small Carnivore Conservation, 59, e59003.

GRANT DETAILS

FIC IBER Block Grant (January - December 2021) for research project entitled "Avifauna of Ulu Temburong National Park". Investigators : Salwa Khalid (PI) and
Hjh Roshanizah Hj Rosli (co-PI).

FIC IBER Block Grant (June 2020 - July 2022) for research project entitled "KBFSC Biodiversity Conservation Project - Mammal". Investigators : AP Rahayu Sukmaria Sukri (PI),
Salwa Khalid (co-PI), Rafhiah Kahar (co-PI), and Hjh Roshanizah Hj Rosli (co-PI).

Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation Grant (2019 - 2021) for research project entitled "Distribution and Ecology of Hornbill Species in Brunei Darussalam". Investigators : Salwa Khalid (PI) and Hjh Roshanizah Hj Rosli (co-PI).

FIC FOS Block Grant (2019- 2021) for research project entitled "The Ecological Role of Biodiversity in Tropical Agroecosystems: The functional role of frogs". Investigators : Prof. Ulmar Grafe (PI) and Salwa Khalid (co-PI).

FIC IBER Block Grant (2019- 2020) for research project entitled "Monitoring Shy Mammals: Building a Knowledge Base of Rarely Encountered Mammals in Brunei Darussalam". Investigators : Prof. Ulmar Grafe (PI) and Salwa Khalid (co-PI).

FIC IBER Block Grant (2018-January 2020) for research project entitled "Mammal Diversity in the Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei Darussalam". Investigators : Salwa Khalid (PI) and Prof. Ulmar Grafe (co-PI).

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

Abd Khalid, S.S. and Grafe, T.U. (2017) Effect of fragmentation of kerangas forest on small mammal community structure in Brunei Darussalam. Scientia bruneiana,16 (2), 23-33.

CONSULTANCY

DHI Water and Environment (S) Pte Ltd, Brunei. (2016) Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) for Revitalisation of Sungai Kedayan Zone A Project.

DHI Water and Environment (S) Pte Ltd, Brunei. (2015) The proposed Muara Container Terminal (MCT) expansion Faunal Biodiversity Report.

DHI Water and Environment (S) Pte Ltd, Brunei. (2015) CC4 Temburong Bridge Site Clearing Project Biodiversity Action Plan.

DHI Water and Environment (S) Pte Ltd, Brunei. (2014) The Eastern Channel Project at Pulau Muara Besar Faunal Biodiversity Report.

Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration

Ongoing collaborations:

University of Oxford (2021-2024) for research project entitled "Wildlife surveys in Brunei Darussalam".

Newcastle University and Durham University (2021-2024) for research project entitled "Biodiversity responses to infrastructure expansion in the Heart of Borneo, Brunei Darussalam".

Borneo Future (2021-2023) for research project entitled "Population baseline study of sun bear in Brunei Darussalam".

Mandai Nature, Birdlife International and United Arab Emirates University (2019-2022) for research project entitled "Distribution and Ecology of Hornbill Species in Brunei Darussalam".

National University of Singapore (2020-2023) for research project entitled "Avian reproductive phenology and population genomics in Sundaland".

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Helmeted Hornbill Working Group under the IUCN-SSC Hornbill Specialist Group (Brunei Member)