John Mathai Email & Phone Number

Kuala Terengganu

• Liaising with stakeholders from indigenous and local communities to government officials to politicians and royalty.
• Key lobbyist in pushing through legislation for the gazettal of state parks in the state of Terengganu.
• Key lobbyist in the gazettal of Kenyir State Park, one of the first two state parks in Terengganu and the largest state park in the state.
• Main organiser and facilitator of stakeholder consultation workshops for developing protected area legislation and management plans.
• Lead author of the Management Plan for Kenyir State Park, the largest state park in Terengganu. The 10-Year Management Plan covers detailed provisions for an enhanced management framework including developing.

Berlin

• Studying the effects of logging, climate change, and other variables on the distribution of small carnivores on Borneo.

Malaysia And Vietnam

• Advising and assisting in the set-up, structuring and design of two related projects using both Occupancy and SECR frameworks, one in the certified production forest of Deramakot Forest Reserve, Malaysian Borneo, and.
• Training local field workers and forest rangers.
• Conducting biodiversity assessments including camera trapping, habitat analysis and leech collection.

Malaysia

• Principal Investigator of the Hose's Civet and Small Carnivore Project, Borneo (HOSCAP Borneo) - www.hoscap-borneo.org
• Lead researcher for the Small Carnivore Research Group
• Designing, planning, coordinating and conducting field work including camera trapping, habitat analysis and live trapping using an Occupancy approach
• Fundraising by developing proposals and grant applications
• Financial planning and accounting
• Logistics planning and management

Malaysia

• Coordinating, supervising and leading field teams in various logging concessions (production forests) in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
• Conducting field research including line transect surveys, sign surveys, fallen fruit surveys, camera trapping and bird and bat surveys using Occupancy and Distance Sampling frameworks
• Formulating proposals and grant applications
• Logistics planning
• Liaising with international experts, government agencies, indigenous communities and potential donors
• Writing and co-writing reports and scientific papers

Sarawak, Malaysia

• Conducting field research including line transect surveys, sign surveys, fallen fruit surveys and camera trapping using Occupancy and Distance Sampling frameworks
• Recruiting, training and supervising field workers
• Liaising with timber company staff on site and local indigenous communities
• Writing and co-writing reports

Doctorate Of Natural Sciences - Dr.Rer.Nat, Natural Sciences, Magna Cum Laude

Master Of Applied Science - Mappsc, Conservation Biology, University Medalist For 2009

Master Of Technology - Mtech, Environmental Engineering, Distinction

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Civil Engineering, Distinction