A region worth conserving for its terrestrial biodiversity

Green guide: Dr Richard Corlett’s book, The Ecology Of Tropical East Asia, is widely used as a reference book in universities. – MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star.

Ecologist Dr Richard Corlett offers an insight into the biodiversity of Tropical East Asia.

Tropical East Asia teems with some 15% to 25% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity and as such offers a fascinating insight into a rich ecosystem inherited from 5,000 years before.