About Mandai Nature
 

Our purpose is to see a sustainable world where wildlife and people thrive together in healthy ecosystems.

We aim to be the trusted wildlife conservation organisation in Asia, with a focus on protecting threatened species from extinction, protecting and restoring ecosystems, and creating benefits for local communities.

We deliver impact through multiple roles:.

  • Catalyst: We catalyse and enable conservation field programmes and research to be delivered through partners. We co-design solutions and research projects, as well as support partners through grants, expertise, and conservation networks.
  • Builder: We build conservation, research and management capacity of local and national NGOs, students and academics, and other stakeholders.
  • Convenor: We convene partnerships and host multi-stakeholder collaborative alliances to address critical conservation outcomes.

 

Mandai Nature proudly hosts the IUCN SSC Center for Species Survival: Southeast Asia, the IUCN SSC Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP) secretariat as well as the IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG) Southeast Asia Resource Centre.

Based in Singapore, Mandai Nature is the conservation arm of Mandai Wildlife Group and was established in December 2020 by Temasek and Mandai Wildlife Group.

Our Vision

Avert extinction of the most threatened species in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia. 

 

Our Mission

Develop and deliver wildlife conservation programmes at scale.

 

Our Goals

By 2025, Mandai Nature hopes to directly and significantly contribute to:

species

Recovery or stabilisation of at least 20 threatened Asian species

Protection and restoration of 100,000 hectares of natural ecosystems

Economically benefit local communities in at least 10 landscapes, reaching up to 10,000 people

Meet The Team

Board of Directors

chairman

Robin Hu, Chairman, Mandai Nature

Vice Chairman Asia and Operating Partner, Temasek

director

Claire Chiang

Director, Mandai Nature
Co-founder Banyan Tree Group,
Senior Vice President, Banyan Tree Holdings Limited

director

Melissa Ong

Director, Mandai Nature
Director of Mojo Pte Ltd.
Vice President of Business Development and Director of Activities of COMO Hotels and Resorts

director

Mike Barclay

Director, Mandai Nature

Group CEO, Mandai Wildlife Group

director

Simon Stuart

Director, Mandai Nature
Executive Director, A Rocha International
Chief Scientific Adviser, Synchronicity Earth

Strategic Advisory Panel

Caroline Lees

Caroline Lees

Co-convenor, IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Conservation Planning Specialist Group, Australasia

Sejal Worah

Sejal Worah

Programme Director, WWF India

Independent Advisor

Kavita Prakash-Mani

Independent Advisor

Erik Meijaard

Erik Meijaard

Managing Director, Borneo Futures

Will Duckworth

Will Duckworth

Wildlife Surveyor and Species Conservation Advisor

Shawn Lum

Shawn Lum

President, Nature Society (Singapore) Senior Lecturer, Nanyang Technological University

Justin Adams

Justin Adams

Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance
Co-Director, Nature Based Solutions, World Economic Forum

Benjamin Lee

Benjamin Lee

Director (Wildlife Management Research), National Parks Board

Deputy CEO and Chief Life Sciences Officer

Cheng Wen-Haur

Deputy CEO and Chief Life Sciences Officer, Mandai Wildlife Group

Head (Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum)

Darren Yeo

Head (Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum), National University of Singapore
Associate Professor (Department of Biological Sciences), National University of Singapore

Assistant Professor (Department of Biological Sciences)

Danwei Huang

Assistant Professor (Department of Biological Sciences), National University of Singapore

Assistant Professor (Coupled human-natural systems)

Janice Lee

Assistant Professor (Coupled human-natural systems), Nanyang Technological University

Lecturer (Natural Sciences & Science Education)

Norman Lim

Lecturer (Natural Sciences & Science Education), National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

Mandai Nature Staff

Sonja Luz

Sonja Luz

CEO

Andie Ang

Andie Ang

Senior Manager (Primate Conservation and Singapore Programmes)

Annie Ng

Annie Ng

Manager (Finance)

Carmen Choong

Carmen Choong

Manager (Local Biodiversity)

Charlene Yeong

Charlene Yeong

Senior Manager (Wildlife Health and Rehabilitation)

Christine Pang

Christine Pang

Manager (Brand and Communications)

Claris Tan

Claris Tan

Personal Assistant to CEO

Delaney Eng

Delaney Eng

Senior Manager (Local Biodiversity)

Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee

Head (Avian Species Programmes and Partnerships)

Li Ling Ho

Li Ling Ho

Manager (Regional Partnerships)

Prashant Mahajan

Prashant Mahajan

Head (Ecosystems and Climate Change)

Roopali Raghavan

Roopali Raghavan

Head (Terrestrial Species and Conservation Planning)

Asian Species Action Partnership Staff

Nerissa Chao

Nerissa Chao

Director

Kay Farmer

Kay Farmer

Capacity Development Lead

Mary Ruth Low

Mary Ruth Low

Partnerships and Communications Manager

Li Ling Ho

Li Ling Ho

Grants Manager

Elizabeth Zhang

Elizabeth Zhang

Partnerships Officer

Dan Willcox

Dan Willcox

Programme Manager