Atlas of Climate Resilient Tree Species

Helping you make informed planting decisions accounting for climate impacts

leaf icon CLIMATE-RESILIENT URBAN TREE SPECIES FOR MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, AND INDONESIAN BORNEO

Peninsular Malaysia is home to approximately 2,830 tree species

8% were assessed for the Climate-resilient Urban Tree Species Study for Malaysia

250

Species Assessed
CANNOT TOLERATE HIGH TEMPERATURES
4%
CANNOT TOLERATE HIGH TEMPERATURES
CANNOT TOLERATE WATER ABSENCE
8%
CANNOT TOLERATE WATER ABSENCE
CANNOT TOLERATE STORM CONDITIONS
13%
CANNOT TOLERATE STORM CONDITIONS
CANNOT TOLERATE INUNDATION
23%
CANNOT TOLERATE INUNDATION
CANNOT TOLERATE SALTWATER INTRUSION
25%
CANNOT TOLERATE SALTWATER INTRUSION
HIGHLY PRONE TO PREDATION, PARASITISM OR DISEASE
70%
HIGHLY PRONE TO PREDATION, PARASITISM OR DISEASE
SPECIFIC HUMIDITY REQUIREMENTS
78%
SPECIFIC HUMIDITY REQUIREMENTS
SPECIALISED HABITAT REQUIREMENTS
82%
SPECIALISED HABITAT REQUIREMENTS

Percentages based on all 250 tree species assessed

What is ACResT?

The Atlas of Climate Resilient Tree Species seeks to become the most comprehensive information source on the climate resilience, urban suitability, and the biodiversity, cultural and economic value of tree species in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesian Borneo. It is designed to function as a powerful tool for informing planting decisions, sourcing tree species, and catalysing action for policy change and the ex-situ conservation of tree species

Landscape Types Considered

Urban Streets

Small Urban Green Spaces

Blue-green Corridors

Coastal Fronts

Criteria Categories

Species Profile

Climate Resilience/Vulnerability

Urban Suitability

Value for Biodiversity

Cultural Value

Economic Value

Features

Contribute to or use our database of tree species and their characteristics to plan more strategically be it for planting, propagation, or research

Assess species according to a set of criteria

Select suitable species for your project

Locate nurseries selling the species you want

Record and discover impacts on species

Advance scientific knowledge