Experts

Dr. Hamidah Mamat

Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
Gender
Female

Expertise

  • Conservation
  • Geoinformatics

Locality

  • Peninsular Malaysia

Educational Background

  • 2000 - 2003
    Master in Geoinformatic, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • 1997 - 1999
    Bachelor in Geoinformatic, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • 2017 - 2023
    PhD in Forest Management and Ecosystem Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • 1993 - 1996
    Diploma in Valuation , Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Working Experience

  • 2002 - Present
    Research Officer
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2021 - Present
    Project Leader
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2021 - 2023
    Project Leader
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2015 - 2017
    Project Leader
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2011 - 2015
    Project Leader
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2010 - 2012
    Project Leader
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2007 - 2010
    Project Leader
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2006 - 2012
    Project Leader
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2016 - 2020
    Co-worker
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2005 - 2010
    Co-worker
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2005 - 2010
    Co-worker
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2002 - 2012
    Co-worker
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2006 - 2008
    Co-worker
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  • 2002 - 2005
    Co-worker
    Forest Research Institute Malaysia

Contribution

  • 2017
    Committee
    Technical committee in the National Biodiversity Database led by the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (2012-2017)
  • 2017
    Participation
    Technical Committee (Biodiversity Core) for NRE Data Sharing led by the National Geospatial Data Infrastructure Center (MacGDI) (2012-2017)
  • 2013
    Committee
    FRIM ICT Steering committee (2013)
  • 2012
    Committee
    Member of FRIM's Quality Activities Coordinator Master Committee (2012-2013)

Recognition

  • 2023
    Category Impact Factor and paper incentives at FRIM Award Day 2023 for journal: Development of a protocol for Malaysian Important Plant Areas criterion weights using Mult i-Criteria Decision Making - Analytical Hierarchy Process (MCDM-AHP)
  • 2023
    Technical Publication Award Category A at FRIM Award Day 2023 for journal : Towards identification of important plant areas (IPA) for Peninsular Malaysia
  • 2017
    Group excellence award during the 2017 FRIM Awards Day on 27 April 2017 for the MyBIS working group.
  • 2016
    Gold medal at Conference of the Parties Convention on Biological Diversity (COP13) at Cancun, Mexico pada 14-17 Dis 2016 for MyBIS website.
  • 2012
    Best Auditor Award. QE/5S Quality Environment System Category during FRIM Innovation Day 2012.
  • 2007
    Third Best Presenter at Project Evaluation Meeting (PEM) 2007.

Research

  • 2021 - 2023
    Identification of Vulnerable Ecosystems in Malaysia
  • 2021 - 2025
    Perlindungan Flora Terancam yang Terpilih di Semenanjung Malaysia (II)
  • 2016 - 2020
    Perlindungan Flora Terancam yang Terpilih di Semenanjung Malaysia (Fasa I)
  • 2016 - 2017
    Improving Connectivity in the Central Forest Spine (IC-CFS)
  • 2016 - 2020
    Enhancement Of The Clearing House Mechanism For Biological Diversity For Malaysia(Phase II)
  • 2016 - 2020
    Perlindungan Flora Terancam Yang Terpilih Di Semenanjung Malaysia
  • 2015 - 2017
    Establishment of The Clearing House Mechanism for Biological Diversity for Malaysia (Phase II)
  • 2015 - 2017
    Zonation of forest areas at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS for the purpose of conservation based on the density of rare tree species.
  • 2014 - 2014
    Pemantauan Populasi Spesies Pokok Yang Terancam (Critically Endangered, Cr & Endangered, En) Bagi Pembangunan Pelan Tindakan Pemuliharaan
  • 2011 - 2015
    Establishment of The Clearing House Mechanism for Biological Diversity for Malaysia (CHM)
  • 2010 - 2012
    Website and Interactive Database for The Flora of Peninsular Malaysia
  • 2010 - 2016
    Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism (CHM)
  • 2007 - 2010
    Biodiversity Database and Conservation for Web Publication
  • 2007 - 2012
    6. Safeguarding the forest plant diversity of Peninsular Malaysia (i) Component A: Flora of Peninsular Malaysia (ii) Component B: Conservation monitoring systems of rare and threatened plants of Peninsular Malaysia
  • 2006 - 2012
    Shared Computer and GIS facilities for Project
  • 2006 - 2008
    Modelling of Soil Erosion Risk in Water Catchment Areas
  • 2006 - 2012
    Shared Computer and GIS facilities for Project
  • 2006 - 2007
    Modelling of Soil Erosion Risk in Water Catchment Areas
  • 2005 - 2010
    Flora of Peninsular Malaysia
  • 2005 - 2010
    Safeguarding Forest Plant Diversity of Peninsular Malaysia: Conservation Monitoring of Rare and Threatened Plants of Peninsular Malaysia
  • 2002 - 2005
    Plant Geography and Conservation of Peninsular Malaysian Flora
  • 2002 - 2012
    Conservation Monitoring System for Threatened Plants

Publication

  • 2022
    M. Hamidah, I. Mohd Hasmadi, L.S.L. Chua, W.S.Y. Yong, K.H. Lau, I. Faridah-Hanum & H.Z. Pakhriazad (2022). Development of a Protocol for Malaysian Important Plant Areas Criterion Weights Using Multi-Criteria Decision Making - Analytical Hierarchy Process (MCDM-AHP). Global Ecology and Conservation, 34.
  • 2022
    Hamidah, M. (2022). Identification of Important Plant Areas Using GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision-Making In Peninsular Malaysia. (Doctoral dessertation). Universiti Putra Malaysia.
  • 2020
    M Hamidah, I Mohd Hasmadi, LSL Chua, KH Lau and WSY Yong (2020). GIS Based Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Identification of Important Plant Areas: A Case Study in Johor, Malaysia. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 540 012080.
  • 2020
    Hamidah, M., Mohd Hasmadi, I., Chua, L. S. L., Lau, K. H., Faridah-Hanum, I., Yong, W. S. Y., & Pakhriazad, H. Z. (2020). Towards identification of important plant areas (IPA) for Peninsular Malaysia. Methodology and future directions. Heliyon, 6(7).
  • 2020
    Abd. Latif, M., Nurfarhana-Hizan, H., Tan, K.K. & Hamidah, M. (2020). MyBIS - Malaysia Biodiversity Information System, Malaysia's Clearing House Mechanism. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia. pp. 86.
  • 2017
    Hamidah, M. & Nor-Ezzawanis, A.T. (2017). Kawasan Penting Paku Pakis dan Likofit Endemik di Semenanjung Malaysia. Dewan Kosmik, Bil 5/2017. Pp 20-22.
  • 2017
    Ajla Rafidah, B. & Hamidah, M. (2017). All about biodiversity in MyBIS. FRIM in Focus, Mac 2017. Pp 11-12.
  • 2016
    Hamidah, M. & Yasser, M.A. (2016). The rebranding of Malaysian Biological Diversity Clearing House Mechanism Website. Conservation Malaysia (23) (2016). Forest Research Institute Malaysia. Pp 4-5.
  • 2016
    Hamidah, M. & Yasser, M.A. (2016). The rebranding of Malaysian Biological Diversity Clearing House Mechanism Website. Conservation Malaysia (23) (2016). Forest Research Institute Malaysia. Pp 4-5.
  • 2015
    Suhaida, M. & Hamidah, M. (2015). Vatica yeechongii Spesies Terancam. Dewan Kosmik. Bil 11 2015. Pp26-28.
  • 2015
    Hamidah, M., Yasser, M.A. & Aslina, B. (2015). E-book Flora Pertama. Dewan Kosmik. Bil 8 2015. Pp50-52.
  • 2015
    Chua, L.S.L, Nor-Ezzawanis, A.T., Yong W.S.Y & Hamidah, M. (2015). Two new species of Vatica (Dipterocarpaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia. Phytotaxa. 222(3): 229– 237.
  • 2014
    Hamidah, M. & Suhaida, M. (2014). Tumbuhan Terancam: Di Semenanjung Malaysia Keruing Asam hanya ditemui di Negeri Johor. Dewan Kosmik. Bil 12 2014.
  • 2014
    Hamidah, M., Yasser, M.A. & Aslina, B. (2014). Perkongsian Maklumat Kepelbagaian Biologi Malaysia. Dewan Kosmik. Bil 10 2014. Pp32-34.
  • 2013
    Hamidah, M., Yong W.S.Y.,Chua, L.S.L. & Lau K.H. (2013). Towards the identification of hotspot areas in Perak. Extended abstract and poster presented at the Conference on Forestry and Forest Products (CFFPR), Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 2013
    Hamidah, M., Yong W.S.Y.,Chua, L.S.L. & Lau K.H. (2013). Towards the identification of hotspot areas in Perak. Proceedings of the Conference on Forestry and Forest Products Research 2013. Pp 410-412.
  • 2013
    Soon Leong Lee, Lillian S.L. Chua, Kevin K.S. Ng, Mamat Hamidah, Chai Ting Lee, Chin Hong Ng, Lee Hong Tnah & Lay Thong Hong. (2013). Conservation management of rare and predominantly selfing tropical trees: an example using Hopea bilitonensis (Dipterocarpaceae). Biodiversity and Conservation. Online publication: DOI 10.1007/s10531-013-0566-5
  • 2011
    Rafidah, A.R., Nor-Ezzawanis, A.T., Kew, R. & Hamidah, M. (2011). In Search of The Rare Fern Hypodematium glabrius (Hypodematiaceae) From Gua Teja, Kelantan. Consevation Malaysia Bulletin Issue No13: 2-3.
  • 2011
    Hamidah, M., Chua,L.S.L., & Yong, W.S.Y. (2011). Spesies Tumbuhan Terancam. Dewan Kosmik. April 2011. 54-55.
  • 2011
    Saw, L.G., Chua,L.S.L., Suhaida, M., Yong, W.S.Y & Hamidah, M. (2011). Conservation of Some Rare and Endangered Plants from Peninsular Malaysia. Kew Bulletin Vol. 65: 681-689 (2010).
  • 2011
    Saiful Iskandar, K., Marryanna, L., Abdul Rahim, N. & Hamidah, M. (2011). Pre-Harvesting Modeling of Soil Erosion Using Modified Soil Loss Equation (MSLE) in Tropical Catchment Forest. Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Vol. 16 [2011], Bund. N:1383-1393.
  • 2011
    Hamidah, M., Chua,L.S.L., Suhaida, M., Yong, W.S.Y & R. Kew. (2011). Botanical Gazetteer for Peninsular Malaysia. Research Pamphlet No. 131. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. 130 pp.
  • 2010
    Aslina, B., Hamidah, M. & Theseira, G.W. (2010). Website and Interactive Database of The Flora of Peninsular Malaysia (FPMO). Abstract at the Seminar Penilaian dan Pemantauan Projek (PEM) 22 November 2010, FRIM.
  • 2010
    Hamidah, M., Yong, W.S.Y., Hazlina, A. (2010). Digital Archive of Peninsular Malaysia Historical Map. Malaysian Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism Website, December 2010. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Whats_new.html.
  • 2010
    Chua,L.S.L., Suhaida, M, Hamidah, M. & L.G. Saw.(2010). Malaysia Plant Red List. Peninsular Malaysia Dipterocarpaceae. Research Pamphlet No. 129. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. 209 pp.
  • 2009
    Yong, W.S.Y., Chan, Y.M., Suhaida, M, Hamidah, M., Lau, K.H., Chua, L.S.L., Chan Y.C., Damanhuri, S. (2009). Rare and Endangered Plants of Peninsular Malaysia: What Have We Achieved So Far? Extended abstract at the Seminar Penilaian dan Pemantauan Projek (PEM) Ke-9, 8-9 November 2009, Awana Genting Highlands Golf and Country Resorts, Pahang.
  • 2009
    Yong, W.S.Y., Hamidah, M. & Suhaida, M. (2009). Manual on how to prepare AOO and EOO maps using ArcView. Malaysian Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism, November 2009. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Whats_new.html
  • 2009
    Hamidah, M. & Nor Azlin M.F. (2009). Birds map of Malaysia. Malaysian Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism, October 2009. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Member.html.
  • 2009
    Hamidah, M. & Chua, L.S.L. Conservation of Hopea subalata in Kanching Forest Reserve, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. (2009). Malaysian Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism, July 2009. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Whats_new.html.
  • 2008
    Chua L.S.L., Hamidah, M., Chan, Y.M., Yong, W.S.Y., Suhaida, M, Chan Y.C., Damanhur, S. & Koh H.L. (2008). Rare and Endangered Dipterocarps of Peninsular Malaysia. Pp 33-43 in Sarifah K.A & Ho Y.F. Proceedings of Highlights of FRIM Non-MOSTI Projects. Project Evaluation Meeting Seminar, 2 July 2007, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 2008
    Hamidah, M., Suhaida, M.,Yong, W.S.Y., Chan, Y.M., Lau, K.H., Khali Aziz, H. & Azhan Shah, I. 2008. Geoinformation Technology for Biodiversity Conservation and Monitoring Of Rare and Threatened Dipterocarps. Proceedings of 5th Malaysian Remote Sensing and GIS Conference and Exhibition. 4–5 November 2008. Kuala Lumpur.
  • 2007
    L.G. Saw, L.S.L. Chua, Hamidah, M., Chan, Y.M., Yong, W.S.Y., Suhaida, M, Chan Y.C., Damanhuri, S. & Koh H.L. (2007). The Way Forward with Rare and Endangered Plants. Abstract at the National Conference on Management and Conservation of Forest Biodiversity in Malaysia. 20-21 Mac 2007. Marriott Putrajaya.
  • 2007
    Hamidah, M. & Nor Ezzawanis, A.T. (2007). Integrating Laser Rangefinder, GPS and GIS. Tree mapping for conservation and monitoring of threatened plants. Conservation Malaysia Bulletin 4: 2-3.
  • 2006
    Chua, L.S.L., Chung, R.C.K., Sam, Y.Y., Chan, Y.C., Kamarudian, S., Markandan, M., Nor Ezzawanis, A.T., Hamidah, M. & Lau, K.H. (2006). A Checklist of Seed Plants at Gunung Aais Forest Reserve, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal 59(2), 121-152.
  • 2004
    Chua,L.S.L., Nurulhuda, H, Hamidah, M. & L.G. Saw.(2004). Conservation Status of Hopea subalata (Dipterocarpaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 16(3): 271-282 (2004).

Presentation

  • 28-09-2022
    Identification of Important Plant Areas Using GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision-Making In Peninsular Malaysia. (Keynote)
    Pembentangan viva voce
  • 09-09-2022
    Mengenalpasti kawasan penting untuk pemuliharaan tumbuhan di Semenanjung Malaysia (Keynote)
    Webinar Biodiversiti: “Penyelidikan FRIM Memperkasa Konservasi Biodiversiti Negara”
  • 25-01-2022
    Identification of Important Plant Areas Using GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision-Making in Peninsular Malaysia (Keynote)
    Postgraduates’ colloquium, Faculty of Forestry and Environment (First Semester 2021/2022)
  • 20-10-2020
    GIS Based Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Identification of Important Plant Areas: A Case Study in Johor, Malaysia (Keynote)
    10th International Conference and Exhibition on Geospatial & Remote Sensing (IGRSM)
  • 27-12-2017
    Development of Important Plant Area (IPA) Index Using Multicriteria Decision Support System Based GIS for Peninsular Malaysia (Keynote)
    Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • 2016
    Evolution of Malaysian Biological Diversity Clearing House Mechanism (MyCHM) (Keynote)
    ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity
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