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Asst Prof Pierre Taillardat
Assistant Professor, Asian School of the Environment
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Dr. Pierre Taillardat is an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at the Asian School of the Environment (ASE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He is the lead investigator of the Wetland Carbon Research Group.
Prior to joining NTU, Dr. Taillardat was a Senior Research Fellow (2020-2024) at the National University of Singapore and a Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-2020) at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada.
Dr. Taillardat obtained his BA (2011) from the Université François Rabelais, France, his MSc (2013) from UQAM, Canada, and his PhD (2018) from NUS, Singapore.
He has contributed to 28 peer-reviewed papers, including 9 as the lead author. According to Google Scholar, he has over 1,300 citations and an h-index of 16. His work is cited in the 2019 IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) and appears several times in the IPCC AR6.
Prior to joining NTU, Dr. Taillardat was a Senior Research Fellow (2020-2024) at the National University of Singapore and a Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-2020) at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada.
Dr. Taillardat obtained his BA (2011) from the Université François Rabelais, France, his MSc (2013) from UQAM, Canada, and his PhD (2018) from NUS, Singapore.
He has contributed to 28 peer-reviewed papers, including 9 as the lead author. According to Google Scholar, he has over 1,300 citations and an h-index of 16. His work is cited in the 2019 IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) and appears several times in the IPCC AR6.
Ongoing and rapid changes in Earth’s climate, and their societal implications, motivate Pierre Taillardat's research, which aims to improve our understanding of ecosystems as both responders to and drivers of larger-scale biogeochemical dynamics.
Pierre Taillardat has a particular interest in wetlands, such as mangroves and peatlands, due to the disproportionate role they play in the global carbon budget. Although wetlands occupy less than 3% of terrestrial land, they store over 30% of the planet's soil carbon stocks.
Pierre Taillardat's research program is designed to evaluate the role wetlands play in modern biogeochemical budgets and to provide recommendations for integrating these environments into future sustainable development strategies, with carbon removal as the top priority.
Three key questions drive his research:
1. How can we maximize carbon sequestration in managed wetlands?
2. How can we minimize greenhouse gas emissions from degraded wetlands?
3. How can wetland conservation and restoration best be integrated into climate change mitigation policies?
Several research opportunities and scholarships are available within his research group.
Pierre is always interested in discussing the carbon cycle, wetlands, and climate change. Feel free to email him anytime!
Pierre Taillardat has a particular interest in wetlands, such as mangroves and peatlands, due to the disproportionate role they play in the global carbon budget. Although wetlands occupy less than 3% of terrestrial land, they store over 30% of the planet's soil carbon stocks.
Pierre Taillardat's research program is designed to evaluate the role wetlands play in modern biogeochemical budgets and to provide recommendations for integrating these environments into future sustainable development strategies, with carbon removal as the top priority.
Three key questions drive his research:
1. How can we maximize carbon sequestration in managed wetlands?
2. How can we minimize greenhouse gas emissions from degraded wetlands?
3. How can wetland conservation and restoration best be integrated into climate change mitigation policies?
Several research opportunities and scholarships are available within his research group.
Pierre is always interested in discussing the carbon cycle, wetlands, and climate change. Feel free to email him anytime!
- Unraveling the Potential of Wetlands in Asia Pacific as Nature-based Climate Solutions