Background data
Review campus location, habitats, surrounding development and existing species records.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
From Inventory to Shared Stewardship
Located between the Linkou Plateau's low-elevation forest and the Dahan River blue-green network, MCUT launched a campus ecological survey in 2026. Long-term monitoring, professional collaboration and nature-positive action help the campus become a place where people and nature coexist.
From environmental management to ecological stewardship
Since establishing its environmental management system in 2012, MCUT has monitored air quality, greenhouse-gas emissions and energy use, while also monitoring slopes and building safety.
Biodiversity management is now evolving from independent attention and survey work into shared campus governance with professional partners.
A campus in a low-mountain blue-green network
The campus sits in Taishan, New Taipei City, with extensive forest to its west and north and the Dahan River basin about 2.5 km to the east. It can provide refuge and connectivity for wildlife under pressure from low-mountain development.
2026 campus ecological survey
Background data, field investigation, analysis and nature-positive action form a continuing biodiversity-governance cycle for higher education.
Seasonal fieldwork
Survey during seasons appropriate to species activity and plant growth.
Analysis & priorities
Identify focal species, habitat pressures and opportunities for improvement.
Nature-positive action
Feed results into SDG 15 and campus ecological planning.
TERRESTRIAL FAUNASpringApr. 8–10 SummerJun. 23–24
Recording campus wildlife with transects, bat acoustics and camera traps
Transects, bat-acoustic survey and camera-trap setup.
Transects, bat-acoustic survey and camera-data retrieval.
TERRESTRIAL FLORASpringApr. 23; May 8 SummerJun. 5; Jul. 28
Mapping habitat composition and establishing a baseline for campus vegetation and secondary forest
Species inventory, habitat mapping and point-centred quarter method (PCQM) sampling.
Species inventory, habitat mapping and point-centred quarter method (PCQM) sampling.
The work records vascular plants, habitat conditions and habitat composition to establish a scientific basis for future management.
Early findings & priority issues
Select a topic to see observations and the direction for management.
Nature-positive action
Long-term evidence will be translated into practical campus management and learning action.
Work with internal and external ecological experts and citizen scientists to build data on species, habitat and environmental change.
Develop priorities for invasive-plant management, watercourse improvement and green-space connectivity.
Address free-roaming animals, feeding, window-strike and roadkill risks to support safer interaction between people and wildlife.
Turn ecological investigation into environmental education and interdisciplinary learning connected to SDGs 4, 11 and 15.