Dr. A. Aldrie Amir, a mangrove ecologist by training, is a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI) of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He obtained his PhD in the field of Marine Science (Mangrove Ecology) from The University of Queensland, Australia in 2011. He has led and participated in various research projects related to mangrove ecology, management and conservation and published a substantial amount of publications, two of which have recently appeared in Science in 2018 and 2019. He is a Commission Member of the IUCN SSC Mangrove Specialist Group, and the coordinator of the Malaysian Mangrove Research Alliance and Network (MyMangrove). His primary research interest and specialisation on the ecology and the dynamics of mangroves are now expanding through a developed interest on understanding the connectivity, complexity and the socio-ecological systems of tropical and subtropical coastal habitats and environment, including the management, conservation and governance of these natural ecosystems and resources from the perspectives of Sustainability Science. In 2017 he initiated the establishment of the Malaysian Mangrove Research Alliance and Network or MyMangrove to promote multi-disciplinary and collaborative research among academia and scientists. MyMangrove aims at reaching out to the authorities and to the general public to increase awareness on the importance of these key tropical habitats and ecosystems.