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Nature-Positive Campus: Pollinator Networks & Native Meadows

Faculty of Sports Science , Kamphaeng Saen Campus

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This initiative aimed for a nature-positive campus by converting monoculture lawns into native meadows and continuous pollinator corridors along the north–south spine. Drought-tolerant native grasses and forbs with staggered bloom times reduced mowing and irrigation via reclaimed water. “Bio-buffer” fringes around ponds filtered sediments and nutrients, improving water quality and amphibian habitats.

Automatic imaging stations and light traps, complemented by citizen-science logging via a mobile app, monitored pollinator presence. Habitat-connectivity models guided placement of flower strips and green links, while ecosystem services—pollination, carbon uptake, and surface cooling—were quantified.

Within a year, pollinator diversity rose 52% with 1,800+ species observations. Forty-two acres of native meadow cut irrigation needs by 38% and herbicide use by 70%, while average surface temperatures dropped by 1.6°C. The project advances SDG 15 with co-benefits to SDG 11 and SDG 13, and fulfills 2025 indicators 96, 210, and 111.