Hasanuddin University is committed to preserving and expanding the biodiversity of existing ecosystems through various research activities, community service, and cross-sector collaborations. One important step is the preparation for the establishment of the Wallacea Research Institute, which focuses on the conservation of the Wallacea region as one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Additionally, Unhas community service students (KKN) have initiated a campaign to raise awareness of Sulawesi’s endemic wildlife in the celebration of Nature Conservation Day, aiming to increase public awareness of the protection of threatened local fauna. This effort is further strengthened by ecosystem restoration programs involving forests, lakes, and rivers, conducted jointly with Unhas thematic community services students (KKNT) and PT Vale, directly contributing to the recovery of critical ecosystems.

International support is also present through the visit of the UK Minister for Development alongside the Rector of Unhas to the heritage site of Alfred Wallace’s home in Maros, emphasizing the importance of biodiversity research in Wallacea.

In academic research, Unhas lecturers and researchers published articles discussing strategies for tropical ecosystem preservation on biodiversity conservation in journals, like Biodiversitas and Heliyon. Research is also conducted through the Karst Microbiology Research and Study Center, which develops molecular mycorrhiza research to support the conservation of the unique and vulnerable karst ecosystem.

All these activities reaffirm Unhas’s commitment to directly working on preserving and expanding its ecosystems and biodiversity, both flora and fauna, especially in ecosystems facing threats.