An ecologist, with a particular interest in promoting stewardship and recovery of wildlife and nature

through regenerative developments. Having around 25 years of experience in conservation, recent

works focus on the research, protection, and restoration of biodiversity including wildlife and the
ecosystem processes within protected areas and in multi-use landscapes. Completed university degrees
in three different continents (Asia, Europe, and America). Received Ph.D. in Fisheries and Wildlife
Sciences from Virginia Tech, USA; MSc in Applied Ecology and Conservation from the University of East
Anglia, UK; and Sarjana Sains in Biology from the University of Indonesia. Involved in conserving various
taxa, mainly birds and large terrestrial mammals including tigers, elephants, rhinos, and orangutans. Co-
founder and currently co-chair for the IUCN Indonesia Species Specialist Group (IdSSG), as well as a
member of IUCN Specialist Groups for Cats; Asian Elephants; and Asian Rhinos. A recipient of the British
Government's Chevening Award in 1999, and Kinship Conservation Fellowship since 2019. Working
experience includes academics (co-instructed at Virginia Tech, and currently a Research Associate at the
University of Indonesia, and a Fellow at the Center for Transdisciplinary Science and Sustainability
(CTSS), IPB University), civil society (such as WWF, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation
Society, co-founder and advisory board member of HarimauKita -The Sumatran Tiger Conservation
Forum), funding agency (Program Advisory Committee member, KFW-IUCN ITHCP), restorative business
(now as Wildlife and Landscape Ecologist with Permian Global and Senior Adviser for the Katingan
Mentaya Project), and member of various government's wildlife conservation-related task forces. Works
with the team have been featured in various media nationally and internationally including BBC,
NatGeo, MetroTV, Tempo Magazine, Kompas Daily, All Creatures Podcast, etc. Have written several
scientific articles published in international peer-reviewed journals such as PLOS ONE, Journal of
Zoology, and Oryx. Also produced popular articles in various outlets, including Sinar Harapan, Kompas,
Jakarta Post, Tempo, Mongabay, BBC Earth, National Geographic, Forest Digest, Medium, The
Conversation, etc.