Jakarta, 5 December 2024 – Sebijak Institute, Faculty of Forestry Universitas Gadjah Mada and the Thünen Institute, Germany in collaboration with DIPI/The Indonesian Science Fund has successfully hosted a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) titled “How Do Higher Environmental Policy Ambitions in Europe Influence Land Use in Indonesia?”. The event was held at the National Library of Indonesia in Jakarta and brought together various stakeholders ranging from
Sabila Nabichati, a recent master’s graduate from the Faculty of Forestry at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) and a junior researcher at the Sebijak Institute, proudly represented Indonesia in the final round of Asia-Pacific Young Scientists Association (AYSA) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) virtual competition held on 30 November 2024. Competing alongside a fellow UGM doctoral student, Sabila stood out among 15 finalists from leading universities across the Asia-Pacific region.
Muhammad Haidar Daulay, a researcher at Sebijak Institute UGM, has been selected as a participant in the Australia Awards Short Course on Sustainable Finance: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities. Funded by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the course was delivered by the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney from 4 to 20 October 2024, in Sydney and Melbourne. This program is one of the prestigious short courses and scholarships
The Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), in collaboration with several national and international partners, successfully hosted the Research Dissemination and National Policy Dialogue. This event marked the conclusion of the research series titled “The Ridge to the Reef of Integrated Watershed Management Approach (IWMA) to Foster the Socio-Ecology Climate and Livelihoods Resilience of Small Islands in Eastern Indonesia.” The event was held in a
The inaugural Forest and Society International Conference (FSIC), themed “Forest Frontiers: Between Well-being and Inequality,” took place on Saturday, 27 July 2024 at Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia. This groundbreaking event was brought together by the Forest and Society Research Group (FSRG), a leading group of experts, researchers, and practitioners worldwide. The conference offers a venue for reassessing forest and forest-related challenges from an interdisciplinary
Recently, representatives of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Australian Government and Collaboration for Knowledge, Innovation, and Technology Australia and Indonesia (KONEKSI) visited the Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada for a three-day from July 23 to 25, 2024. The visit began with a welcome by Dr. Sigit Sunarta, S.Hut., M.P., M.Sc. as Dean of the Faculty of Forestry UGM along with Dwiko Budi Permadi, S.Hut., M.Sc., Ph.D. as Vice
Sebijak Institute Faculty of Forestry UGM, Forest and Society Research Group of Hassanudin University, and East West Center participated in the Association for Asian Studies (AAS)-in-Asia Conference with the panel theme discussion “Vulnerable Deltas in Transition: Histories, Livehoods, and Environmental Governance” on July 11, 2024. The panel was based on a collaborative project
Dr. Dwi Laraswati – A Researcher from Sebijak Institute, Faculty of Forestry UGM has been granted full sponsorship from the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) to attend the 26th IUFRO World Congress 2024. This prestigious event encompasses the Pre-Congress Training Workshop (PCTW) and the main conference. The training took place on June 19-22, 2024 at
The KONEKSI research team successfully executed the second provincial-level research results dissemination and policy dialogue. This activity was carried out on 4 June 2024, hybridly, at the Environment and Forestry Serviceof West Nusa Tenggara (Dinas Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat) and through the zoom meeting platform. The title of this second dissemination
The impact of climate change is being felt by vulnerable communities on small islands in eastern Indonesia, including rising sea levels, extreme weather, droughts, floods, landslides, and other natural disasters that affect their livelihoods. To address these issues, agroforestry systems are one strategy that has been proven to enhance the socio-ecological resilience of communities in mitigating the impacts of climate change. However, the integration of gender
