Category: Indonesia

Rob Finlayson

Robert Finlayson is the Southeast Asia program's regional communications specialist. As well as writing stories for the Centre's website, he devises and supervises strategies for projects and the countries in the Southeast Asia region, including scripting and producing videos, supervising editors and translators and also assisting with resource mobilization.

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Agriculture/Agroforestry / ASEAN / CRP6-Forests, Trees and Agroforestry / Indonesia / Knowledge Sharing / Partnerships / Science Domains / Viet Nam

by Rob Finlayson · 16 Jul, 2017

Twenty-five years of transformations for impact in Southeast Asia

The Southeast Asia region of the World Agroforestry Centre celebrated its 25th anniversary with a knowledge-sharing seminar in Bogor, Indonesia

Taking farmers' success out from the field was an important part of Smart Tree-Invest. Photo: World Agroforestry Centre/Robert Finlayson

Adaptation / Agriculture/Agroforestry / Climate Change / Climate Change Blogs / CRP6.3-Landscape management for environmental services, biodiversity conservation and livelihoods / CRP6.4-Climate change adaptation and mitigation / CRP7-Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security / Indonesia / Knowledge Sharing / Mitigation / Natural Resource Management / Philippines / SD5-Environmental Services / SD6-Climate Change / SDG01-Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality / SDG02 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition / SDG04-Education and life-long learning / SDG08-Economic growth and employment / SDG11-Sustainable cities and human settlements / SDG12-Sustainable Consumption and Production / SDG13-Climate change / SDG15 -Ecosystems and biodiversity / SDG16-Peaceful and inclusive societies, rule of law and capable institutions / Viet Nam

by Rob Finlayson · 12 Jul, 2017

Sharing innovations in climate-smart agriculture

Representatives from Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam met to share innovations developed during the Climate-Smart, Tree-based, Co-investment in Adaptation and Mitigation in Asia project ‘Climate change is one of the biggest challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development...

Sumbanese women are renowned for their strength of purpose. Photo: World Agroforestry Centre/Robert Finlayson

Agriculture/Agroforestry / Food Security / Gender / Indonesia / Livelihoods / SDG05-Gender equality and women’s empowerment / Women

by Elok Mulyoutami · 6 Jul, 2017

From savannah to forest: women’s roles in Sumba

The unique knowledge of the women of East Sumba, Indonesia is being recognized in restoration of their deforested land.

Peatland farming family, Jambi, Indonesia. Photo: World Agroforestry Centre/Robert Finlayson

Agriculture/Agroforestry / Climate Change / Climate Change Blogs / Commodities / Conferences / CRP6-Forests, Trees and Agroforestry / Disaster risk reduction / Emissions / Greenhouse Gases (Ghg) / Indigenous people / Indonesia / Land Rehabilitation / Livelihoods / Mitigation / Partnerships / Policies / Poverty / SD6-Climate Change / SDG01-Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality / SDG02 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition / SDG03-Health and population dynamics / SDG04-Education and life-long learning / SDG06-Water and sanitation / SDG08-Economic growth and employment / SDG09-Infrastructure and Industrialization / SDG11-Sustainable cities and human settlements / SDG12-Sustainable Consumption and Production / SDG13-Climate change / SDG15 -Ecosystems and biodiversity / SDG16-Peaceful and inclusive societies, rule of law and capable institutions / Solutions

by Rob Finlayson · 15 Jun, 2017

People matter for peat

Better management of Indonesia’s vast peatlands, some of the biggest and most efficient carbon stores on the planet, which have been extensively degraded, means working with the people who make their living from them.

Oil-palm and forest landscape in South Sumatra. Photo: World Agroforestry Centre

Adaptation / Agriculture/Agroforestry / Capacity Building / Carbon / Climate / Climate Change / Climate Change Blogs / Commodities / Conferences / CRP6-Forests, Trees and Agroforestry / CRP6.3-Landscape management for environmental services, biodiversity conservation and livelihoods / CRP6.4-Climate change adaptation and mitigation / CRP7-Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security / CRP7.2-Adaptation through Managing Climate Risk / Emissions / Greenhouse Gases (Ghg) / Indonesia / Mitigation / Natural Resource Management / Participation / resilience / SD1-Systems Science / SD2-Markets, value chains and institutions / SD3-Tree diversity, domestication and delivery / SD4-Land health decisions / SD5-Environmental Services / SD6-Climate Change / SDG01-Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality / SDG02 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition / SDG04-Education and life-long learning / SDG05-Gender equality and women’s empowerment / SDG06-Water and sanitation / SDG07-Energy / SDG08-Economic growth and employment / SDG11-Sustainable cities and human settlements / SDG12-Sustainable Consumption and Production / SDG13-Climate change / SDG15 -Ecosystems and biodiversity / SDG16-Peaceful and inclusive societies, rule of law and capable institutions / SDG17-Means of implementation/Global partnership for sustainable development

by Rob Finlayson and Angga Ariestya · 16 May, 2017

Green Growth in Indonesia meets the Bonn Challenge

At the First Asia Bonn Challenge High-level Meeting in Palembang, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia’s first Masterplan for Renewable Resources-Driven Green Growth was launched thanks to the technical support of the World Agroforestry Centre. Hosted by Governor of South...

Learning to work together for a better future. Photo: World Agroforestry Centre

Agriculture/Agroforestry / Capacity Building / CRP6.3-Landscape management for environmental services, biodiversity conservation and livelihoods / Extension Activities / Governance / Indonesia / Knowledge Sharing / Natural Resource Management / Participation / SD1-Systems Science / SD2-Markets, value chains and institutions / SD3-Tree diversity, domestication and delivery / SD4-Land health decisions / SD5-Environmental Services / SD6-Climate Change / SDG01-Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality / SDG02 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition / SDG04-Education and life-long learning / SDG05-Gender equality and women’s empowerment / SDG08-Economic growth and employment / SDG12-Sustainable Consumption and Production / SDG13-Climate change / SDG15 -Ecosystems and biodiversity / SDG16-Peaceful and inclusive societies, rule of law and capable institutions / SDG17-Means of implementation/Global partnership for sustainable development

by Rob Finlayson · 12 May, 2017

How to be sustainable: work together

At least one regional research-in-development project in Southeast Asia has found that working together is the best way to ensure a sustainable future. Sustainability is a major challenge not only for the planet but also for research-in-development projects...