As a young professional working in the field of landscape restoration, I find myself often explaining to my friends, family, or total strangers for that matter, explaining what it is I do. Although I always get very positive feedback – gosh, that sounds so interesting – most of the time people still don’t really understand […]

In December 2015, I participated in The Youth and Landscapes Initiative, part of The Global Landscape Forum, a side event to the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC) in Paris. The Youth and Landscape Initiative event brought together 50 young people from all over the world to identify environmental problems and to propose solutions.  The […]

When you change your thinking (pikiran) You change your beliefs (keyakinan diri) When you change your beliefs You change your expectations (harapan) When you change your expectations You change your attitude (sikap) When you change your attitude You change your behavior (tingkah laku) When you change your behavior You change your performance (kinerja) When you […]

Now that I am back to my homeland, it seems to me that having been in Paris was a dream, but a dream come true. All my expectations were fulfilled, since the host country: culture, people, landscape, food; to the entire days advocated to solve the challenge and much more importantly, meet and work with […]

Attending the Global Landscapes Forum, as a part of the 50 youth innovators who were selected from across the globe for the Youth in Landscapes Initiative, was the kind of experience that one stumbles upon and new doors open. The dichotomy of the professional and personal is a faulty one as the passion that may […]

First, and foremost, my time at the Youth in Landscapes Initiative was inspiring, to say the least. With 50 youth innovators from every corner of the globe there was a truly refreshing openness, energy and desire to learn – the extent of which I have never experienced before. As someone who came in with a […]