Ruby Marwah
Leader at Conservation Resort Area, Aceh Nature Conservation Agency, Ministry of Forestry, Republic of Indonesia
Hello, I'm Ruby. I'm the leader of Conservation Resort Area located in South Aceh Regency, Aceh Province. I'm a part of government worker, working under The Ministry of Forestry, Republic of Indonesia. I have been working for 7 years in Conservation Areas and experienced leading Conservation Resort Area located in South Aceh Regency for the past 3 years. I'm joining WildHub to enhance my professionals in Conservation and also a change to meet and interact with the conservationist around the globes. My job is about tackling conservation issues such as forest fire, wildlife trafficking, human-wildlife conflict, and Protected Area Management. I am also help government program such as strengthening community development through protected areas management and collaborated with other NGOs. I led and managed team to the solution of conservation issues in rural areas located in Trumon, South Aceh Regency.
Sheherazade
Co-Executive Director, PROGRES (Sulawesi Regional Ecological Conservation Initiative)
I am co-leading PROGRES, a Sulawesi-based NGO to initiate and empower locally-led conservation to protect threatened yet overlooked wildlife. After obtaining my MS degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida, I had worked as a conservation scientist in the Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia and chaired Tambora Muda, national-level network of Indonesian young conservationists.
Ahmad Syaihu Rifai
Education and Sustainable Livelihood Program Manager, BISA Indonesia Society
I am Syaihu Rifai. I am a researcher/conservationist and community facilitator in Indonesia. I'm currently focusing on research on the conservation of Indonesia's biodiversity and connecting with people's welfare.
I am a WildLearning Specialist at WildTeam with a PhD in Conservation Biology.
Master in Animal Biology, with a deep interest in biodiversity conservation, restoration and climate change. Former collaborator of CoalitionWILD and the Global Rewilding Alliance. Former Coordinator of Actions and Partnerships at Plant-for-the-Planet Brazil and Co-Director at Youth Climate Leaders, currently working as a Climate Change Specialist at WWF-Brazil.
My background is mainly in species conservation, education and capacity exchange. I researched mother-young interactions in gorillas and chimpanzees, in captivity and the wild. After that, I worked for three years in Indonesia, where I developed and implemented youth ambassador and community engagement programmes on local and regional scales. I co-founded WildHub, a community of nature conservation professionals, in 2020 and work as their Community Lead. I am furthermore on the Advisory Board of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent where I obtained my PhD on capacity development for conservation in 2022.