Bambang Hero Saharjo

Prof. Bambang Hero Saharjo completed his education starting with elementary school from 1970 - 1976, followed by junior high school from 1976 - 1979 and senior high school from 1979 - 1982 in Indonesia. He earned his Bachelor of Forestry (Ir.) at the Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Bogor, Indonesia from 1983 - 1987. He then pursued graduate studies at Kyoto University, Japan, obtaining a Master of Agriculture (M.Agr.) from 1993 - 1996 and a Doctor of Agriculture (Dr.) from 1996 - 1999 at the Graduate School of Agriculture

1987 - 1993 Lecturer at Faculty of Forestry, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia; 1993 - 1996 Master's and Doctoral Student at Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; 1996 - Present Professor at Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia; 2011 - Present Coordinator at UNISDR Regional Southeast Asia Wildland Fire Network; 2011 - Present Executive Director at Regional Fire Management Resource Center - Southeast Asia (RFMRC-SEA), IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia; 2019 Recipient of John Maddox Prize from Sense About Science, London, UK; 2025 Recipient of The Guardian Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Environmental Advocacy, Katadata Green Innovator Awards, Indonesia

Utilization of Peatlands and Greenhouse Gas Emissions published by RFMRC-SEA 2019; Forest Protection: Forest Pests | Forest Diseases | Forest and Land Fires | Forest Disturbances published by Kubuku.id 2023; Indonesian Forest Fires and Control Efforts published by IPB Press 2023; Toward Permanent Solutions: Forest and Land Management in Indonesia published by Directorate of Forest and Land Fires Control, Ministry of Environment and Forestry 2021

Environmental advocacy and expert witness in forest and land fire cases; Public speaking and workshops on sustainable land management; Participation in community-based fire prevention programs; Membership in regional and international environmental networks

John Maddox Prize from Sense About Science 2019; The Guardian Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Environmental Advocacy from Katadata Green Innovator Awards 2025

UNISDR Regional Southeast Asia Wildland Fire Network, Coordinator; Regional Fire Management Resource Center - Southeast Asia (RFMRC-SEA), Executive Director; Global Wildland Fire Network, Member

Indonesian, English

Environmental conservation, hiking, reading scientific literature

Expert witness in forest and land fire legal cases, public speaking, workshops on sustainable land management

https://rfmrc-sea.org; https://www.ipb.ac.id

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