Andika Putraditama

Sustainable Commodities And Business Manager, WRI Indonesia

Bio

Andika Putraditama is the Sustainable Commodities & Business Manager at WRI Indonesia. Working closely with WRI's global commodities team, he manages WRI Indonesia's effort to drive sustainability within agricultural commodities supply chains that are linked to deforestation. In this role, he shapes strategic partnership with key private sector stakeholders to support their sustainability commitments through the implementation of One Map initiative and better land use monitoring.

Prior to rejoining WRI Indonesia as the Sustainable Commodities & Business Manager, he spent nearly four years with the World Resources Institute (WRI) as Research Analyst. During his previous tenure at WRI, he worked extensively on national policy discussion and technical consultation on the field of sustainable land use, forestry, and sustainable palm oil issues. In 2012, he led the implementation of POTICO, a project designed to embrace sustainable palm oil by diverting new plantation into low-carbon land in Indonesia. He was also part of a global team developing WRI's flagship project, the Global Forest Watch.

Before WRI, he served as Program Director for National Institute for Democratic Governance, a think-tank dedicated to the the improvement of good parliamentary governance in Indonesia. He briefly served as an expert staff to the Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives on issues relevant to the Indonesia-United States caucus.

He received his Master of Science in Forestry from the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University, and is an awardee of USAID/CIFOR Master's Degree Fellowship. He received his Bachelor of Political Science from the International Relations Department at Parahyangan Catholic University.

Andika is a technology enthusiast and has a keen interest in politics and parliamentary governance. He occasionally writes articles about Indonesia's current affairs on his personal blog, and travels in his leisure time.

Blogs

Will the Start of Forest Fires Season Hamper Indonesia’s Progress in Reducing Deforestation?
by Sarah Ruiz and Andika Putraditama - July 10, 2019
Indonesia is one of the only countries actually reducing its deforestation rates. But with the annual fires season beginning and El Niño promising fire-prone conditions, the country’s forest protection policies will be put to the test.
ASEAN Leaders Can Act to Reduce Fires and Haze
by Fred Stolle, Nigel Sizer, Ariana Alisjahbana, James Anderson, Kemen Austin and Andika Putraditama - October 08, 2013
For further reading, see our op-ed in the Jakarta Post.

Less than four months ago, millions of people across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia were choking on the worst air pollution ever recorded in Southeast Asia as hundreds of fires burned across Sumatra. The fires caused serious damage, eliciting a public health emergency, closing schools and harming tourism and other businesses.

This week the Sultan of Brunei is hosting many of Asia’s heads of state for the 23rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. Preventing new fires and haze are high on the agenda. Key decisions and actions are urgently needed from the presidents and prime ministers this week.
Indonesia Burning: Forest Fires Flare To Alarming Levels
by Nigel Sizer, James Anderson, Fred Stolle, Ariana Alisjahbana and Andika Putraditama - August 29, 2013
Fires were ablaze once more on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, reaching levels almost as high as those of June 2013, when neighboring Singapore and Malaysia were smothered by record-breaking smog and haze. NASA satellites registered a total of 734 high-confidence fire alerts in Sumatra’s provinces for the period August 22-27. Fire alert numbers declined significantly August 28-29.
Kebakaran Indonesia: Kobaran Kebakaran Hutan Meningkat Ke Tingkat Mengkhawatirkan
by Nigel Sizer, James Anderson, Fred Stolle, Ariana Alisjahbana and Andika Putraditama - August 29, 2013
Api kembali berkobar di pulau Sumatera, Indonesia, dengan jumlah peringatan titik api nyaris mencapai tingkat pada bulan Juni 2013 yang menyebabkan negara tetangga Singapura dan Malaysia diselimuti oleh kabut asap yang sangat mengkhawatirkan. Satelit NASA mencatat total 734 peringatan titik api dengan tingkat keyakinan deteksi tinggi di provinsi-provinsi pulau Sumatera pada periode 22-27 Agustus. Jumlah peringatan titik api menurun secara signifikan pada tanggal 28 dan 29 Agustus.
WRI Releases Updated Data on the Fires in Indonesia
by Nigel Sizer, Fred Stolle, Susan Minnemeyer, James Anderson, Ariana Alisjahbana, Andika Putraditama and Lisa Johnston - June 24, 2013
Last Friday, the World Resources Institute (WRI) published detailed data on the location of forest and land fires on Sumatra, which have spread a noxious and harmful haze across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and caused widespread public concern. Governments from all three nations, many companies, and news outlets are seeking data to help understand the origin and spread of the fires, and determine who should be held accountable.
Peering Through the Haze: What Data Can Tell Us About the Fires in Indonesia
by Nigel Sizer, Fred Stolle, Susan Minnemeyer, James Anderson, Ariana Alisjahbana, Andika Putraditama and Lisa Johnston - June 21, 2013
People in Indonesia, Singapore, and parts of Malaysia are currently suffering from debilitating levels of haze resulting from forest fires. Air quality levels in Singapore have deteriorated to the worst levels ever recorded on the island, while local airports in Indonesia and some schools in Malaysia have had to close. Almost all of the recent fires (June 12-20) have occurred in Sumatra, an island in western Indonesia.

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Andika Putraditama

Will the Start of Forest Fires Season Hamper Indonesia’s Progress in Reducing Deforestation?

ASEAN Leaders Can Act to Reduce Fires and Haze

Indonesia Burning: Forest Fires Flare To Alarming Levels

Kebakaran Indonesia: Kobaran Kebakaran Hutan Meningkat Ke Tingkat Mengkhawatirkan

WRI Releases Updated Data on the Fires in Indonesia

Peering Through the Haze: What Data Can Tell Us About the Fires in Indonesia

Indonesia's Forest Moratorium

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