JAKARTA, July 6 -- Dr. Herlina Hartanto, a leading Indonesian conservation expert whose work has advanced the protection of tropical forests, has been selected as the new Executive Director of Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN), The Nature Conservancy's Indonesian main partner. Over the past several months, Dr. Hartanto served as Interim Country Director of YKAN, where she has worked for over 10 years.
In her new role, Dr. Hartanto will lead the organization's multi-stakeholder conservation programs in Indonesia, from community-managed forests in East Kalimantan and other provinces that reduce carbon emissions, to marine initiatives such as creating new protected areas and improving fisheries health through stronger policy, supply ch...