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Green Fiscal Policy in the Forestry Sector: Critical Issues and Opportunities

Date
Date
Wednesday 16 November 2016
Location
Level 8 Seminar Rm (8.119), School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds

Dr. Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat from Bogor Agricultural University in Indonesia will be hosted by the Environment & Development Research Group to discuss the role of green fiscal policy in the forestry sector as part of the Sustainability Research Institute‘s seminar series.

Dr. Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat is currently Director of Strategic Studies and Agriculture Policy and an Associate Professor on Forest Policy & Economics at Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). He has a PhD in forest policy and nature conservation from the Georg-August University of Goettingen, Germany. He has published numerous articles, papers and books on the subjects of forestry, environmental policy and socio-economics. He is member of the International Council of IUFRO (the International Union of Forest Research Organizations) and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Forest Policy and Economics (Elsevier). Dr. Nurrochmat is actively involved in policy dialogues and served as an invited expert in several processes of policy making at regional (ASEAN), national, and local levels.

This seminar will take place from 4 pm until 5.15 pm - directions to the School of Earth and Environment can be found here.