Driving Forces
Wildlife conservation specialist Fransisca oversees outreach and awareness activities including Mobile Unit Conservation Education, Mobile Environment and Health Unit, and Pride Campaign in the provinces of North Sumatra and Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
With several years of experience with environmental NGOs, Riswan is currently our GIS & Spatial Planning Manager working for the protection of orangutan habitats through process of spatial planning revision.
Yenny, a graduate of the Bogor Agricultural Institute, joined the team in 2008 as Senior veterinarian at the SOCPs Orangutan Quarantine Center.
Experienced in scientific work and nature conservation, Gabriella Fredriksson manages the construction of a research station and the development of a conservation management system in Batang Toru.
Over 20 years of working experience with various organizatons and agencies, including Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Body (Badan Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstruksi Aceh Nias BRR), Graham Usher is now our consultant for protected areas planning.
In 2003, Nuzuar joined SOCP as manager of the Ketambe research station and kept the station working despite the civil war in Aceh. Since 2008 he has helped coordinate surveys and research and supervised several local university students to carry out research on wild orangutans.