Agiel Prakoso

Research Analyst, Peatland Restoration Independent Monitoring

Bio

Agiel is a Research Analyst for peatland restoration project at WRI Indonesia. He will assist to manage and implement investigation portfolio for Peatland Restoration Independent Monitoring include facilitating the development of the virtual content of the independent monitoring platform.

Prior joining WRI Indonesia, Agiel was a former staff of GIZ Indonesia for Climate Change project: EU-Support to Indonesia’s Climate Change Response. This project supported the activity of Directorate General of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Forestry and Aceh Environmental and Forestry Service as agreed on Project’s Annual Work Plan. He was also a project assistant for Forest Investment Program (FIP) 2 project led by Directorate General of Forestry Planning and Environmental Governance, Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

During his undergraduate, he was a part of Indonesian’s youth delegate to ASEAN Water Dialogue Conference at Bangkok, Thailand and the nineteenth session of UN Climate Change Conference of The Parties (COP 19) at Warsaw, Poland. He also selected to present Pecha Kucha oral presentation in Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia during forestry students’ symposium at British Columbia, Canada.

Agiel earned Bachelor degree of Forestry from Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada. During his leisure time, he likes swimming and travelling. He is also a food enthusiast who enjoy exploring local food.

Blog Posts

3 Types of Peatlands to Avoid for the Food Estate Program
by Dede Sulaeman, Rahmah Devi Hapsari, Desti Ayunda, Dora Anna Hutajulu, Agiel Prakoso, Surahman Putra and Agam Subarkah - 17 March 2021
The Food Estate program is one of the National Strategic Programs launched by the government in 2020. Although this program is intended to maintain national food security, a number of studies have assessed that the food estate approach is ineffective and would not touch the root of the problem. The food estate program in Central Kalimantan has been in the spotlight because it was developed on ex-peatland development (PLG) which failed under President Soeharto.
3 Reasons Why Food Estate Does Not Answer Food Security and Nutrition Agenda
by Lucentezza Napitupulu, Oriz Anugerah Putra, Agiel Prakoso, Clorinda Kurnia Wibowo, Iola Abas, Gina Karina and Smita Tanaya (WRI) - 30 January 2021
This is not the first time a food security approach has been implemented with a food estate approach. This program has been implemented repeatedly and failed because it cannot maximize land use and does not produce high yields.

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