Daniel Murdiyarso joined CIFOR’s Environmental Services and Sustainable Use of Forests Programme in September to undertake activities in global change research, including topics such as climate change, carbon cycling and land use change. Before CIFOR, Daniel was a Professor at the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB) and the Deputy Minister of Environment for Natural Resources Management Policy Formulation. Daniel holds a PhD from the University of Reading’s Department of Meteorology, as well as a Masters degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Management from IPB.

Ulrik Ilstedt, joined CIFOR in September as a Swedish funded Research Fellow. Ulrich works closely with Daniel Murdiyarso in the Environmental Services and Sustainable Use of Forests Programme. Previously Ulrik worked as a Research Assistant at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences’s Department of Forest Ecology (SLU). He joins CIFOR with a PhD in Soil Science and a Masters degree in Forestry from SLU.

Yuliasari Tjokroaminata has joined CIFOR as the accountant primarily responsible for overseeing CIFOR’s Forests and Livelihood Programme. Before joining CIFOR, Yulia had been working since 1998 with Japanese trading firm, PT. Chori Indonesia. Yulia has a degree in Accounting from the University of Indonesia.

Juniarta Leli Panjaitan has joined CIFOR as a Human Resources Assistant. Juni recently obtained a Masters degree from the University of Indonesia, majoring in Human Resource Psychology. Her work experience includes employment with Maersk Sealand Indonesia, a Jakarta-based shipping company.

Chiharu Hiyama arrives in Indonesia from JICA as a Senior Level Junior Expert in Gender and Diversity. Chiharu’s two year secondment will begin initially with the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry’s Research Center (FORDA), before moving to CIFOR. She holds a Masters degree in Agriculture from the University of Tsukuba and Environmental Management and Development from the Australian National University. Chiharu will contribute to CIFOR's “Review of rehabilitation Initiatives - Lessons from the Past”.