Taufiq, who relies in Proforest’s Jakarta workplace, will lead a fast-growing regional crew throughout Malaysia and Indonesia. Earlier than this , he was vice chairman and Indonesia nation lead of Uncommon, a global conservation and improvement organisation primarily based in the US, the place he labored with native authorities and neighborhood stakeholders on initiatives comparable to ‘managed entry’ fishing areas in Southeast Sulawesi.
“[Taufiq’s] current work in fisheries and oceans at Uncommon will add to his forestry experience and permit him to herald new concepts and methods to Proforest,” mentioned Abraham Baffoe, government director of Proforest World and Africa in an announcement. Taufiq may also sit on Proforest’s group government board, the place he’ll contribute to growing and delivering the group’s world technique.
Taufiq succeeds Surin Suksuwan, Proforest’s former regional director for Southeast Asia, who will proceed to work with the organisation in a technical consulting capability. In keeping with its web site, Proforest presently works with stakeholders throughout the palm oil, coconut, cocoa, rubber and timber industries in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, China and Japan. It engages these commodities’ patrons and suppliers on world environmental and labour commitments, helps the event of business requirements, and helps develop data and capability.
Taufiq instructed Eco-Enterprise that Proforest’s concentrate on human improvement, particularly amongst weak communities that rely upon pure assets, carefully aligns along with his private aim of serving to folks shield nature whereas sustaining their livelihoods.
“The demand and wish for enchancment of pure assets administration isn’t static. New scientific findings, social stress and [increasing] demand for commodities are altering the dynamics, of our work and making it extra complicated on daily basis,” he mentioned.
One other problem he goals to handle at Proforest is the longstanding false impression amongst companies that aligning financial and monetary targets with social and environmental ones result in further prices.
Thankfully, Taufiq sees rising curiosity from monetary establishments to enhance how companies work together with pure assets. He has additionally noticed rising consciousness on the necessity for sustainable consumption by customers in developed economies. These developments, he mentioned, “helps transfer the subject of sustainability up the enterprise agenda.”
Previous to serving with Uncommon and now Proforest, Taufiq had been chief government officer on the Indonesian Ecolabel Institute (LEI), a certification system for pure useful resource administration, and government chair of Indonesia’s Nationwide Forestry Council. He was additionally nation coordinator of the Clinton Local weather Initiative-Forestry, underneath the Clinton Basis.
“We’re extraordinarily excited that Taufiq is bringing his experience, abilities, and energies toProforest crew and mission,” mentioned Ruth Nussbaum, Government Director, ProforestGlobal and Europe. “Taufiq might be liable for main our Southeast Asia crew to boost Proforest’s profile and advance our mission throughout the area, in collaboration with our Malaysia and Indonesia Nation Administrators, Tor Mooi See and Langlang Tata Buana.’’
