Peni Lestari
Institution: Wildlife Conservation Society – Indonesia Program
Position: Socioeconomic Specialist for Marine Program
Since I was young, I constantly received positive exposure from Mother Nature. I enjoyed trekking, climbing mountain and white water rafting. After finished my undergraduate study, I volunteered as a survey team to installed camera trap for tiger survey in Sumatra, Indonesia. After the survey, I worked in a zoo, which provides me opportunity to interact with captive wildlife, and I was fallen for them. Knowing their state in the wild and how nature degrades broke my heart. So I choose trying to contribute for the preservation of nature and wildlife because I would like to enjoy nature until my last breath and see the wildlife thrive.
MPA’s impact on human well-being, Human wildlife conflict, Pro environmental behaviour, Community psychology.
Livelihood diversification for shark fishermen in Tanjung Luar, Indonesia.
Tanjung Luar in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, is one of the most well-known and productive shark fishing ports in Indonesia. The Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia is seeking to design and implement a livelihoods-focused intervention, with financial support from the UK government’s Darwin Initiative, to reduce catches of threatened elasmobranch species and improve human well-being of the fishing community. In order to achieve this, this project aims to better understand the nature and composition of Tanjung Luar’s fishery to (1) Assess livelihood diversification options for shark and ray fishers in Tanjung Luar, (2) Design appropriate livelihood-focused interventions, which have clear market appeal and are adapted to existing capacities and institutions, to incentivize sustainability and improve human well-being, and (3)Assess the impact of these interventions on fisher behaviour and human well-being.
Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia
August 2015 – Now
Socio-economic Specialist for Marine Program
April – July 2015
Consultant for Socio-economic Survey in Taka Bonerate National Park, Sulawesi
Feb – March 2015
Consultant for Wildlife Trade Analysis
Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia
Jan 2015
Master Thesis Research
“Wife’s support towards husband’s behavior to maintain tiger proof enclosure”
Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia
Oct 2013 – March 2014
Wildlife Response Unit / Tiger Protection Unit Coordinator
Jan – Sept 2013
Wildlife+ Program Assistant
Frankfurt Zoological Society Indonesia
June – July 2012
Volunteer for sun bear release
Jan 2009 – Feb 2012
Wildlife Protection Unit Manager
July – August 2008
Interpreter on Wildlife Crime Investigation Training
Bali Safari and Marine Park
Feb – May 2008
Guide for zoo visitors
Zoological Society of London Indonesia
April – June 2007
Volunteer for Sumatran tiger’s island wide survey in Bukit Duabelas National Park, Sumatra
