#XPDCALORFLOTIM: Fikri Firmansyah
Email: ffirmansyah-temp@wwf.id
Fikri is a Marine Conservation Science Assistant, WWF-Indonesia based in Jakarta. Under the Marine Conservation Science division, Fikri is not only in charge of developing research protocols, but also developing the capacity of WWF-Indonesia staff and partners at various sites in scientific research and science-based management. He was also the one who led the diving team in #XPDCALORFLOTIM.
Fikri graduated from Marine Science and Technology, Bogor Agricultural University (2009) and earned his Master of Applied Science (Marine Environment) with Honors, Australian Maritime College (AMC), University of Tasmania, Australia in 2015. Prior to joining WWF-Indonesia, Fikri spent five years working in Banda Aceh.
As a Marine Consultant for Fauna & Flora International Aceh Program, for three years, he assisted the local government in establishing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and developing zoning plans. Prior to that, he was a Marine and GIS Officer at Aceh Green for two years. While still living in his hometown, Bogor, Fikri was also a Fish Surveyor for the Wildlife Conservation Society - Indonesia Program and a Freelance Surveyor for the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP).