Farwiza Farhan

Biography

Farwiza Farhan is a forest conservationist working to protect, conserve, and restore the Leuser ecosystem in Sumatra, Indonesia. Leuser is the last place on Earth where rhinos, tigers, elephants, and orangutans still roam together in the wild. Farhan firmly believes that conservation should not be an exclusive club, but rather a network of stakeholders—from Indigenous communities to ecologists, lawyers and policymakers, international nonprofits and private sectors—sharing this planet together. Farhan is the chairperson of Forest, Nature and Environment Aceh Foundation (Yayasan HAkA), a grassroots organization based in Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. She focuses primarily on policy and advocacy, working to increase meaningful access and deepen the involvement of women and local communities in policy matters pertaining to their environment and livelihood.

She's also a Scuba instructor and always keen to go diving.