Ahmad Dermawan

ORCID: 0000-0002-0048-7475
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Research Areas
  • Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Agricultural and Environmental Management
  • Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies
  • Agricultural Development and Management
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
  • Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
  • Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies
  • Local Government Finance and Decentralization
  • Management and Optimization Techniques
  • Geology and Environmental Impact Studies
  • Legal Studies and Policies
  • Economic Growth and Development
  • European Monetary and Fiscal Policies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Agricultural Innovations and Practices

University of Muhammadiyah Mataram
2025

Center for International Forestry Research
2014-2024

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
2024

Wageningen University & Research
2015-2022

Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
2019-2020

IPB University
2014

Encana (Canada)
2014

CGIAR
2010

Palm oil makes a significant contribution to the economies of Indonesia and Malaysia through private corporations, state-owned companies smallholders, with two countries supplying 85% global palm oil. has 14 million hectares (ha) palm; its exports were valued at USD 23 billion in 2017 21 2018. Both domestic international communities, particularly European Union (EU), have raised concerns about sustainability impact on forest conservation. For example, Parliament issued resolution restrict...

10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102089 article EN cc-by Forest Policy and Economics 2020-01-11

Abstract The global palm oil value chain has grown in complexity; stakeholder relationships and linkages are increasingly shaped by new public private standards that aim to ameliorate social environmental costs while harnessing economic gains. Regulatory initiatives the emerging policy regime complex struggle resolve sector‐wide structural performance issues: pervasive land conflicts, yield differences between companies smallholders, carbon emissions arising from deforestation peatland...

10.1111/rego.12220 article EN cc-by Regulation & Governance 2018-09-04

The vast majority of peatlands in Southeast Asia are located Indonesia. They currently classified as degraded and at risk fire. Fire prevention the restoration have therefore been part national government's agenda for last two presidential terms. With immense pressure anthropogenic challenges, interventions to restore prevent fire combine biophysical socioeconomic considerations. This paper explores implementation community-focused participatory processes prevention, peatland sustainable...

10.1016/j.envdev.2024.100971 article EN cc-by-nc Environmental Development 2024-03-05

Forest and land fires are among the major catastrophic events that occur in Indonesia. They a cause of deforestation greenhouse gas emissions. Their multiple sources most diverse root nature society. The immediate fire effects directly long-term landscape ecosystem degradations indirectly persisting serious problems public health service. Smoke haze from forest Sumatra Kalimantan 2015 caused significant environmental economic losses Indonesia, Singapore Malaysia. We describe different types...

10.1505/146554819827906799 article EN The International Forestry Review 2019-12-01

In Asia, Africa, and Latin America, complex drivers of deforestation have sparked mandatory voluntary initiatives, including moratorium policies, zero-deforestation pledges certification systems. The impacts these different commitments, which aim to reduce deforestation, yet be documented or analytically scrutinized. Using South Sumatra as a case study, we used the Institutional Analysis Development (IAD) framework identify context public private sector commitments. Public commitment was...

10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106818 article EN cc-by-nc Land Use Policy 2023-09-01

The 2024 MXGP, to be held at the Selaparang Circuit in Mataram City, provides a comprehensive overview of political and economic impacts development tourism. Due its better infrastructure, was chosen as new location, instead Samota Circuit, which required close coordination between local government event organizers. Although there were administrative challenges overcome, such tax arrears, these resolved through fruitful dialogue, highlighting importance teamwork overcoming challenges. will...

10.47233/jebs.v5i1.2498 article EN cc-by Jurnal Ekonomika Dan Bisnis (JEBS) 2025-01-13

This paper evaluates a community timber plantation programme in Indonesia called HTR (Hutan Tanaman Rakyat, plantation).Launched 2006, the seeks to establish over 5 million hectares of new plantations by 2016.Government authorities have offered range incentives including low interest loans, assistance with acquisition land, streamlined application procedures and simplified reporting on operations.Nearly four years later only small fraction intended been established.Review policy content,...

10.1505/ifor.12.4.339 article EN The International Forestry Review 2010-12-01

The Government of Indonesia has been promoting the advancement biodiesel sector to fulfill its commitment support clean energy, energy security, and rural development. This paper examines economic impact using a computable general equilibrium model. Besides analyzing impacts on national macroeconomic conditions, other sectors, household incomes, our model also included regional block capture mandate growth. Two simulations were performed: (1) fulfillment 30% blending target (B30 mandate),...

10.1186/s40008-022-00281-9 article EN cc-by Journal of Economic Structures 2022-11-09

Palm oil-based biodiesel in Indonesia is facing critical issue with regard to its sustainability status both upstream and downstream sides.International market of palm oil keeps questioning this standard palm.Three interrelated dimensions should be fulfilled only if a product gain growing acceptance internationally, i.e. economically profitable, ecologically sound socially acceptable.To determine the Indonesia's biodiesel, paper pays attention particular measuring side along supply chain.The...

10.18280/ijsdp.150414 article EN International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 2020-06-18

Deforestation and land degradation have been occurring across the globe, particularly in developing countries. Over past 30 years, Indonesia's lowlands experienced rapid degradation, deforestation fires. Interventions aimed to achieve sustainable made through introduction adoption of commodities that provide sufficient livelihoods reduce However, these interventions not guaranteed success as contribution governance political economy towards sustainability is poorly understood. This study...

10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102533 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Forest Policy and Economics 2021-06-08

Since 1992, the Vietnamese Government has implemented far reaching policies and programs to increase country's tree cover by promoting plantation forestry.In addition providing environmental services, these efforts are intended alleviate rural poverty through sustainable forestry.Towards this goal, more than 4 million ha have been assigned households cooperatives forestland reallocation or management contracts.Although extent of primary forest continued decrease, overall increased 47% since...

10.1505/146554812800923435 article EN The International Forestry Review 2012-06-01
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