Arief Rabik

Trained in environmental sciences, Arief Rabik is one of the world’s top bamboo forestry and harvesting experts. He founded Indobamboo, focused on combining bamboo processing with community development. He is also on the board of the Indonesian non-profit organization Environmental Bamboo Foundation, which is focused on developing sustainable clumping bamboo management systems, the Cocoon Nursery model, and Bamboo Field Schools.

He was a member of the Indonesian delegation for COP 21, 22 and 23. He also authored ‘Toward Resilient Bamboo Forestry: A Reference Guide for Improved Management of Clumping Bamboo for Timber Bamboo’ – together with Linda Garland and Ben Brown. He has delivered keynote lectures and talks at the Bamboo and Rattan Congress in Beijing, World Bamboo Congress in Korea, and ASEAN Economic Community in Bandung.