Dian Ekowati

Dian works with Bimbika Sijapati Basnett and Pablo Pacheco on governing oil palm for sustainable and gender inclusive landscapes in Indonesia. Between 2013 and 2014, Dian was a Research Consultant supporting CIFOR projects on participatory MRV in Java, Kalimantan and Papua. Dian re-joins CIFOR from Samdhana Institute where she worked as a Program Assistant between 2015-2016 on local and adat community development projects funded by the Millennium Challenge Account and the World Bank. Previously, she was a social researcher at Sajogyo Institute researching on a wide range of issues pertaining to land rights, rural development and gender equality funded by the International land Coalition, USAid, national Land Agency among other national and international organizations. Dian has a MA in Rural Sociology and BA in Communication and Community Development from the Bogor Agricultural University. You can contact Dian at email d.ekowati@cgiar.org or phone ext. 217.