Скачать или смотреть Hotlin Ompusunggu | Healthcare Incentives to save high biodiversity Rain Forest in Sumatra

I am a licensed dentist, comes originally from Sumatra. In 2007 I co-founding ASRI, (Alam Sehat Lestari), a nongovernmental organization in West Borneo, Indonesia ; combines conservation and health care in the 1,100-square- kilometer Gunung Palung National Park in remote southwest Borneo by giving local people health care incentives to preserve the globally important rainforest.

​My goal has always been to work together with under-served communities and at ASRI I became increasingly passionate about conservation as well. In 2019 I started another NGO in North Sumatra, Healthy Planet Indonesia (HePI) to replicate the integrated healthcare-conservation approach that was pioneered in West Borneo. This approach will be pioneered and adapted in two forest landscapes of northern Sumatra where it seeks to reduce deforestation and forest degradation; wherever biodiversity is endangered and human health is likewise threatened

As a dentist for more than two decades, I have always wanted to help change society for the better. Since the beginning of my career, I have practiced dentistry in underserved communities as part of my commitment to community development. I broadened my horizons beyond dentistry and gained the second title of “conservationist” as I came to believe that development is not complete without including for the environment and ensuring sustainability of life. My passion lies at the intersection of human and environmental health. I believe that “not only can we have healthy people and a healthy environment, but the two are fundamentally interlinked.