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Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto
Activist

Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto

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Co-founding Telapak and investigating environmental destruction in Indonesia.

Telapak

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Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto

Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto is an Indonesian environmental organiser whose work connects ecological protection with community livelihoods.

Early life

Education

Studied at Bogor Agricultural University, where trekking brought him into contact with forest communities.

Career

  1. Organising

    Telapak

    Co-founded an organisation promoting ecological justice and community empowerment.

  2. 1999

    Forest investigations

    Telapak partnered with the Environmental Investigation Agency to investigate illegal logging.

  3. 2012

    Ramon Magsaysay Award

    Recognised for his environmental work.

Selected work

Telapak

An Indonesian environmental and social organisation.

Beyond work

Outdoor interests

Mountaineering and forest trekking helped shape his interest in community-led conservation.

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Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation; photographer not stated. Source credit retained; reuse licence not established · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.