Women in Conservation w/ Farwiza Farhan, Co-founder of HAkA

In this episode, we talk with Farwiza Farhan - a passionate forest conservationist working with local communities to protect, conserve and restore the Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra, Indonesia. She co-founded and currently serves as the chairperson of Forest, Nature and Environment Aceh Foundation (Yayasan HAkA), a grassroots organisation working to push for better protection of the Leuser Ecosystem through policy and advocacy, community empowerment, as well as habitat protection.

Show Notes

This podcast is brought to you by Orangutan Alliance and is hosted by Amy Tobin and Blane Edwards.

In this episode we cover a range of topics including:

• What was the inspiration behind Co-founding HAkA
• What are some of the barriers and positives of being a woman in conservation?
• How do you personally manage conservation fatigue?
• Why is it important to conserve biodiversity?
• What can we learn from animals?
• Plus more!

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