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Prof. Bambang Hero wins John Maddox Prize

Prof Bambang Hero Saharjo from Bogor Agricultural University was awarded the 2019 John Maddox Prize, which recognises the work of individuals who promote science and evidence, advancing the public discussion around difficult topics despite challenges or hostility.

Prof. Hero is a lead expert witness on illegal peatland fires in Indonesia. He has presented evidence on nearly 500 environmental cases for the Indonesian government, often facing threats and harassment.

He was nominated by Jacob Phelps, a lecturer at Lancaster University, UK, who says: "His work serves not only to bring justice in individual cases, but has inspired a vision of what is possible in Indonesia—a future in which courts are true centres of evidence-based justice, even in the face of entrenched interests; where academics are genuine public servants, and in which science has a prominent role in the public discourse."

His award has been covered in a range of media, includiung Nature, The Guaridan, Mongabay and The Financial Times. Prof. Bambang's work has been an inspiration to work in the Conservation Governance group.


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