Louis Verchot

Dr. Louis Verchot is a Principal Scientist and Lead of the Land Restoration Group at the Alliance Bioversity – CIAT, based in Colombia. He has been working throughout the tropics on forestry and agriculture issues with a climate change focus for the past 35 years. His work in Asia focuses on deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, land-use change, peatland degradation, and REDD+, among others. He has worked with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 2003, and recently was a lead author on the Special Report on Climate Change and Land.

Citarum River

The Citarum River is the most important river basin in West Java, Indonesia. Economic development and population growth, however, have contributed to the river’s current perilous situation. Working hand in hand is essential to protect this precious resource and achieve a better Citarum.