Broadening forestry education to tackle the climate crisis
Dhina was attracted by the interesting topics of the online course and by the fact that it was open to everyone for free.
University student, Rahma (Dhina) Maulidhina, has been an advocate for forests in her country, studying ways that Indonesia can better protect its forests through improved monitoring. ©Rahma Maulidhina
Twenty-year-old, Rahma (Dhina) Maulidhina has been fascinated by forests, particularly in her home country of Indonesia, ever since she was young.
Dhina works as a commissioner for RECOFTC, an international organization focused on training and research on community forestry in Southeast Asia. She is also studying Forest Resource Conservation and Ecotourism at Bogor Agricultural University.
Like many students worldwide, she found that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on her studies. As one key example, field activities, an important part of the forestry curriculum, were cancelled. With no official field trips, no animal observation and limited opportunities to visit protected areas, she found herself in a difficult position.
However, in 2021, after Dhina became president of the local committee of the International Forestry Student Association, she became involved in an international network of students where she learned about the opportunity to join a three-week online course on “Forests and Transparency under the Paris Agreement” organized by FAO.
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