Damayanti Buchori is an entomologist and land use ecologist, currently based in Bogor, Indonesia. She is a professor, researcher, non-profit director, and an ATBC honorary fellow.[1][2][3]

Damayanti Buchori
Alma materPhD Indiana University at Bloomington

MS University of Illinois at Urbana

BS Bogor Agricultural University
AwardsHonorary Fellow, ATBC (Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation), 2018.
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology & Evolutionary Ecology

Education

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Damayanti Buchori received a Bachelor’s of agriculture from the department of pest and plant diseases at Bogor Agricultural University. She completed her Master of Science in Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana. Her PhD in Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour is from the Indiana University at Bloomington. The title of her dissertation is “Interaction dynamic between Nasiona vitripennis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) and son killer bacteria.”[1]

Career

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Damayanti Buchori is currently the Director at the Center for Transdisciplinary and Sustainability Sciences at Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) University.[4] She has over 20 years of teaching experience, working as a professor at Bogor Agricultural University since 1993.[5] Buchori is the vice president of the Indonesian Entomological Society. She was co-chair of the Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture task force for the 2022 G20 Bali summit. She was previously Executive Director at the KEHATI Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on biodiversity conservation. She also worked as the executive director at Peduli Konservasi Alam Indonesia (PEKA Foundation), an environmental education organization.[2]

Buchori’s research focuses on insect ecology, specifically biological control, pest management, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and land use change.[2][5] She is an author on over 200 scientific publications.[6] Two of the papers she has authored are featured in Science. Her most recent project focuses on sustainable land management practices for oil palm and rubber farms.[5] As seen by her participation in not for profit organizations, Damayanti Buchori, along with conducting research, focuses much of her work on policy, community empowerment, and sustainability advocacy.

Awards

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  • Best presenter in the Indonesian Entomological Society Meeting, Bandung, 1997.
  • The Iris Darnton-Whitley Award for International Nature Conservation, The Royal Geographical Society of London, 2000.
  • Man and Biosphere (MAB) Certificate, UNESCO-LIPI, 2001.
  • International Conservation Scientist Award, Wildlife Trust, New York, 2006.
  • Honorary Fellow, ATBC (Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation), 2018.[3]  
  • Most cited author from IPB University in the Natural Sciences, IPB, Bogor, 2020.

Selected publications

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  • Tradeoffs between income, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning during tropical rainforest conversion and agroforestry intensification, 2007, PNAS.[7]
  • Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes – a review, 2011, Journal of Applied Ecology.[8]
  • Mutually beneficial pollinator diversity and crop yield outcomes in small and large farms, 2016, Science.[9]
  • Balancing economic and ecological functions in smallholder and industrial oil palm plantations, 2024, PNAS.[10]
  • Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture, 2024, Science.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Damayanti Buchori". LinkedIn.
  2. ^ a b c "Damayanti Buchori | Samdhana.org". www.samdhana.org. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  3. ^ a b "ATBC Honorary Fellows". Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  4. ^ "Organization". CTSS IPB. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  5. ^ a b c "Departemen Proteksi Tanaman-IPB". ptn.ipb.ac.id. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  6. ^ "Damayanti Buchori". Research Gate.
  7. ^ Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf; Kessler, Michael; Barkmann, Jan; Bos, Merijn M.; Buchori, Damayanti; Erasmi, Stefan; Faust, Heiko; Gerold, Gerhard; Glenk, Klaus; Gradstein, S. Robbert; Guhardja, Edi; Harteveld, Marieke; Hertel, Dietrich; Höhn, Patrick; Kappas, Martin (2007-03-20). "Tradeoffs between income, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning during tropical rainforest conversion and agroforestry intensification". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104 (12): 4973–4978. doi:10.1073/pnas.0608409104. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 1829249. PMID 17360392.4973-4978&rft.date=2007-03-20&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1829249#id-name=PMC&rft.issn=0027-8424&rft_id=info:pmid/17360392&rft_id=info:doi/10.1073/pnas.0608409104&rft.aulast=Steffan-Dewenter&rft.aufirst=Ingolf&rft.au=Kessler, Michael&rft.au=Barkmann, Jan&rft.au=Bos, Merijn M.&rft.au=Buchori, Damayanti&rft.au=Erasmi, Stefan&rft.au=Faust, Heiko&rft.au=Gerold, Gerhard&rft.au=Glenk, Klaus&rft.au=Gradstein, S. Robbert&rft.au=Guhardja, Edi&rft.au=Harteveld, Marieke&rft.au=Hertel, Dietrich&rft.au=Höhn, Patrick&rft.au=Kappas, Martin&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1829249&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Damayanti Buchori" class="Z3988">
  8. ^ Tscharntke, Teja; Clough, Yann; Bhagwat, Shonil A.; Buchori, Damayanti; Faust, Heiko; Hertel, Dietrich; Hölscher, Dirk; Juhrbandt, Jana; Kessler, Michael; Perfecto, Ivette; Scherber, Christoph; Schroth, Götz; Veldkamp, Edzo; Wanger, Thomas C. (31 January 2011). "Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes - a review: Multifunctional shade-tree management". Journal of Applied Ecology. 48 (3): 619–629. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01939.x. hdl:2027.42/87099.619-629&rft.date=2011-01-31&rft_id=info:hdl/2027.42/87099&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01939.x&rft.aulast=Tscharntke&rft.aufirst=Teja&rft.au=Clough, Yann&rft.au=Bhagwat, Shonil A.&rft.au=Buchori, Damayanti&rft.au=Faust, Heiko&rft.au=Hertel, Dietrich&rft.au=Hölscher, Dirk&rft.au=Juhrbandt, Jana&rft.au=Kessler, Michael&rft.au=Perfecto, Ivette&rft.au=Scherber, Christoph&rft.au=Schroth, Götz&rft.au=Veldkamp, Edzo&rft.au=Wanger, Thomas C.&rft_id=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01939.x&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Damayanti Buchori" class="Z3988">
  9. ^ Garibaldi, Lucas A.; Carvalheiro, Luísa G.; Vaissière, Bernard E.; Gemmill-Herren, Barbara; Hipólito, Juliana; Freitas, Breno M.; Ngo, Hien T.; Azzu, Nadine; Sáez, Agustín; Åström, Jens; An, Jiandong; Blochtein, Betina; Buchori, Damayanti; García, Fermín J. Chamorro; Oliveira da Silva, Fabiana (2016-01-22). "Mutually beneficial pollinator diversity and crop yield outcomes in small and large farms". Science. 351 (6271): 388–391. Bibcode:2016Sci...351..388G. doi:10.1126/science.aac7287. hdl:11336/60222. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 26798016.388-391&rft.date=2016-01-22&rft_id=info:hdl/11336/60222&rft_id=info:bibcode/2016Sci...351..388G&rft_id=info:pmid/26798016&rft_id=info:doi/10.1126/science.aac7287&rft.issn=0036-8075&rft.aulast=Garibaldi&rft.aufirst=Lucas A.&rft.au=Carvalheiro, Luísa G.&rft.au=Vaissière, Bernard E.&rft.au=Gemmill-Herren, Barbara&rft.au=Hipólito, Juliana&rft.au=Freitas, Breno M.&rft.au=Ngo, Hien T.&rft.au=Azzu, Nadine&rft.au=Sáez, Agustín&rft.au=Åström, Jens&rft.au=An, Jiandong&rft.au=Blochtein, Betina&rft.au=Buchori, Damayanti&rft.au=García, Fermín J. Chamorro&rft.au=Oliveira da Silva, Fabiana&rft_id=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aac7287&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Damayanti Buchori" class="Z3988">
  10. ^ Wenzel, Arne; Westphal, Catrin; Ballauff, Johannes; Berkelmann, Dirk; Brambach, Fabian; Buchori, Damayanti; Camarretta, Nicolò; Corre, Marife D.; Daniel, Rolf; Darras, Kevin; Erasmi, Stefan; Formaglio, Greta; Hölscher, Dirk; Iddris, Najeeb Al-Amin; Irawan, Bambang (2024-04-23). "Balancing economic and ecological functions in smallholder and industrial oil palm plantations". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121 (17). doi:10.1073/pnas.2307220121. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 11047082.
  11. ^ Rasmussen, Laura Vang; Grass, Ingo; Mehrabi, Zia; Smith, Olivia M.; Bezner-Kerr, Rachel; Blesh, Jennifer; Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro; Isaac, Marney E.; Kennedy, Christina M.; Wittman, Hannah; Batáry, Péter; Buchori, Damayanti; Cerda, Rolando; Chará, Julián; Crowder, David W. (2024-04-05). "Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture". Science. 384 (6691): 87–93. Bibcode:2024Sci...384...87R. doi:10.1126/science.adj1914. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 38574149.87-93&rft.date=2024-04-05&rft_id=info:doi/10.1126/science.adj1914&rft.issn=0036-8075&rft_id=info:pmid/38574149&rft_id=info:bibcode/2024Sci...384...87R&rft.aulast=Rasmussen&rft.aufirst=Laura Vang&rft.au=Grass, Ingo&rft.au=Mehrabi, Zia&rft.au=Smith, Olivia M.&rft.au=Bezner-Kerr, Rachel&rft.au=Blesh, Jennifer&rft.au=Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro&rft.au=Isaac, Marney E.&rft.au=Kennedy, Christina M.&rft.au=Wittman, Hannah&rft.au=Batáry, Péter&rft.au=Buchori, Damayanti&rft.au=Cerda, Rolando&rft.au=Chará, Julián&rft.au=Crowder, David W.&rft_id=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adj1914&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Damayanti Buchori" class="Z3988">