Lisa Johnston

Research Analyst

Bio

Lisa is a Research Analyst with the Food, Forests, and Water Program at WRI. Her research focuses on land use, forestry and agriculture issues in Indonesia. She also provides project management support and acts as a liaison between WRI’s Indonesia and DC offices.

Prior to joining WRI, Lisa lived in Indonesia for four years where she worked with several local nonprofit organizations assisting projects related to sustainable agriculture and fuel efficient cookstoves. As a graduate student she worked as the Sustainability Coordinator for the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Lisa has an MA in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a BA in Cultural Studies from Beloit College. She speaks fluent Bahasa Indonesia.

Blog Posts

Indonesia’s Forest Fires Reignite, Threatening Protected Areas and Peatlands
by Lisa Johnston, Tjokorda Nirarta "Koni" Samadhi, Susan Minnemeyer and Nigel Sizer - July 01, 2015
Half of the fire alerts in Indonesia's Riau Province are occurring in protected areas like the Tesso Nilo National Park. Plus, 38 percent of the alerts are on peatlands, some of the country's most carbon-rich ecosystems.
4 Cara Pemetaan GIS dapat Memberdayakan Komunitas Hutan di Indonesia
by Lisa Johnston, Andrew Leach, Andhyta Utami and Ariana Alisjahbana - May 06, 2014
Peta GIS adalah salah satu dari cara paling akurat untuk membagi informasi geografis. Untuk masyarakat desa di Indonesia, pemetaan GIS dapat menjadi alat penting untuk melihat batas wilayah adat dan juga untuk menyelesaikan konflik atas wilayah.

Inisiatif Kehutanan dari WRI menunjukkan empat manfaat dari pemetaan GIS untuk masyarakat pedesaan di Indonesia.
4 Ways GIS Mapping Can Empower Forest Communities in Indonesia
by Lisa Johnston, Andrew Leach, Andhyta Utami and Ariana Alisjahbana - May 01, 2014
GIS maps are one of the most accurate ways to share geographic data. For local communities in Indonesia, it can be an invaluable tool to stake out traditional boundaries and resolve land conflicts with governments.

WRI's Forest and Landscapes in Indonesia project reveals four ways GIS mapping can empower forest communities in Indonesia.
WRI Releases Updated Data on the Fires in Indonesia
by Nigel Sizer, Fred Stolle, Susan Minnemeyer, James Anderson, Ariana Alisjahbana, Andika Putraditama and Lisa Johnston - June 24, 2013
Bacalah posting blog dalam Bahasa Indonesia di sini

Last Friday, the World Resources Institute (WRI) published detailed data on the location of forest and land fires on Sumatra, which have spread a noxious and harmful haze across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and caused widespread public concern. Governments from all three nations, many companies, and news outlets are seeking data to help understand the origin and spread of the fires, and determine who should be held accountable.

Read WRI’s "Peering Through the Haze: What Data Can Tell Us About the Fires in Indonesia"

WRI now has an updated assessment of fire alerts in Sumatra, showing the progression of alerts through time and location in relation to company concessions. The new analysis incorporates two important data updates:

New fire alerts from NASA’s Active Fire Data, which shows the most recent fire alerts for the period of June 20-23 (previous analysis was for June 12-20).

More recent concession and land use maps from the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, dated 2013.
Peering Through the Haze: What Data Can Tell Us About the Fires in Indonesia
by Nigel Sizer, Fred Stolle, Susan Minnemeyer, James Anderson, Ariana Alisjahbana, Andika Putraditama and Lisa Johnston - June 21, 2013
WRI has released updated data on the fires in Indonesia. Read the story here or see updated, real-time fire data on the new Global Forest Watch-Fires platform.

Cecelia Song, Andrew Leach, and other experts at WRI also contributed to this post.

Bacalah posting blog dalam Bahasa Indonesia di sini

People in Indonesia, Singapore, and parts of Malaysia are currently suffering from debilitating levels of haze resulting from forest fires. Air quality levels in Singapore have deteriorated to the worst levels ever recorded on the island, while local airports in Indonesia and some schools in Malaysia have had to close. Almost all of the recent fires (June 12-20) have occurred in Sumatra, an island in western Indonesia.

While there’s been heated debate on the location, cause, and nature of the fires, WRI has compiled some initial data that reveals that there are some patterns. Relatively few fires have occurred in protected areas and selective logging concessions. Furthermore, half of the fires are burning on timber and oil palm plantations. Although it is illegal for companies in Indonesia to start forest or land fires, several companies have used fires for land clearing in the past. It will be important to gather more detailed information about the exact location of the fires and their causes, which could have important implications for the companies and government agencies involved.

A Look Inside the Forest Fire Data

WRI gathered information from NASA’s Active Fire Data, which uses satellite data to pinpoint the location of fires in near real time, together with the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry’s concession maps for oil palm, logging concessions, and timber plantation licenses. We counted the number of NASA fire alerts in each concession in Indonesia and tabulated the results.

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Indonesia’s Forest Fires Reignite, Threatening Protected Areas and Peatlands

4 Cara Pemetaan GIS dapat Memberdayakan Komunitas Hutan di Indonesia

4 Ways GIS Mapping Can Empower Forest Communities in Indonesia

WRI Releases Updated Data on the Fires in Indonesia

Peering Through the Haze: What Data Can Tell Us About the Fires in Indonesia

A Look Inside the Forest Fire Data

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4 Cara Pemetaan GIS dapat Memberdayakan Komunitas Hutan di Indonesia

4 Ways GIS Mapping Can Empower Forest Communities in Indonesia

WRI Releases Updated Data on the Fires in Indonesia

Peering Through the Haze: What Data Can Tell Us About the Fires in Indonesia

A Look Inside the Forest Fire Data

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