Our purpose is to participate in the development of human, superstructure, social, humanitarian and environmental resources, in particular to mobilize, increase capacity, and enhance the role of auditors and stakeholders by implementing certification and labeling programs for resource-based services and natural products. In general, JAN also endeavors to improve the ability and knowledge of stakeholders about relevant scientific advances, policies in the field of natural resource management and improved welfare through regular, planned and sustainable efforts.
Welcome to Jaringan Auditor Nusantara (JAN), the Indonesian Auditor Network!
Events
JAN aims to hold its first AGM on 4 February 2019, and invites founding members and founding sponsors to join the official launch a few months. Please come back for more information in the near future.
| Date(s) | Event(s) | Site(s) |
| December 2-9, 2018 | Speaker on current research on oil palm for the Policy Analysis and Development Agency | Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium), Frankfurt (Germany), and Wageningen (the Netherlands) |
| February 4, 2019 | 1st Annual General Meeting | Bogor (Indonesia) |
Members
Click on the images below for more information on our members.
Khaled Obaideen (Founding Member)
Khaled Obaideen is doing a PhD in the area of the sustainability of oil palm. Currently working on developing a smart decision support system to support the sustainability oil palm. He has published few papers in his research area and present his works on many international conferences. In addition, he is currently assistant lecturer at SEGi University, Malaysia. Recently won The best paper award on The International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2018 under the Energy Management and Environmental Policy category.
He currently holds a Master of Environment Management Technology degree from SEGi University, Malaysia and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Kalamoon University, Syria. He is an endorsed RSPO SCC Lead Auditor, and endorsed RSPO Lead Auditor trainer.
Yudhi Iskandarsyah (Founding Member)
Yudhi Iskandarsyah finished his education in forestry from Bogor Agricultural University, while his master degree in Environmental Management he obtained from the School of Forestry and Environmental Management at Yale University. His early career was with CIFOR as a research assistant at a project on the development of non timber forest products (NTFP) where he explored the environmental, economic, and social aspects of NTFP. (more…)
Asep S Suntana (Trustee & Founding Member)
Dr Asep S Suntana has been working on forest and agricultural certification issues since 1993 and currently is one of Social Expert Panel Members under the aegis of Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (LEI) Forest Certification Schemes (Natural Production Forest, Plantation Forest, and Community-based Forest Management) as well as Social and Environmental assessor under the auspice of Forest Stewardship Council. Asep had experience working with Scientific Certification System (SCS), an Emeryville-based company, on forestry related certification programs in the USA. (more…)
Bart W van Assen (Chair & Founding Member)
Ir Bart W van Assen, MSc obtained his BSc degree in Tropical Forestry in 1990 from Larenstein International Highschool and his MSc degree in 1993 from Wageningen Agricultural University. He has held the position of Director of Field Operations at Double Helix Tracking Technologies (Singapore), and prior to that worked as General Manager of Gaia Commoditas. He has worked with various firms on long- and short-term assignments, including Global Forest Watch (USA), the Indonesian Ecolabelling Institute, and the Institute for Agro-Technological Research (The Netherlands). (more…)
Hasbillah (Secretary & Founding Member)
Hasbie Hasbillah has worked for more than 25 years on planning, operational, and environmental including social aspect and policy of natural forest management and plantation and also forest industrial sector for Indonesia and South East Asia tropical forests and agriculture (rubber and palm oil). He conducted extensive fieldwork on the planning, operational, socio-economic and environmental aspect of natural forest and plantation. (more…)
Hayu Wibawa (Treasurer & Founding Member)
More information soon.
Board & Trustees
Dr Asep S Suntana has been working on forest and agricultural certification issues since 1993 and currently is one of Social Expert Panel Members under the aegis of Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (LEI) Forest Certification Schemes (Natural Production Forest, Plantation Forest, and Community-based Forest Management) as well as Social and Environmental assessor under the auspice of Forest Stewardship Council. Asep had experience working with Scientific Certification System (SCS), an Emeryville-based company, on forestry related certification programs in the USA. (more…)
Asep S Suntana (Trustee & Founding Member)
Ir Bart W van Assen, MSc obtained his BSc degree in Tropical Forestry in 1990 from Larenstein International Highschool and his MSc degree in 1993 from Wageningen Agricultural University. He has held the position of Director of Field Operations at Double Helix Tracking Technologies (Singapore), and prior to that worked as General Manager of Gaia Commoditas. He has worked with various firms on long- and short-term assignments, including Global Forest Watch (USA), the Indonesian Ecolabelling Institute, and the Institute for Agro-Technological Research (The Netherlands). (more…)
Bart W van Assen (Chair & Founding Member)
Hasbie Hasbillah has worked for more than 25 years on planning, operational, and environmental including social aspect and policy of natural forest management and plantation and also forest industrial sector for Indonesia and South East Asia tropical forests and agriculture (rubber and palm oil). He conducted extensive fieldwork on the planning, operational, socio-economic and environmental aspect of natural forest and plantation. (more…)
Hasbillah (Secretary & Founding Member)
Hayu Wibawa (Treasurer & Founding Member)
CAR
Our Competence Assurance Register (CAR) will provide information on registered auditors that have passed JAN’s requirements for competence. More information on CAR will be posted here in the coming months, so come back regularly for updates.
Blog
ScienceDaily | Palm oil’s potential to alleviate poverty depends on where it’s grown
May 2, 2019
Palm oil’s potential to alleviate poverty depends on where it’s grown. Expansion of oil palm production in remote forest areas requires careful planning and evaluation if the communities a...Read More
The Guardian | ‘Death by a thousand cuts’: vast expanse of rainforest lost in 2018
April 26, 2019
Clearcutting of primary forest by loggers and cattle ranchers in Brazil dominated the destruction, including invasions into indigenous lands where uncontacted tribes live. Losses were also high in the...Read More
Nature | Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmospheric carbon
April 3, 2019
The IPCC suggests that boosting the total area of the world’s forests, woodlands and woody savannahs could store around one-quarter of the atmospheric carbon necessary to limit global warming to 1.5 °...Read More