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Environmental Economist Internship

World Resources Institute

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Indonesia envisions that in 2045 the country will be able to transform its economy from a natural resource-dependent economy to a modern, competitive manufacturing- and service-based economy with high value-added to secure prosperity and social justice for all Indonesians. This transformation will capitalize on the country’s maritime strengths by incorporating better ocean resource management to leverage the blue economy development for increasing environmental.
sustainability as well as building competitive, innovative, and sustainable maritime sectors.
A sustainable blue economy is given a central part in this shift of paradigm and geopolitical role. Indonesia will be known globally as a champion for conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of its seas, having been able to tackle the many environmental issues affecting its ocean and seas, such as marine and coastal pollution, climate change, IUU, overfishing, and habitat destruction, among others
One of the keys to achieve the vision is by enhancing the governance of Indonesian seas and ocean recognising the multifaceted issues and interests across space and time. This effort will need to be supported by objective and scientifically robust data and analysis which can inspire action, coupled with the fulfilment of enabling factors as a catalyst for change and mobilization of resources. In WRI Indonesia, we work on three main areas: (1) Seeking collective actions through convening multistakeholder platforms to leverage the impacts for sustainable coastal and fisheries management, such as: the New Ocean Economy; (2) Enhancing sustainable coastal management including through providing policy-based research for advancing and scaling-up a nature-based solution approach for coastal management and fisheries; and (3) strengthen sustainable blue food management and governance.
General Internship Roles:
  • The intern will be based in Jakarta and actively involved in data collection and analysis for economic valuation of marine and coastal resources. He/she will contribute to the development of economic modelling, analysis, and visualization of monetary value of coastal and marine resources including generated from social activities utilizing those resources, that shall be the basis for Ocean Account.
What You Will Learn:
The intern will gain experience in the following areas:
  • Learning experience on analysis of marine and coastal resources, especially blue carbon ecosystem and fisheries.
  • Learning experience on quantification of economic valuation of marine and coastal resources including Ocean Account
  • Learning experience conducting Ocean Account Analysis
  • Learning writing project concept paper for activities align with the Theory of Change of Ocean and Plastic Waste
  • Learning experience and expose to various nature-based solutions topics, such as the concept of green, blue, and grey infrastructures.
  • Learn to engage with various diverse stakeholders under Ocean related project.
What You Will Need:
  • A fresh graduate Master-Degree in economic development, finance, natural resources management, public policy, oceanography or a related field.
  • Skillful in the utilization of various economic tool for valuation of natural resources, such as: Contingent Valuation Method (CVM), Revealed Preference Method (RPM), and Cost Based Method (CBM);
  • Good research and writing skill
  • Familiarity with coastal/marine environment related issues is an advantage.
  • Excellent English proficiency

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