Novita Liangga Kumala

Novita is a licensed Indonesian advocate and environmental activist. Throughout her career, she has worked in variety of sectors including banking and finance, corporate law, social enterprise, and environmental policy. Her current research interests focus on conflict resolution for land, natural resources, and environmental conflicts. She has worked for World Resources Institute Indonesia, Indonesia’s national agency on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+), and a corporate law firm in Jakarta. She also volunteers with the Social Corporate Lawyer Society, a network for corporate law professionals who provide pro bono services. As a master of global affairs student, Novita was the recipient of a Thomas D. McCloskey Peace Fellowship.

Op-Ed: Earth Day 2020: Climate crisis, carbon market and land conflict (The Jakarta Post)