Keberadaan harta karun berupa urat-urat timah di perut bumi menjadikan Pulau Belitung sebagai primadona yang diperebutkan banyak pihak. Tanpa disadari, eksploitasi sumber daya alam yang tidak bertanggungjawab mendatangkan petaka bagi alam dan manusia yang menghuninya. Kini, masyarakat yang sadar akan pentingnya menjaga alam mulai melirik bidang pariwisata berkelanjutan sebagai ganti pertambangan.
Over 20 years passioned in the environment, community empowerment, conservation, education and economic inclusive. Established NGO-KPLB since 1997, built Batu Mentas Natural Park and conducted in the research and conservation of Tarsius since 2007. Now active also in Perkumpulan Telapak Indonesia as National Coordinator of Community Based Tourism and actively helping communities in various places in Indonesia to develop their potencies become a destination, from strengthening in the grass root till building an international market. Active also in building piloting sustainable best reclamation model in several places affected by the mine.
Awarded Wana Lestari Award 2011 from Ministry of Forestry RI, Coastal Award 2012 from Ministry of Marine Affairs RI, invited as IVLP representative from US Ministry 2014, was awarded Equator Prize Award 2015 from UNDP and International representative speaker at the peak of World Ocean Day 2017 at United Nation Headquarter office in New York.
