Falk has served since 2018 as President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which makes grants to support research in the sciences and social sciences, the health of the higher education ecosystem, and the public understanding of science and technology. He served previously as President of Williams College and before that as the James B. Knapp Dean of the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University, where he was a professor of physics prior to moving into administrative leadership roles. 

Celebrating 25 years of partnership between the WCS Indonesia Program and the Ministry of Forestry. For a quarter of a century, WCS has continued to work hand in hand with the government, universities, conservation-focused nongovernmental organizations, and community groups around conservation areas to protect wildlife and their natural habitats, both at the site level and nationally.

A multi-stakeholder collaboration among the national government, local governments, NGOs, community groups, and the private sector to conserve the maleo and sea turtles. This collaborative effort has resulted in the construction of hatcheries for maleo and sea turtle eggs, as well as a ferry dock in Tanjung Binerean, North Sulawesi.

Increased production through intensification and sound agricultural practices for plantation crops boosts farmers’ incomes without the need to clear new land. The Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, supported by WCS Indonesia, provides coffee farmers with training in Good Agricultural Practices as a response to the challenges of developing sustainable livelihoods without damaging forests in conservation areas.

WCS Indonesia’s support to Gunung Leuser National Park for enhancing the capacity of forest rangers to handle emergency situations in the field is carried out through Ranger Life Saver training. Knowledge and understanding of first aid and survival skills in the forest are essential basic skills for supporting patrol and biodiversity monitoring activities in the Gunung Leuser wilderness.

Once declared extinct in the wild in 2005, the Rote turtle finally returned to its natural habitat in 2021. After undergoing repatriation, acclimatization, adaptation, and preparation of its natural habitat on Rote Island, the Rote turtle was finally released into the freshwater ecosystem through a soft release process. This video demonstrates the importance of collaboration between the government, conservation organizations, and local communities in efforts to restore the Rote turtle population in its natural habitat.