Sandy Nofyanza is a researcher at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). His research interests include ecological and political economics and climate adaptation and mitigation. He holds a master in environmental management and development (advanced) from the Australian National University and bachelor in economics from Universitas Padjadjaran. Prior to joining CIFOR, Sandy worked as a research assistant at Crawford School of Public Policy, the Australian National University, and Research Center for Climate Change, Universitas Indonesia.