Dr Dewi Lestari

Bio

Values the services coastal wetlands provide to the communities that depend on them.

Dr Dewi Lestari values the services coastal wetlands provide to the communities that depend on them, from fisheries and clean water to protection from storms. Her research puts these often-unpriced benefits into terms that planning and investment decisions can take seriously.

By combining ecological survey with community interviews, she keeps both the science and the people who rely on these wetlands at the centre of the analysis.