NABIHA ZAIN MUHAMAD
Jalan Wedana 38, RT 06/01,
Balimester, Jatinegara
Jakarta 13310, Indonesia
Telephone: +6221 851 2465, Mobile: +62 855 1068099, +62 818 989670
email: nabiha@indo.net.id
Nationality: Indonesian
Place, date of birth: Pekalongan, 10 September 1968
Sex: Female
Academic Background
Master of Arts in Environmental Management, University of Nottingham, graduated June 2001.
Dissertation title: “Management of Tropical Peatlands: Mega Reclamation Project in Central Kalimantan",
[http://www.geocities.com/kopitubruk/Report2.html ]
Bachelor of Science (Strata 1), Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Mathematics Department,
University of Indonesia; graduated January 1994
1st year - Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, September 1992 - July 1993
Selected recent freelance works
October 5-7, 2003 – Press Release Writer, ASEAN Business and Investment Summit
[http://www.aseanbis.com/ ]
September 2003 – Translator, translating training documents for PATH [ http://www.path.org/ ]
April 26-30, 2003 – Rapporteur and Transcriber, Regional Consultation Workshop IV - Asia-Pacific Region,
Bali, Extractive Industries Review, World Bank [http://www.eireview.org/ ]
Working Experiences
1 November 2002 – 31 October 2003, Forest Finance Communications Coordinator
Indonesian Working Group on Forest Finance
Main responsibility include co-ordinating communications within Working Group members through a mailing
list. Collect e-media clippings and other relevant source materials on topics related to forest finance and
distribute it on a news list. Design and maintain the Indonesia Forest Finance Working Group website
[http://www.forestfinance.or.id/ ].
January – September 2002, Communications and Training Officer,
Southeast Asia Fire Danger Rating System Project (a CIDA-sponsored project)
Responsible for managing communications products, including project website, newsletter, brochures,
posters, etc. Under the guidance of the Canadian Training Specialist, develop training information packages,
and organize training programs and events.
September 2001 – December 2001, Research Assistant, CIFOR
Assisting a CIFOR scientist in preparing a book on oil exports, macroeconomics, land-use change and
forests. Main responsibilities include locating and reviewing reports on deforestation rate estimates from
various sources.
December 2000 – March 2002, List Manager
Maintaining an e-news clipping of articles on debt and forestry-related issues.
September 2000 – September 2001, freelancer
Simultaneous translating to and from English and Bahasa Indonesia. Field producing for television news and
documentary.
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Working Experiences (continued)
September 1999 - September 2000, Research Associate, CIMTROP-Darwin Initiative
Conducting research on the land-use management of peatlands in Central Kalimantan as part of a
collaborative programme between the University of Nottingham and the University of Palangkaraya. Result of
the study is written into a Master's dissertation. An abridged version is published in the Tropical Peatland
Journal.
April 1997 - September 1998, Producer, BBC, Jakarta Bureau
Assisting the Jakarta Correspondent of the BBC World Service. Also produced and voiced feature news
packages for the BBC. Contribute voiced reports on occasions for other Radio Stations including the Radio
Corporation of Singapore and Vatican Radio since November 1996.
September 1996 - March 1997, Research Assistant
Assisting the Jakarta Correspondent of the South China Morning Post and Voice of America. The work
involves doing researches, interviews, writing and gathering other supporting information for the day-to-day
news reporting and feature writing.
August 1995 - August 1996, Webmaster
Maintaining an e-zine on the World Wide Web. The work includes editing and formatting text and graphics
materials in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) as well as designing the layout.
February 1993 - January 1996, Policy Analyst
Researcher in a Government funded research project in natural resources management. Leading research
into quantifying efficiency levels in the wood processing industry as an integral part of the project’s larger
study on waste management. Assisting short-term consultants in the Logging Waste Study, including doing
interviews, field observations on logging sites and factories, and supporting data collection.
Courses and Internships
Certified Webmaster Professional, certificate received on July 19, 2002. Modules: Mastering the Internet,
Beginning HTML/XHTML, Advanced HTML, XHTML, Web Design & Graphics, E-Business, Java Survival
Skills
View my certifications: http://www.webmastercertification.com/mc.cfm?5769765
E-Portal workshop, 28 September, 11 and 18 October 2002; Modules: Content Management System (CMS)
using myPHPNuke, Apache and mySQL.
7 June – 20 July 1999 Internship in Remote Sensing Services, GmbH, Munich, Germany. Working with
ArcView program, delineating Landsat-TM images of Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) to produce a GIS of
burnt scar and land-use map.
30 March - 30 April 1998, Freelance Course, Digital Audio Editing, Interview Workshop, Voice Training. All
training was given in Bush House, London. Internship in East Asia Today, Newshour programs and the
Indonesian Section of the BBC World Service.
5 September - 23 November 1995; Economic Valuation of Natural Resources, including classes and field
study in villages adjacent to Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya National Park, West Kalimantan and Bunaken Marine
Park, North Sulawesi.
20 June - 15 July 1994; Input-Output Modelling Training Course, held in Jakarta by the NRMP, Bappenas,
Central Bureau of Statistics and the Institute for Economic Analysis, New York University.
References
Available upon request
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