Ahmad Maryudi is Full Professor of Forest Policy and Governance at the Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada. He chairs the faculty’s Research Center for Forest Policy and History Studies (Sebijak Institute). He holds a PhD in Forest Policy Development from Göttingen University (Germany). His research interests include forest policy and governance, community forestry policy, forest tenure and land use policy. He is active in advising policy at both global and national levels, among others as deputy coordinator of the Forest Policy and Economics (Division 9.00.00) of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations and Associate Editor for Forest Policy and Economics (Elsevier).