Albertus Hadi Pramono was a biologist, but then decided to be a human geographer. After finishing his first degree he spent eight years in environmental movement in Indonesia with research and managerial positions. He took post-graduate studies in geography with the emphases on political ecology and cultural geography for his masters and doctoral degrees respectively. His research interests are the right－based approach in forestry and biodiversity conservation, the application of participatory mapping for community-based resource planning, and the interaction between knowledge systems, and history of cartography. He is also very much interested in promoting conservation social science in Indonesia.