Education

  • 2012: Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
    Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
    Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development

    Ph.D. thesis: Effects of Land Use, Market Integration, and Poverty on Tropical Deforestation: Evidence from Forest Margins Areas in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

  • 2006: M.Sc. in Tropical and International Agricultural Science, specialising in socioeconomics of rural development
    Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
    Institute of Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture

    Master thesis: Market Integration and Trade Liberalisation Policy Analysis of Sugar in Indonesia and the World Market

  • 1998: B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics
    Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia
    Department of Resource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture



Work Experience

  • February 2012 until present: Postdoctoral Researcher
    Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
    Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development

  • July to August 2012: Consultant
    UNEP- WCMC (United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre), Cambridge

  • June 2006 to January 2012: Junior Research Fellow
    Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
    Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development

  • 2001 to 2002: Project Development Officer
    Agri-club-Agribusiness Consultant, Jakarta Indonesia

  • 1999 to 2001: Project Coordinator
    World Vision International, Jakarta-Indonesia



Publications

  • Reetz, S. Trumper, K., Epple, C. 2012. Cross-Sectoral Analysis of Policy and Legislative Frameworks That Are Relevant to REDD+ Implementation in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK.

  • Reetz, S. 2012. Effects of Land Use, Market Integration, and Poverty on Tropical Deforestation: Evidence from Forest Margins Areas in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ph.D. Dissertation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany.

  • Reetz, S. 2008. Socioeconomic Dynamics and Land Use Change of Rural Communities in the Vicinity of the Lore Lindu National Park. STORMA (Stability of Rainforest Margins) project. Discussion Paper Series no. 28.



Conference Presentations

  • Reetz. S., Bruemmer, B., and Schwarze, S. Poverty and Tropical Deforestation by Smallholders in Forest Margin Areas: Evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental Resources Economists (EAERE), Toulouse, France, June 2013.

  • Reetz. S., Bruemmer, B., and Schwarze, S. Poverty and Tropical Deforestation by Smallholders in Forest Margin Areas: Evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Paper presented at the 28th Triennial Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), Brazil, August 2012.

  • Reetz. S., Bruemmer, B., and Schwarze, S. Poverty and Tropical Deforestation in Forest Margin Areas: Evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Paper presented at the Tropentag Conference, Bonn, Germany, October 2011.

  • Reetz. S. and Bruemmer, B. Determinants of Land Use Change Dynamics in the Margins of Protected Forest Areas. Paper presented at the 13th Triennial Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), Zurich, Switzerland, September 2011.

  • Reetz, S. and Bruemmer, B. Determinants of Forest Cover Dynamics in the Margins of Protected Forest Areas. Poster presentation at the Tropentag Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, October 2010.

  • Reetz, S. The Dynamics of Cacao Agro-forestry in the Margins of Protected Forest Areas. Paper presented at the 2nd World Agro-forestry Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, August 2009.

  • Reetz, S. The Dynamics of Cacao Agro-forestry in the Margins of Protected Forest Areas. Paper presented at the Tropentag Conference, Hamburg, Germany, October 2009.



Languages

  • Bahasa Indonesian (native-L1)
  • English (fluent in speaking and writing- C2 level/ proficient user)
  • German (B2 level/ upper-intermediate knowledge)
  • French (B1 level/ lower-intermediate knowledge)
  • Spanish (B1 level/ lower-intermediate knowledge)