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Profile summary
I am working at the intersection between marine natural and social sciences. My work has focused broadly on the relationship between marine environment and human health and well-being, including looking at the well-being benefits of interactions with coastal blue spaces, and exploring how social-ecological stressors, including climate change and plastic pollution, may alter this relation.
I am also a documentary filmmaker whose works have been screened in the weekly "Melihat Indonesia" program of Metro TV, Indonesia and several international film festivals in Australia, Finland, India, and South Africa.
Research Interests
- oceans and human health
- planetary health
- sustainability science
- environmental psychology
- systems thinking
- well-being
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Developing a Citizen Science Approach to Monitor Stranded Marine Plastics on a Remote Small Island in Indonesia
Praptiwi, R. A., Maharja, C., Cholifatullah, F., Subroto, D. C., Sainal, S., Miller, P. I., Cheung, V., Setia, T. M., Nasruddin, Datu, Sugardjito, J. & Austen, M., 24 Jan 2025, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 53, 1, e70001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the role of pluralistic ignorance in biodiversity conservation: A research agenda
Geiger, S. J., Imada, H., Maharja, C., Powdthavee, N., Vitale, V., Zhang, L., Rosa, C. D., Delabrida, Z. N. C., Nielsen, K. S., Essl, F. & White, M. P., Dec 2025, In: Global Environmental Change. 95, 103043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multicountry Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public-Consensus Messaging
Geiger, S. J., Köhler, J. K., Delabrida, Z. N. C., Garduño-Realivazquez, K. A., Haugestad, C. A. P., Imada, H., Iyer, A., Maharja, C., Mann, D. C., Marczak, M., Melville, O., Nijssen, S. R. R., Powdthavee, N., Praptiwi, R. A., Ranade, G., Rosa, C. D., Vitale, V., Winkowska, M., Zhang, L. & White, M. P., 22 May 2025, In: Psychological Science. 36, 6, p. 421-442 22 p., 09567976251335585.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing impact risk to tropical marine ecosystems from human activities with a Southeast Asian example
Culhane, F., Austen, M. C., Ashley, M., Javier, J., Kuit, S. H., Hung, N. P., Tran, H. D., Praptiwi, R. A., Sainal, S., Justine, E., Wulandari, P., Broszeit, S., Jontila, J. B., Johari, S., Creencia, L., Then, A. Y. H., Gajardo, L. J., Maharja, C., Goh, H. C. & Syazwan, W. M. & 5 others, , 1 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 61, 12, p. 2897-2911 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiple negative impacts of marine plastic pollution on tropical coastal ecosystem services, and human health and well-being
Maharja, C., Praptiwi, R. A., Sainal, S., Wulandari, P., Ashley, M., Wyles, K., Roy, J., Hendrawan, I. G., Jobling, S. & Austen, M., 1 Nov 2024, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 258, 107423.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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