Oki Hidayat
- Project name: Strengthening National Park-Led Conservation and Monitoring of the Flores Hawk-Eagle
- Project site: Mount Rinjani National Park, Lombok, and Mount Tambora National Park, Sumbawa, Indonesia
- EDGE species: Flores Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus floris)
- Active: 2026 - ongoing
Biography
Oki Hidayat is an Indonesian conservation biologist and researcher at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). He holds a Bachelor of Forestry from IPB University and a Master of Biological Science in Conservation Biology from the University of Western Australia. His research focuses on threatened birds, reptiles and mammals across eastern Indonesia. He also founded the KONUPA Foundation (Yayasan Konservasi Nusa Palapa) and has led community-based conservation efforts for the Flores Hawk-eagle.
Oki has contributed to national action planning for the Flores Hawk-eagle and Komodo Dragon and is undertaking research on the eagle’s home range and habitat use. Inspired by his mentor, Prof. Dewi Malia Prawiradilaga, a pioneering Indonesian raptor researcher, he aims to expand national expertise in birds of prey. The Fellowship will support a new generation of raptor researchers and embed science-based conservation within protected-area institutions.
EDGE Project
The Endangered Flores Hawk-eagle is restricted to Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands and remains poorly understood throughout much of its range. Hunting, persecution, and habitat loss threaten the species, while national parks require consistent data on population size, breeding success, key habitats, and movement corridors to guide day-to-day management.
Oki will work with Mount Rinjani and Mount Tambora National Parks to establish permanent vantage-point surveys, locate and monitor nests, map distribution and model priority habitat. GPS tracking of adult eagles will reveal home ranges and the locations used for nesting, roosting, foraging and movement. These findings will be translated into a practical monitoring protocol, co-developed and tested with park rangers, including standard field forms, mapped routes, seasonal schedules and quality-control procedures.
Because eagle conservation also depends on the landscapes surrounding protected areas, the project will examine the ecological role and local economic value of tall-canopy trees on buffer-zone farms and community lands. Working with residents and park authorities, Oki will identify feasible incentives to retain important trees and habitat connections. The combined evidence will underpin draft Flores Hawk-Eagle Action Plans aligned with each park’s zoning, patrols, restoration priorities and annual work, creating a pathway from research to lasting institutional action.
