Warief Djajanto Basorie is a past reporter of Indonesia’s KNI News Service and Jakarta correspondent of the Manila-based DEPTHnews Asia. He later became a journalism instructor at the Dr.Soetomo Press Institute (LPDS) in Jakarta where he convened thematic reportorial workshops. The themes included AIDS, the environment and the climate crisis. He worked from home during the covid pandemic and is now retired. Warief contributes articles to domestic and overseas outlets on the environment, climate, Indonesian politics, and international relations.