Yopie Loemoindong is a lecturer in the Department of Education Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry at the Hasanuddin University in Indonesia. He earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural sociology from the Hasanuddin University and a master's degree in environmental science from the University of Indonesia. Mr. Lumoindong served as a coordinator in the department of research and evaluation at Forest Parents Plan International, (1985-1986). He has been a staff member of the Research Center of Environmental of Hasanuddin University since 1988.

Mr. Loemoindong has completed training in four occasions, i.e. 'Environmental Management of Tourism at Coastal Areas', Bogor, 1989, 'Environmental Monitoring System of Transmigration Program', Bogor, 1991, 'Methodology of Social Environment', Semarang, 1997 and 'Natural Tourism: Spatial Planning', Manado, 1997.

He was a Consultant of Sulawesi Rainfed Agriculture Development Project (Asian Development Bank - ADB), December 1997-July 2002, Palu Sub Project (to assist public participation in rural community development and integrated farming system/soil conservation) and as an Executive Director of 'Yayasan Pengembangan Masyarakat Pantai - Waetasi' (Coastal Community Development) from 1998 - until now.

Mr. Loemoindong is interested in environmental planning, and as a LEAD fellow, he would like to gain further knowledge on and skill in environmental and rural community development.