Syamsuar is the Leuser Conservation Forum’s (FKL) Project Leader for the Suaq Restoration Project in Aceh Selatan. He has been involved in the conservation of the Leuser Ecosystem for the last 26 years. Previously a research station manager at Sikundur Research Station and Suaq Balimbing Research Station, Syamsuar loves to spend his free time bird-watching and observing wildlife. His colleagues on the frontline nickname Syamsuar “The Professor” because of his vast knowledge on different plants across the Leuser Ecosystem and their relationship with wildlife and humans.