Emily leads communications at Borneo Futures, overseeing the development and delivery of content across social media, research outputs, and corporate communications. A passionate writer in both academic and creative contexts, Emily’s professional ambition is to make science accessible and actionable, translating research into meaningful outcomes for people and the planet.
With an interdisciplinary background spanning planetary health, conservation science, infectious disease, and creative writing, she brings a broad and integrative perspective to her work, enabling the production of inclusive, nuanced narratives that clearly convey the organisation’s values, commitments, and impact.
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Growing up in the rainforests of Borneo, she developed an early appreciation for the connections between environmental integrity, human wellbeing, and sustainable development. Her interdisciplinary academic background in Planetary Health, as well as these formative experiences continue to shape her professional focus and long-standing commitment to conservation and environmental justice.
Emily has lived and worked across Indonesia, Europe, Southeast Asia, Kenya, and Ethiopia, and brings a strong cross-cultural perspective to her role. She recognises the importance of international collaboration and inclusive communication in addressing complex global challenges, particularly in an increasingly digital and interconnected world.
Countries I work in
Remote – Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Expertise
Scientific Communications, Technical Writing and Editing, Corporate Sustainability Reporting, Planetary Health, Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition, Oil Crops, Global Health Policy
Blogs and Articles
- Competere EU – “When Misinformation Shapes Sustainability Narratives” (11 December, 2025) https://www.competere.eu/when-misinformation-shapes-sustainability-narratives/
- The Sustainable Palm Oil Choice – “Critical Oversight: How a Flawed Study Risks Undermining RSPO Certification” (5 December, 2025)
- The Conversation – “Seen but not forgotten: How citizen science helps document biodiversity in remote Borneo villages” (30 November, 2025) https://theconversation.com/seen-but-not-forgotten-how-citizen-science-helps-document-biodiversity-in-remote-borneo-villages-269621
- The Conversation – “Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you more” (25 October, 2025) https://theconversation.com/which-cooking-oil-is-best-asking-how-theyre-made-could-tell-you-more-267266
- Orangutan Land Trust – “From Chaos to Clarity: Making Sense of Citizen Science in Oil Palm Landscapes” (October, 2025) https://www.orangutanlandtrust.com/post/from-chaos-to-clarity-making-sense-of-citizen-science-in-oil-palm-landscapes
Publications
- E. Meijaard, M. Virah-Sawmy, H.S. Newing, Ingram, V., Holle, M.J.M., T. Pasmans, Omar, S., van, N. Unus, A. Fosch, Ferraz, H., Allen, J., K. Tsagarakis, M.C. Ogwu, A. Diaz-Ismael, Hance, J., Moreno, Y., S. O’Keeffe, Slavin, J. and Slingerland, M. (2024). Exploring the future of vegetable oils : oil crop implications : fats, forests, forecasts, and futures. IUCN. doi:https://doi.org/10.2305/kfja1910.
- Meijaard, E., Cardillo, M., Meijaard, E.M. and Possingham, H.P. (2015). Geographic bias in citation rates of conservation research. Conservation Biology, 29(3), pp.920–925. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12489.
- Meijaard, E., Carlson, K.M., Sheil, D., Zaini, S. and Meijaard, E. (2025). Does palm oil really rule the supermarket? an assessment of three western supermarket chains. Environmental Research: Food Systems. doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/2976-601x/ae12f6.
- Meijaard, E.M., Dennis, R.A. and Meijaard, E. (2014). Tall Tales of a Tropical Squirrel. TAPROBANICA, 6(1), pp.27–31. doi:https://doi.org/10.47605/tapro.v6i1.124.
- Meijaard, E.M., Meijaard, E., Leus, K. and Macdonald, A.A. (2016). First observations on Moluccan Babirusa (Babyrousa babirussa). A translation from a recently rediscovered 1770 book that describes the Babirusa on Buru Island. Edinburgh Research Archive (University of Edinburgh).
- Omar, M.S., Dennis, R., Meijaard, E.M., Sueif, S., Zaini, S., Mohamdih, M., Erman, A. and Meijaard, E. (2025). Centering Communities in Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation: Preliminary Insights from a Citizen Science Initiative in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Diversity, 17(10), p.679. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/d17100679.