Commonplace Book

Alvin Wildan
Sahli

A Personal Archive

Commonplace

Commonplace is a space for things that might otherwise disappear: thoughts that arise unexpectedly, ideas encountered in books, fragments of conversations, quotations that linger, observations of the world, and reflections that have not yet found a form.

To note is not merely to write something down. It is to notice—to give attention to something and make it known, at least to oneself.

In this sense, Commonplace becomes a medium between the self and the world, between the self and others, and between the self at one moment and the self at another.

Alvin Wildan Sahli Portrait

Interactive Dashboard

Spatial Ecology & Monitoring

Lusi Mangrove Dynamics

Real-time spatial analysis of seasonal changes and mangrove area detection. Hosted via Google Earth Engine, allowing for dynamic filtering of meteorological and ecological parameters.

Platform: Google Earth Engine | Architecture: GEE Apps

We don’t have a right to ask whether we are going to succeed or not. The only question we have a right to ask is what’s the right thing to do? What does this Earth require of us if we want to continue to live on it?

Recent Notes Thoughts & Field Reports

Community Empowerment

Bridging Science, Society, and Policy: A Strategic Investment in Indonesia’s Disaster Resilience

Often, those who are most vulnerable are the most exposed to risk, while those who are most exposed are often the least able to understand it. Perhaps no sentence better captures my concern about hydrometeorological disasters in Indonesia.

DATE 1 Sept 2026
READ TIME 5 min read
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Sustainability

We Are the Asteroid: Earth’s Cycles of Extinction and the Sixth Apocalypse

I still remember vividly how, less than a year ago, the landscapes of Sumatra—particularly Aceh, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra—were devastated by a succession of hydrometeorological disasters. Thousands of lives were lost, while tens of thousands more were forced to leave the places they called home.

DATE 31 Aug 2026
READ TIME 4 min read
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Space to Grow With

Institutions & Communities

IPB University

Alumnus from Applied Meteorology

Advancing studies in the Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, specializing in applied meteorology, climatology, and spatial ecological modeling.

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BRIN

Research Intern

Developed energy demand projections and assessed potential greenhouse gas emissions through 2060 under sustainable development scenarios in Indonesia.

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IGAF IPB

Head of Division

Led the Sustainable Environmental Development Division in designing and implementing environmental research and educational initiatives for students, focusing on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI).

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Asrama Kepemimpinan

Member

Growing through two terms with the Leadership Dormitory under the Directorate of Student Affairs (Ditmawa), IPB University, through a structured leadership incubation program with measurable targets and outcomes.

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Himagreto

Social and Environmental Division

Collaborated with HIMAGRETO on collective environmental and climate action and community empowerment in Pangalengan Village, Bandung, focusing on pyrolysis-based waste management, Nature-based Solutions (NbS), and climate data monitoring in rural areas.

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SMA N 1 Sampang

Alumnus

An alumnus of the Mathematics and Natural Sciences track, which provided the academic foundation for pursuing Earth Science Olympiads while also becoming an early space to lead organizations.

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Visual Archives

A collection of after movies capturing moments of collaboration, field expeditions, and cultural exchanges.

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