He was formally director of science translation for EAT, an Oslo-based organization that focuses on the global food system.

[3][4] In 2007, he was part of a team of teachers that helped to create the secondary department of Hsinchu International School.

In 2009, he co-founded the nonprofit organization Integrated Conservation after traveling to Borneo and witnessing the loss of forests.

In 2013, Loken was part of an international team of scientists who photographed a Miller's grizzled langur in Wehea Forest.

[5][6][7] In 2015, Loken reported on Bornean orangutans traveling along trails on the ground, which was a previously unknown behavior.