Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has outlined three core priorities to halt deforestation and forest degradation by 2030, protecting forests, strengthening the sustainable forestry economy, and empowering local communities.
These priorities were presented by the Forestry Minister’s Senior Advisor on Climate Change, Haruni Krisnawati, at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkiye, on Monday (November 9).
“The first priority is forest protection and the restoration of degraded ecosystems through Indonesia’s Forestry and Other Land Uses (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 program,” Krisnawati said in a statement released on Tuesday.
“These efforts encompass reducing deforestation, restoring forests and peatlands, and enhancing sustainable forest management,” she added.
Speaking at the launch of the Presidency Roadmap on Enhancing Efforts towards Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030, Krisnawati emphasized that Indonesia is also intensifying forest and land fire prevention.
These efforts are supported by early warning systems, community-based prevention initiatives, and rapid-response mechanisms, with an emphasis on fire-prone areas and vulnerable peatland ecosystems.
The second priority focuses on reinforcing the economic viability of sustainable forest management through a multi-business forestry framework. This approach expands beyond traditional timber harvesting to include non-timber forest products (NTFPs), environmental services, and other green business ventures.
The government is also expanding conservation financing through the Public Service Agency (BLU) financial scheme across several national parks, granting park authorities greater autonomy to reinvest operational revenues directly into conservation.
Meanwhile, the third priority centers on community empowerment through the Social Forestry program. To date, Indonesia has granted legal forest management access covering more than 8.3 million hectares, benefiting approximately 1.4 million households.
Looking ahead, the government aims to boost the economic value of these community concessions through technical assistance, tailored financing, community enterprise incubation, and improved market access.
During the session, Indonesia also underscored the critical need for international support, calling for more accessible and predictable climate financing, including results-based payments under the REDD+ framework.
Beyond direct financing, Krisnawati stressed that technology transfer and capacity building remain essential to strengthening wildfire prevention, ecosystem restoration, forest monitoring, and transparent reporting.
She concluded by emphasizing the importance of cross-sectoral coordination, warning that deforestation pressures extend far beyond the forestry sector and remain intertwined with land-use policies, broader economic activity, and commodity supply chains.
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Translator: Lintang Prameswari, Uyu Liman
Editor: Primayanti
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