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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Professor Siti Nurbaya has called for the support and cooperation of all concerned parties, including and especially the globe’s G7 countries, in overcoming the current triple planetary crisis facing the world.
The Minister made these remarks at the Plenary Meeting of Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers held in Sapporo, Japan on the 15th and 16th of April.
Minister Nurbaya emphasised the importance of concrete actions to address the ongoing challenges associated with the global climate crisis, as well as the need for constructive collaborations and contributions commensurate to the means and capabilities of each country.
“Every country must be part of the solution and contribute in accordance with their capabilities,” the Minister asserted.
She also appealed for countries to share and mobilise relevant information, technologies and knowledge, encompassing methodologies, along with financial resources in line with their capacity.
Concrete actions
Minister Nurbaya reiterated the various concrete actions already undertaken by Indonesia, including the Forestry and Other Land Use - (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 and the country’s various waste management and ecosystem restoration initiatives, along with the potential these have for further collaboration from the global community, and the world’s more advanced economies in particular.
Among the efforts mentioned by the Minister were the provision of comprehensive equipment for land and marine based analyses and actions, including high-resolution satellite imagery for inventory and an earth resource data analysis system for climate mitigation actions.
She also highlighted the netting and development of business investment in the forestry and marine sectors, as well as the promotion and mainstreaming of sustainable forest management practices.
Other moves made by Indonesia and pointed out by the Minister were the rehabilitation of decomposed peatlands, the accelerating of mangrove rehabilitation, alongside peat restoration efforts, and the promotion of circularity approaches for the waste and agricultural sectors.
“These national efforts need to be complemented and backed by clear international support, as well as investment in resource efficiency and the circular economy, including the establishment of an effective and equitable carbon market,” Minister Nurbaya explained.
She also touched on the need for investment in the development and deployment of technology, and, vitally, the fulfilment of climate finance pledges made in the past.
The Minister urged the G7 to take the lead in these matters by facilitating support in systems and technologies and by mobilising the aforementioned climate finance.
“We all need to continue to work together in solidarity for a more sustainable future for forthcoming generations,” Minister Nurbaya said.
In previous remarks at the meeting, the Minister thanked and congratulated the host of the event Japan and also underlined the necessity of concrete actions to combat the global climate crisis while stressing the importance of contributions in proportion to the capacities of each respective country.
Real, undeniable accomplishments
In this regard, Minister Nurbaya pointed out some of the numerous impressive achievements Indonesia has carried out, including the submission last year of an enhanced NDC emissions reduction target of 31.89% at its own capacity, and 43.2% with international support.
The country, according to the Minister, has made some “real and undeniable achievements in reducing emissions” with a figure of 47.28% in 2020, 43.82% in 2021 and a possible improvement in 2022.
Minister Nurbaya went on to describe the country’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 as “one of the backbones of its actions.”
She added that “based on international consultation and an analytical process by UNFCCC through its 3rd Biennial Update Report on November 2022, in the period of 2018-2020 Indonesia’s emissions reductions stood at over 577 million CO2e, which was available to be used for collaborations through results-based contributions or other mechanisms.”
The Minister concluded by elaborating on how Indonesia has undertaken efforts to improve its land, water and air quality, pointing out the “comprehensive measures taken to control pollution and destruction, as well as the innovative and integrated efforts, upstream to downstream, aimed at optimizing waste management and the circular economy as part of the Zero Waste, Zero Emissions for 2040 initiative.”
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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Professor Siti Nurbaya has called for the support and cooperation of all concerned parties, including and especially the globe’s G7 countries, in overcoming the current triple planetary crisis facing the world.
The Minister made these remarks at the Plenary Meeting of Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers held in Sapporo, Japan on the 15th and 16th of April.
Minister Nurbaya emphasised the importance of concrete actions to address the ongoing challenges associated with the global climate crisis, as well as the need for constructive collaborations and contributions commensurate to the means and capabilities of each country.
“Every country must be part of the solution and contribute in accordance with their capabilities,” the Minister asserted.
She also appealed for countries to share and mobilise relevant information, technologies and knowledge, encompassing methodologies, along with financial resources in line with their capacity.
Concrete actions
Minister Nurbaya reiterated the various concrete actions already undertaken by Indonesia, including the Forestry and Other Land Use - (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 and the country’s various waste management and ecosystem restoration initiatives, along with the potential these have for further collaboration from the global community, and the world’s more advanced economies in particular.
Among the efforts mentioned by the Minister were the provision of comprehensive equipment for land and marine based analyses and actions, including high-resolution satellite imagery for inventory and an earth resource data analysis system for climate mitigation actions.
She also highlighted the netting and development of business investment in the forestry and marine sectors, as well as the promotion and mainstreaming of sustainable forest management practices.
Other moves made by Indonesia and pointed out by the Minister were the rehabilitation of decomposed peatlands, the accelerating of mangrove rehabilitation, alongside peat restoration efforts, and the promotion of circularity approaches for the waste and agricultural sectors.
“These national efforts need to be complemented and backed by clear international support, as well as investment in resource efficiency and the circular economy, including the establishment of an effective and equitable carbon market,” Minister Nurbaya explained.
She also touched on the need for investment in the development and deployment of technology, and, vitally, the fulfilment of climate finance pledges made in the past.
The Minister urged the G7 to take the lead in these matters by facilitating support in systems and technologies and by mobilising the aforementioned climate finance.
“We all need to continue to work together in solidarity for a more sustainable future for forthcoming generations,” Minister Nurbaya said.
In previous remarks at the meeting, the Minister thanked and congratulated the host of the event Japan and also underlined the necessity of concrete actions to combat the global climate crisis while stressing the importance of contributions in proportion to the capacities of each respective country.
Real, undeniable accomplishments
In this regard, Minister Nurbaya pointed out some of the numerous impressive achievements Indonesia has carried out, including the submission last year of an enhanced NDC emissions reduction target of 31.89% at its own capacity, and 43.2% with international support.
The country, according to the Minister, has made some “real and undeniable achievements in reducing emissions” with a figure of 47.28% in 2020, 43.82% in 2021 and a possible improvement in 2022.
Minister Nurbaya went on to describe the country’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 as “one of the backbones of its actions.”
She added that “based on international consultation and an analytical process by UNFCCC through its 3rd Biennial Update Report on November 2022, in the period of 2018-2020 Indonesia’s emissions reductions stood at over 577 million CO2e, which was available to be used for collaborations through results-based contributions or other mechanisms.”
The Minister concluded by elaborating on how Indonesia has undertaken efforts to improve its land, water and air quality, pointing out the “comprehensive measures taken to control pollution and destruction, as well as the innovative and integrated efforts, upstream to downstream, aimed at optimizing waste management and the circular economy as part of the Zero Waste, Zero Emissions for 2040 initiative.”
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