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As reported earlier by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Apr 29), Minister Nurbaya sent a letter with the same substance to the country’s governors, asking them - among other things - not to move forward with the LEAF initiative before consulting with the minister in her capacity as the country's national focal point to the UNFCCC.
In response to the minister’s letter, APHI Chairman Indroyono Soesilo told FORESTHINTS.NEWS in writing (Apr 29) that “Indonesia is one of the world’s super powers in climate change issues, so it should act as a leader not a follower.”
“The basis for the implementation of mitigation to reduce carbon emissions is of course our constitution, so our resources in absorbing CO2 are controlled by the state to be used as much as possible for public welfare,” he wrote.
He pointed out that the new job creation law has opened up multi-business opportunities in the forestry sector, including for the environmental services that are applied in mitigating carbon emissions.
Minister Nurbaya has previously reminded of how the global pandemic resulted in minus growth of Indonesian forestry exports for months during 2020. However, in the first quarter of this year forestry export performance rebounded into double-digit growth, as previously reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Apr 5) and depicted in the following chart.
Indonesia on a responsible path
The APHI chairman, who is the former coordinating minister for maritime affairs, said that in ratifying the Paris Agreement, the government has proven itself to be on a responsible path to fulfilling its NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) of 29% by 2030 with its own resources and 41% with international support.
He stated that as such his organization is ready to support the government’s efforts to achieve the NDC target, adding that if there are any excess carbon absorption reserves, then carbon pricing, carbon credits and carbon trading can be carried out, among others, by APHI members.
An example of the considerable role that continues to be played by the forestry business sector, as reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Feb 1), is that there are still substantial remaining peat forests in landscapes across the largest pulpwood supply chains stretching across Sumatra's Riau province, as shown in the expanse of peat forests in the image below.
These peat forests are almost entirely situated in forestry business concessions, which constitute state forest areas, and continue to play a role in carbon sequestration and storage, among other things.
The remaining peat forests in Riau province also form part of the 90.1 million hectares of natural forest cover in Indonesia as of 2019/2020, of which 92.8% are state forest areas legally under the authority of the country's Environment and Forestry Minister.
As also reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS in December last year, evidence showed almost zero burning in the LiDAR-identified peat domes mostly scattered among pulp and paper supply chains in Sumatra. This contributed significantly to preventing peat fires during 2020, as demonstrated in the chart below.
Ready for government-based arrangements
As to the LEAF initiative, which is to be implemented using the ART-TREES standard, the APHI chairman underscored that his organization naturally complies with Indonesian laws and regulations, and looks forward to forthcoming arrangements on the economic value of carbon which will be regulated by an imminent presidential regulation.
APHI, he explained, is also taking relevant steps to enable its members to obtain greater incentives in their efforts to mitigate carbon emissions through business operation initiatives such as peat conservation, reduced impact logging, and extended harvesting periods of industrial plantation forests.
“Efforts to enhance technical skills in mitigating carbon emissions in the forestry business will continue to be undertaken, so that once the upcoming presidential regulation is issued, APHI is ready to implement it straight away,” the association’s chairman wrote in conclusion.
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As reported earlier by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Apr 29), Minister Nurbaya sent a letter with the same substance to the country’s governors, asking them - among other things - not to move forward with the LEAF initiative before consulting with the minister in her capacity as the country's national focal point to the UNFCCC.
In response to the minister’s letter, APHI Chairman Indroyono Soesilo told FORESTHINTS.NEWS in writing (Apr 29) that “Indonesia is one of the world’s super powers in climate change issues, so it should act as a leader not a follower.”
“The basis for the implementation of mitigation to reduce carbon emissions is of course our constitution, so our resources in absorbing CO2 are controlled by the state to be used as much as possible for public welfare,” he wrote.
He pointed out that the new job creation law has opened up multi-business opportunities in the forestry sector, including for the environmental services that are applied in mitigating carbon emissions.
Minister Nurbaya has previously reminded of how the global pandemic resulted in minus growth of Indonesian forestry exports for months during 2020. However, in the first quarter of this year forestry export performance rebounded into double-digit growth, as previously reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Apr 5) and depicted in the following chart.
Indonesia on a responsible path
The APHI chairman, who is the former coordinating minister for maritime affairs, said that in ratifying the Paris Agreement, the government has proven itself to be on a responsible path to fulfilling its NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) of 29% by 2030 with its own resources and 41% with international support.
He stated that as such his organization is ready to support the government’s efforts to achieve the NDC target, adding that if there are any excess carbon absorption reserves, then carbon pricing, carbon credits and carbon trading can be carried out, among others, by APHI members.
An example of the considerable role that continues to be played by the forestry business sector, as reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Feb 1), is that there are still substantial remaining peat forests in landscapes across the largest pulpwood supply chains stretching across Sumatra's Riau province, as shown in the expanse of peat forests in the image below.
These peat forests are almost entirely situated in forestry business concessions, which constitute state forest areas, and continue to play a role in carbon sequestration and storage, among other things.
The remaining peat forests in Riau province also form part of the 90.1 million hectares of natural forest cover in Indonesia as of 2019/2020, of which 92.8% are state forest areas legally under the authority of the country's Environment and Forestry Minister.
As also reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS in December last year, evidence showed almost zero burning in the LiDAR-identified peat domes mostly scattered among pulp and paper supply chains in Sumatra. This contributed significantly to preventing peat fires during 2020, as demonstrated in the chart below.
Ready for government-based arrangements
As to the LEAF initiative, which is to be implemented using the ART-TREES standard, the APHI chairman underscored that his organization naturally complies with Indonesian laws and regulations, and looks forward to forthcoming arrangements on the economic value of carbon which will be regulated by an imminent presidential regulation.
APHI, he explained, is also taking relevant steps to enable its members to obtain greater incentives in their efforts to mitigate carbon emissions through business operation initiatives such as peat conservation, reduced impact logging, and extended harvesting periods of industrial plantation forests.
“Efforts to enhance technical skills in mitigating carbon emissions in the forestry business will continue to be undertaken, so that once the upcoming presidential regulation is issued, APHI is ready to implement it straight away,” the association’s chairman wrote in conclusion.
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