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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - At the UN Biodiversity Summit, a side meeting of the 75th UN General Assembly Session (Sep 30), Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya delivered a speech in the form of a pre-recorded video on the extent of the country’s efforts to protect life support systems, preserve biodiversity, and utilize resources in a sustainable manner.
As world leaders pledged efforts to protect 30% of their land and seas, Minister Nurbaya pointed out that the Indonesian permanent moratorium map, which covers an area of over 66 million hectares comprising primary forests and peatlands - an area bigger than France, makes up 35% of Indonesia's land area.
She also explained that 23.38 million hectares of marine territory - almost equivalent in size to the UK - has been set aside as protected areas.
Indonesia is one of the largest homes on earth for flagship species, and Minister Nurbaya confirmed that critically-endangered species, such as Sumatran orangutans, elephants, tigers and rhinos, as well as Javan rhinos and Bornean orangutans, continue to obtain habitat for growing their populations.
Furthermore, she also described how significant swathes of forests and peatlands within existing palm oil and forestry concessions - totalling millions of hectares - have been aside as high conservation value areas, providing even more space for flagship species and biodiversity to flourish.
Among other things, Minister Nurbaya also elaborated on Indonesia's efforts in regard to community-based conservation and social forestry which remain among the main priorities of President Joko Widodo.
The following photos, shared by the ministry team, show Minister Nurbaya delivering her pre-recorded speech at the UN Biodiversity Summit. The summit, with the theme of "Urgent Action on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development", is being held virtually amid the ongoing global pandemic.
Post-2020 efforts
Minister Nurbaya emphasized the need to jointly use current momentum to ensure that post-2020 efforts are carried out, including by building a cooperation framework which pays attention to mutual benefits and providing support for developing countries in the form of resource mobilization and technology transfers.
In addition, she also stressed that protected areas need to be encouraged and utilized as environmentally-sound economic growth centers, including for eco-tourism and the development of medicinal plants and other generic resources.
"These are implemented through fair and equitable benefit sharing mechanisms which appreciate the knowledge and local wisdom on biodiversity information and genetic materials," she asserted.
The implementation of global agendas, including the 2030 agenda and the Paris Agreement, she added, needs to be strengthened.
In closing her speech, Minister Nurbaya urged the following: “We have to always make the earth a favorable place for all things living in harmony."
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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - At the UN Biodiversity Summit, a side meeting of the 75th UN General Assembly Session (Sep 30), Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya delivered a speech in the form of a pre-recorded video on the extent of the country’s efforts to protect life support systems, preserve biodiversity, and utilize resources in a sustainable manner.
As world leaders pledged efforts to protect 30% of their land and seas, Minister Nurbaya pointed out that the Indonesian permanent moratorium map, which covers an area of over 66 million hectares comprising primary forests and peatlands - an area bigger than France, makes up 35% of Indonesia's land area.
She also explained that 23.38 million hectares of marine territory - almost equivalent in size to the UK - has been set aside as protected areas.
Indonesia is one of the largest homes on earth for flagship species, and Minister Nurbaya confirmed that critically-endangered species, such as Sumatran orangutans, elephants, tigers and rhinos, as well as Javan rhinos and Bornean orangutans, continue to obtain habitat for growing their populations.
Furthermore, she also described how significant swathes of forests and peatlands within existing palm oil and forestry concessions - totalling millions of hectares - have been aside as high conservation value areas, providing even more space for flagship species and biodiversity to flourish.
Among other things, Minister Nurbaya also elaborated on Indonesia's efforts in regard to community-based conservation and social forestry which remain among the main priorities of President Joko Widodo.
The following photos, shared by the ministry team, show Minister Nurbaya delivering her pre-recorded speech at the UN Biodiversity Summit. The summit, with the theme of "Urgent Action on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development", is being held virtually amid the ongoing global pandemic.
Post-2020 efforts
Minister Nurbaya emphasized the need to jointly use current momentum to ensure that post-2020 efforts are carried out, including by building a cooperation framework which pays attention to mutual benefits and providing support for developing countries in the form of resource mobilization and technology transfers.
In addition, she also stressed that protected areas need to be encouraged and utilized as environmentally-sound economic growth centers, including for eco-tourism and the development of medicinal plants and other generic resources.
"These are implemented through fair and equitable benefit sharing mechanisms which appreciate the knowledge and local wisdom on biodiversity information and genetic materials," she asserted.
The implementation of global agendas, including the 2030 agenda and the Paris Agreement, she added, needs to be strengthened.
In closing her speech, Minister Nurbaya urged the following: “We have to always make the earth a favorable place for all things living in harmony."
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