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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - According to a newly-released joint statement (Dec 16), the Governments of Indonesia and the United States, through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) respectively, intend to formulate a framework agreement aimed at launching a new climate partnership.
The agreement, which the two parties are set to enter into early next year, involves funding worth up to $50 million for the creation of the new partnership, dependent on the availability of funds.
The joint statement comes in the wake of the signing in May of a Memorandum of Understanding between MoEF and USAID (May 20) in which they committed to joint support for Indonesia’s Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 Operational Plan objectives.
The May MOU primarily focused on support for the country’s efforts to further reduce deforestation and forest degradation while bolstering sustainable forest management, forest rehabilitation, peatland and mangrove restoration, as well as conservation and biodiversity.
The joint statement also follows the release of a White House Fact Sheet, titled ‘Strengthening the U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership’, related, among other things, to the “Preserving Biodiversity” component, during the G20 bilateral meeting between President Jokowi and President Biden (Nov 13).
The details of the “Preserving Biodiversity” component in the White House Fact Sheet - as discussed in this story - are “USAID plans to launch a new climate partnership with Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry in support of the country’s Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 on the conservation of orangutans and other species such as elephants, tigers, and rhinoceroses in Sumatra and Kalimantan. This partnership will support ongoing conservation efforts and help strengthen collaboration among relevant stakeholders.”
Translated into climate actions
Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya expressed her appreciation for the elevation of the two countries’ ongoing bilateral partnership in support of Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 climate goals after the G20.
“We have the opportunity to demonstrate that our partnership is not merely based around pledges, but is being translated into climate actions,” the Minister asserted.
Minister Nurbaya has said on many occasions that Indonesia does not need or want partnerships based solely on unfulfilled promises and pledges.
The Minister has repeatedly stressed that promises and pledges are completely useless when it comes to the climate finance required to fight the climate crisis.
She reiterated this concern upon her departure for COP27 in early November when she labelled the annual US$ 100 billion climate finance promise made by developed countries to developing countries as far from reality.
“We are not talking about the dollar amount, but the most important thing is how to translate our bilateral partnerships into climate actions with whatever climate finance is available from both parties, both in the form of money and in-kind,” the Minister explained.
“This joint statement is a step forward in translating our bilateral climate partnership with the US into climate actions. Its realization early next year needs to be prioritized,” Minister Nurbaya continued.
With further regard to climate finance, as reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Oct 20), Norway has already transferred its first results-based contribution of US$ 56 million to Indonesia through the Indonesian Environment Fund (BPDLH), following the establishment of a new bilateral partnership between the two countries signed by Minister Nurbaya and Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Eide in September this year.
Meanwhile, as uncertainty continues to linger about the delivery of the annual US$ 100 billion of climate finance from developed countries, both COP27 and G20 saw renewed calls for climate financing pledges not only to be met but also enhanced, as reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Nov 23).
Deepening partnership
USAID, according to the joint statement, will coordinate closely with the Government of Indonesia at all levels, along with local, national, and international stakeholders, in an effort to support Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 climate goals under MOEF leadership.
All proposed activities will be thoroughly laid out by the two parties in the new framework agreement, with due consideration to all relevant legal and financial requirements.
“We support MOEF’s leadership on sustainable land use and the protection of valuable forests across Indonesia” USAID Mission Director Jeff Cohen affirmed.
“This framework agreement will deepen our partnership with the Government of Indonesia to address the challenges of climate change and to secure a prosperous, resilient, and green future,” Cohen added.
The new climate partnership, the joint statement elaborated, will include support to conserve orangutans and other charismatic species such as elephants, tigers, and rhinoceroses in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
“Bolstering ongoing conservation efforts, the partnership will provide support for MOEF’s priorities, including through the Indonesian Environment Fund, and will strengthen collaboration among relevant stakeholders to continue advancing sustainable and equitable management of Indonesia’s extraordinary natural resources,” the joint statement concluded.
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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - According to a newly-released joint statement (Dec 16), the Governments of Indonesia and the United States, through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) respectively, intend to formulate a framework agreement aimed at launching a new climate partnership.
The agreement, which the two parties are set to enter into early next year, involves funding worth up to $50 million for the creation of the new partnership, dependent on the availability of funds.
The joint statement comes in the wake of the signing in May of a Memorandum of Understanding between MoEF and USAID (May 20) in which they committed to joint support for Indonesia’s Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 Operational Plan objectives.
The May MOU primarily focused on support for the country’s efforts to further reduce deforestation and forest degradation while bolstering sustainable forest management, forest rehabilitation, peatland and mangrove restoration, as well as conservation and biodiversity.
The joint statement also follows the release of a White House Fact Sheet, titled ‘Strengthening the U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership’, related, among other things, to the “Preserving Biodiversity” component, during the G20 bilateral meeting between President Jokowi and President Biden (Nov 13).
The details of the “Preserving Biodiversity” component in the White House Fact Sheet - as discussed in this story - are “USAID plans to launch a new climate partnership with Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry in support of the country’s Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 on the conservation of orangutans and other species such as elephants, tigers, and rhinoceroses in Sumatra and Kalimantan. This partnership will support ongoing conservation efforts and help strengthen collaboration among relevant stakeholders.”
Translated into climate actions
Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya expressed her appreciation for the elevation of the two countries’ ongoing bilateral partnership in support of Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 climate goals after the G20.
“We have the opportunity to demonstrate that our partnership is not merely based around pledges, but is being translated into climate actions,” the Minister asserted.
Minister Nurbaya has said on many occasions that Indonesia does not need or want partnerships based solely on unfulfilled promises and pledges.
The Minister has repeatedly stressed that promises and pledges are completely useless when it comes to the climate finance required to fight the climate crisis.
She reiterated this concern upon her departure for COP27 in early November when she labelled the annual US$ 100 billion climate finance promise made by developed countries to developing countries as far from reality.
“We are not talking about the dollar amount, but the most important thing is how to translate our bilateral partnerships into climate actions with whatever climate finance is available from both parties, both in the form of money and in-kind,” the Minister explained.
“This joint statement is a step forward in translating our bilateral climate partnership with the US into climate actions. Its realization early next year needs to be prioritized,” Minister Nurbaya continued.
With further regard to climate finance, as reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Oct 20), Norway has already transferred its first results-based contribution of US$ 56 million to Indonesia through the Indonesian Environment Fund (BPDLH), following the establishment of a new bilateral partnership between the two countries signed by Minister Nurbaya and Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Eide in September this year.
Meanwhile, as uncertainty continues to linger about the delivery of the annual US$ 100 billion of climate finance from developed countries, both COP27 and G20 saw renewed calls for climate financing pledges not only to be met but also enhanced, as reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Nov 23).
Deepening partnership
USAID, according to the joint statement, will coordinate closely with the Government of Indonesia at all levels, along with local, national, and international stakeholders, in an effort to support Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 climate goals under MOEF leadership.
All proposed activities will be thoroughly laid out by the two parties in the new framework agreement, with due consideration to all relevant legal and financial requirements.
“We support MOEF’s leadership on sustainable land use and the protection of valuable forests across Indonesia” USAID Mission Director Jeff Cohen affirmed.
“This framework agreement will deepen our partnership with the Government of Indonesia to address the challenges of climate change and to secure a prosperous, resilient, and green future,” Cohen added.
The new climate partnership, the joint statement elaborated, will include support to conserve orangutans and other charismatic species such as elephants, tigers, and rhinoceroses in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
“Bolstering ongoing conservation efforts, the partnership will provide support for MOEF’s priorities, including through the Indonesian Environment Fund, and will strengthen collaboration among relevant stakeholders to continue advancing sustainable and equitable management of Indonesia’s extraordinary natural resources,” the joint statement concluded.
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