2. • Governance basically is about Transparency, Inclusivity, and
Accountability.
• The forestry act (No.41/1999) actually had an openness, social justice
and inclusive spirit
• In 2008, government enacted the Freedom of Information Act
(No.14/2008). This act mandated that every public body (including
NGO) should have an information system
• In 2011, the ministry of forestry issue ministerial decree (No. 7/2011)
regarding the information system in the ministry of forestry.
• Prior to that the Government of Indonesia (GoI) becoming the first
developing country that commit to reduce emission for 41%, and the
emission reduction will come from LULUCF.
Forest Governance in Indonesia &
REDD+
3. • After that commitment, many developed country start to
giving several aid to Indonesia, for preparing the REDD+
in Indonesia. (eg: Australia, Japan, UNDP, Europe, UK,
etc)
• The most phenomenal aid is between Indonesia and
Norway (The Letter of Intent-LoI), Why?
The Indonesian government commit for two year
suspension on all new concessions for conversion of
peat and natural forest.
Creating a new institution for REDD+ (REDD+ agencies)
Improving forest governance and law enforcement
Forest Governance in Indonesia &
REDD+
4. • For some of the government, the hot issue is REDD+, but for many of
other Indonesian the Issue is “restructuring forestry sector”
• With the commitment to cut emission that Indonesia gave to the
international societies, emission reduction from forest sector is becoming
the most hot issue in Indonesia.
• But within the spirit to cut the emission from forest sector lies several
hurdle that need to be tackle, especially in the context of forest
governance.
Deforestation is still “under siege” by expansive palm oil plantation and
mining
National Development Growth Targets vs Emission Reduction
Commitment
Tenure conflict in many forest area in Indonesia
Unfinished planning that lead to deforestation by the unplanned
utilization of forest.
The Hot Issue
5. • Those issue is the primary requirement for realization of emission
cut, and also to implement REDD+. Without improving the
governance, REDD+ is impossible
REDD+ should be Reducing Deforestation/Degradation to Reduce
Emission, so it couldn’t be just bussines as usual.
• The steps that had been taken by the government are:
Establishing the REDD+ Task Force
Developing the National Strategy on REDD+ (Draft)
Developing a multi stakeholders technical team that will be helping
the task force to perform their job.
And….Issuing the Presidential Decree on License Suspension
on Natural Primary Forest & Peatland for 2 Years (No.10/2011).
The Hot Issue
6. • Politic is always a “headline”, absorbing too much energy of
civil society movements without any significant results. Policy
change in the forestry context change fast without any
predictions.
• Big gap capacities between central and local for both
government and civil societies regarding the forest
governance.
• The spirit of openness is already understood by many
government official, but not lies within the system.
• Same understanding for underlying forest problem, but using a
different perspective/approach to answering the problem.
Main Obstacles
7. • Commitments to “fix” the problew both within the NGO and
the governement
• Many effort to enforce the law
• New law that promote good governance (FoIA & Env
Management Act)
• International support for Indonesia to have a clear strategies in
demonstrating a way of good governance
• REDD+ as an opportunities to promoting the needs of good
forest governance
Major Opportunities