Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government, through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, targets the forestry sector and other land uses to contribute in reducing carbon emissions by 60 percent in 2030.
The government has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 29 percent on its own and 41 percent with international support by 2030.
The government has prepared an operational plan to increase carbon absorption from the forestry sector and other land uses in order to achieve the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The plan is contained in the Decree of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number 168 of 2022 on the absorption of carbon from the forestry sector and other land uses by 2030 to control climate change.
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"With this legal basis, Indonesia will continue to meet climate control targets. We are not waiting for the promises of developed countries but will continue to work for the national interest," Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya noted in a press statement received here, Monday.
The Decree of the Minister of Environment and Forestry stated that the level of carbon absorption from the forestry sector and other land uses (Forest and Other Land Uses/FOLU) is targeted to be balanced or higher than the emission level.
The ministry had planned to increase carbon absorption from the forestry sector and other land uses through sustainable forest management and environmental and carbon management.
"The main target remains to focus on reducing deforestation and forest degradation. Although the challenges are not easy, we will continue to work for environmental development with the principle of sustainability," she noted.
Nurbaya explained that Indonesia adheres to the carbon-neutral concept in its efforts to control climate change. In the last five to seven years, the country has taken corrective actions to implement the concept.
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The government has applied a permanent moratorium policy in the management of primary natural forests and peat forests by covering an area of 66 million hectares, conducted restoration and improvement of water systems on peatlands covering an area of 3.4 million hectares, rehabilitated watersheds, implemented sustainable forest management in an area of 14 million hectares, and run a social forestry program on an area of 4.7 million hectares until 2021, the minister stated.
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