Category: Indonesia
Preventing the risk of corruption in REDD+ in Indonesia
Without binding international agreements under the UNFCCC in place, REDD+ is evolving as a voluntary, bilateral or multilateral mechanism. Unclear REDD+ rules, potential for significant financial gain and weak governance in many of the tropical countries involved are giving rise to suspicions that possible speculative processes, corruption and malpractices may proliferate. Such practices range from violation of forest–dependent people’s rights and livelihoods to increased deforestation and...
Gender Justice: Forest Tenure and Forest Governance in Indonesia
This paper includes a narration of socio-cultural dynamics of forest tenure and forest governance through case studies. It then discusses lessons on gender injustices in forest tenure and governance stemming from the case studies. In order to understand how gender injustices happen at various levels, it traces the history of structural aspects and political dimensions of gender blindness in forest tenure and governance in Indonesia.
The Context of REDD+ in Indonesia: Drivers, Agents and Institutions
This country profile reviews the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, sets out the institutional, political and economic environment within which REDD+ is being implemented in Indonesia, and documents the process of national REDD+ policy development during the period 2007–2011. There are clearly contextual challenges that need to be addressed in order to create the enabling conditions for REDD+ and to improve the governance of Indonesia’s forests more broadly. The aim of this...
Recognizing traditional tree tenure as part of conservation and REDD+ strategy: Feasibility study for a buffer zone between a wildlife reserve and the + Lamandau river in Indonesia's REDD Pilot Province
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) should focus on places where such emissions occur. Protected Areas are, in theory, protected and hence, should have no emissions associated with land use/land cover change. In practice, however, protection is incomplete. Can they be included in REDD+ schemes? How concrete should threats be before we call carbon (C) protection 'additional'? The dilemma may be more manageable if protected areas are included in a broader...
Co-existence of people and orangutan in Sumatra: Stabilising gradients for landscape multifunctionality
Multifunctional landscapes and species-rich agroforests can support biodiversity conservation. Command- and-control conservation approaches tend to create sharp distinctions between protected areas and surrounding agriculture. Can a village–agroforest–forest landscape gradient be stable? Or is it part of a continuous process of forest conversion that in the end will leave hardly any conservation values intact? The landscape of Batang Toru, Sumatra offers a case study. It is home to a...
Influence of coastal vegetation on the 2004 tsunami wave impact in west Aceh
In a tsunami event human casualties and infrastructure damage are determined predominantly by seaquake intensity and offshore properties. On land, wave energy is attenuated by gravitation (elevation) and friction (land cover). Tree belts have been promoted as “bioshields” against wave impact. However, given the lack of quantitative evidence of their performance in such extreme events, tree belts have been criticized for creating a false sense of security. This study used 180 transects...
Social Role-Play Games Vs Individual Perceptions of Conservation and PES Agreements for Maintaining Rubber Agroforests in Jambi (Sumatra), Indonesia
Financial incentives can both support and undermine social norms compatible with environmental service enhancement. External co-investment—e.g., through incentives from programs to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) and eco-certification—needs to synergize with local efforts by understanding local dynamics and conditions for free and prior informed consent. We assessed the perceptions and behavior of rubber agroforest farmers under existing conservation agreements as a...
Opportunity and Risk of REDD+, Green Economy, and Sustainable Development
This
presentation examines Indonesia's Future Economic and Development agenda, New Business
Opportunities, Challenges, Risks and Risk Mitigation strategies regarding REDD and
sustainable development. If managed properly REDD+ and the
development of a Green Economy will not threaten the achievement of the national agenda (to maintain high growth and reduce poverty level). In order to be succesul, it will be necessary to overcome low
participation by the public and private sectors, to...
REDD+ National Strategy Indonesia
With more than 130 million hectares of forests covering 70 percent of its land area, Indonesia is a prime candidate to apply REDD+. It is in Indonesia’s interests to implement REDD+ programs to reduce substantial emissions from land use including forestry by significantly reducing the rate of deforestation and forest degradation. Indonesia also has an interest in participating in efforts to curb global warming because of its vulnerability to climate change impacts. Indonesia is committed to...
