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Dicky Simorangkir, Forest program director, The Nature Conservancy Indonesia Program Indonesia has been a leader in making commitments and enacting policies to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+). While other countries have been criticized for their weak emission reduction targets and delayed action on fighting climate change, Indonesia is demonstrating true leadership. Last year, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono committed to reduce emissions by 26 percent using Indonesian resources, and the Republic began an ambitious national planning process with REDD+ as a key component. |
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Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 09/17/2010 10:10 AM | National Indonesia and Norway are set to upgrade the level of the climate deal to bind the two countries in meeting their pledges to cut emissions amid protests from businesses who fear the deal would hamper investment.
Indonesia and Norway signed a letter of intent (LoI) on climate change in May with Oslo extending US$1 billion in funds in exchange for emission cuts from deforestation.
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Jonathan Wootliff | Tue, 09/07/2010 9:55 AM | Environment It’s no surprise to hear conservationists lament the plight of Indonesia’s orangutans, elephants and tigers. But most of us don’t usually associate this country with shrinking glaciers, which are now ringing alarm bells among climate experts. Puncak Jaya impressively rises close to 5,000 meters above New Guinea and is the highest mountain to be found on any island on the planet. While its peak is free of ice, there are several glaciers on its slopes, including the impressive Carstensz and Northwall Firn. |
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Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JAKARTA | Thu, 09/16/2010 9:13 AM | National Indonesia called on parties to the UN biodiversity convention to stop receiving illegally traded endangered species, or loss of biodiversity would continue.
A senior official from the Forestry Ministry warned that Indonesia’s measures to protect endangered species, such as tigers and orangutans, by restoring their ailing habitats could be futile if foreign countries took no serious action to deal with illegal trade.
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The Jakarta Post | Thu, 09/09/2010 8:47 AM | National The Indonesian National Climate Change Council (DNPI) has outlined 150 strategies to ensure the country reaches a target set by the government to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent by 2020.
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