1.
Indonesian
Forest
Governance

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