United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia

REDD+

INDONESIA
NEWSLETTER
Vol. 1 - No. 4

December 2014

Inside
The links between Climate Change,
Forest Biodiversity and Sustainable
Development
Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias ........ 4

The REDD+ Partnership Meets for

the Final Time
Lima, Peru, 27-28th November 2014 ....... 6

UNFCCC CoP20 in Lima

The role of the private sector and market-based
mechanisms in financing REDD+ ........ 8

Interview of the Month

Rachmat Witoelar, Executive Head of
the National Council on Climate Change ........ 12

Prioritizing Peat: President Jokowis

Blusukan in Riau
President Joko Widodo visits Riau Province ........ 15

WWF-Indonesia
Championing Jurisdictional REDD+ in Indonesia ........ 18

UNORCID (United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia) is the UN System focal point for REDD+
in Indonesia. Building on the competitive advantage and domain expertise of nine UN System entities (FAO, ILO,
UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNODC, UNOPS, UNU, and WFP) and numerous civil society partners, UNORCID provides
decision-makers and stakeholders at all levels with relevant information and tools to support successful REDD+
implementation in Indonesia. UNORCID was inaugurated on 17 November 2011 by the UN Secretary-General,
Ban Ki-moon, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Republic of Indonesia
and the UN System in September 2011.

Strategic Partners
United Nations System:

Civil Society, Research Institutions and the Private Sector:

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FROM THE DIRECTOR

2014 has been a determinative year for REDD+ in Indonesia.

The National REDD+ Agency, newly established in January of this year, has played a driving role
in the broadening and deepening of the Indonesias REDD+ programme with a view to enhancing
understanding and acceptance across Indonesia.
UNORCIDs activities have correspondingly expanded - and while this is only our fourth monthly
newsletter - we hope that those published so far will have given you an idea of the range and scope
of our work. This is further illustrated by the large number of events that UNORCID co-hosted on
the sidelines of the 20th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change, which are summarized in this newsletter, and about which further information is
available on our website.
Looking ahead, a number of exciting and path-breaking initiatives are on the horizon for 2015,
including a Summit for world business leaders from 9-10 February, in Jakarta, on the topic of
Tropical Landscapes: A Global Investment Opportunity. The ground has already been laid for
UNORCID to augment UN system support to key prerogatives of the national REDD+ programme, on
topics ranging from blue carbon to gender mainstreaming, and with groups that include national
parliamentarians, children and young people.
2015 will see Indonesias new administration adding further clarity to its priorities and positions,
and there are many reasons for optimism that these will align with the vision of a sustainable
growth with equity to which Indonesias REDD+ programme strives. At the international level, the
world moves towards the landmark climate change conference (CoP21/CMP11) in Paris 2015.
I hope that our newsletters will remain of interest and value to you as the context of REDD+ in
Indonesia becomes ever more dynamic, and the stakes associated with a global agreement on
climate change mitigation rise in tandem.
I wish readers all the best for the New Year.

Satya S. Tripathi
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Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias

Executive Secretary - Convention on Biological Diversity

The links between Climate Change, Forest

Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Climate change and biodiversity are inextricably linked.

Ecosystem restoration is one element that can deliver

Climate change is increasingly one of the main threats

a range of local, national and global policy objectives,

to biodiversity, and is likely to become one of the most

including contributing to REDD+. Since its origins, REDD+

significant drivers of biodiversity loss by the end of the

has expanded beyond activities solely focused on carbon

century. At the same time, biodiversity and healthy

emission reduction to include other services that protect the

ecosystems play a major role in mitigating and adapting to

environment.

climate change by contributing to long-term sequestration

of carbon, and reducing the impacts of extreme events

To ensure that efforts to reduce deforestation and

such as droughts and floods. Because conservation,

contributions towards ecosystem restoration are being

restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity are essential

made, we need to involve a wide range of stakeholders.

for poverty eradication, food security, health and other

The recent New York Declaration on Forests, which aims to

aspects of human well-being, if we permit its continued

halve deforestation by 2020 and end it by 2030, is an example

decline, we will not only undermine our ability to adapt to

of a public-private partnership that lays out ambitious

climate change, we will also undermine fulfilment of these

goals to address deforestation and promote restoration of

essential functions, with harmful results being felt by all,

degraded land. The private sector has an important role to

and especially by the poorest of this world.

play in reducing deforestation as well as in contributing

to ecosystem restoration. That being said, implementation

Because of this interrelationship, better management

of the New York Declaration on Forests faces a number of

of forests, wetlands, mangroves, and other ecosystems

challenges, notably the lack of existing practical tools and

can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Diverse

guidance in many countries.

ecosystems that are characterized by more biodiversity are

more resilient, and can better adapt to climate change.

The good news is that there is a widely-agreed framework

in

place

for

addressing

biodiversity,

linked

with

To remain within the 2 degree warming scenario, existing

sustainable development. As the overarching framework

practices with regard to forest management will also need to

on biodiversity, not only for the biodiversity-related

be changed. We need to reduce deforestation by at least 50%

conventions, but for the entire United Nations system,

by 2030. This will not be easy, as approximately 13 million

the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 includes

hectares of forests continue to be lost each year to land

20 ambitious Aichi Biodiversity Targets, including

clearing and degradation, contributing up to 20 per cent of

targets related to the conservation, sustainable use and

annual global greenhouse gas emissions.

restoration of forests.
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guest column

As part of the agreed Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Parties to

is part of the solution to the challenges of sustainable

the CBD have committed, by 2020, to transitioning to the

development and that biodiversity must be a central part

sustainable production and consumption of natural resources

of discussions for the post-2015 development agenda

(Target 4); at least halving the rate of deforestation (Target

and its sustainable development goals.

5);

significantly reducing degradation and fragmentation

(Target 5); increasing areas under sustainable forestry

Furthermore, in the Gangwon Declaration adopted at

(Target 7); increasing and improving protected areas (Target

the high-level segment of COP 12, ministers welcomed

11); preventing species extinctions and improving their

the importance given to biodiversity in the outcome

status (Target 12); maintaining genetic diversity (Target 13);

document of the Open Working Group on Sustainable

safeguarding ecosystems and essential services (Target 14);

Development Goals and call for the further integration

and carrying out ecosystem restoration on at least 15% of

and mainstreaming of biodiversity in the post-2015

Earths degraded lands, enhancing carbon stocks (Target 15).

development agenda. They also called on Parties,

other governments, international organizations and

REDD+ is recognized as having the potential to provide

stakeholders to link the implementation of the post-2015

multiple benefits to biodiversity. However, if biodiversity is

development agenda to other relevant processes such as

not explicitly considered throughout REDD+ planning and

the UN Development Assistance Framework process and

implementation, negative impacts may occur. A number

the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, and

of Aichi Biodiversity Targets, including Targets 5, 7, 11, 14,

to integrate implementation of the Strategic Plan and

15 and 18 are explicitly linked to REDD+, providing a multi-

Aichi Biodiversity Targets with the implementation of the

targeted approach for REDD+ planning and implementation.

post-2015 agenda. These outcomes, together with many

For example, biodiversity can be enhanced through long-

of the goals and targets in the proposal of the of the UN

term forest planning, analysis and monitoring activities under

General Assemblys Open Working Group on Sustainable

REDD+ that include improved species data, the provision

Development Goals, which proposed a set of 17 sustainable

of ecological gap assessments, enhancing ecological

development goals, serve to reflect that biodiversity

connectivity and expanding protected areas. Enhancing

is essential for sustainable development.

carbon stocks as through increased reforestation and

inclusion of biodiversity and ecosystems specifically in

plantings will provide the greatest contribution to ecosystem

goals 14 and 15, as well as throughout the other goals is

restoration. In so doing however, the linkages described

recognition that biodiversity and ecosystem services are

above need to be addressed to avoid negative impacts.

the basis for our wealth, our health and our well-being.

An Integrated Global Agenda

The fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-

Healthy ecosystems act as buffers against natural hazards

4), launched at COP 12, concludes that, moving forward,

and provide valuable yet underutilized approaches for

it will be important to coordinate actions to address

climate change adaptation and enhance natural resilience.

the Aichi Targets, as these cannot be met in isolation.

Unfortunately, REDD+ is still seen primarily as a mitigation

The report highlights that meeting the Targets will also

activity, but recent pledges made to the Green Climate

contribute to broader development, food security, health

Fund on the margins of the Climate Summit in New York

and sustainability goals and suggests that biodiversity

in September 2014 that will fund both adaptation and

be mainstreamed in the Sustainable Development Goals

mitigation activities are encouraging.

(SDGs).

Several key decisions taken by Parties at the recently

The future we want is within our reach. Yet, we need to

concluded twelfth meeting of the Conference of the

safeguard and sustainably use our biodiversity, ensuring

Parties (COP 12) to the Convention on Biological

that different sectors and stakeholders play their roles

Diversity on biodiversity, sustainable development

and support the achievement of the goals and targets

and poverty eradication comprise the Pyeongchang

of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and integrate them

Road Map for the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity

within the post-2015 agenda and future sustainable

Targets, which reinforces the notion that biodiversity

development goals.
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REDD+ Partnership Meeting

Lima, Peru, 27-28 November 2014

Representatives of the REDD+ Partnership comprising of 75 countries in Palangka Raya, capital of Central Kalimantan province of Indonesia, for
the global REDD+ Partnership Workshop and Meeting from 8-11 October 2013.

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

(UNFCCC) has encouraged the Parties to coordinate their
efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest
degradation. In recognition of this and the critical role of
forests in mitigating climate change, countries attending the
March 2010 International Conference on the Major Forest
Basins agreed on the need to create the REDD+ Partnership,
a global platform to enable effective, transparent and
coordinated fast actions on reducing emissions from the
land-use and forestry sector in developing countries. Among
other things, the Partnership aimed to facilitate knowledge
transfer, capacity enhancement, mitigation actions, and
technology development and transfer.

presentations on experiences and lessons learned from

partner countries, related organizations, NGOs and civil
society, as well as visits to local sites implementing REDD+
activities.
The last REDD+ Partnership meeting was held in Lima, Peru,
during 27-28 November, a few days before the beginning of
the UNFCCC CoP20. The event, co-chaired by the European
Commission and Panama, provided space for evaluating
the capacity building needs for REDD+, with a particular
emphasis on REDD+ financing. During the first day, the
budget of the Partnership was assessed; the Voluntary
REDD+ Database (VRD) presented an update of its activities;
Forest Trends gave a presentation on models for publicprivate partnerships to promote REDD+; and updates on
the work of the Green Climate Fund were provided by Tao
Wang, Director of Mitigation and Adaptation. The following
day, the Standing Committee on Finance, represented by
member Stefan Agne, consulted with REDD+ experts; Leticia
Guimaraes, REDD+ Focal Point for the Brazilian Ministry of
Environment, shared Brazils experience on the assessment
of the national reference emissions level, and Satya Tripathi,
Director of UNORCID, and Joy Hyvarinen, Executive Director
of the Foundation for International Environmental Law and
Development (FIELD), led a discussion on education and
information as a tool to mainstream REDD+. In addition to
deciding Lima would be the final REDD+ Partnership meeting,
the two-day workshop was concluded with a reflection on the
VRD and the allocation of the remaining funds.

The REDD+ Partnership was launched during the Oslo

Climate and Forest Conference, held in Norway in May 2010,
and around USD 4 billion were pledged for 2010-2012. In
December 2012, the Partners adopted the Doha Document
and expressed their intent to extend the mandate of the
Partnership over 2013 and 2014. The work programme for
that period comprised five main components, namely 1)
facilitating readiness activities, 2) facilitating demonstration
activities, 3) facilitating results based actions, 4) facilitating
scaling up of finance and actions, and 5) promoting
transparency and communication. During the period 1 July
31 December 2013, Indonesia and Norway were co-chairs
of the Partnership and, as part of their mandate, hosted a
REDD+ Partnership meeting in Palangka Raya, Central
Kalimantan, from 8-11 October 2013. The workshop included
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REDD+ Overview: International

Global Landscapes Forum

One of the main venues for discussions on REDD+, alongside
the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, was
the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) from 6 - 7 December
coordinated by the Center for International Forestry Research
(CIFOR) in partnership with the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), Perus Ministries of Environment (MINAM)
and Agriculture (MINAGRI). Under the theme Sustainable
landscapes for a new climate and development agenda
A vision beyond 2015, the GLF convened more than
1,500 negotiators, world leaders, scientists, civil society
and business leaders, donors, practitioners, media and
policymakers engaged in agriculture, forestry and other
land-use sectors, to (i) present and debate evidence and
experience in applying integrated landscape solutions; (ii)
Inform decisions and policies on climate change, a post2015 development agenda, and green economy initiatives;
and (iii) Identify priority research areas and questions as well
as policy gaps.

CIFOR Director General, and Ms. Sonia Maria Gonzlez

Molina, DG Research and Environmental Information at
the Ministry of Environment, Peru. At a panel discussion
entitled Considering biodiversity in REDD+ planning
and implementation: Country experiences and future
options hosted by the Secretariat of the Convention
on Biological Diversity and Forest Carbon, Markets and
Communities, Minister Prasetyo described how central
biodiversity is to Indonesias REDD+ vision, a point that
he had also emphasized at the 12th CoP to Convention of
Biological Diversity in October 2014, at a panel discussion
entitled Considering biodiversity in REDD+ planning
and implementation: Country experiences and future
options hosted by the Secretariat of the Convention
on Biological Diversity and Forest Carbon, Markets and
Communities. Landscapes and biodiversity were also the
key focus in Minister Prasetyos contribution to the panel
discussion - also part of the Global Landscapes Forum
- entitled A new climate agenda? Moving forward with
adaptation-based mitigation, organized by the World
Banks Program on Forests (PROFOR) on 7 December.

This Forum provided the ideal venue for the launch

of a book authored by the World Agroforestry Centre
(ICRAF) entitled Climate-Smart Landscapes: MultiFunctionality in Practice. Mr. Satya Tripathi, Director of
UNORCID, commended the book in his intervention on the
panel at the launch event. H.E. Mr. Heru Prasetyo Head
of the National REDD+ Agency (BP REDD+) contributed
to several panel discussions, including Enabling
forest landscapes to score Sustainable Development
Goals along with Ms. Paula Caballerro, World Bank
Environment and Natural Resources Senior Director,
Camilla Toulmin, IIED Director, Dr. Peter Holmgren,

Earlier, on 6 December, CIFOR, UNEP and UNORCID cohosted a high-level lunch with a focus on South-South
collaboration for REDD+. Given that there is significant
logic for tropical forested countries to work together to
achieve REDD+, it is important for countries to share the
lessons that they have learned in the various aspects of
REDD+ Readiness so that others may plan effectively
to avoid potential risks and accelerate progress
towards implementation. Thus the high-level luncheon,
moderated by Minister Prasetyo, brought together H.E.
Mr. Juan Manuel Benites Ramos, Minister
of Agriculture and Irrigation of the Republic
of Peru; Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, UNEP Deputy
Executive Director; Mr. Peter Holmgren,
Director General of CIFOR; Ms. Paula
Caballerro; Mr. Mark Burrows, Executive
Vice Chairman & Managing Director,
Asia Pacific, Credit Suisse Investment
Bank; Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias,
Executive Secretary for the Convention
on Biological Diversity; Dr. Tony Simons,
Director General of ICRAF; Dr. Eduardo
Rojas-Briales, Assistant Director General
of the FAO; and Mr. Nguyen Khac Hieu,
Deputy Director General of Department
Mr. Prasetyo presents at the event entitled A new climate agenda? Moving forward
of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate
with adaptation-based mitigation alongside Ms. Bianca Jagger, Founder and Chair of
Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and
the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, H.E. Minister Belete Tafere, Minister of
Environment and Forestry, Ethiopia; and Mr. Mark Burrows, Executive Vice Chairman &
Environment of Vietnam, among others.
Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Credit Suisse Investment Bank.

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CoP20:The role of the private sector and marketbased mechanisms in financing REDD+ Private
sector REDD+ financing
The 20th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC CoP20)
held between 1 and 12 December 2014 in Peru, served as a
global platform for discussions on the strategies to mobilize
private finance for achieving REDD+. To date, bilateral country
programmes and multilateral funds are two major funders of
REDD+ activities, although these funds have mostly supported
the creation of enabling institutional conditions for REDD+
(change in legislation, design and implementation of MRV,
demonstration projects, etc.) These finances ensureda faststart of REDD+ programmes, but a credible strategy on longterm finance relies on active participation of the private sector,
which is expected to become the largest source of financing
for REDD+.
Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever and Chairman of the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development, and Cndido Meza-Salazar
Chairman of the National Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples of
Panama at the High-level opening plenary: Landscapes for climate and
development, on Day 2 of the Global Landscapes Forum.

There are two main categories of possible private sources for

REDD+ finance. The first one refers to direct REDD+ finance,
where private investments are channeled into activities that
reduce emissions directly, including voluntary and compliance
carbon markets. The second private finance category includes

Landscapes for climate and developmentat the Global

investments into the sectors that drive deforestation, such

Landscape Forum, she said: The private sector must

as agriculture or infrastructure in order to change existing

eliminate deforestation from its supply chains without delay.

unsustainable practices (indirect REDD+ finance).

This means expanding existing sustainability commitments

to cover a wider range of commodities, and bringing more

Indirect private REDD+ finance

companies in both developed and developing countries on

board.

Successful examples of private sector engagement with

REDD+ - including the Althelia fund and the CodeREDD
Stand for Trees campaign - were showcased at the event

Representatives of the private sector echoed this statement.

Private Financing for REDD+: New Approaches in 2014,

Mr. Paul Polman, Unilevers CEO, voiced the viewpoint that In

organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development

fact, most of the CEOs are convinced or now know that their

(USAID). In the events keynote speech, Mr. Heru Prasetyo,

companies cannot prosper in a world of runaway climate

the Head of Indonesia National REDD+ Agency (BP REDD+),

change, and thats increasingly becoming evident. Mr.

noted that effective partnerships with the private sector are

Polman said that industry leaders adopted an active stance

a vital component of overall REDD+ success. The private

on deforestation, and recognized that the cost of inaction is

sector has the capacity to contribute to the global efforts

actually rapidly becoming greater than the cost of action.

to reduce deforestation, first, because it deals directly with

Therefore, many companies introduced palm oil certification

the commodities causing deforestation and second, due

and tracking systems to work towards transparent and

to financial incentives which could provide impetus for

deforestation-free supply chains.

increasing private investments to REDD+.

Direct private REDD+ finance

UNDP Administrator and Chair of the United Nations

A significant lack of mid and long-term funding to pay for

Development Group (UNDG), Ms. Helen Clark, was aligned

emission reduction projects in developing countries makes

with this opinion. In her keynote speech at the event entitled

market-based mechanisms to finance REDD+ a central

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REDD+ AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR

point of discussion. The Global Canopy Programme (GCP)

A keynote speech by Mr. Prasetyo laid emphasis on

and the Climate Markets & Investment Association (CMIA)

the Indonesian experience in implementation of the

hosted an event entitled The Green Climate Fund and other

jurisdictional approach to REDD+. He said that only

tools for unlocking private sector finance for REDD+. The

holistic projects which go beyond carbon stock and equally

Green Climate Fund (GCF) was set up to channel result-

address sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity objectives

based payments to REDD+ countries and therefore, to

should be funded within REDD+.

ensure credible REDD+ financing system, among other

the potentially important contribution of the GCF in shaping

The next step in engaging private

sector in REDD+

the climate finance landscape.

These constructive discussions on the role of private

objectives. Speaking at this event, Mr. Prasetyo highlighted

financing of REDD+ held at CoP20 pointed to the fact that

Creating conditions for direct private REDD+ financing were

private sector finance is an important source of finance

further discussed during The Future of REDD+: Opportunities

for REDD+ and, therefore, pivotal to the success of global

for Anchoring REDD+ in the Landscape Approach reception,

efforts to reduce deforestation and keep the global

hosted by Conservation International. Mr. Prasetyo said that

temperature rise within 2 degrees Celsius. To ensure that

continuous efforts are needed to support market mechanisms

private sector engagement continues to gain momentum,

and generate currently missing demand for REDD+ credits.

Mr. Prasetyo announced that Indonesia is organizing the

Mr. Pavan Sukhdev, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, also spoke

Private Sector Summit on Tropical Landscapes, slated

about the modality for REDD+ finance, incorporated into the

to take place on 9-10 February 2015 in Jakarta. The

GCF and other funding mechanisms. He called for joint efforts

Summit will bring together world business leaders, civil

to materialize finances and implement REDD+ programmes

society organizations, and governmental officials. To

at full scale by 2020.

recognize the importance of the public sector in future

sustainable development, H.E. Mr. Joko Widodo, President

A detailed discussion on engaging of private sector in REDD+

of the Republic of Indonesia, will launch the Summit. Open

took place at the CoP20 side event Scaling Up REDD+:

dialogue will encourage all stakeholders to find ways to

Catalyzing jurisdictional leadership with new finance sources

form productive public-private partnerships to achieve a

and mechanisms co-hosted by Fauna & Flora International

green economy and a sustainable future for all.

(FFI), Verified Carbon Standard

(VCS), and UNORCID. The aim of
the event was to speak about the
jurisdictional approach to REDD+
and financing of REDD+ within
one framework, since the success
of

REDD+

depends

on

both

finances and enabling institutional

conditions. Effectively leveraging
multiple sources of demand for
REDD+ direct financing in order
to address current global lack of
funding to pay for REDD+ activities,
and the importance of private
sector finance to REDD+ success,
were topics of discussion.

Minister Presetyo delivers keynote speech at US Center event entitled Private Financing for REDD+: New
approaches in 2015.

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Aceh Province and BP REDD+ Sign Memorandum of

Understanding
improving various policies and regulations
at the sub-national level in order to provide
legal framework for the implementation of
REDD+ in Aceh.

The importance of Aceh

province in the context of
REDD+ in Indonesia
Aceh province is of paramount significance
for the efficient implementation of REDD+
activities in Indonesia. Acehs forests cover
55% of the province land mass and include
Dr. H. Zaini Abdullah, Governor of Aceh (left) and H.E. Mr. Heru Prasetyo, Head of
BP REDD+ (right) sign the MoU.

some of Sumatras increasingly rare lowland

forests. Aceh has the most extensive forest
cover left in Sumatra, where vast swathes of

The

Aceh

Government

signed

Memorandum

of

forest 40% of the islands primary forests and 36% of its

Understanding (MoU) with the National REDD+ Agency (BP

total forest cover since 1990 have been cleared for pulp

REDD+) in Banda Aceh on 17 November 2014, making Aceh

and paper plantations, oil palm estates, and agriculture.

Province the eighth province to sign an MoU with BP REDD+,

Moreover, most of Aceh population relies on forest resources

following the provinces of Jambi, Central Kalimantan,

and forest ecosystem services for their livelihood. For these

East Kalimantan, West Sumatra, Central Sulawesi, South

reasons, Aceh is one of the priority provinces for widespread

Sumatra, and Riau.

REDD+ implementation in Indonesia.

Upon the signing of the MoU, Dr. H. Zaini Abdullah, Governor

Prior to the signing of the MoU with BP REDD+, many

of Aceh, declared: Aceh Government is very supportive of

projects involving local communities and based on

the commitment delivered by the Government of Indonesia

provincial institutions were incepted. Among them are

through BP REDD+ to reach the target of reducing

the Aceh Spatial Plan (RTRWA), the establishment of

emissions in this country. Even before this commitment,

Community Rangers

Aceh has already imposed a logging moratorium policy

representatives tasked with patrol and monitoring of

as an effort to address deforestation as well as forest and

forest and of a Forest Security Unit (Pamhut) as part of

peatland degradation. Aceh Governments support for

a forest protection system. As communities are a strong

REDD+ is shown by the establishment of REDD+ task force

element of the Acehnese society, Aceh Government enlist

in Aceh, that can immediately carry out the coordination and

them as key agents of the Provinces REDD initiatives,

implementation measures by involving NGOs, customary

as demonstrated by the Watershed Forum and the

communities, academics, and other stakeholders.

Association of States Mukim, community forums dedicated

a group led by communities

to the safeguarding of forests and supported by various

The primary purpose of this MoU is the preparation,

NGOs, such as FFI-Aceh Forest and Environment Project

implementation and monitoring of REDD+ Programmes

(FFI-AFEP), World Wildlife Fund Aceh (WWF Aceh) and

in Aceh. It mainly aims at developing and improving basic

Environmental Services Program-United States Agency

data and cadastral maps, establishing and strengthening

for International Development (ESP-USAID). The signing of

institutions in Aceh to coordinate and concretize REDD+

the MoU represents a great opportunity for Aceh province,

initiatives,

which gains the substantial support from BP REDD+ in the

mainstreaming

Acehs

REDD+

Provincial

Strategy and Action Plan (SRAP), and developing and

fulfilment of its policies related to forest protection.

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REDD+ Overview: National

Youth lead the way in designing Indonesias Green

Youth Ambassador Programme

On 19 December 2014, over 35 representatives of youth

organizations gathered in Jakarta to participate in active
focus group discussion on the Green Youth Ambassador (GYA)
programme, to decide on the selection of GYA participants,
choose selection criteria, and brainstorm ideas about what
the programme would look like in terms of stakeholder
involvement, actions to be taken, and strategies for the
recruitment of participants. The event featured presentations
by the National REDD+ Agency (BP REDD+) and UNORCID.
Attendees participated in collaborative, strategic, and
focused discussions on such topics as: What constitutes
being a GYA; What qualities and behaviours should a GYA
possess and model; What should the GYA programme seek
to achieve in Indonesia; How can the targeted number of
GYAs be best reached; and What recruitment activities can
be done to register one million GYAs by 2017?
During the focus group discussion on the GYA Programme,
hosted by UNORCID, representatives of youth organizations
answered the call to discuss the design and implementation
of the GYA Programme well as the running of a Youth Session
at the upcoming Private Sector Summit in Jakarta. The
discussion was valuable as it provided a space for young
people to design and create a programme that they can
claim ownership for and which will interest them and the
other young people who are to be recruited as GYAs. The
collaborative, group-based brainstorming sessions proved
fruitful and were thoroughly enjoyed by the participants.
One of the priorities identified by BP REDD+ for the second
Phase of the Norway-Indonesia REDD+ Letter of Intent

implementation is Green Education. In support of achieving

the priority, BP REDD+, UNORCID, and Green School Bali
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 28 August
2014 in the presence of the United Nations Secretary-General
to advance Green Schools for Sustainable Development.
The MoU establishes a framework of collaboration to foster
knowledge exchange, and share lessons learnt and best
practices to promote green education across Indonesia. In
this context, BP REDD+ seeks to motivate, educate and enlist
one million GYAs. Indonesias youth are a force to be reckoned
with, in both national and global terms. A green generation
in Indonesia would propel Indonesias green economy
transition, and it would inject considerable momentum into
the global sustainability agenda. The purpose of this event
was to design the shape and content of the GYA Programme
as a mean of cogently framing intergenerational solutions to
sustainable development.
The Private Sector Summit on Tropical Landscapes: A Global
Investment Opportunity which will take place in Jakarta,
Indonesia on 9-10 February 2015, will pay heed to the great
potential youth represents for sustainable development.
This conference is designed to enable and generate space
for key business sector leaders to explore and engage in the
opportunities the Indonesian green economy transition is
providing. As investing in a green economy means investing
in the future, the involvement of Indonesian youth is a winning
bet. A youth session will therefore be part of the Summit to
give youth more credence, visibility, and power in the fight
against deforestation and climate change.

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H.E. Mr. Rachmat Witoelar, currently serves as the Executive Head of the National
Council on Climate Change. Mr. Witoelar led the Indonesian Delegation to the recent
20th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC CoP20) that took place in Peru.
The National Council on Climate Change or Dewan Nasional Perubahan Iklim (DNPI) was established
in July 2008 through Presidential Decree No 46/2008. It was designed to serve as the national body
for policy coordination among key national government agencies on matters related to climate
change. It also acts as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
national focal point (NFP) for Indonesia and Designated National Authority for Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM) projects. Led by the President of the Republic of Indonesia as Chair, DNPI has
the Coordinating Minister of Economy and the Coordinating Minister of Social Welfare as vice chairs.
The Council has as its members, the State Secretary, Cabinet Secretary, Ministers of Environment,
Finance, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Mineral Resources, Forestry, Agriculture,
Industry, Public Works, Development Planning/BAPPENAS, Fishery and Marine, Trade, Research
and Technology, Transportation and Health, as well as the Head of the Meteorology, Climatology
and Geophysics Agency/BMKG.

You have had a

very
successful
career in public
service
leading
the development
conversation
in
Indonesia
from
the front for many
decades. When you
look back, what
do you see as your
most
important
contribution to sustainable development in Indonesia?

What is the role of the National Council on Climate

Change (DNPI) in tackling climate change mitigation and
adaptation in Indonesia?
The role of the DNPI is to carry out six tasks. The most
important in this respect is the coordination, namely the
coordination of the members of DNPI or Dewan Nasional
Perubahan Iklimin Bahasa Indonesia. The members are 17
line Ministries and Head of Meteorology, Climatology and
Geophysics Agency/BMKG, so 18 Ministers all together. The
effective coordination, especially regarding policy matters,
among these key national government agencies on matters
related to climate change, is important for the system to be
effective in a holistic way and to operate synergistically in
order to make a difference.

To answer this question I could single out the five years

when I was the Minister of Environment from 2004 to
2009. There have been initiatives that were borne when I
was Minister that changed the way work was done; before
implementing those changes, it was just business-asusual. When I took over as Minister, I tried to make a
difference by involving all stakeholders from civil society,
to CSOs andNGOs, and of course my peers, the others
Minstersof their respective agencies. Using my so-called
soft-powers, the Ministry of Environment mobilized and
gathered over 100 artists, speakers, and professionals who
are green. Prior to that gathering, I cannot remember a
time when individuals from various backgrounds with a
similar passion for the environment were convened, thus
this is one of my most notable contributions to sustainable
development in Indonesia.

In your role as Head of DNPI and Head of the Indonesian

Delegation to the CoP20, how do you view the progress
made in Lima towards the conclusion of an internationally
binding climate change agreement in Paris next year?
In Lima, although I still wish it could be better and faster,
is it best position on a Day 12 of the conference if we look
back to the previous five or six CoPs, including CoP13 Bali
in 2007. In Bali we extended almost three hours into the
next day because the negotiations were very difficult. In
Lima, it is better. We hope to have gained a solid foundation
for Paris, as the objective of the conference in Lima was

to draft a text that can be used as the basis of a binding

international agreement on emission reductions in 2015.
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Interview of the Month

As part of Law 32/2009, Indonesia has committed

itself to oblige that all Strategies, Policies and Plans
are exposed to a Strategic Environmental Assessment
(SEA). So far hurdles still remain in terms of actual
implementation. What are the long-term strategies for
the effective use of SEA, and how do you see the role of
SEA within the framework of REDD+ implementation
in Indonesia?

species, and in accordance with this declaration there is

a law on the preservation of species and biodiversity. A
similar challenge was seen in other parts of the world:
in Africa they are hunting elephant tusks and leopard
skins. The previous president said the preservation of
species and biodiversity was important to Indonesia,
and it was very important to come to a stage where
everybody realizes the critical role of the preservation
of species and biodiversity, not just for mans survival,
but also for the well being of planet earth.

I was the one who drafted the Law 32/2009 on

Environmental Protection and Management. Prior to this
law, I found environmental protection mechanisms to be
lacking. I am proud of this law I started working on it
in 2004 with the Ministry of Environment and completed
it before the end of my term in 2009. Law 32/2009 is the
basis of the moratorium on
illegal logging, Presidential
Instruction No. 10/2011.
However, a law is still
lacking in Indonesia for the
Ministerial Decree to be
attached to.

There are many advanced and expensive technologies

available to help address these challenges, thus it is
very important Indonesia works with the international
community to combat environmental challenges. The
role of technology is vital
to combat climate change,
and technology continues
to advance and evolve. For
Indonesia, the best way
to gain this technology
is through South-South
cooperation, from countries
such as Brazil and those
in the African continent
instead
of
developed
countries, as the latter does
not necessarily face similar
challenges.

My first piece of advice to

the young generation, is
that they have to love their
surroundings, and the second
piece of advice is something
that I have mentioned before,
and that is utilizing the socalled soft-power.

Indonesia is facing some

major
environmental
challenges, varying from air
and water pollution on Java,
the repeated outbreak of
peat land - and forest fires,
continued deforestation and
loss of globally important
biodiversity. How do you
see these challenges being addressed in the next few
years? (What policies or strategies do you think have
the potential to affect change? What changes do you
think need to be made in governance and economic
incentives to better address these challenges?)

The young generation plays

a key role in defining the
collective future of our planet. What would you advise
them, as they manage this responsibility?
My first piece of advice to the young generation, is that
they have to love their surroundings, and the second
piece of advice is something that I have mentioned before,
and that is utilizing the so-called soft-power. There
are several students I mentored - the youngest was six
when I met her - who have diligently been working to
better their communities. These young people are doing
the work they do because they love their environment,
and they are making a difference. I tell them that this is
your land to take care of, as in a few decades it is your
generation that will be the owners and custodians of
planet Earth.

When I was the Minister of Environment, there was a

high volume of exports of orangutans because people
were buying them; there was a market and demand for
orangutans. I talked to the Ministers of Environment
at the time, particularly the Minister of Environment
from Thailand where orangutans were commonly
owned as pets, to incentivize change. At the time, they
would be bought and sold for 3000 dollars. There is
an international declarationon the preservation of
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Climate Communications Facilitation Centre,

Central Kalimantan
Climate change pioneers are
hardly what the rubber tappers
and farmers of Buntoi, a
culturally rich and biologically
diverse village in Pulang Pisau a district in Central Kalimantan
on the island of Borneo imagined they would one day
become. However, Buntoi is
now home to Indonesias first
Climate
Communications
Facilitation Centre, or Pusat
Sarana Komunikasi Iklim (PSKI),
unveiled on 3 September 2013.
The PSKI is the result of an
Mr. Restono outside the PSKI in Buntoi village, Central Kalimantan.
initiative launched a year
earlier by the National REDD+
Task Force (Satgas REDD+) with coordination support
the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific at the UNDP. In
from UNORCID and funding from the Government of
2014, more than 1000 actvists have used the PSKI facilities
Norway under the Indonesia-Norway REDD+ Partnership.
to participate in various workshops and training sessions.
Purpose built by the United Nations Office for Project
Services (UNOPS), the Centre aims at empowering the
Recently, a new PSKI board of management has been
community to pioneer sustainable forest management
appointed by the district government and a budget allocation
initiatives, combat illegal logging, and preserve existing
has been approved by the district parliament. The recently
forests and organic wetlands. It was conceptualized as a
appointed Director of the PSKI, Mr. Restono, S. Pt. revealed
knowledge-sharing initiative for communities to increase
the future plan for the Centre, stressing the crucial role of the
their awareness and relisience to climate change.
facility in terms of training and information management,
From the selection of location - a plot of land donated by
one of Buntois inhabitants - to the design and construction
of the Centre, the local communities were consulted and
engaged at every stage. The Centre itself demonstrates
sustainable building principles: the primary construction
material was locally sourced bamboo, and it features a
rain harvesting system and runs solely on renewable solar
energy. Equipped with high-speed internet connectivity
and ultra-modern communications tools, it also houses a
training centre and residential accommodation for up to
32 trainees.
Over 750 people from more than 35 countries have visited
the facility since its inauguration in 2013, including the
Governor of Central Kalimantan, Heads of various districts
in Central Kalimantan, the Head of BP REDD+, the Swedish
Minister of Environment, the Swedish Ambassador to
Indonesia, the Norwegian Minister of Environment, the
Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia, and the UN Assistant
Secretary-General Assistant Administrator and Director of

providing guidance to communities, collecting information

from all relevant stakeholders, as well as for forest and land
fire monitoring. It is expected that the PSKI will continue
to be used not only by local communities, but also by
national and provincial government representatives, the
private sector, universities, and international institutions
providing a platform to facilitate the interaction of these
stakeholders. It is also meant to be a source of regional
income and attract domestic and international tourists.
Most importantly, Mr. Restono underlined the potential
impacts of the new facility on the inhabitants of Buntoi in
particular, and those in Central Kalimantan in general.
Expectations with regard to those impacts include
an increased willingness of inhabitants to implement
sustainable farming and forestry management practices,
the gaining of valuable insights on climate change mitigation
techniques and environmental issues, a decrease in the
utilization of unsustainable practices such as deforestation
and biodiversity depletion, and a greater environmental
awareness amongst the youth in the community.

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REDD+ Overview: National

Prioritizing Peat:
President Jokowis Blusukan in Riau
also emphasized the critical need for strong political will
in dealing with these fires. Accompanied by Minister of
Environment and Forestry H.E. Ms. Siti Nurbaya Bakar and
acting Governor of Riau H.E. Mr. Arsyadjuliandi Rachman,
President Jokowi also called for stronger peatland protection
measures, closer scrutiny of concession companies and
greater law enforcement of illegal fires.

In late November, President Joko Widodo visited Riau

province on the island of Sumatra to observe forest and
peat fire locations and to explore local fire prevention
efforts. Every year, fires in Riau have had devastating
effects across the region. Beyond degrading large swathes
of lands and destroying ecosystems, these fires threaten
human health from dangerous haze, contribute to
biodiversity loss and account for one of the largest sources
of greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia. Between 2000
and 2005, peat fires were the second largest source of
greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia, surpassed only
by land-use change and forestry.

In addition to government action, communities also play a

significant role in reducing peat fires. During the field visit,
President Jokowi visited Sungai Tohor village where he
witnessed the blocking of a canal by the community. Better
community management of peatlands, particularly restoring
drainage and raising the water table by damming canals,
is integral to keeping peatlands wet and reducing their
vulnerability to fires.

Specifically concerning fires in Riau, peat lies at the heart

of the story. Peatlands, which make up over 50% of Riaus
total land area, are drained for agricultural purposes,
rendering them dry and extremely flammable due to
their high-carbon content. Making matters worse, fireconducive climate conditions in particular, low rainfall
during the dry season play a contributing role in creating
a fire-prone environment. These processes have led to
increased prevalence of fires over the past few decades
and particularly in June 2013, where such fires resulted
in a haze crisis across the region. During this month, over
160,000 hectares of land was burned in Sumatra; and over
84% of this burned area was located on peatland.

Efforts are already underway to tackle Riaus peat fire

problems through the development of a national early
warning system. Indonesias National REDD+ Agency (BP
REDD+) with its partners at the Institut Pertanian Bogor (IBP)
and Columbia University with coordination support from
UNORCID, are developing an anticipatory fire risk mitigation
system to provide government agencies with a seasonal
forecast of fire risk at the provincial, district, and village
level. Based on climate forecasts and an analysis of fire
vulnerability, a crucial component of this site-tailored system
for Riau is the integration of socio-economic and biophysical
dimensions of peat. With an advanced understanding of fire
risk in Riau, President Jokowi and local government officials
will be able to target peat management policies to high-risk
areas and prevent fires before they occur.

President Jokowis visit to Riau, therefore, clearly

demonstrates the importance of improved peatland
management. During his visit, called a blusukan a
Javanese term that has come to represent President
Jokowis impromptu visits to communities the President

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GDP of the Poor Surveys in Jambi and

Sulawesi Tengah
Surveys among households in Jambi and Sulawesi
Tengah will be conducted in early 2015 to assess the GDP
of the Poor as part of the Forest Ecosystem Valuation
Study commissioned by UNEP and UNORCID. The study
combines a top-down modeling approach through the
use of systems dynamic modeling with bottom up survey
to better understand the value of ecosystem services to
household livelihoods. Both are combined to generate
a value of ecosystem services both in terms of their
importance to key Green Economy indicators such as
GDP for the poor, Green GDP and Green Employment and
in terms of assessing the overall importance of forest
ecosystem services for the total economy.
The GDP of the Poor concept emerged from the need to
comprehensively assess the origin of income of rural poor
people. These people depend to a large extent on their
surrounding ecosystem for their monetary income, but
also their non-cash income. The GDP of the Poor indicator
measures the value of household incomes of rural and
forest-dependent communities including economically
invisible - but critical and valuable - ecosystem services.
As Non-Cash Ecosystem-based income of households is
not captured and valued in conventional GDP calculations,
this leads to misguided policy interventions and poorly
informed development planning.

The surveys conducted among 119 households in 16 villages

in Central Kalimantan have already shown that 51.43% of
the income of households from villages located in forested
areas depend on ecosystem based, non-cash sources that
are not captured by conventional calculations. The average
ecosystem derived income, whether cash or non-cash, was
an enormous 76.38% of the total income of all households
assessed among various ecosystems in the province. The
survey compares a Green Economy Scenario, promoting
interventions for Sustainable Forest Management, to a
business-as-usual Scenario, in which it shows that the
conventional as well as Green GDP is markedly favorable
for the 2019 and 2024 projections, even though business-asusual holds a slight advantage for 2015.
The surveys in Jambi and Sulawesi Tengah answer to the
need to thoroughly understand the dependence of local
communities to ecosystem services by identifying villages
located in the key ecosystems of these provinces. Forest
cover is declining rapidly in both, while the resulting adverse
effects on the rural livelihoods go unnoticed. A statistically
robust sample for both forest-adjacent and forest-remote
households provides insight in the same provinces that are
currently under scrutiny for the Forest Ecosystem Valuation
Study. In Jambi a total of 576 households will be surveyed,
while the study area for Central Sulawesi is still to be decided.

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Towards a Green Economy Transition

The Green Climate Fund: Funding mechanisms

and recent developments
Fund, stated that this capitalization was an unmistaken sign
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was established at the
of trust-building among governments and Ms. Christiana
sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (CoP16)
Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC described it
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
as one of the wisest investments in the 21st century.
Change (UNFCCC), held in Cancun, Mexico in 2010. It was set
up as an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the
Resources allocated to the GCF will serve as a multiplier
UNFCCC, in accordance with Article 11 of the Convention. The
to unlock finance flows from the private sector. Private
Fund is governed and supervised by a Board that receives the
guidance of the CoP and
has full responsibility for
Green Climate Fund pledges (million USD)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
funding decisions.
United States
Japan
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Sweden
Italy
Canada
Norway
Australia
Spain
The Netherlands
South Korea
Switzerland
Finland
Denmark
Belgium
Austria
Mexico
Luxembourg
Peru
Colombia
Czech Republic
New Zealand
Panama
Monaco
Indonesia
Mongolia
Liechtenstein

The Fund plays a key role in

channelling new, additional,
adequate, and predictable
financial resources to
developing
countries.
Pursuing
a
countrydriven approach, the Fund
promotes and strengthens
environmental,
social,
economic, and development
co-benefits
through
effective
involvement
of relevant institutions
and stakeholders. The
Figure 1: Pledges to the Green Climate Fund from 27 contributing countries.
Fund - scalable and
investment flows are essential for the transition to
flexible - is continuously guided by processes for monitoring
a low-emission, climate-resilient future. Funds are
and evaluation. In the context of sustainable development,
allocated on a 50 50 balance between the adaptation
it advocates the paradigm shift towards low-emission and
and mitigation windows, the main stake being to ensure
climate-resilient development pathways by providing support
finance will not overflow to high emitting and more
to developing countries to limit or reduce their greenhouse gas
capable developing countries leaving less developed
emissions, taking into account the needs of those developing
countries, in particular in the African region, with less
countries particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of
access.
climate change.
The First Pledging Conference of the GCF held in Berlin,
Germany on 20 November 2014 yielded USD 9.3 billion,
which accounts for the largest amount the international
community has ever mobilized for a dedicated climate
finance mechanism within a timeframe of less than five
months. Further pledges were made recently at the CoP20
in Lima, Peru bringing total pledges of contributions to
the Fund to approximately USD 10.2 billion equivalent,
enabling the GCF to start its activities in supporting
developing country Parties of the Convention. Pledges have
so far been made by 27 countries, including contributions
from six developing countries: Colombia, Indonesia, Korea,
Mexico, Mongolia, and Panama (see Figure 1 for pledges by
country). Ms. Hela Cheikhrouhou, Executive Director of the

GCF and REDD+

GCF has developed the draft of a logic model and a
performance measurement framework for ex-post
REDD+ results-based payments, which is in accordance
with the Warsaw framework on REDD+, designed during
CoP19 in Warsaw in November 2013. The results-based
payments framework for REDD+ was recognized as
a useful basis for informing further work on the GCF
Results Management Framework. GCF plays a key role
in fostering financing entities to channel adequate and
predictable results-based finance in a fair and balanced
manner. Therefore, the Fund is a central instrument for
the cogent financing of REDD+ initiatives.

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WWF-Indonesia: Championing Jurisdictional

REDD+ in Indonesia
Active in Indonesia since 1962, WWFIndonesia administers conservation
projects in 28 sites spread across
17 provinces. The core mission of
WWF is to maintain biodiversity and
improve sustainability of human
footprint in terrestrial and marine
environments. Deforestation and
forest degradation are major issues
to tackle.
WWF-Indonesia fosters the fight against deforestation
and forest degradation consistent with the WWFs global
Forest Climate Program (FCP), which aims at ensuring the
achievement of Zero Net Deforestation (ZND). The strategy
used lies in the creation of subnational action plans to
promote the implementation of policies at the national and
international levels. Four main elements form the backbone
of this stategy, namely the scaling-up of REDD+ target and
financing, the extension of REDD+ programmes outreach,
the upsurge of capacity building, and the integration of
REDD+ initiatives into national and international political
agendas.

The Jurisdictional Approach on REDD+:

Local Politics, WWF and the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC)
In line with REDD+ guiding principles climate
change mitigation, biodiversity protection, livelihoods
safeguarding, the respect of local communities and
indigenous peoples rights, and fair and effective
funding - WWF operates in close cooperation with local,
national, and international actors in order to spread the
UNFCCC recommendations regarding the fight against
deforestation and forest degradation. The Jurisdictional
and Nested REDD+ (JNR) approach has been recognized
by WWF for the fulfilment of its conservation projects. Pilot
programmes are implemented in order to establish a clear
pathway for verifying forest-related emission reductions
and are meant to increase the confidence of policymakers,
donors and investors in REDD+, whilst contributing to the
scaling-up of REDD+ activities.

Kutai Barat and Mahakam Ulu Districts

Jurisdictional Project
WWF-Indonesia has been developing forest carbon
projects under the REDD+ mechanism. A number of pilot
projects have been carried out with the aim to support

local indigenous communities, companies, and other

stakeholders in achieving REDD+ precepts in Indonesia.
The WWF project in Kutai Barat and Mahakam Ulu Districts
was launched in 2010. The districts were chosen for their
strategic ecological location at the intersection of the
Kayan Mentarang and Betung Kerihun national parks
and along the Mahakam River in East Kalimantan and
due to high drivers of deforestation in the area. Thus,
interim subnational action plans were implemented in
accordance with the Jurisdictional Approach for REDD+.
This perspective explores the development of community
conservation areas and community-based forest
management in remote villages of both districts. The
villages are working collaboratively and successfully
to protect and secure government recognition for their
traditional uses of the forest. Many stakeholders are taking
part in the programme, including the Kutai Barat District
Forestry Agency, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry,
the Indonesian Regional Development Planning Agency
(BAPPEDA) in Kutai Barat, local communities, legallyoperating logging companies notably PT. Sumalindo Unit
II as well as the Norwegian Agency for Development
and Cooperation (NORAD), the Forest Carbon Partnership
Facility (FCPF), and organizations from civil society.
Among the notable achievements are REDD+ action plans
led at the district level as part of the green development
programme for Kutai Barat District, including the
identification of Community Conservation Areas (CCA)
by local communities. Villagers have been empowered
to forge new agreements with concession-holding
companies to ensure continued access to these areas.
Five communities have drafted regulations to assert and
gain government recognition for their own CCAs. Given
the success of the project in Kutai Barat and Mahakam
Ulu, similar approaches have been developed, notably in
Jayapura, Papua.
The Kutai Barat and Mahakam Ulu pilot projects
achievements serve as an example of how REDD+ works
on the ground. The project shows that better land use
practices can be accepted and implemented by the diverse
actors involved. The programme is able to provide national
and local governments with tangible results in terms of
REDD+ project implementation. WWFs goal is to scale-up
the Kutai Barat model for a widespread implementation
across Indonesia. For more information on WWFIndonesia, please visit http://www.wwf.or.id/.

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Strategic Partner Profile

Indonesia Environment Forum (WALHI)

The Indonesia Environment Forum (WALHI) is the largest,

independent, non-profit environmental organization in
Indonesia. WALHI is active in 27 provinces in Indonesia.
It gathers 479 organizations committed to actively
promoting social change namely the development
of sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods through
strengthening of peoples sovereignty at the local,
national, and international levels. At the international
level, WALHI runs campaigns through the Friends of
the Earth International (FoEI) environmental network,
which provides the Forum a valuable interface with
75 grassroots national member organizations in 70
different countries. This network grants the Forum
more visibility and provides impetus for the pursuit of
its social and environmental initiatives.
Since 1980, WALHI has been involved in fostering
the preservation of Indonesias environment, making
forest protection and biodiversity safeguarding priority
issues. Halting deforestation and forest degradation,
maintaining biodiversity, and advocating sustainable
models of development are indeed three intertwined
missions that define the backbone of the Forums
strategy. WALHI aims to address a variety of critical
issues, including the protection of forests, the
oversight of mining activities, water management, the
mitigation of pollution drivers, the management of
the foreign debt and corporate-driven globalization,
the safeguarding of coastal and oceanic spaces, the
support of national policy-making and law reform in
the environmental and social domains as well as the
implementation of a cogent governance. Ensuring
adequate legal representation for local Indonesian
communities is also part of WALHIs core actions.

The WALHI General Assembly formulated objectives

and established a four-year programme (20122016) to maximize the results of its commitment to
achieve sustainable and replicable social models of
development. Nine priority fields of action have been
identified, they are: natural resource management
(food, water, energy, forest, and mining); spatial
planning for securing community spaces dedicated
to livelihoods; climate change; internal and external
institutional governance; the protection of peoples
rights; sustainable tourism; disaster management;
and the elimination of land tenure conflicts and of
conflicts related to coastal, marine areas, and small
islands. This programme underlines WALHIs vision
and mission.

Vision and Mission

The vision of WALHI is to bring justice and democratic
social, economic and political order that can guarantee
peoples rights to healthy and sustainable sources of
livelihood and environment. The Forums mission is:
1. To develop the potential of peoples strength and
endurance,
2. To restore the nations mandate to enforce and
protect peoples sovereignty,
3. To deconstruct the oppressive and exploitative global
capitalistic economic order towards communitybased economics,
4. To establish a new world economic order alternative,
and
5. To engender justice and sustainable management of
peoples sources of livelihood policies.
For this mission to be achieved, the Forum relies
on fundamental values and principles. Therefore, it
advocates for the respect of human rights; gender,
intergenerational, and ecological justice; democracy;
social fraternity; anti-violence; and diversity,
whilst putting to the fore openness, self-reliance,
professionalism, sustainability, and volunteering as
core elements of an exemplary social behaviour. For
more information visit http://www.walhi.or.id/.

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Indonesia at CoP20 in Lima, Peru

Panelists at the UN-REDD Programme event Looking Forward: REDD+ post 2015 (from left to right): Mario Boccucci, Head of UN-REDD
Programme Secretariat; Helen Clark, Administrator for the UNDP and Chair of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG); Achim Steiner,
Executive Director of UNEP and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, Minister of Water and Environment,
Uganda; Maria Cristina Morales Palarea, Minister of Environment, Paraguay; Per Fredrik Pharo, Director of Norways International Climate and
Forest Initiative; Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; and Eduardo Rojas-Briales, Assistant DirectorGeneral and Head of the Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The 20th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations

Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC
CoP20) took place in Lima, Peru between 1 - 12 December
2014. A key objective for this conference was to produce
a draft text for an anticipated international agreement
on emissions reductions to be announced at next years
UNFCCC CoP21 in Paris, France. With regards to REDD+,
in particular, the intention was to address specific issues
left outstanding following the conclusion of the technical
rulebook for REDD+ at last years CoP19, with the
Warsaw Framework on REDD+. UNORCID participated in
CoP20 with a view to continuing and enhancing ongoing
efforts to strengthen UN system support to REDD+ both
within Indonesia and in terms of connecting Indonesia to
the world.
A major theme for discussions surrounding REDD+ at the
current time is the need for the most effective and engaging
ways of communicating its objective and meaning. On 7
December, UNORCID, Code REDD+, BioREDD+, Rainforest
Alliance, and Global Canopy Programme hosted an event
entitled Innovative Approaches to Communicating

REDD+. Following a keynote by Pavan Sukhdev, UNEP

Goodwill Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Heru Prasetyo, Head of
Indonesias National REDD+ Agency, described efforts to
engage Indonesias children and the youth on the topic
of REDD+, focusing particularly on the REDD+ Green
School and Green Youth Ambassador programmes. He
highlighted similar issues at another event co-hosted
by the Earth Child Institute (ECI), UNORCID and various
other partners entitled How does Article 6 contribute
to the design and implementation of the 2015 climate
change agreement? Following this event, ECI and
UNORCID collaborated to produce an article for UNFCCC
Outreach magazine to emphasize the connection
between children, young people and forests. Another
group whose equitable engagement is critical for REDD+
success is women. In an interview to the UNFCCC Climate
Change Studio, H.E. Mr. Prasetyo explained Indonesias
efforts to pursue gender mainstreaming in REDD+; the
video was shown on Gender Day (9th December) and is
available on the UNFCCC website (http://climatechangetv.rtcc.org/2014/12/04/cop20-heru-prasetyo-ministerof-indonesia/).

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International Climate Initiatives

Innovation was a much-discussed topic not just in

relation to communication of REDD+. Speaking at the
One UN event, Mr. Satya Tripathi, Director of UNORCID,
highlighted the significance of Data, Knowledge
Management and Innovation. Two examples that Mr.
Tripathi highlighted were Indonesias climate-based fire
early warning system, and the ongoing Forest Ecosystem
Valuation studies. Other panelists represented a wide
range of UN agencies: UNFPA, UNIDO, IFAD, UNU,
UNFCCC CTCN and the UK Natural Environment
Research Council on behalf of UNESCO.
A range of topics related to REDD+ governance were the
focus of several side-events, many of which sought to
highlight and share the diverse experiences of different
countries, given the substantial progress many have made
in their REDD+ Readiness phases. The Jurisdictional
Approach, and the experiences of Indonesias eleven
priority provinces, was the focus of Minister Prasetyos
contribution to an event hosted by the Center for
International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and other
partners entitled REDD+ emerging: What we can learn
from subnational initiatives. With Community-Based
Forest Monitoring (CBFM) seen increasingly as a promising
means of enhancing communities and indigenous
peoples engagement in national forest monitoring
systems and REDD+, the CBFM Networking Reception
and the Official Launch of the Forest Compass Website
was co-organized by the Global Canopy Programme,
UNORCID, WWF, the Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies (IGES) and Tebtebba. This event involved an
interactive and collaborative effort to showcase, propose
and discuss potential approaches to scaling-up the use of
community data within international and national REDD+
reporting. UNORCID collaborated further with the Global
Canopy Programme to host a launch event for the latest
book in the latters Little REDD+ Book series, the Little
Book on Legal Frameworks for REDD+. Presentations
were made by experts from GIZ, Ludovino Lopes Lawyers,
the Centre for International Environmental Law, as well
as Minister Prasetyo and Mr. Tripathi.
Underscoring the need to situate REDD+ within a broader
framework of sustainable landscape management,
Minister Prasetyo gave a presentation at a reception hosted
by Conservation International on the topic of The Future

of REDD+: Opportunities for Anchoring REDD+ in the

Landscape Approach. A similar orientation to the future
was the focus of an event entitled Looking forward:
REDD+ post 2015. Hosted by UN-REDD Programme
and moderated by Ms. Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator
and Chair of the United Nations Development Group, the
event showcased a variety of perspectives from across
the globe. The Global Commission on the Economy and
Environment hosted an event to discuss implications
of its New Climate Economy Report. Indonesia was
one of seven commissioning countries for this report,
and Minister Prasetyo represented the Government of
Indonesia on the panel at this event entitled Building
better cities, land use, and energy systems through a
New Climate Economy alongside Mr. Felipe Calderon,
Former President of Mexico and Chair of the Global
Commission on Economy and Climate; and Lord Nicholas
Stern, I.G. Patel Chair of Economics and Government,
London School of Economics, and Co-Chair of the Global
Commission on Economy and Climate, in addition to
panelists from the other six commissioning countries:
Rt. Hon. Mr. Ed Davey, UK Secretary of State for Energy
and Climate Change; H.E. Mr. Gabriel Vallejo, Columbian
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development;
H.E. Ms. sa Romson, Deputy Prime Minister of
Sweden; H.E. Mr. Ato Kare Chawicha, State Minister
of Environment Sector of Ethiopia; and Mr. Per Pharo,
Director of The Government of Norways International
Climate and Forest Initiative.
On 10 December, BP REDD+ hosted a high-level dinner
event entitled REDD+ in Indonesia: Forests at the Heart
of a Green Economy at the Sheraton Lima Hotel. This
dinner gathered over 200 REDD+ stakeholders with the
objective of sharing Indonesias vision of, and experiences
with, REDD+; and of affirming the partnerships that have
been so valuable in allowing it to make such considerable
progress. Following Minister Prasetyos introductory
speech, remarks were delivered by H.E. Ing Jose Antonio
Galdames, State Secretary of Environment, Republic of
Honduras; Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP;
Ms. Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General
of the UN FAO; Mr. Pavan Sukhdev, UNEP Goodwill
Ambassador; Mr. Andrew Mitchell, Executive Director of
the Global Canopy Programme; and Mr. Satya Tripathi,
Director of UNORCID.

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Third Session of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Plenary
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 12-17 January 2015
The third session of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Services (IPBES) plenary will review progress made on the adopted
IPBES work programme for 2014 2018, including the related budget and institutional arrangements for its implementation. In
addition, the third session of the IPBES plenary will select the members of the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP) based on the
nominations received from governments. The event will be preceded by consultations and a stakeholder day on 10-11 January.
More information can be found at http://www.ipbes.net/

Second meeting of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Ad Hoc Expert Group on the International
Arrangement on Forests (AHEG2)
New York City, US, 12-16 January 2015
The Ad Hoc Expert Group to the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) will hold its second meeting (AHEG2) in order to review the
International Arrangement on Forests (IAF). Expected outputs from AHEG2 include recommendations on an IAF beyond 2015
based on inputs from stakeholders and an independent review of the IAF multi-year programme of work. In order to facilitate its
work, AHEG2 will consider input on the future of IAF provided by member States and other stakeholders, as long as such inputs
are received before 5 December 2014.
More information can be found at http://www.un.org/esa/forests/adhoc.html

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015

Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 21-24 January 2015
Complexity, fragility, and uncertainty are potentially ending an era of economic integration
and international partnership that began in 1989. The World Economic Forums Annual
Meeting convenes global leaders from across business, government, international organizations, academia and civil society in Davos
for strategic dialogues which map the key transformations reshaping the world. Environmental and climate change feature in a
number of dialogues including Climate entrepreneurship: Leading the Climate Charge (22/01) which will discuss how businesses and
policy entrepreneurs are using climate technologies, carbon pricing, and green supply chains to remodel the fight against climate
change, Closing the climate Deal (22/01) on how can a comprehensive global climate deal be achieved, and Climate and Poverty:
Making an Impact on Climate Change and Extreme Poverty (23/01) to discuss the resources and commitments needed now to tackle
the twin-challenges of climate change and extreme poverty.
More information can be found at: http://www.unorcid.org/index.php/events-menu/upcoming-meetings/335-redd-academy-firstregional-training-course-for-asis-pacific-region

UNORCID Dialogue Series: Forest Management Units (FMUs) in the context of REDD+
implementation in Indonesia
Papua Room, 7th Floor, Menara Thamrin Building, Jakarta, 28 January 2015
As one of the worlds most forested countries, Indonesian forests are critical not only
for national economic development and the livelihoods of local people, but also for
the functioning of the global environmental system. Against this background, the
establishment of Forest Management Units (FMU) on the local level as permanent
management entities, is exceedingly important for promoting forest governance and supporting local efforts towards sustainable
economic development, climate change mitigation (including REDD+) and adaptation as well as biodiversity conservation. This dialogue
series event co-hosted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) and UNORCID will provide an
update on the progress of FMU development and their importance for building up the subnational REDD+ architecture as well as to share
information on stakeholders experiences and current activities in support of FMU development within the REDD+ framework.
More information can be found at: http://www.unorcid.org/index.php/events-menu/upcoming-meetings/357-fmus
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UPCOMING MEETING AND EVENTS

15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit: Sustainable Development goals with

dealing with climate change
New Delhi, India, 57 February 2015
Since 2001, the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), organizes the annual Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS),
an international platform to facilitate the exchange of knowledge on all aspects of sustainable development. Over the past
fourteen years, it has emerged as one of the foremost fora on issues related to global sustainability. This flagship event of
TERI brings together various Heads of State and Government, thought leaders, policy-makers and the crme de la crme of
industry and academia to deliberate on myriad issues. Sustainable Development Goals and Dealing with Climate Change
has been identified as the theme for the 15th edition of the Summit which will take place from 5-7 February 2015.
More information can be found at http://dsds.teriin.org/2015/

The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forestry Sector

Virtual, 6-27 February 2015

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) is convening an online conference to discuss the costs and benefits
of various options for climate change mitigation in the forestry sector including REDD+, green building, and the promotion
of bioenergy. The conference will be organized under two themes: climate change mitigation through forest management
interventions, and climate change mitigation through improved wood utilization. The online discussion will take place from
6-27 February 2015.
More information can be found at http://www.fao.org/forestry/cc-mitigation-economics/en/

Private Sector Summit: Tropical Landscapes: A Global Investment Opportunity

Jakarta, Indonesia, 9-10 February 2015
Investing in a green economy, means investing in the future
which involves both governments and private sector. It requires
government to create business environments in which business
opportunities that enable a green economy transition are
competitive as compared to conventional ones. This private sector
summit in Jakarta, Indonesia - co-hosted by the Government of
Indonesia and UN System - is designed to enable and generate space for key business sector leaders to explore and engage in the
spectacular opportunities the Indonesian Green Economy Transition offers. The summit is expected to offer real and tangible inputs to
policy makers as well provide an impetus to climate change mitigation initiatives, especially the most immediate, available and powerful
solutions.
More information can be found at http://www.unorcid.org/index.php/events-menu/upcoming-meetings/313-private-sector-summit

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