Event

The dynamics of forest restoration and rehabilitation in Indonesia

Online event

  • Location

    Virtual

  • Date

    Thursday, 2 March 2023

  • Time

    1:00 – 2:30 PM (Jakarta’s time)

  • Organisers

    Sebijak Institute and the EU REDD Facility

  • Language

    Bahasa, English

  • Registration

    Participants can join the zoom meeting by using the credentials below:
    Meeting ID: 844 7020 5820
    Password: sebijakugm

Introduction

The dynamics of forest restoration and rehabilitation in Indonesia - event posterIn recent years, forest rehabilitation and restoration has drawn attention for its potential in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing carbon sinks, while protecting the environment and supporting development outcomes. Indonesia is the third-largest tropical forest country in the world and has undergone immense deforestation over distinct phases in the past 70 years. Indonesia must substantially decrease land use and forestry emissions to meet its climate targets, which are enshrined in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. Forest rehabilitation and restoration is central to the government’s climate policy and drives Indonesia’s plan for the forest and land-use sector to become a net carbon sink by 2030.

Sebijak Institute (Research Centre for Forest Policy and History Studies) Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, and the European Forest Institute (EFI) are organising a virtual event to disseminate the findings of a study on forest restoration and rehabilitation.

The study resulted in a working paper and policy brief that describe the historical developments of forest rehabilitation and restoration in Indonesia and analyse contemporary legal and policy issues. They also identify barriers to achieving Indonesia’s ambitious forest rehabilitation and restoration targets and formulate strategic recommendations for government agencies, NGOs and the private sector. In doing so, the study aims to support efforts to achieve Indonesia’s NDC.

The event, titled ‘The dynamics of forest restoration and rehabilitation in Indonesia,’ will be held in Bahasa with simultaneous English translation.

Objectives

  • Introduce global forest rehabilitation and restoration
  • Provide an overview of historical developments in forest rehabilitation and restoration in Indonesia
  • Describe targets and achievements of forest rehabilitation and restoration in Indonesia
  • Present the legal, institutional and budgeting frameworks for forest rehabilitation and restoration in Indonesia
  • Identify challenges of forest rehabilitation and restoration in Indonesia
  • Formulate policy recommendations to overcome the identified challenges

Pannelists

  • Dr. M. Saparis Soedarjanto, Director of Planning and Supervision of Watershed Management, Directorate General of Watershed Management and Forest Rehabilitation, Ministry of Environment and Forestry
  • Mangarah Silalahi M.Sc., M.T., Director of PT. Restorasi Ekosistem Indonesia
  • Dr. Micah R. Fisher, Sebijak Institute fellow and researcher
  • Haidar Daulay, M.Sc, Sebijak Institute researcher and lecturer