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

In 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

About the EU REDD Facility

The EU REDD Facility supports countries in improving land-use governance as part of their efforts to slow, halt and reverse deforestation. It also supports the overall EU effort to reduce its contribution to deforestation in developing countries. The Facility focuses on countries that are engaged in REDD+, an international mechanism that incentivises developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their forest and land-use sectors. The Facility is hosted by the European Forest Institute and was established in 2010.

Disclaimer

This website has been produced with the assistance of the European Union and the Governments Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. The contents of this site are the sole responsibility of the European Forest Institute’s EU REDD Facility and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of funding organisations.