Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami 
Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Leo Wisnu Susapto, Andin Aditya Rahman
Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Forestry (Minister), explained that his institution has approved extension of the 2011 forestry moratorium that prohibited the Government from issuing forestry permits for conversions of natural forests or peatlands.
According to Zulkifli, the moratorium, which is regulated under Presidential Instruction No. 10 of 2011, has significantly curbed deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia and provided additional protection to conservational forests.
“We can observe from 1996 to 2003 that deforestation has reached 3.5 million hectares annually, but now it’s only 450 thousand hectares,” the Minister explained during a national seminar titled “Reflection on Two Years of the Indonesian Forestry Moratorium” in Jakarta, Tuesday (23/4).
He continued to explain that the forestry moratorium was the Government’s plan to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses by 26 percent.
“The forestry sector alone has reduced the emissions of greenhouse gasses by 16.57 percent from the 2020 target of 26 percent. I am optimistic about our progress report and I feel that the moratorium must be extended,” he stated.
Agus Purnomo, President’s special staff on climate change, in a separate discussion with representatives from NGOs at the National Council of Climate Change office in Jakarta, Monday (6/5), asserted that all government institutions have agreed to extend the forestry moratorium.
“From their current political positions, the ministries have all agreed,” he stated.
Agus concluded that the forest moratorium extension regulation must be immediately issued before the current forestry moratorium is lifted on 20 May 2013, as many businesses are already lining up to submit forestry permit applications.
(hot/jt)
Leo Wisnu Susapto, Andin Aditya Rahman
Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Forestry (Minister), explained that his institution has approved extension of the 2011 forestry moratorium that prohibited the Government from issuing forestry permits for conversions of natural forests or peatlands.
According to Zulkifli, the moratorium, which is regulated under Presidential Instruction No. 10 of 2011, has significantly curbed deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia and provided additional protection to conservational forests.
“We can observe from 1996 to 2003 that deforestation has reached 3.5 million hectares annually, but now it’s only 450 thousand hectares,” the Minister explained during a national seminar titled “Reflection on Two Years of the Indonesian Forestry Moratorium” in Jakarta, Tuesday (23/4).
He continued to explain that the forestry moratorium was the Government’s plan to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses by 26 percent.
“The forestry sector alone has reduced the emissions of greenhouse gasses by 16.57 percent from the 2020 target of 26 percent. I am optimistic about our progress report and I feel that the moratorium must be extended,” he stated.
Agus Purnomo, President’s special staff on climate change, in a separate discussion with representatives from NGOs at the National Council of Climate Change office in Jakarta, Monday (6/5), asserted that all government institutions have agreed to extend the forestry moratorium.
“From their current political positions, the ministries have all agreed,” he stated.
Agus concluded that the forest moratorium extension regulation must be immediately issued before the current forestry moratorium is lifted on 20 May 2013, as many businesses are already lining up to submit forestry permit applications.
(hot/jt)