In May 2010, Norway agreed to contribute up to billion towards reducing deforestation and forest degradation and loss of peatland in Indonesia, which now account for more than 80 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. The “Letter of Intent” is a promising first step, yet the two count. . .

Despite recent claims by the government of major victories in securing climate financing from several countries to stop deforestation, many relevant communities remain unaware of these potentially lucrative deals currently being negotiated.

"The forest is part of our lives - it gives. . .

Rich Nations Pledge Billion to Stop Deforestation; Indonesia Agrees to Moratorium

Oslo, Norway. Developed nations pledged more than billion Thursday to finance a program meant to help poor countries protect their forests and slow global warming.

An agency monitoring the a. . .

Several villages in Indonesia want to reject millions of dollars of international aid to run a forest conservation project near their homes. They are concerned that efforts to stop deforestation will prevent their communities from using the land for subsistence, as they have for generations.
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Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation has swiftly taken its place near the top of policy agendas in countries around the world. In Indonesia, the government has promised to slash its emissions between 26 and 41 percent, principally through the scheme.

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A new policy to develop oil palm on degraded land could protect Indonesia’s forests. But what does “degraded” really mean?

In May 2010, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared a policy to develop oil palm plantations on “degraded land” instead of forest or peatland. As part. . .

The government insists that new permits awarded to industrial forest concessions (HTI) to fell 10 million cubic meters of trees in Riau this year did not run counter to the country’s climate deal with Norway.

Director General of forest production development at the Forestry Ministry Hadi . . .

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa received his Mexican counterpart Patricia Espinosa on Thursday in Jakarta in a meeting that highlighted the climate change agenda ahead of the UN conference in Cancun in November.

Mexico will host the 16th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UN Framework C. . .

The government says it will propose a five-year moratorium on issuing permits to develop peatlands — three more years than Indonesia agreed to under a billion-dollar deforestation agreement recently signed with Norway.

A draft presidential regulation says that the  five-year moratori. . .

(CNN) -- One of the world's largest pulp and paper companies is destroying Indonesia's rainforests and taking away the habitat of rare animals, environmental group Greenpeace charged Tuesday.

The Greenpeace report accuses Asia Pulp and Paper of "relentlessly trashing rainforests, dri. . .