Over 60,000 kilometers of the country’s forests’ borders have not been legally defined, leaving them vulnerable to illegal encroachment and tenure conflicts between the government and local communities.

As of July, the Forestry Ministry has just completed drawing up 219,606 kilometers of . . .

Following the signing of an agreement between Norway and Indonesia implementing the UN’s reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation plus (REDD+) program, the Indonesian government is seriously considering an idea to establish a REDD council.

This council is expected to r. . .

The United Nations has vowed to give US.6 million to Indonesia, the world’s third-largest forest nation, to ensure the protection of some of its forests, an official says.

The United Nations collaborative program on Reducing Emissions on Deforestation and forest Degradation (UN-REDD) vo. . .

Indonesia will focus on bilateral deals to limit carbon emissions in negotiations that start Monday in Bonn, Germany, in advance of the UN climate conference in November, an official said on Sunday.

Indonesian chief negotiator Rachmat Witoelar said that talks on legally binding treaties c. . .

The reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) initiative finds its real battlefield. After the announcement of the Indonesian-Norway partnership on the forestry sector,  aimed to reduce carbon emissions from this sector, there have been intense debates on the issue.<br . . .

Indonesia will focus on bilateral deals to limit carbon emissions in negotiations that start Monday in Bonn, Germany, in advance of the UN climate conference in November, an official said on Sunday.

Indonesian chief negotiator Rachmat Witoelar said that talks on legally binding treaties . . .

The reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) initiative finds its real battlefield. After the announcement of the Indonesian-Norway partnership on the forestry sector,  aimed to reduce carbon emissions from this sector, there have been intense debates on the issu. . .

Forestry Ministry Zulkifli Hasan said the plan to set up a special agency on REDD could take over part of his ministry’s authority on forests, but at the same time it would help the ministry focus on its main task of managing forest assets.

Implementation of the reducing emissions on defo. . .

The government, however, has not announced how it would use revenue raised by REDD.

The park’s management said it is optimistic the pilot project would have a positive impact on efforts to preserve the country’s forests.

“We want to prove that forests have economic value withou. . .

Indonesian tropical forests (ITR), covering an area of about 119 million hectares, is an area that presents opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors of green planet. The ITR is extremely rich in flora with diversity and endemism value totaling 40. The rich species diversity includes 3,000 speci. . .