Strategic Asia: With a Green Mission at Home, Indonesia Could Prove Naysayers Wrong in CancunJune, 08 2010
Given the “failure” of the climate change conference in Copenhagen last year, there is widespread skepticism that a legally binding agreement can be reached at the Cancun summit later this year. Both India and China have expressed their concerns over the possibility of reaching a strong internationa. . .
Ensuring Redd is not mere pulp fictionJune, 07 2010
RECENT developments in curbing high levels of forest loss around the world are promising. They are significant because deforestation, including the clearing of trees from peat swamps in South-east Asia, is the biggest source of global warming emissions from human activity, after fossil fuel burning.. . .
Guest Speaker: Moratorium on natural forests, peat not prompted by Oslo grant: Forestry MinisterJune, 07 2010
The governments of Indonesia and Norway signed recently a US billion partnership to cut Indonesian emissions from deforestation and forest degradation to resist climate change. Indonesia, the world’s third-largest forest nation with 120 million hectares, pledged a two-year suspension on issuing ne. . .
Carbon credits for Aceh forestJune, 06 2010
Your average Joe is likely to think of the Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) — already a mouthful to pronounce — as just another one of those countless UN programs currently being implemented in a far away country.
However fl ying 3,000 meters above sea le. . .
REDD+ Social & Environmental Standards June, 06 2010
A new version of the REDD+ Social & Environmental Standards is available at www.climate-standards.org/REDD+/. This 1 June 2010 version of the standards will be used in pilot countries including Ecuador, Liberia, Nepal, Province of Central Kalimantan in Indonesia the State of Acre in Brazil and T. . .
Norway won't fund RI tree planting program: GovtJune, 05 2010
The billion dollar deal signed by Indonesia and Norway will only be used for preserving forests and peatlands and will not finance tree-planting in deforested areas, says a presidential aide.
Agus Purnomo, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's special assistant on climate change, said Satu. . .
Indonesia Takes Concrete Steps to Address Deforestation as a Part of Agreement with NorwayJune, 01 2010
Indonesia and Norway inked a deal last week to take concrete actions to reduce Indonesia’s deforestation emissions. Indonesia is the world’s 3rd largest emitter of global warming pollution (when deforestation emissions are included) so this is a very important effort. The deal between In. . .
RI to set up trust fund to reduce emissionsMay, 30 2010
Indonesia plans to set up a multinational trust fund led by the President's trusted man Kuntoro Mangkusubroto as part of a bilateral agreement between Indonesia and Norway to reduce carbon emissions, a minister said.
Under the letter of intent to be signed by President Susilo Bamban. . .
Greenpeace lauds SBY’s forest, peatland moratoriumMay, 29 2010
Greenpeace praised President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s commitment to a moratorium on forest-and peatland clearance in Indonesia, after he recently concluded negotiations in Oslo for a billion dollar carbon-emission reduction agreement with Norway.
“We expect that he will immediately impo. . .
Indonesia puts moratorium on new forest clearingMay, 27 2010
JAKARTA: Indonesia will put a two-year moratorium on new concessions to clear natural forests and peatlands under a deal signed with Norway aimed at reducing greenhouse gases, the government said in a statement.
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Norway's Prime Minister Je. . .
