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        "id": 1832913,
        "msgid": "collaboration-strengthens-sustainable-forest-management-1782831060",
        "date": "2026-06-30 20:49:00",
        "title": "Collaboration Strengthens Sustainable Forest Management",
        "author": "indrastuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance sustainable forest management. The partnership aims to streamline certification processes by developing a joint audit mechanism between Indonesia's SVLK and FSC standards. This collaboration is expected to improve forestry governance, reduce costs, and expand market access for Indonesian forest products.",
        "content": "<p>Driven by the challenge of increasing global demand for forest\nproducts alongside the imperative to preserve the environment,\ncollaboration among stakeholders is considered key to strengthening\nsustainable forest management. Amid projections that global demand for\nwood products will increase by more than 40 per cent by 2050 compared to\n2020, the need to balance conservation efforts with the sustainable use\nof forest resources is becoming increasingly important. Against this\nbackdrop, the Directorate General of Sustainable Forest Management\n(Ditjen PHL) of the Ministry of Forestry and the Forest Stewardship\nCouncil (FSC) are strengthening cooperation to promote sustainable\nforest management while enhancing the long-term benefits of forests for\ncommunities and the environment. This commitment was realised through\nthe signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ditjen PHL\nand FSC on Tuesday (30\/6). The agreement aims to strengthen synergy\nbetween Indonesia\u2019s Timber Legality and Sustainability Verification\nSystem (SVLK) and FSC certification, to increase efficiency, strengthen\nforestry governance, and expand market access for Indonesian forest\nproducts. The MoU was signed by the Director General of Sustainable\nForest Management at the Ministry of Forestry, Laksmi Wijayanti, and the\nDirector General of FSC International, Subhra Bhattacharjee. The signing\nwas also attended by government representatives, business actors, civil\nsociety organisations, certification bodies, industry associations, and\nvarious forestry sector stakeholders from Indonesia and abroad. Through\nthis partnership, both parties will develop a joint audit mechanism\nbetween SVLK and FSC. This scheme allows two certification systems to be\nassessed simultaneously by one audit team in a single audit process,\nthereby saving time and costs, reducing process duplication, while\nmaintaining the credibility and integrity of each system. The scope of\ncooperation also includes developing joint audits from the forest\nmanagement level to exporters and importers, improving forest management\nperformance, aligning remedy frameworks to support the Forestry and\nOther Land Use (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 target, enhancing human resource\ncapacity, strengthening networks and promotion of sustainable forest\nmanagement, exchanging data and market information, and expanding market\naccess for Indonesian forest products that meet SVLK and FSC standards.\nDirector General of Sustainable Forest Management Laksmi Wijayanti\nstated that the partnership is expected to strengthen synergy in\nimproving Indonesia\u2019s forestry governance while boosting the\ncompetitiveness of the national forestry sector in both domestic and\ninternational markets. FSC International Director General Subhra\nBhattacharjee noted Indonesia\u2019s strategic position in global forestry,\nciting its vast tropical forests, indigenous communities managing\nhigh-conservation-value landscapes, and significant potential to meet\nthe growing demand for sustainably sourced forest products. Following\nthe MoU signing, FSC and the Ministry of Forestry are scheduled to\nconduct a field visit to Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan, to\nobserve FSC-certified rattan management practices run by the Katingan\nRattan Farmers Association (P2RK).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/collaboration-strengthens-sustainable-forest-management-1782831060",
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