The Indonesian government has affirmed its commitment to building a\nhigh-quality and high-integrity forestry carbon trading system as part\nof strengthening Indonesia\u2019s position in the global carbon market. This\ncommitment was conveyed at the Business Forum on Carbon Market held in\nNew York, United States, on Monday (11\/5\/2026), as part of the\nactivities of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) 2026. The forum\nbrought together governments, forestry business actors, international\ninvestors, emissions trading associations, and global partners to\ndiscuss opportunities for developing carbon projects in Indonesia\u2019s\nforestry sector.<\/p>\n
Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni emphasised that Indonesia\u2019s\n\u201chigh-quality and high-integrity\u201d forest carbon means carbon credits\nproduced with a strong scientific basis, transparency, measurability,\nverifiability, and real benefits for the environment and surrounding\nforest communities. According to him, Indonesia is not only pursuing the\neconomic value of carbon but also ensuring that forest management\nmaintains ecosystem sustainability, biodiversity, and the welfare of\nlocal communities. \u201cIndonesia\u2019s forests are ready to become the basis of\ntrust and international investment,\u201d said Raja Juli Antoni at the\nforum.<\/p>\n
He explained that the government has strengthened the governance\nframework through Ministerial Regulation on Forestry No.\u00a06 of 2026 on\nthe Procedures for Carbon Trading through Greenhouse Gas Emission\nOffsets in the Forestry Sector. This regulation serves as a national\nframework to ensure no double counting occurs, strengthens carbon\nrecording transparency through the National Registry System (SRN), and\naligns Indonesia\u2019s carbon trading with international standards,\nincluding global carbon integrity principles and the mechanisms of\nArticle 6 of the Paris Agreement. According to Raja Juli, this approach\nis an important part of building international market trust in\nIndonesia\u2019s forestry carbon.<\/p>\n
Director General of Sustainable Forest Management at the Ministry of\nForestry Laksmi Wijayanti stated that the quality of Indonesia\u2019s forest\ncarbon is also built through a Multi-Forestry Business (MUK) approach,\nwhere forest management is not only oriented towards carbon but also\nmaintains a balance of social, economic, and environmental aspects.\n\u201cIndonesia is currently developing multi-forestry business-based forest\nmanagement, where carbon becomes one of the sources of economic value\nthat complements sustainable forest management, along with timber forest\nproducts, non-timber forest products, environmental services, and\nstrengthening community economies,\u201d said Laksmi. According to her, this\napproach is expected to create broader economic benefits for communities\naround forests while strengthening the resilience of forest areas\nagainst climate change pressures.<\/p>\n
General Chairman of APHI Soewarso said the forestry business world\nfully supports the development of high-integrity carbon because\ninternational market acceptance is highly determined by the quality of\ngovernance and the credibility of the carbon projects developed.\nAccording to him, Indonesia\u2019s forestry carbon must be able to\ndemonstrate real benefits in the form of emission reductions, forest\nprotection, peatland restoration, rehabilitation of degraded areas, and\nimproved welfare of communities around forest areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cAPHI and all members are fully committed to promoting the\ndevelopment of high-integrity and quality carbon initiatives, so as to\nmake a significant contribution to Indonesia\u2019s greenhouse gas emission\nreduction targets,\u201d said Soewarso. He added that the development of\nforestry carbon is also expected to strengthen the green investment\nclimate and open up opportunities for sustainable financing in\nIndonesia\u2019s forestry sector.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, APHI Secretary General Purwadi Soeprihanto said the main\nchallenge in developing Indonesia\u2019s forestry carbon is ensuring\ngovernance consistency, strengthening field capacity, regulatory\nharmonisation, and increasing global market trust in national carbon\nprojects. According to him, carbon projects must be built through strong\nlandscape governance, accurate spatial planning, and international\ncollaboration support to produce high-quality carbon credits.<\/p>\n
Purwadi added that Indonesia\u2019s forestry concession areas have great\npotential with around 48.69 million hectares of potential area for\nemission reduction projects and around 3.5 million hectares of potential\narea for carbon absorption projects. \u201cCarbon must be part of\nmulti-forestry business and developed through strong landscape\ngovernance, accurate spatial planning, and supported by international\ncooperation and investment to produce high-integrity carbon credits,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Through this business forum, Indonesia affirmed that forestry carbon\ntrading is not only positioned as an economic instrument but also as a\nmeans to strengthen sustainable forest management, support the FOLU Net\nSink 2030 target, improve the welfare of communities around forests, and\nstrengthen Indonesia\u2019s contribution to the global climate change\nmitigation agenda.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-affirms-commitment-to-building-high-integrity-forest-carbon-at-new-york-business-forum-1778572375", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }