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        "id": 1709220,
        "msgid": "indonesia-forms-task-force-for-national-park-financing-1777474354",
        "date": "2026-04-29 20:42:01",
        "title": "Indonesia forms task force for national park financing",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Indonesia has established a task force led by Hashim Djojohadikusumo to develop innovative financing mechanisms for national park management, aiming to bolster biodiversity conservation and enhance community welfare without prioritizing commercialization. The initiative includes pilot projects in 13 national parks, regulatory reforms, partnerships for funding such as carbon trading and blended finance, and improvements in personnel capacity and technology-based monitoring. WWF Indonesia highlights the potential for unlocking philanthropic and multilateral funding to protect habitats of iconic species, supporting the government's broader conservation goals.",
        "content": "<p>Indonesia has set up a task force to develop innovative financing for\nnational park management to strengthen biodiversity conservation and\nimprove community welfare, officials said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential Special Envoy for Climate Change and Energy and Task\nForce Chair Hashim Djojohadikusumo said resource mobilization must be\noptimized to protect ecosystems that sustain future generations,\nstressing the initiative is not for commercialization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe emphasize that this conservation financing innovation is not for\ncommercialization. Ecology before tourism. Tourism supports ecology,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni said the government will begin\nwith pilot projects in 13 national parks, along with key conservation\nareas including the Peusangan Landscape and Bukit 30 Landscape.<\/p>\n<p>He said the task force would adopt a dual-track strategy, combining\nregulatory reforms, institutional strengthening, and policy design with\nefforts to mobilize funding through partnerships and community-based\nmanagement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to explore mechanisms, including carbon trading. Blended\nfinance involving philanthropy, private sector investment, and other\nfunding sources,\u201d Antoni said.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond financing, the government is also focusing on strengthening\nfield personnel capacity, including forest rangers, ecosystem\ncontrollers, and forestry extension workers.<\/p>\n<p>Technology-based monitoring systems will be expanded to ensure\ntransparency and accountability in conservation area management.<\/p>\n<p>WWF Indonesia CEO Aditya Bayunanda said the initiative could unlock\nlarge-scale philanthropic and multilateral public funding to support\nhabitat protection for Indonesia\u2019s iconic species.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is expected to support the government\u2019s plan to secure\nalternative resources for financing habitats of iconic species in\nIndonesia,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Way Kambas National Park pilot for innovative climate\nfinancing<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia allocates US$120 million to protect Way\nKambas National Park<\/p>\n<p>Related news: RI presents conservation funding innovation at UNOC\n2025 France<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Arnidhya Nur Zhafira, Martha Herlinawati Simanjunt<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-forms-task-force-for-national-park-financing-1777474354",
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