Bappenas Launches Four Biodiversity Status Documents for Indonesian Regions
Jakarta (ANTARA) — The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (PPN/Bappenas) has launched four Indonesian Biodiversity Status Documents for the Bali–Nusa Tenggara, Java, Maluku and Papua regions.
The launch was carried out in collaboration with the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Agriculture, with support from the German Government through GIZ Indonesia & ASEAN and Conservation International Indonesia.
“I imagine biodiversity as being like rare earth. Rare earth can only be extracted and utilised if we have sufficient understanding and scientific knowledge,” said Minister of National Development Planning/Bappenas Head Rachmat Pambudy at the launch of the Biodiversity Status Documents for Bali-Nusa Tenggara, Java, Maluku and Papua in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The launch forms part of the Indonesian government’s commitment to strengthening the database and scientific information on biodiversity as the foundation for evidence-based policymaking and development planning.
The four Indonesian Biodiversity Status documents serve as a strategic footing for the implementation of the Indonesian Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (IBSAP) 2025–2045, which aligns with the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2025–2045, the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2025–2029, and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Furthermore, the four documents present the latest information on the condition of biodiversity at the ecosystem, species and genetic resource levels in each region, including the various challenges, pressures, and management and conservation priorities that require collective attention.
In his presentation, Rachmat stated that Indonesia possesses biodiversity wealth that constitutes important natural capital in supporting food, water and energy self-sufficiency, improving public health, and supporting the development of the green and blue economies. Therefore, biodiversity management is an inseparable part of the national development agenda towards Golden Indonesia 2045.
“We still have homework, namely the Kalimantan region, which has yet to be compiled. But going forward, the hope is that through this collaboration it will be drawn up to complete all the biodiversity maps across Indonesia’s regions,” said Leonardo A.A. Teguh Sambodo, Deputy for Food, Natural Resources and Environment at the Ministry of PPN/Bappenas.
Updating information on the condition of biodiversity is a step in responding to the various pressures on ecosystems, such as climate change, habitat degradation, pollution, natural resource exploitation, and various threats to species.
The use of data and science as the basis for decision-making is considered to support the government in anticipating risks, setting development priorities more accurately, strengthening natural resource governance, and ensuring a balance between economic development and environmental preservation in accordance with the carrying capacity of ecosystems.
Previously, the government launched the 2024 Indonesian Biodiversity Status Document, the Sumatra Ecoregion Biodiversity Status, and the Sulawesi Ecoregion Biodiversity Status on 19 August 2025. These documents are expected to serve as the foundation for setting conservation priorities and as a strategic reference for policymaking, programme planning and evidence-based decision-making.
“All the data in these documents serve as a reference, particularly for regional governments that are currently also drawing up plans for the development and management of natural resources in their respective regions,” said Teguh Sambodo.