Bappenas Launches Four Biodiversity Status Documents for Indonesian Regions

The Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas has launched four Indonesian Biodiversity Status Documents covering the regions of Bali–Nusa Tenggara, Java, Maluku, and Papua. The launch was a collaboration with the National Research and Innovation Agency, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Agriculture, supported by the German Government through GIZ Indonesia & ASEAN and the Indonesian Conservation Foundation. “I imagine biodiversity is like rare earth. We can only extract and utilise rare earth if we have sufficient understanding and scientific knowledge,” said Minister for National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas Rachmat Pambudy during the launch event in Jakarta on Tuesday. The launch is part of the government’s commitment to strengthening the database and scientific information on biodiversity as a foundation for evidence-based policy formulation and development planning. The four documents provide a strategic basis for implementing the Indonesian Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2025–2045, which is aligned with the National Long-Term Development Plan 2025–2045, the National Medium-Term Development Plan 2025–2029, and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The documents present the latest information on the condition of biodiversity at the ecosystem, species, and genetic resource levels in each region, including various challenges, pressures, and conservation and management priorities that require collective attention. In his presentation, the Minister stated that Indonesia’s rich biodiversity is a vital natural capital supporting self-sufficiency in food, water, and energy, improving public health, and underpinning the development of a green and blue economy. Therefore, biodiversity management is an integral part of the national development agenda towards a Golden Indonesia 2045. “We still have homework, which is the Kalimantan region that has not yet been compiled. But going forward, it is hoped that through this collaboration, it will be compiled and complete all the maps regarding biodiversity across all regions of Indonesia,” said Deputy for Food, Natural Resources, and Environment at Bappenas, Leonardo A.A. Teguh Sambodo. Updating information on the state of biodiversity is a step in responding to various pressures on ecosystems, such as climate change, habitat degradation, pollution, natural resource exploitation, and other threats to species. Using data and science as a basis for decision-making is considered crucial to support the government in anticipating risks, setting more targeted development priorities, strengthening natural resource governance, and ensuring a balance between economic development and environmental preservation in line with the carrying capacity of ecosystems. Previously, the government launched the 2024 Indonesian Biodiversity Status Update, the Sumatra Ecoregion Biodiversity Status, and the Sulawesi Ecoregion Biodiversity Status documents on 19 August 2025. These documents are expected to serve as a foundation for setting conservation priorities and as a strategic reference for evidence-based policy formulation, programme planning, and decision-making. “All data in these documents serve as a reference, particularly for local governments currently drafting their respective regional development and resource management plans,” said Teguh Sambodo.