Indonesia-Japan Green Diplomacy: Promoting Sister Parks and Carbon Investments in National Parks
Indonesian Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Environment Minister Ishihara Hirotaka in Tokyo. The meeting forms an important part of strengthening strategic cooperation between Indonesia and Japan in the fields of forestry, conservation, and climate change control.
Accompanying Forestry Minister Raja Juli were Head of Public Relations and International Cooperation Bureau Ristianto Pribadi, Director of Species and Genetic Conservation Ahmad Munawir, and Forestry Attaché at the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo Ima Yudin Rayaningtyas.
In the meeting, the Japanese Environment Minister expressed appreciation to the Indonesian Government, particularly the Ministry of Forestry, for signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shizuoka Prefecture regarding the protection and conservation of wildlife.
The cooperation focuses on the Komodo breeding loan programme as part of sustainable efforts to preserve Indonesia’s iconic species.
The Japanese Government also appreciated the visit of the Indonesian delegation to Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park as part of the exchange of experiences in managing international standard national parks.
At the same time, Japan invited Indonesia to join the Asia Protected Areas Partnership, a network of protected areas focused on National Parks in Asia that currently involves 17 countries.
Raja Juli Antoni expressed thanks for the support and close cooperation from the Japanese Government in managing Indonesia’s forestry sector. He emphasised that this bilateral meeting is part of the series of state visits by President Prabowo Subianto to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
Furthermore, Raja Juli proposed the development of Sister Park cooperation between Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park and national parks in Indonesia. This initiative is expected to strengthen knowledge exchange, enhance human resource capacity, and improve governance towards developing world-class national parks.
In the context of climate action, Raja Juli also invited the Japanese private sector to participate in carbon investments in Indonesia through afforestation and reforestation activities, including in national park areas.
This opportunity is further opened by the issuance of national policies related to Carbon Economic Value through Presidential Regulation No. 110 of 2025 on the Implementation of Carbon Economic Value (NEK) and National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Control, which enables more structured and credible implementation of the Voluntary Carbon Market.
Through this meeting, Indonesia and Japan reaffirmed their joint commitment to strengthening collaboration in the forestry sector, while promoting innovative nature-based solutions to address global climate change challenges.