Indonesia Promotes High-Integrity Carbon Market and Strengthens Global Peatland, Mangrove Centres
Indonesia is strengthening its position as a global leader in forestry and climate action by promoting a high-integrity carbon market, reinforcing the international tropical peatland centre, and developing the world mangrove centre during the Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP) forum in London, England.
Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni conveyed this commitment at a ministerial-level event titled “From Glasgow to Addis Ababa: Building Momentum on Forests from COP30 to COP32” held at Kew Gardens, London. According to Raja Juli, the current global challenge is no longer merely about increasing ambition in climate and forestry agendas, but ensuring that ambition is realised through measurable, on-the-ground actions via partnerships, practical cooperation, and sustainable investment.
During the forum, Indonesia presented three strategic agendas as its contribution and form of leadership in global forestry governance. The first agenda is the development of a high-integrity carbon market to support financing for conservation, ecosystem restoration, sustainable forest management, and community empowerment in protecting forest areas. The government, Raja Juli stated, is continuously strengthening carbon governance through the refinement of national regulations to provide legal certainty, transparency, and environmental credibility in forestry sector carbon trading. He noted that a high-integrity carbon market can be an important instrument to bridge global funding needs for sustainable forest protection and management.
The second agenda is strengthening the role of the International Tropical Peatland Center (ITPC) as a global platform for cooperation, scientific development, knowledge exchange, capacity building, and innovation in tropical peatland management. Indonesia possesses approximately 13 million hectares of tropical peatland ecosystems, which serve as one of the world’s largest carbon stores while playing a crucial role in maintaining climate resilience and biodiversity. Through the forum, Indonesia invited FCLP member countries to expand collaboration via the ITPC to accelerate the development of science-based solutions and best practices in tropical peatland management.
The third agenda is the strengthening of the World Mangrove Center (WMC) as an international collaboration hub supporting knowledge exchange, policy development, research, innovation, and capacity building in mangrove management. Indonesia invited FCLP member countries to join and contribute to strengthening the WMC so that the benefits of mangrove management knowledge, technology, and experience can be more widely shared. This step is considered vital to position mangroves as an effective nature-based solution for climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, strengthening coastal resilience, and community economic development. As a country with approximately 3.4 million hectares of mangroves, or about 23 percent of the world’s total, Indonesia expressed its readiness to share experiences and best practices to support the global mangrove agenda.
On this occasion, Indonesia also affirmed its readiness to deepen engagement in the FCLP and strengthen collaboration with countries and development partners to realise ambitious, inclusive, and implementable forestry solutions. Indonesia’s participation in the forum demonstrates its active role as the country with the third-largest tropical forest area in the world in providing global solutions for achieving climate targets, preserving biodiversity, and promoting sustainable development.