KKP Strengthens Credibility of Blue Carbon Ecosystem Management

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is continuing its efforts to maintain the credibility of Indonesia’s blue carbon ecosystem management, citing its crucial role as a sustainable solution to the climate crisis. One step taken is strengthening the capacity of human resources handling blue carbon ecosystems through climate action training held with the Climateworks Centre–Monash University and the Centre for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies (PKSPL) of IPB University in Bogor from 17 to 19 June 2026. The activity discussed the validation and verification of climate change mitigation projects from blue carbon ecosystems. Validation and verification are key elements to ensure that climate change mitigation actions based on coastal ecosystems have credibility at both national and global levels. “An independent, honest, and transparent validation and verification process is a prerequisite for maintaining environmental integrity while increasing trust in the carbon credits produced. With the support of the National Registry System, Indonesia’s blue carbon potential will be increasingly recognised globally,” said the Secretary of the Directorate General of Marine Management, Miftahul Huda, in an official statement in Jakarta on Thursday, 25 June 2026. Huda stated that the training participants came from representatives of ministries and institutions, local governments, and academics who had previously attended basic training on greenhouse gas reporting from blue carbon ecosystems. This training will also strengthen participants’ technical competence in the Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) process, as well as the assessment of supporting documents such as the Project Design Document (PDD) and the Mitigation Action Plan Document (DRAM). Meanwhile, Climateworks Centre Indonesia Country Lead, Jannata Giwangkara, said that besides technical aspects, the sustainability of blue carbon projects is also largely determined by good governance and the involvement of coastal communities as the main actors in protecting the ecosystem. “We need more professionals who are able to design, assess, verify, and supervise high-quality blue carbon projects,” he said. The Director General of Marine Management, Koswara, hopes the training will produce more professionals capable of overseeing the development of high-quality blue carbon projects. The vast potential of the national blue carbon ecosystem is one of Indonesia’s advantages in supporting the global climate agenda. “Therefore, the entire management process must be carried out professionally, based on science, and meet international standards so that the ecological and economic benefits can be optimally felt, including by coastal communities,” he said. This effort is in line with the policy of Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, who places the blue economy as the main direction for national marine and fisheries development. Through sustainable coastal ecosystem management, strengthening science-based governance, and increasing human resource capacity, the KKP continues to encourage the marine sector’s contribution to achieving national climate targets while improving the welfare of coastal communities.