Beschreibung:
This country profile reviews the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, sets out the institutional, political and economic environment within which REDD+ is being implemented in Indonesia, and documents the process of national REDD+ policy development during the period 2007 -2011. There are clearly contextual challenges that need to be addressed in order to create the enabling conditions for REDD+ and to improve the governance of Indonesia's forests more broadly. The Government of Indonesia is committed at national and international levels to addressing the challenges of climate change and to using forest carbon offsets to consolidate its forestry sector reforms. Indonesia has pledged to reduce its emissions from land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) by at least 26% by 2020. One way the country plans to meet this target is by reducing its emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through the REDD+ mechanism, which offers the potential for innovative and stable forms of financing for local governments and community-based resource management. Although recent data suggest a slight declining trend, deforestation rates over the past three decades have been high: 2.7% per year in Sumatra and 1.3% in Kalimantan during the period 20002010. Activities that directly contribute to deforestation and forest degradation include conversion of forests to other uses such as agriculture and mining, illegal logging, and forest and land fires, the latter often associated with drained peatlands. These activities are driven by, among others, high demand for forest-based products in both domestic and international markets and weak governance systems at national and subnational levels ...