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2. Current country situation:
Current count ry sit uat ion summary : Indonesia is one of t he t hree largest t ropical f orest count ries. The use of f orest resources in
Indonesia f ollows t he rules applied t o each of t he f our f orest f unct ions cat egories. First , conservat ion f orest , managed t o conserve biological diversit y, t he source of genet ic resources
needed f or f ood crops, medicinal pl ant s, wood and non-wood f orest species domest icat ion. Second, prot ect ion f orest , import ant t o maint ain hydrol ogical f unct ion, wat ershed prot ect ion
and soil conservat ion. Third, product ion f orest , provides t imber and non-t imber product s, and is managed t hrough select ive cut t ing f or nat ural f orest and clear cut t ing f or plant at ion
f orest s. The f ort h cat egory is conversion f orest , f orest area which can be convert ed f or ot her land uses.
Around 48 million people live in and around Indonesia’ s f orest s. The Minist ry of Forest ry’ s Long Term Development Plan f or t he period 2006 – 2025 provides. Around 6 million
Indonesians make t heir living direct ly f rom f orest s. The government has made ext ensive ef f ort s t o accommodat e communit y right s in f orest management t hrough f orest ry regulat ions
and laws. Wood product s cont ribut ed signif icant ly t o Indonesia’ s economic growt h , empl oyment and export s, especially bet ween 1980s – 1990s. Foreign exchange earnings f rom
f orest product export s were est imat ed as US 1. 2 billion in 1985. Since t hen t he composit ion of export ed f orest product s has shif t ed f rom logs t o processed product s such as sawn t imber,
plywood, panels, f urnit ure and pul p and paper product s. By 2005 t he report ed level of f orest commodit y export s had risen t o US 5 bil lion
Along wit h def orest at ion problem in t he t ropics, Indonesia has lost approximat ely 1. 7 million ha of it s f orest per year during t he period of 1985 – 1997. The highest f orest lost occurred
during 1997-2000, reaching t he f igure of 2. 8 mill ion ha per year. The l at est published dat a MoF, 2007 showed t hat net f orest lost has decreased during 2000-2005, reaching about 1. 2
million ha. Hence, it is underst andable t hat t he volume of harvest ed wood product s decreased f rom 26. 2 million m
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in 1990 t o 11. 2 million m
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in 2005. The import ance of non wood f orest product s increased during t he same period f ood product s, medicinal pl ant s,
rat t an et c. According t o FAO 2005 it was report ed t hat t he volume of f uel wood declined f rom 357. 000 m
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in 1990 t o 171. 000 m
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in 2000 and only 79. 000 m
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in 2005. Forest ry f aced considerable challenges in t he past t en years which demand f or ref ocus and
reorient at ion of f orest policies. In t his regards, f orest ry sect or has set up f ive priorit y policies, namely : 1 combat ing illegal logging and it s associat ed illegal t rade; 2 f orest ry
sect or rest ruct uring t hrough enhancement of t imber plant at ion and indust ry rest ruct uring; 3 f orest rehabilit at ion and conservat ion and; 4 st rengt hening t he economy of local
communit ies and, 5 securing f orest areas. The f ive priorit y policies have been t ranslat ed int o short , medium, and long-t erm planning. The legal and policy f ramework already exist s
which cont ribut e t o creat ing enabling condit ions f or climat e mit igat ion act ions, t hrough reducing emissions f rom def orest at ion and f orest degradat ion, sust ainable f orest management ,
f orest conservat ion, and t hrough enhancement of carbon st ocks f rom f orest rest orat ion, af f orest at ion and ref orest at ion.
Sust ainabilit y of f orest resources is crucial f or t he cont inuat ion of nat ional development . Sust ainable management of f orest resources is a f orm of mit igat ion and adapt at ion measures,
which is survival issue f or Indonesia. As a count ry wit h t housands of island and high dependency on agricult ural sect or agricult ure, f orest ry, f ishery, livest ock, Indonesia is
vulnerable t o climat e change not only f rom environment al aspect but also economic and social.
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3. Definition of obj ectives, approach, and responsibilities for the R-Plan process: The maj or obj ectives of the R-Plan: What is it designed to achieve?
St udying t he R-Plan guidelines, t he R-Plan requires a comprehensive process and int egrat ed undert aking, ext ensive st akeholders communicat ion, and in dept h analysis of cert ain issues
rel at ing t o REDD as well as t o a broader issues of development . Indonesia’ s R-Pl an is int ended t o assist Indonesia in improving management of f orest resources according t o sust ainable
principles. Those principles t ake int o account al ready well document ed benef icial social environment al and economic impact s of f orest conservat ion and sust ainable management .
Chapt er 2 of Indonesia’ s Long Term Devel opment Plan 2006 – 2025. In addit ion t o t hose benef it s, rising global awareness of t he f act t hat def orest at ion and degradat ion in t he t ropics
account f or about 20 of t ot al global carbon emissions has highlight ed t he pot ent ial of Indonesia’ s f orest s t o play a signif icant role in cont ribut ing posit ively t owards climat e change
mit igat ion t hrough delivering real reduct ion of emissions f rom def orest at ion and f orest degradat ion and also t hrough increased carbon sequest rat ion, at t he same t ime all ow
nat ional development cont inue in a sust ainable manner. How would the result of the process change current land use and other sectoral behavior,
policies, or governance, so that reductions in deforestation and degradation can occur? The process will cover a broad range of act ivit ies st art ing f rom analyt ical works, policy
dial ogue and st akehol ders communicat ions, shar ed learning, capacit y building and awareness raising, t o inst it ut ional arrangement s including dist ribut ion of incent ives and responsibilit ies
at all levels. A number of of aspect s need t o be addressed appropriat ely across levels and demand f or a st rong link bet ween cent ral and local government s, f or example in det ermining
met hodol ogy f or REDDI monit oring and it s impl ement at ion, as well as among sect ors, f or example in est ablishing ref erence emissions level REL and REDDI nat ional regist ry. The
process will have t o also consider out comes f rom negot iat ions in COP and SBSTA, and so, involvement of int ernat ional part ners is crit ical in providing necessary expert ise, t echnology,
access t o dat a inf ormat ion, and f inancial resources.
For which aspects of the R-Plan does the country seek external support? :
For t he aspect s which needs a comprehensive and in dept h anal ysis as t he basis t o undert ake act ivit ies under component described in t he R-Plan, f or example :
1. In dept h anal yses which can provide opt ions as t he basis t o det ermine ref erence emission
level REL, 2.
In dept h analyses relevant t o REDDI approach ‘ nat ional account ing wit h sub-nat ional implement at ion’ , f or example, how t o make sure t echnically and met hodological
consist ency bet ween regions at t he sub-nat ional l evel and bet ween nat ional and sub- nat ional l evels, including pract ical models on how t o manage t his syst em over t ime.
3. In dept h anal ysis on f inancial aspect s especially f or readiness phases, pot ent ial market s
f or REDD, and MRV issues under Bali Act ion Pl an which will af f ect REDD implement at ion. 4.
Capacit y building at al l levels, access t o dat a inf ormat ion, t echnology t ransf er and know how, shared learning.
5. Ident if icat ion of specif ic on t he ground invest ment and ot her act ivit ies t hat bet ween now
and 2012 will lead t o emission reduct ions and sust ainable development . Translat ing t hese act ivit ies int o a f ormat t hat will provide a basis f or appraisal by int erest ed privat e and
public invest ors.
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Component 1: Land use, forest policy and governance quick assessment
1. 1. Executive Summary of the quick assessment paper:
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