Indonesia’s Ambivalent Response to Deforestation
Indonesia, along with over 120 countries, has also joined the Glasgow Declaration, which among others affirms their commitments to halt the loss of forests in 2030.
A man walks over the Perito Moreno Glacier at Los Glaciares National Park near El Calafate, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. World leaders are gathered in Scotland at a United Nations climate summit, known as COP26, to push nations to ratchet up their efforts to curb climate change. Experts say the amount of energy unleashed by planetary warming could melt much of the planet's ice, raise global sea levels and increase extreme weather events.
Forests are one of the key elements on which the world is pinning its hopes to halt the pace of climate change. On the other hand, the Indonesian government has stated that deforestation is inevitable to meet development needs.
GLASGOW, KOMPAS — Indonesia is striving to end deforestation but for reasons of development it cannot yet be totally ceased. Efforts to reduce emissions in the forestry sector continue through the implementation of various activities, such as sustainable forest management, forest and land rehabilitation as well as peat and mangrove restoration.