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Govt yet to name regions to host REDD pilot projects

The government has failed to fulfil its promise to pick a province in October that would host a pilot project imposing a moratorium on natural forest and peatland conversion as mandated by an Indonesia-Norway climate deal

Theresia Sufa (The Jakarta Post)
Bogor
Fri, November 5, 2010

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Govt yet to name regions to host REDD pilot projects

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he government has failed to fulfil its promise to pick a province in October that would host a pilot project imposing a moratorium on natural forest and peatland conversion as mandated by an Indonesia-Norway climate deal.

Secretary of the task force on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD plus), Hery Prasetyo, said the taskforce was still examining nine provinces interested in hosting the REDD pilot project.

The nine candidates are Aceh, Riau, South Sumatra, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Jambi, Papua and West Papua.

Previously, the government announced it was considering five provinces to host the REDD project, and that it would make its selection in October at the latest.

“We will assess commitment from local administrations to protect forests since the REDD plus would not merely be aimed at cutting emissions,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a REDD workshop organized by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Bogor on Wednesday.

He said the taskforce also verified programs run by the provinces that could be implemented in REDD projects.

“The province will be a labora-tory for study, including biodiversity and how to empower indigenous people living in nearby forest,” he said.

Indonesia and Norway signed a US$1 billion deal in May.

Norway is committed to providing $200 million in the first phase, with a planned disbursement of $30 million in 2010, followed by further disbursements of $70 million in 2011 and $100 million in 2012.

The remaining $800 million of Oslo’s pledge would be provided gradually after 2013 based on forestry sector emissions reductions.

Under the deal, Indonesia will impose a two-year moratorium on new licenses to convert natural forests and peatlands.

The government would also set up independent institutions to monitor and manage REDD plus projects under the MRV (measuring, reporting and verification) system this year.

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