On June 13, 2012, in a speech to the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Bogor, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presented a manifesto on sustainable development with equity. The points of this manifesto were reaffirmed in his speeches during and on the sidelines of the recent Rio+20 Summit.

The pronouncement of the manifesto asserts the prominence of economic development (ecodev) as one of the country’s strategic interests. This is only natural for a country like Indonesia, which is now an emerging country with notable sustained growth and a greater contribution to the global pursuit of strong, balanced, inclusive and sustainable growth.

An ecodev strategy is multidimensional in nature. It encompases a wide range of core interests, from sustained growth to poverty eradication, a green economy, sustainable development, food and energy security and financial inclusion. It also permeates the jurisdiction of both domestic and foreign policies.