Promoting Multilateral Cooperation for Sustainable Peatland management

Presented by Agus Julianto on GLF Peatlands 2024 - 360 Degree Approach to Improving Capacity of Multiple Stakeholders to Manage Peatland Sustainably

1. PROMOTING MULTILATERAL COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE PEATLAND MANAGEMENT (Accelerating The Implementation of Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030) By: Dr. Agus Justianto Director General of Sustainable Forest Management Ministry of Environment and Forestry Republic of Indonesia

2. ‹#› OUR ENHANCED AMBITIONS Responding to the Paris Agreement mandate, Indonesia submitted its Enhanced NDC to the UNFCCC Secretariat on 23 September 2022, reflecting an increase in emission reduction targets from: 29% to 31.89% unconditionally; and 41% to 43.20% conditionally. The forestry sector remains the largest contributor to the greenhouse gas emissions reduction target 🡪 60%

3. A GLIMPSE OF INDONESIA’S FOLU NET SINK 2030 Goals to be achieved through implementation of Operation Plan Indonesia's FOLU 2030 are the level of achievement of greenhouse gas emissions of : -140 million tons CO2e in 2030 and beyond increased to -304 million tons CO2e in 2050 so that net emissions at the national level (all sectors) reached 540 million tons CO2e, or equivalent to 1.6 tons of CO2e per capita. FOLU Net Sink 2030 is a condition to be achieved through reducing GHG emissions from the forestry and land use sectors with conditions where the absorption rate is equal to or higher than the emission level. BASIC PRINCIPLES : Sustainable Forest Management Environmental Governance Carbon Governance

4. GHG EMISSION TRAJECTORIES IN THE NDC-CM 1 AND LTS-LCCP SCENARIOS ‹#›

5. SCOPE OF FOLU NET SINK 2030 Reduction in deforestation rate of mineral lands 1 Mangrove rehabilitation and afforestation on ex-mining lands 10 Conservation of biodiversity 11 Plantation forest development 5 Reducing the rate of degradation of peatlands and mangrove 4 Sustainable forest management 6 Non rotational rehabilitation 8 Rotational rehabilitation 7 Peat restoration and improvement of peat water management 9 Reduction in deforestation rate of peatlands and mangrove 2 Reducing the rate of degradation of mineral lands 3 Introduction of ecosystem replication, green open space and ecoriparian. Supervision and law enforcement in supporting the protection and security of forest areas 15 Development and consolidation of Customary Forests 13 Social Forestry 12 14

6. PEATLAND ECOSYSTEM ROLES FOR ACHIEVING THE TARGET OF INDONESIA’S FOLU NET SINK 2030 Indonesia has the 4 th largest peat ecosystem in the world even at number 1 for the world's tropical peat ecosystem with an area of + 24.67 million ha. Peatland Ecosystem Management plays an important role in achieving the FOLU Net Sink 2030 target. The area of forest and peatland fires decreased sharply from 891,275 ha in 2015 to 17,347 ha in 2020.

7. TARGET The emission reduction target from the Peatland Ecosystem Management (PEG) sector to achieve FOLU Net Sink 2030 is set at 3,564,281 ha, consisting of peatland restoration in an area of 1,889,578 ha and water system improvement of 1,674,703 ha GOAL, OBJECTIVE AND TARGET OF PEATLAND MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF INDONESIA’S FOLU NET SINK 2030 OBJECTIVE Peatland Ecosystem Management within the FOLU Net Sink 2030 framework aims to reduce emissions from peatland decomposition and fires through water management restoration and improvement activities. GOAL The target to be achieved through the implementation of Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 Operational Plan is to achieve a greenhouse gas emission level of -140 million tons of CO2e by 2030.

8. STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT INDONESIA'S FOLU NET SINK 2030 4 The four mitigation action strategies must be implemented at the scale of the Peatland Hydrological Unit (KHG) landscape in a systematic and integrated manner. This is because the ecological glue of peat ecosystems or KHG is water, so the restoration of peat ecosystems must be limited by hydrological networks, not by the boundaries of forest and land management areas or administration in KHG. 1 Maintaining peatland wetness 2 Improve peatland cover conditions 3 Revitalizing peatland utilization activities Strengthening peatland ecosystem management institutions 1 Peatland water management arrangements 2 Structuring peatland utilization activities 3 Structuring the institutional framework for peatland ecosystem management PEATLAND ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STRATEGIC ISSUES OF PEATLAND ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT

9. PEAT RESTORATION AREA TARGET (HA) Province Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 Target Location (Ha) TOTAL PHPL KSDAE PSKL PPKL BRGM PEMDA Jambi 5.412 - 4.322 - 21.513 783 32.030 Kalimantan Barat 18.220 - 10.261 - 150.412 33.376 212.270 Kalimantan Selatan - - 238 - 37.596 - 37.833 Kalimantan Tengah 7.454 - 118.559 - 757.930 10.976 894.919 Kalimantan Timur 1.364 9.351 - 32.757 - 3.978 47.449 Lampung - - - 2.092 - - 2.092 Riau 84.349 - 22.176 - 127.274 16.656 250.455 Sumatera Selatan 122.354 - 34.659 - 254.537 - 411.549 Sumatera Utara 203 - 659 118 - - 980 Total 239.356 9.351 190.874 34.967 1.349.262 65.769 1.889.578

10. TARGET OF HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT IN PEATLAND AREAS Provinsi NDC-CM1 dan Indonesia FOLU 2030 LTS Forest Concession Areas (HTI) Business Concession Areas Outside the State Forest TOTAL Aceh 31.558 31.558 Jambi 57.333 47.558 104.891 Kalimantan Barat 35.571 272.691 308.263 Kalimantan Selatan 64 64 Kalimantan Tengah 51.386 51.386 Kalimantan Timur 7.952 7.952 Kalimantan Utara 13.289 31.620 44.909 Papua 1.062 1.062 Riau 294.164 432.620 726.784 Sumatera Barat 13.018 13.018 Sumatera Selatan 317.541 24.735 342.276 Sumatera Utara 123 42.417 42.540 Total 718.021 956.682 1.674.703

11. Minister of Environment and Forestry Steering Team Expert Team Chief Executive Daily Chief Executive Head of Division I Sustainable Forest Management Forest and Land Fire Control Social Forestry Multi Business and Management Techniques Head of the Division II for Increasing Carbon Reserves Forest and Land Rehabilitation Mangrove Rehabilitation Restorasi, Replikasi Ekosistem, KTH & Ecoriparian Head of Division III Conservation Areas and Species Population Increases HCVF & Manage Habitat Fragmentation Investment in Environmental Services, Community Forest Parks and Botanical Gardens Partnership and Conservation Head of Division IV Peat Ecosystem Management Community Partnerships Peat Rewetting and Facilities Head of Division V Instruments & Information Social and public communication Law Enforcement Policy Evaluation and Standardization Ministries and institutions, Regional Government, Field Technical Implementers ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR MANAGING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDONESIA'S FOLU NET SINK 2030 Focusing on Peat Ecosystem Management

12. THE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT OF FOLU RESULTS-BASED CONTRIBUTION PROJECT (FOLU-NC) TO SUPPORT INDONESIA’S FOLU NET SINK 2030 Multilateral and Bilateral Cooperation

13. Financial support for the implementation of Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030 based on the Operational Plan of FOLU Net Sink 2030. Provision of very high-resolution Satellite Imagery to increase the intensity of the locus focus map of mitigation action implementation. Developing cooperation to promote the environmentally business investment in peatland areas. Benchmarking forest and peatland management institutions to strengthen the institutional capacity in the future. Improvement and preparation of the Manual / Handbook for FOLU Mitigation Actions in peatland areas. Development/strengthening of various FOLU Mitigation Action Information Systems. Research & Development based on experience owned by various countries / strategic partner institutions. Promoting multilateral cooperation on sustainable peatland management through strengthening International Tropical Peatlands Center (ITPC). POTENTIAL COOPERATION IN ACHIEVING INDONESIA'S FOLU NET SINK 2030 THROUGH SUSTAINABLE PEATLAND MANAGEMENT

14. The History of ITPC 30 Oct 2018 26 Feb 2019 8 Mar 2019 13 Aug 2018 23 Mar 2018 Brazzaville Declaration Preparation Committee ITPC Launch Interim Secretariat UNEA4 Resolution Protect peatlands in the tropics, including Congo Basin Build the ITPC Improve the capacity of GPI partners and countries on peatland management acknowledging the important role of peatlands recognizing the need to increase collaboration committing to common interests in tropical peatlands strengthening networking and collaboration “Conservation and Sustainable Management of Peatlands" adopted (UNEP/EA.4/RES.16) called for recognition of peatlands and their important role in the global ecosystem Establishment of ITPC preparation committee DG FORDA as the Chairman Secretariat is based in Bogor Coordinated by KLHK Assisted by CIFOR

15. BRAZAVILLE DECLARATION The 3 rd Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI) Partners Meeting Brazaville, 21-23 Maret 2018 Commitments to: Protect peatlands in the tropics, including Congo Basin Establish International Tropical Peatlands Center Improve the capacity of GPI partners and countries on peatland management

16. Launch of International Tropical Peatlands Center Jakarta, 30 October 2018 Joint Declaration of the Ministries Responsible for Environment (Indonesia, RoC, DRC) Acknowledge the important role of peatlands at global, regional, and national levels in addressing climate change, protecting biodiversity, environment, and contributing to the social economic welfare of people, Recognize the need to increase respective capacity through collaboration to promote best practices for conservation and sustainable management of peatlands , Commit to common interests in tropical peatland and ongoing efforts by governments and partners to conserve and manage tropical peatlands in a sustainable manner. Commit to strengthening networking and collaboration

17. ROLES OF ITPC Become a center of excellence for tropical peatland research to support policy development Serve as a go-to space for South-South cooperation to support the dissemination of strategies and practices for tropical peatland management Conduct and disseminate scientific research on tropical peatland management for sustainable development Provide capacity building and technical services ITPC

18. ITPC as Center of Excellence for Tropical Peatland 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Provide a platform on which to list, capture and showcase all relevant and publicly available knowledge relating to peatland A place for knowledge exchange and capacity building Enable secondary use by disseminating and communicating available knowledge Media for a community of practice on sustainable peatlands Help disseminate policy and best practice experiences on sustainable tropical peatland management Increase awareness and discoverability of peatland-related open data Promote the birth of new knowledge on peatlands Knowledge Platform

19. CLOSING Indonesia as the owner of the largest tropical peatland in the world (24.67 million ha) urgently needs support to achieve the target of restoration and improvement of peatland hydrological systems, as stated on the Operational Plan of the Indonesia’s FOLU Net Sink 2030. Indonesia hopes that the support can be started from multilateral cooperation, which is prioritized from South-South cooperation, especially through strengthening ITPC. Multilateral cooperation on peatland management (through ITPC) is expected to accelerate the target achievement of tropical peatland management. To strengthen ITPC, Indonesia as the founder and member of ITPC expects support from various international institutions for the implementation and development of various ITPC activity programs.

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