JAKARTA, May 12 (Reuters) – Indonesia is committed to rehabilitate 12 million hectares (29.65 million acres) of degraded land and potentially integrate new tree-planting efforts with its plan to develop carbon offset projects, its forestry minister said in a statement on Tuesday.
Here are some details:
• Minister Raja Juli Antoni made the comments at the United Nations Forum on Forests in New York, according to a statement issued by the Indonesian government’s communication body.
• Indonesia has already issued regulations that would serve as the basis of its carbon offset sales, which will meet standards of high integrity and be done in partnership with local communities, according to a statement by the forestry ministry.
• Indonesia has recently updated its rules on carbon trading, which will also allow the international sales of carbon credits.
• Before taking office in 2024, President Prabowo Subianto has identified sales of carbon emission credits as a potential way to raise funds.
• Forest loss in Indonesia surged by 66% in 2025, the highest rate in eight years as a result of weak environmental protections and Prabowo’s ambitious food and energy self-sufficiency drive, environmental group Auriga said in a report in March.
(Reporting by Gayatri Suroyo, Bernadette Christina; Editing by David Stanway)
