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Indonesia puts forest compensation at top of Bali climate meet agenda BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, 17:21 GMT, 22 November 2007, 248 Words, (English) -----------------------------------------------------------------------AN BBCAPP0020071122e3bm003bi HD Indonesia puts forest compensation at top of Bali climate meet agenda http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sta&ep=em&an=BBCAPP0020071122e3bm0 03bi&fid=300169454&cat=a&aid=9JOI000500&ns=53&fn=REDD%20and%20Indonesia& ft=g WC 248 Words PD 22 November 2007 ET 17:21 SN BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific SC bbcapp NGC BBC Monitoring GC CTGBBC LA English CY (c) 2007 The British Broadcasting Corporation. All Rights Reserved. No material may be reproduced except with the express permission of The British Broadcasting Corporation. LP Text of report by Indonesian newspaper Suara Merdeka website on 21 November This article reported that State Minister for the Environment Rachmat Witoelar said one of the main initiatives that Indonesia will be campaigning for at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Bali will be financial assistance to countries possessing vast areas of forest in return for forest conservation efforts. TD "What we will be campaigning for in Bali is Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Development (REDD). This is the most important item on the programme for Indonesia and other countries which have tropical rainforests," he said. Witoelar explained that if the proposal is agreed to, Indonesia and other countries with rainforests will receive funds from countries and international institutions which have an interest in conserving the forest. He said that with such an initiative in place, forest conservation would bring greater benefit to Indonesia than logging. Witoelar reportedly cited Bengkulu as an example of the potential benefits of the initiative. Ceasing exploitation of the forest in Bengkulu, which has more than 1 million hectares of forest, could earn Indonesia around USD 20 million in compensation per year. Witoelar reportedly explained that the funds would be distributed among the districts, and that the amount of funds involved would be dramatically larger than those given by the central government through the national budget. Source: Suara Merdeka website, Semarang, in Indonesian 21 Nov 07 RF a74a6f03 NS genv: Environmental News | gclimt: Climate Change | gcat: Political/General News | gglobe: Global/World Issues | gwea: Weather RE indon: Indonesia | timor: East Timor | asiaz: Asian Countries/Regions | devgcoz: Emerging Market Countries | dvpcoz: Developing Economies | seasiaz: Southeast Asian Countries/Regions PUB The British Broadcasting Corporation -----------------------------------------------------------------------For assistance, access Factiva's Membership Circle (http://customer.factiva.com ). -----------------------------------------------------------------------(c) 2007 Factiva, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [email protected] <[email protected]> Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 4:10 PM To: [email protected], [email protected], Michael Coren <[email protected]>, Michael Coren <[email protected]>, "Welsh, Adam" <[email protected]>, [email protected] ----- Forwarded by Guntur Cahyo Prabowo/Person/World Bank on 11/30/2007 04:10 PM ----"Factiva" <emailednews@em ail.global.fact To iva.com> <[email protected]> cc 11/24/2007 08:06 AM Subject REDD and Indonesia Factiva(R) from Dow Jones -----------------------------------------------------------------------Create newsletters in Factiva.com with your company's own look and feel. Learn how. http://www.factiva.com/whatsnew/factivacom/#applyyourown ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Indonesia's forests: a precious resource in climate change fight? Agence France Presse, 02:53 GMT, 23 November 2007, 620 Words, (English) -----------------------------------------------------------------------AN AFPR000020071123e3bn001gt HD Indonesia's forests: a precious resource in climate change fight? http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sta&ep=em&an=AFPR000020071123e3bn00 1gt&fid=300169454&cat=a&aid=9JOI000500&ns=53&fn=REDD%20and%20Indonesia&ft =g BY AUB WC 620 Words PD 23 November 2007 ET 02:53 SN Agence France Presse SC afpr LA English CY Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2007 All reproduction and presentation rights reserved. LP PANGKALAN KERINCI, Indonesia, Nov 23, 2007 (AFP) Indonesia's vast forests have long been seen by governments and businesses alike as a resource to be exploited for massive profit. TD But as worldwide climate negotiations approach in Bali next month, keeping the nation's forests just as they are could become a new multi-billion-dollar industry. A drive to do just that is called Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), which in its simplest form proposes to transform the carbon saved by not cutting down trees into a tradeable commodity. The proposal is especially pressing in Indonesia, where the clearing and burning of peatlands -- ecosystems comprising swamps of semi-decomposed plantlife -account for four percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions, according to Greenpeace. Swathes of peatland are being cleared to make way for pulp and paper plantations, and the booming palm oil industry. But Indonesia is slowly waking up to the hidden cost of releasing the huge stores of carbon kept in peatland, said Daniel Mudiyarso, an expert at Indonesia's Centre for International Forestry Research. "We used to hear the term 'marginal land' for this kind of ecosystem, but our awareness (of its importance) is increasing," Mudiyarso said. The December 3-14 UN summit will bring together delegates from around the world -- including more than 100 ministers -- to work on a framework for talks on a global regime to combat climate change after the current phase of the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012. Under the protocol as it now stands, nations that replant destroyed forests or plant new trees can gain climate credits, which can be bought and sold on the global market. But there are still no significant financial incentives for countries such as Indonesia to not cut their forests in the first place, said Fitrian Ardiansyah, the head of WWF Indonesia's climate change campaign. Indonesia is spearheading the charge to get REDD recognised. It has helped put together the so-called F11 grouping, made up of developing nations with the largest remaining tropical forests. If REDD becomes a part of a global agreement after 2012 -- when the current phase of Kyoto expires -- it would mean avoided deforestation credits would be part of a global carbon market with a global carbon price, as opposed to the ad hoc voluntary schemes that now exist. The potential worldwide market for REDD credits could be 15 billion dollars a year, estimates Rizaldi Boer, an academic from Indonesia's Bogor Agricultural University. He estimated Indonesia's share at around two billion dollars. A recent meeting between the Indonesian government, non-government organisations and foreign donors in Jakarta at the start of November aimed to set the wheels in motion for Indonesia's REDD push at Bali. But not all signs are good that Indonesia's leaders are pursuing REDD with a single-minded focus. The nation's environment minister Rachmat Witoelar was a no-show at the conference. The forestry minister Malem Sambat Kaban did turn up to address the conference, but spent much of the week under attack for writing a letter of recommendation for businessman Adelin Lis, who was acquitted of illegal logging charges in early November, triggering an outcry from environmentalists, the media and politicians. "My principle is everything should be beneficial for Indonesia, everything should have advantages for Indonesia," Kaban told the conference. "Like it or not, we have to create initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and realise we have to do it with other nations." Kaban stressed however that the government was not out to freeze landclearing altogether, saying: "The REDD scheme will not be something counterproductive to plantations." aub/sb/lod NS gclimt: Climate Change | genv: Environmental News | e11: Economic Performance | ecat: Economic News | gcat: Political/General News | gglobe: Global/World Issues | gwea: Weather RE indon: Indonesia | asiaz: Asian Countries/Regions | devgcoz: Emerging Market Countries | dvpcoz: Developing Economies | seasiaz: Southeast Asian Countries/Regions IPD Indonesia | environment | forests | trade FEATURE PUB Agence France-Presse [Quoted text hidden] [email protected] <[email protected]> Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 4:12 PM To: [email protected], [email protected], Michael Coren <[email protected]>, Michael Coren <[email protected]>, "Welsh, Adam" <[email protected]>, [email protected] ----- Forwarded by Guntur Cahyo Prabowo/Person/World Bank on 11/30/2007 04:11 PM ----"Factiva" <emailednews@em ail.global.fact To iva.com> <[email protected]> cc 11/25/2007 08:05 AM Subject REDD and Indonesia Factiva(R) from Dow Jones -----------------------------------------------------------------------Create newsletters in Factiva.com with your company's own look and feel. Learn how. http://www.factiva.com/whatsnew/factivacom/#applyyourown ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Govt prepares to plant 79 million trees The Jakarta Post, 24 November 2007, 480 Words, (English) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AN JKPOST0020071124e3bo00012 HD Govt prepares to plant 79 million trees http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sta&ep=em&an=JKPOST0020071124e3bo00 012&fid=300169454&cat=a&aid=9JOI000500&ns=53&fn=REDD%20and%20Indonesia&f t=g BY WC PD SN SC PG LA CY The Jakarta Post , Jakarta 480 Words 24 November 2007 The Jakarta Post jkpost 9 English (c) 2007 The Jakarta Post LP The government is very optimistic that its effort to present a gift to the world by planting 79 million trees next week will make a significant contribution toward curbing global warming. The planting, to take place on Nov. 28, has been designed a national event in which people at around 79,000 locations all over Indonesia will plant trees at exactly the same time. TD President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will kick off the action from Jonggol, West Java, at 9 a.m., while people in the middle and eastern parts of Indonesia will carry out the planting at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., respectively. Forestry Minister M.S. Ka'ban said the campaign related to Indonesia's role as the host of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in December. During the Bali meetings, Indonesia will propose a scheme called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD). The scheme is expected to provide an opportunity for countries willing to conserve their forests be compensated financially for each ton of carbon gas the forests absorb. "Over the next three years, the trees can be expected to grow to around two meters high and start effectively absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2). One hectare of land packed with six-year-old trees can absorb around 200 tons of CO2 per year," Ka'ban said during a press conference at the Forestry Ministry on Friday. He hoped the world would see the effort as a strong signal that Indonesia was serious about the REDD proposal. He added that it would be unfair if Indonesia had to bear the responsibility of preserving its forests, losing its right to benefit from them, while other countries enjoy the outcome for free. "At least Rp 216 trillion is needed for replanting all of Indonesia's forests that have been damaged," he said. He explained that the total cost for the 79-million-tree planting campaign would be around Rp 1.28 trillion (US$136.7 million). "The fund was generated from forestry businessmen all over Indonesia, while almost all of the seedlings come from the Forestry Ministry stockpiles." The committee chairman for the campaign, Soetino Wibowo, explained that the target number of 79 million trees was based on the total number of state institutions throughout Indonesia that would participate. "We have around 79,000 state institutions, the national, provincial, regental, district and sub-district and municipal levels, as well as the police and military branches. Every institution will plant at least 1,000 trees. However, we are sure that they can do more," Soetino said. He also said that the planting campaign would be followed up by efforts to care for the trees over the next three years. "The first three years are the most critical period of growth," he said. ( uwi ) NS genv: Environmental News | gcat: Political/General News RE indon: Indonesia | asiaz: Asian Countries/Regions | devgcoz: Emerging Market Countries | dvpcoz: Developing Economies | seasiaz: Southeast Asian Countries/Regions IPD NATIONAL NEWS | Trees-planting-campaign PUB PT Bina Media Tenggara [Quoted text hidden] [email protected] <[email protected]> Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 4:12 PM To: [email protected], [email protected], Michael Coren <[email protected]>, Michael Coren <[email protected]>, "Welsh, Adam" <[email protected]>, [email protected] ----- Forwarded by Guntur Cahyo Prabowo/Person/World Bank on 11/30/2007 04:12 PM ----"Factiva" <emailednews@em ail.global.fact To iva.com> <[email protected]> cc 11/27/2007 08:06 AM Subject REDD and Indonesia Factiva(R) from Dow Jones -----------------------------------------------------------------------With a simple email, you can share this alert with your colleagues. Learn how. http://www.factiva.com/whatsnew/factivacom/#gotfactivaalert ------------------------------------------------------------------------ REPORT: PEATLAND CONVERSION BRINGS LITTLE ECONOMIC BENEFITS LKBN ANTARA, 25 November 2007, 595 Words, (English) -----------------------------------------------------------------------AN ANTARA0020071126e3bp0000i HD REPORT: PEATLAND CONVERSION BRINGS LITTLE ECONOMIC BENEFITS http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sta&ep=em&an=ANTARA0020071126e3bp0 000i&fid=300169454&cat=a&aid=9JOI000500&ns=53&fn=REDD%20and%20Indonesia& ft=g WC 595 Words PD 25 November 2007 SN LKBN ANTARA SC antara LA English CY (c) 2007 Asia Pulse Pty Limited. Asia Pulse gives no warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy of the information, Asia Pulse shall not be liable for errors or omissions in, or delays or interruptions to or cessation of delivery of, the data through its negligence or otherwise. LP Jakarta, 25/11 (ANTARA): Conversion of forests and peatland for land uses in Indonesia had generated very little economic benefits, while releasing huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, a recent report stated. A team of researchers from the World Agro-forestry Centre (ICRAF), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Indonesian partners held a study that covers three provinces in the country forming 16 percent of the land area and accounts for about 16 percent of Indonesia's greenhouse gas emissions. TD Dr Meine van Noordwijk, Regional Coordinator for the World Agro-forestry Centre (ICRAF) in Southeast Asia, explained on Sunday that the study combined data on land use changes and carbon dioxide emissions in these provinces over a 15-year period. It calculated the economic benefits derived from different types of land uses, such as oil palm, rubber, coffee, and mixed agro-forestry. "The provinces emit 400 megatons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year from the conversion of forests and peatland," Noordwijk said, "We found that less than 2 percent of these emissions resulted in clear economic benefits generating more than US$ 15 per ton of CO2 emitted." Six percent of the emissions generated benefits between US$ 5 and US$ 15 per ton of CO2, a little more than half of emissions generated between $ 1 and $ 5 of benefits and about 40 percent between 0 and $ 1 per ton of CO2. The recent study by the Alternatives to Slash and Burn (ASB) partnership is based on data collected in three provinces, East Kalimantan, Jambi, and Lampung, from year 1990 to 2005. Data collection started in 1994 and is unique in that it covers the whole range of land uses between agriculture and forestry. Furthermore Noordwijk warned that international mechanisms, which will be discussed at the upcoming UN Climate Change meeting in Bali, must not only look at 'forests' but also all types of land uses for their potential to reduce emissions. These findings could be seen as a real opportunity for Indonesia to gain benefits from the international carbon market which compensates for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). The European carbon market last week paying 23 Euro per ton of CO2, while some emissions in Indonesia only received benefits of 0,23 Euro per ton of CO2. "REDD as currently discussed will only address part of the issues and it is not yet clear how incentives will reach the people on the real ground who need to benefit from changing land uses," Noordwijk said noting the importance of providing alternative income for the people living in peatland areas such as Kalimantan island. In 1987, it is estimated Indonesia has 17 million hectares of peatland, smaller than before, covering 20 million hectares. This decrease is caused by conversions and fires. In the 1987-2000 period, the ASEAN Initiative Body for Peatland Management noted 3 million hectares of peat in Indonesia again decreased because of land conversion for palm oil, timber, and fires. Peatland in Indonesia is found in three major islands, Sumatera 4,6 million hectares, Kalimantan 3,5 million hectares, and Papau 8,7 million hectares. Wetlands International estimates biofuel expansion policy in Indonesia will only bring a huge forest and peatland destruction. The lost of peatland in Indonesia will be equal to releasing 50 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere. The amount will reach the same volume of emissions from fossil fuel burning in 6 years, and might increase the world average temperature by an average of 2 degrees Celcius. NS gclimt: Climate Change | genv: Environmental News | ncdig: Corporate Digest | gcat: Political/General News | gglobe: Global/World Issues | gwea: Weather | ncat: Content Types RE indon: Indonesia | asiaz: Asian Countries/Regions | devgcoz: Emerging Market Countries | dvpcoz: Developing Economies | seasiaz: Southeast Asian Countries/Regions PUB Asia Pulse Pty Limited [Quoted text hidden] [email protected] <[email protected]> Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 4:13 PM To: [email protected], [email protected], Michael Coren <[email protected]>, Michael Coren <[email protected]>, "Welsh, Adam" <[email protected]>, [email protected] ----- Forwarded by Guntur Cahyo Prabowo/Person/World Bank on 11/30/2007 04:12 PM ----"Factiva" <emailednews@em ail.global.fact To iva.com> <[email protected]> cc 11/28/2007 08:06 AM Subject REDD and Indonesia Factiva(R) from Dow Jones -----------------------------------------------------------------------With a simple email, you can share this alert with your colleagues. Learn how. http://www.factiva.com/whatsnew/factivacom/#gotfactivaalert ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADVANCED NATIONS OWE RI RP5-6 TRILLION THIS YEAR LKBN ANTARA, 26 November 2007, 409 Words, (English) RI NEEDS TO USE THREE BARGAINING POSITIONS IN UNCCC LKBN ANTARA, 26 November 2007, 396 Words, (English) -----------------------------------------------------------------------AN ANTARA0020071127e3bq00008 HD ADVANCED NATIONS OWE RI RP5-6 TRILLION THIS YEAR http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sta&ep=em&an=ANTARA0020071127e3bq0 0008&fid=300169454&cat=a&aid=9JOI000500&ns=53&fn=REDD%20and%20Indonesia &ft=g WC 409 Words PD 26 November 2007 SN LKBN ANTARA SC antara LA English CY (c) 2007 Asia Pulse Pty Limited. Asia Pulse gives no warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy of the information, Asia Pulse shall not be liable for errors or omissions in, or delays or interruptions to or cessation of delivery of, the data through its negligence or otherwise. LP Merauke, Nov 26 (ANTARA): Forestry Minister MS Kaban said industrialized countries owed Indonesia about Rp5-6 trillion because it was able to reduce its tree felling by 5.5 million cubic meters of its production forests this year. "We have 12 million cubic meters of potential production forests to be cut annually, but this year the government only proposed to the House of Representatives to cut 9.1 million cubic meters. Of the 12 million cubic meters potential, we only cut 6.5 million cubic meters. So, we have a difference of 5.5 million cubic meters of trees which were not cut down," the minister said. TD He said that Indonesia should ideally get a compensation from advanced nations in the form of incentives for reforestation. The Kyoto Protocol allows developing countries to host green projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Development Mechanism. In return, the developing countries may trade tons of carbon reduction to developed nations that have binding targets to cut emissions. Carbon educations are worth up to US$10 a ton. The problem is that so far no advanced nation has provided incentives for Indonesia which has tried its best to preserve its forests, particularly its conservation forests, he said. The minister said Indonesia only needed to develop nine million hectares of timber estates (HTI) to meet the need of its national timber industry for raw materials. Indonesia is now working together with 11 other countries with rain forests to fight for incentives in compensation of their efforts to preserve forests and reduce carbon emissions. "Indonesia is offering a mechanism called the reduction of Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD) where advanced states are requested to provide incentives for developing countries which host rain forests," the minister said. On the occasion the minister also mentioned an unfair attitude of the developed nations they often showed with regard to climate change. He said that two relatively advanced countries, Malaysia and Singapore were often unfair when Indonesian haze from Kalimantan and Sumatra entered into their land. They lodged a protest when the haze came, but kept quiet when illegal logs from Indonesia entered. They even accepted and gave them labels to look legal. Kaaban said oil and coal fired to operate industries in developed nations had triggered major global warming, raising the world's temperature by 1-1.5 degrees Celsius above the normal level. 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LP Jakarta, Nov 26 (ANTARA): Indonesia has three strong bargaining positions it could use to fight for its goals in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNCCC) to be held in Bali on December 3 to 14, 2007. Executive Director of Greenomics Indonesia, Elfian Effendi, said here on Monday that Indonesia's forests possess high economic values as they functioned as the world's biggest carbon absorbers and place of carbon concentration. TD He said the first bargain was that Indonesia still had 36.5 million hectares of conservation and protected forests, which, due to its ability to absorb carbon, had an economic value of about 105-113.7 billion US dollars. Besides protected forest, Indonesia also still has 36.7 million hectares of production forests which have an economic value of about 111.46 - 120.74 billion dollars. The combined economic value of the carbon absorption of the protected and production forests reached between 216.4 - 234.4 billion, he said. The second bargaining position, according to Elfian, is the economic value of Indonesia's forests in the context of the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD) mechanism, which will be financed by advanced states. According to Greenomics Indonesia, the REDD Mechanism reduces illegal logging and conversion of forest production. But Greenomics suggested however that Indonesia should not be too ambitious about the REDD mechanism because it would adversely reduce the economic value of Indonesia's forests. "If advanced states want Indonesia to be at zero deforestation position on its production forests, they have to pay some 278.6 billion dollars as compensation," Elfian said. The third bargaining position, which Elfian described as 'big ammunition,' is the carbon concentration which almost reaches 7,000 megatons in Indonesian forests. The economic value of this carbon concentration is about 134.5 billion US dollars, he said. Elfian said that advanced countries must pay 134.5 billion dollars if they wanted to prevent Indonesia from releasing 7,000 megatons of carbon into the atmosphere through deforestation. Greenomics therefore viewed that the REDD mechanism was non other than a form of global politics in trade competition through environmental issues. REDD is conspicuously trying to hamper the development of timber estates, restrict pulp industries and obstruct national palm oil industries on the pretext of the environment, he said. IN i02: Forestry/Logging | i0: Agriculture/Forestry NS genv: Environmental News | gcat: Political/General News [Quoted text hidden] [email protected] <[email protected]> Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 4:14 PM To: [email protected], [email protected], Michael Coren <[email protected]>, Michael Coren <[email protected]>, "Welsh, Adam" <[email protected]>, [email protected] ----- Forwarded by Guntur Cahyo Prabowo/Person/World Bank on 11/30/2007 04:13 PM ----"Factiva" <emailednews@em ail.global.fact To iva.com> <[email protected]> cc 11/30/2007 08:08 AM Subject REDD and Indonesia Factiva(R) from Dow Jones ------------------------------------------------------------------------ With a simple email, you can share this alert with your colleagues. Learn how. http://www.factiva.com/whatsnew/factivacom/#gotfactivaalert ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Friendlier gas emission reduction concept from deforestation sought Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies, 21:35 GMT, 29 November 2007, 822 Words, (English) Friendlier gas emission reduction concept from deforestation sought Kyodo News, 04:59 GMT, 29 November 2007, 823 Words, (English) News Focus: REDD ON CLIMATE CHANGE CANNOT GIVE MUCH BENEFIT, NGO SAYS LKBN ANTARA, 28 November 2007, 863 Words, (English) -----------------------------------------------------------------------AN OANA000020071129e3bt000xk HD Friendlier gas emission reduction concept from deforestation sought http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sta&ep=em&an=OANA000020071129e3bt00 0xk&fid=300169454&cat=a&aid=9JOI000500&ns=53&fn=REDD%20and%20Indonesia&f t=g WC PD ET SN SC LA CY 822 Words 29 November 2007 21:35 Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies oana English © Copyright 2007. OANA. All rights reserved. LP JAKARTA, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Developing nations are seeking for the inclusion of a blueprint for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in their countries in a road map expected to be adopted when a U.N. climate change summit convenes on the Indonesian island Bali next week, the conference's incoming president said. The concept of Reduction of Emission from Deforestation in Developing Countries, REDD, has been seen by many as friendlier than the current Clean Development Mechanism, CDM, under which requirements and criteria for forestry projects are much more complex. The REDD scheme was proposed by Indonesia at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Montreal, Canada, two years ago. TD ''The REDD will be a part of the (Bali) discussions and as the president of the UNFCCC, I will push for the inclusion of the concept in the Bali road map,'' Indonesian Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar, who is set to become UNFCCC president next week, told Kyodo News in a recent interview. ''Hopefully, it can be implemented next year, because developing countries need it as soon as possible. The world is suffering a lot from climate change,'' he said. The Bali road map is expected to list a set of decisions that launch formal negotiations with a specified timetable and end date covering all relevant elements and supporting the creation of legally binding instruments that builds on the Kyoto Protocol, which will expire in 2012. The CDM allows developing countries to host projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including through energy-based schemes or forestry activities. The Kyoto Protocol says only afforestation and reforestation are eligible for CDM in the forestry sector. The protocol defines afforestation as conversion from land that has not been forested for a period of at least 50 years to forested land through planting and seeding. The projects must be registered with the U.N. Executive Board for approval. Once they are approved, the host of the projects will receive a certificate of emissions reduction. The CERs can be traded with 38 rich countries which, under the Kyoto Protocol, have to cut their greenhouse gas emissions levels between 2008 and 2012 by 5.2 percent below their 1990 levels. A ton of carbon dioxide reduction is currently worth between $5 and $10. The complicated requirement has made many countries not interested in implementing it. On the contrary, the principle of REDD is simple. To capture more greenhouse gas emissions, poorer forested countries must preserve their forests, including peat lands. In return, rich countries must provide financial incentives to them. ''I want a win-win solution, but the biggest win will be for developing countries,'' Witoelar said. Eleven countries -- Brazil, Cameron, Costa Rica, Columbia, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Peru -- have set up a coalition to promote the REDD concept in Bali. Deforestation, which releases a significant amount of carbon dioxide, has made Indonesia the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases after the United States and China, a World Bank report released early this year said. Rising carbon dioxide levels have been identified as the primary cause of global warming since 1950 and tropical deforestation already contributes between 10 and 30 percent of global warming emissions, experts say. Deforestation is driven by many forces. In some cases, poverty is the driver, with agricultural populations collecting fuel or expanding the frontier for subsistence agriculture. In others, opportunities for wealth generation are the main engine of destruction. Indonesia has 120 million hectares of forests, the world's third largest after Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In another part of the interview, Witoelar said the United States will come to Bali with a positive spirit to take commitments on the future climate change regime. The United States is not part of the Kyoto framework. The United States, which withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol in 2001, has insisted it will only support voluntary, not mandatory, targets for emission cuts. Witoelar argued, however, that voluntary emission cuts should only be for developing countries as mandatory ones will hurt their economies. ''But for developed countries, it should be mandatory,'' he said. The minister stressed, however, the Bali meeting will not put pressure on the United States to do so. ''I will go slowly but steadily. Just like driving a car, let's make a U-turn and go slowly to persuade them,'' he said. Witoelar also said the most important thing of the Bali talks, slated for Dec. 3-14, is that all 10,000 delegates from 189 countries can come to the island with the same spirit. ''The biggest victory for mankind is a common awareness that we are in peril, that we are facing danger. That will be the biggest product of the meeting,'' he said. ==Kyodo 2007-11-29 22:24:03 NS gclimt: Climate Change | genv: Environmental News | gwea: Weather | utdnat: United Nations | gcat: Political/General News | gglobe: Global/World Issues | ocat: International Pol-Econ Organizations RE indon: Indonesia | usa: United States | asiaz: Asian Countries/Regions | devgcoz: Emerging Market Countries | dvpcoz: Developing Economies | namz: North American Countries/Regions | seasiaz: Southeast Asian Countries/Regions PUB OANA (Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies) -----------------------------------------------------------------------AN KYODO00020071129e3bt002e5 HD Friendlier gas emission reduction concept from deforestation sought http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sta&ep=em&an=KYODO00020071129e3bt0 02e5&fid=300169454&cat=a&aid=9JOI000500&ns=53&fn=REDD%20and%20Indonesia& ft=g BY CR WC PD ET SN SC LA CY Christine T. Tjandraningsih Christine T. Tjandraningsih Kyodo 823 Words 29 November 2007 04:59 Kyodo News kyodo English (c) 2007 Kyodo News LP JAKARTA, Nov. 29 -- Developing nations are seeking for the inclusion of a blueprint for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in their countries in a road map expected to be adopted when a U.N. climate change summit convenes on the Indonesian island Bali next week, the conference's incoming president said. The concept of Reduction of Emission from Deforestation in Developing Countries, REDD, has been seen by many as friendlier than the current Clean Development Mechanism, CDM, under which requirements and criteria for forestry projects are much more complex. TD The REDD scheme was proposed by Indonesia at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Montreal, Canada, two years ago. ''The REDD will be a part of the (Bali) discussions and as the president of the UNFCCC, I will push for the inclusion of the concept in the Bali road map,'' Indonesian Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar, who is set to become UNFCCC president next week, told Kyodo News in a recent interview. ''Hopefully, it can be implemented next year, because developing countries need it as soon as possible. The world is suffering a lot from climate change,'' he said. The Bali road map is expected to list a set of decisions that launch formal negotiations with a specified timetable and end date covering all relevant elements and supporting the creation of legally binding instruments that builds on the Kyoto Protocol, which will expire in 2012. The CDM allows developing countries to host projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including through energy-based schemes or forestry activities. The Kyoto Protocol says only afforestation and reforestation are eligible for CDM in the forestry sector. The protocol defines afforestation as conversion from land that has not been forested for a period of at least 50 years to forested land through planting and seeding. The projects must be registered with the U.N. Executive Board for approval. Once they are approved, the host of the projects will receive a certificate of emissions reduction. The CERs can be traded with 38 rich countries which, under the Kyoto Protocol, have to cut their greenhouse gas emissions levels between 2008 and 2012 by 5.2 percent below their 1990 levels. A ton of carbon dioxide reduction is currently worth between $5 and $10. The complicated requirement has made many countries not interested in implementing it. On the contrary, the principle of REDD is simple. To capture more greenhouse gas emissions, poorer forested countries must preserve their forests, including peat lands. In return, rich countries must provide financial incentives to them. ''I want a win-win solution, but the biggest win will be for developing countries,'' Witoelar said. Eleven countries -- Brazil, Cameron, Costa Rica, Columbia, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Peru -- have set up a coalition to promote the REDD concept in Bali. Deforestation, which releases a significant amount of carbon dioxide, has made Indonesia the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases after the United States and China, a World Bank report released early this year said. Rising carbon dioxide levels have been identified as the primary cause of global warming since 1950 and tropical deforestation already contributes between 10 and 30 percent of global warming emissions, experts say. Deforestation is driven by many forces. In some cases, poverty is the driver, with agricultural populations collecting fuel or expanding the frontier for subsistence agriculture. In others, opportunities for wealth generation are the main engine of destruction. Indonesia has 120 million hectares of forests, the world's third largest after Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In another part of the interview, Witoelar said the United States will come to Bali with a positive spirit to take commitments on the future climate change regime. The United States is not part of the Kyoto framework. The United States, which withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol in 2001, has insisted it will only support voluntary, not mandatory, targets for emission cuts. Witoelar argued, however, that voluntary emission cuts should only be for developing countries as mandatory ones will hurt their economies. ''But for developed countries, it should be mandatory,'' he said. The minister stressed, however, the Bali meeting will not put pressure on the United States to do so. ''I will go slowly but steadily. Just like driving a car, let's make a U-turn and go slowly to persuade them,'' he said. Witoelar also said the most important thing of the Bali talks, slated for Dec. 3-14, is that all 10,000 delegates from 189 countries can come to the island with the same spirit. ''The biggest victory for mankind is a common awareness that we are in peril, that we are facing danger. That will be the biggest product of the meeting,'' he said. ==Kyodo NS gclimt: Climate Change | genv: Environmental News | gwea: Weather | gcat: Political/General News | gglobe: Global/World Issues RE indon: Indonesia | asiaz: Asian Countries/Regions | devgcoz: Emerging Market Countries | dvpcoz: Developing Economies | seasiaz: Southeast Asian Countries/Regions IPC 06004000 | 06002000 | 06008000 | 0138 IPD UN-Climate PUB Kyodo News -----------------------------------------------------------------------AN ANTARA0020071129e3bs00001 HD News Focus: REDD ON CLIMATE CHANGE CANNOT GIVE MUCH BENEFIT, NGO SAYS http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sta&ep=em&an=ANTARA0020071129e3bs0 0001&fid=300169454&cat=a&aid=9JOI000500&ns=53&fn=REDD%20and%20Indonesia &ft=g WC PD SN SC LA CY 863 Words 28 November 2007 LKBN ANTARA antara English (c) 2007 Asia Pulse Pty Limited. Asia Pulse gives no warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy of the information, Asia Pulse shall not be liable for errors or omissions in, or delays or interruptions to or cessation of delivery of, the data through its negligence or otherwise. LP Jakarta, Nov 28 (ANTARA) - The Adaptation Fund is one of the topics that will be discussed in the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali next week. Delegates from over 160 countries are expected to attend the two-week conference to address increasing global warming that poses a threat to the planet and its inhabitants. TD As host country, Indonesia has drafted a mechanism plan called Reductions of Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD). The REDD will be proposed by developing countries to the conference to gain financial incentives from developed states. Under the REDD scheme, developing countries would market tons of carbon stored in their forests to developed countries who have obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emission. "The REDD is to be proposed by developing countries who have tropical rain forests as one of the schemes designed to address climate change after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012," Minister of the Environment Rachmat Witoelar said. The Kyoto Protocol, which entered into force in 2005, laid down the practical commitments assumed by states party to implement the Framework Convention's goal of mitigating global warming. Indonesia, host of 120.3 million hectares of forests, will set aside 37.5 million hectares of its forests for the REDD project. "If one hectare is paid US$10 a year, Indonesia will gain US$3.75 billion every year," the minister said. Minister Rachmat Witoelar said that at present, developed states were estimated to have set adaptation fund program amounting to between US$20 and US$30 billion a year. The REDD scheme is however not viewed to be a maximal means for addressing climate change problem. "The so called REDD mechanism designed to reduce gas emission from deforestation in developing countries cannot be a single tool to address climate change," Emil Salim, environment expert and Indonesian chief negotiator for the UNFCCC in Bali, said. He said that the REDD would not create direct impact because pollution would continue to take place in line with the process. In case of Indonesia, it would be required to make a national action plan on climate change. "There must be a period of time to last before the REDD's impact could be felt. Therefore, we should continue to mitigate and adapt to climate change whose influence has been felt by Indonesia today," Emil Salim said. In the meantime, Elfian Effendi, executive director of Greenomics Indonesia, a natural resources advocacy non-governmental organization, said the REDD scheme with which Indonesia is expected to get US$3.75 billion incentive a year, belittled the economic value of Indonesian forests. He said Indonesian forests held 7,000 megatons of carbon concentration with an economic value of about US$134.5 billion. Advanced countries must pay 134.5 billion dollars if they wanted to prevent Indonesia from releasing 7,000 megatons of carbon into the atmosphere through deforestation. Virtually, Indonesia has a strong bargaining position it could use to fight for its goals in Bali conference. Indonesia's forests function as the world's biggest carbon absorbers and place of carbon concentration. According to Elfian, Indonesia still had 36.5 million hectares of conservation and protected forests, which, due to its ability to absorb carbon, had an economic value of about 105-113.7 billion US dollars. Besides protected forests, Indonesia also still has another 36.7 million hectares of production forests which have an economic value of about 111.46 120.74 billion dollars. The combined economic value of the protected and production forests, due to their capacity to absorb carbon, reached between 216.4 and 234.4 billion, he said. "If advanced states want Indonesia to be at zero deforestation position on its production forests, they have to pay some 278.6 billion dollars as compensation," Elfian said Therefore, Elfian suggested that Indonesia should not be too ambitious about the REDD mechanism because it would adversely reduce the economic value of Indonesia's forests. According to Elfian, the REDD would be difficult to be applied in Indonesia because law enforcement in the country is still weak. "There are 18 institutions who failed to apply Presidential Instruction No. 4 / 2005 on Illegal Logging and Log Smuggling," he said. The REDD scheme has the potential to put a burden on the state budget because based on the REDD provision, if the forests set aside for the REDD conservation program, are cut down illegally, Indonesia must pay a compensation. "The resource to pay the compensation will surely come from the state budget while the burden that has been borne by the state budget has been very heavy," Elfian said. Therefore, Elfian called on the Indonesian delegation to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to propose a debt write-off to advanced states because at present foreign debts are posing a heavy burden to Indonesia. "In 2008, the installment payments of Indonesia's foreign debts will reach Rp151.2 trillion while its revenues from the exploitation of its natural resources reached only Rp119 trillion," Effendi said. 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Learn how. http://www.factiva.com/whatsnew/factivacom/#gotfactivaalert ------------------------------------------------------------------------ News Focus: REDD ON CLIMATE CHANGE CANNOT GIVE MUCH BENEFIT, NGO SAYS Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies, 06:48 GMT, 29 November 2007, 870 Words, (English) Graft big obstacle to saving Indonesia's dwindling forests South China Morning Post, 29 November 2007, 881 Words, (English) Financial support for forested nations a must: Indonesian president Agence France Presse, 06:56 GMT, 28 November 2007, 300 Words, (English) -----------------------------------------------------------------------AN OANA000020071128e3bt001e1 HD News Focus: REDD ON CLIMATE CHANGE CANNOT GIVE MUCH BENEFIT, NGO SAYS http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?p=sta&ep=em&an=OANA000020071128e3bt00 1e1&fid=300169454&cat=a&aid=9JOI000500&ns=53&fn=REDD%20and%20Indonesia&f t=g WC PD ET SN SC LA CY 870 Words 29 November 2007 06:48 Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies oana English © Copyright 2007. OANA. All rights reserved. LP By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, Nov 29 (ANTARA) - The Adaptation Fund is one of the topics that will be discussed in the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali next week. Delegates from over 160 countries are expected to attend the two-week conference to address increasing global warming that poses a threat to the planet and its inhabitants. As host country, Indonesia has drafted a mechanism plan called Reductions of Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries (REDD). The REDD will be proposed by developing countries to the conference to gain financial incentives from developed states. Under the REDD scheme, developing countries would market tons of carbon stored in their forests to developed countries who have obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emission. TD "The REDD is to be proposed by developing countries who have tropical [Quoted text hidden] natural resources reached only Rp119 trillion," Effendi said. 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LP The recent acquittal of a Sumatran timber boss on charges of illegal logging suggests it will take much more than the money Indonesia wants developed countries to pay to protect its rapidly dwindling forests. Early this month, Adelin Lis, a powerful businessman whose interests include several timber-processing and plantation companies, golf courses, hotels and property businesses, was freed after being accused of causing several hundred billion Hong Kong dollars' worth of damage to the state through illegal logging and failure to pay reforestation funds. TD The Jakarta Post said Mr Adelin, who is in his 50s, was arrested at the Indonesian embassy in Beijing in September last year, when applying for a new passport while pretending to be a student. A fugitive on charges of illegal logging, he was sent to Jakarta the next day, accused of being behind timber theft in North Sumatra between 1998 and 2003 that cost the state 228.6 trillion rupiah (HK$189.5 billion). But even before the court could issue its verdict this month, Mr Adelin was released from jail, preventing police from detaining him over a money laundering charge. Judges admitted that they had signed the prison release four days before they issued their verdict, leading to criticism from environment and government watchdog groups. "The release of Adelin was part of judicial corruption," says Danang Widoyoko, deputy director of Indonesian Corruption Watch. "The trial was very controversial, and it seems there was also intervention from the Forestry Ministry." Mr Danang said that the judges' decision to accept the forestry minister's arguments - that the illegal logging was only an administrative and not a criminal violation - reeked of corruption. The attorney general's office agreed that the case was suspect. Last week, it began questioning officials from the North Sumatran prosecutors' office, as well as police, to determine whether there was any bribery. But the Adelin case is just the tip of the iceberg, say experts. "It is not the first one; there are several cases in Papua, West Kalimantan, Jambi and Riau [Sumatra], where eventually they are acquitted," says Togu Manurung, a lecturer in forestry economics at the Bogor Agricultural Institute. Corruption, combined with a lack of knowledge from prosecutors and police, was hampering Indonesia's efforts to combat illegal logging, said Professor Togu. An alliance of 15 environment groups alleged this year that a court mafia in Padang, West Sumatra, was failing to prosecute illegal loggers, and lodged a case with the Supreme Court. And in Papua, police were so frustrated that they held a news conference to complain about judicial decisions in which more than half the companies or individuals accused of deforestation were acquitted and the remainder given minimal sentences. Mr Danang says the problem goes right to the top. "The main problem is that the Supreme Court is reluctant to combat corruption; it is always giving protection to these judges." Before a case gets to a court, the state's representatives have usually already collected a "fee" from a suspect to help frame a case in their favour. "Corruptors complain to us that they have become like an ATM machine for prosecutors," said Mr Danang. Asked how long it might take to reform Indonesia's corrupt police and judicial system, Mr Danang would not predict. But as the country with the world's fastest deforestation rate, according to Greenpeace, time is one commodity Indonesia does not have. Greenpeace said Indonesia has already lost more than 72 per cent of its ancient forests, and most of the rest are threatened by commercial logging and land clearing, mostly for palm oil plantations. Ahead of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held on Bali next week, Indonesia is leading the charge for developed nations to pay developing nations to preserve their forests. Indonesia, along with several other tropical countries, is proposing that this is a form of carbon trading, which would give carbon credits a fixed international price, and should become part of the agreement to be discussed at the conference. Under the scheme, known as the "Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries", or Redd, Indonesia could earn up to US$15 billion a year to conserve the last of its untouched forests, say experts. Greenomics, a local environment group, however, has criticised Redd, saying it undervalues Indonesia's forests, and it would be difficult for Indonesia to keep its part of the agreement. "I'm very, very pessimistic about the Redd concept because law enforcement is very, very weak in Indonesia," said Elfian Effendi, a member of Greenomics. "Corruption here is very, very uncontrollable," he said, adding it would take years before Indonesia's security forces, which were heavily involved in illegal logging, and its legal system were reformed. "And Indonesia has no experience in deforestation management." But other environmental activists, such as Ruwindrijarto, from Telapak Indonesia, are more optimistic, pointing out that over the past 18 months the government has cracked down on illegal loggers, bringing dozens of cases to court, and often prosecuting connected timber companies. "The government has been prosecuting a lot of difficult cases," he said, praising Indonesia's plans to plant 79 million trees. 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LP JAKARTA, Nov 28, 2007 (AFP) Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Wednesday that rich nations should provide financial support to developing countries that are home to forests in order to prevent climate change disaster. TD "The world should be aware that most of the countries that have forests are developing nations, not industrialised countries," he said in remarks broadcast on radio as he kicked off a massive one-day tree planting exercise across Indonesia. He said rich nations should help forested countries, including Indonesia, to preserve their forests through a global agreement on environment protection. "If we had a large financial capacity, we wouldn't need other countries' assistance. But because of our limits, we need to cooperate," he said. Some 79 million trees are expected to be planted during Wednesday's event, which comes ahead of Indonesia hosting a major UN climate change conference on the resort island of Bali next week. The meeting will see nations attempt to lay the groundwork for an agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions after the current phase of the Kyoto protocol expires in 2012. Indonesia is spearheading a charge at Bali among 11 developing, forested nations to see a scheme called Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) recognised. The plan effectively proposes to transform carbon saved by not cutting down trees into a tradeable commodity. "We will continue to call on the world for fair cooperation. If we all want to be safe (from climate disaster), we need to share," Yudhoyono added. 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