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Indonesia carbon market launch and forest management

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Indonesia is advancing a multi‑track low‑carbon transition. The government continues to rely on coal for more than 60 % of power while pursuing a 70 % share of new‑and‑renewable energy (EBT) by 2060 and a 12 % nuclear contribution. Recent grid‑reliability checks at the Cirebon plant and calls for smart‑grid, battery storage and climate‑risk planning underscore the push to modernise the electricity system against extreme weather. On 9 July 2026, the Forestry Ministry activated the Carbon Unit Registry (SRUK), linking forest‑based carbon credits to the IDX Carbon exchange, with over 30 million tCO₂e of forestry credits issued. At the 21st ASEAN Working Group on Forest Management in July 2026, Indonesia reaffirmed its leadership in sustainable management, highlighting its 123.9 million ha of forest and the strengthening of the Timber Legality and Sustainability Verification System (SVLK+). The government also emphasized its Social Forestry Program, providing management rights over approximately 8.4 million hectares to over 1.4 million households. To ensure economic benefits reach local populations, the Environment Ministry is promoting the optimization of carbon trading and nature-based ecotourism. Minister Moh Jumhur Hidayat has advocated for transparent carbon markets that allow communities to monetize reforestation efforts. In August 2026, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni expanded the governance focus by implementing a ~~"multidoor"~~ “multidoor” legal approach to combat illegal forestry crimes and wildlife trafficking. By collaborating with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Financial Services Authority (OJK), the ministry aims to dismantle organized criminal networks through asset recovery and financial investigations. ~~This~~ Director General of Forestry Law Enforcement Dwi Januanto Nugroho emphasized that enforcement ~~strategy, supported by forensic science, seeks~~ must move beyond punishing field actors to ~~protect megabiodiversity while upholding the high-integrity carbon trading framework and its associated 2026 ministerial regulations.~~ dismantling larger networks using forensic science.

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