Are national commitments to reducing emissions from forests effective? Lessons from Indonesia

Meehan, Fiona; Tacconi, Luca; Budiningsih, Kushartati

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2019.101968

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“…However, many flaws in the design of the actions prevented the achievement of the target greenhouse emission in the forestry sector. Many of the actions were reused from previous policies designed for different objectives and not aimed directly at the reduction of emissions [46]. The design of the actions should include restricted control of deforestation, incentives and supported projects for forest rehabilitation and carbon conversion [47].…”

Section: Bioenergy In Indonesia 31 Environmental Impactmentioning

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Bioenergy as an Alternative Energy Source: Progress and Development to Meet the Energy Mix in Indonesia

Simanjuntak

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Daryanto

et al. 2022

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Government policies in Indonesia have been pushing in the past decade towards 100% electrification target by end of 2020. However, many of the new energy policies are reused from previous policies designed for different objectives causing overlap in policies between the central and local governments. Local distributed generation are not fully controlled by local stakeholders and community, and with the lack of long-term planning, continuous government incentives and support, they are bound to fail due to the lack of maintenance. The use of solid biomass for household has decreased significantly due to the government support for LPG stoves that overtaken other government projects supporting biomass. Small-scale biomass research is showing good progress towards the implementation of novel methods for biomass utilization. However, majority of the medium and large-scale projects are still relying on old technologies such as direct biomass combustion in boilers rather than the more environment friendly gasification technology. Another major biomass contribution to national energy mix is through liquid biofuels. This work summarizes the current and prospective energy mix in Indonesia and the main conventional and non-conventional energy sources and their environmental concerns. This work also gathers the latest local biomass research and biomass power plant projects.

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Section: Bioenergy In Indonesia 31 Environmental Impactmentioning

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Bioenergy as an Alternative Energy Source: Progress and Development to Meet the Energy Mix in Indonesia

Simanjuntak

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Daryanto

et al. 2022

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“…However, none of these actions specifies/requires the involvement of the land-based private sector. The effectiveness of several actions to reduce emissions in this category of RAN-GRK policy was also assessed by Meehan et al [5]. They found that Indonesia's ability to meet its international commitments depends on its capacity to reduce emissions from forests and peatland; however, there was limited evidence of whether the actions for forestry and peatland considered under this policy did reduce emissions.…”

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“…The Government of Indonesia (GoI) has committed to unconditionally reducing 29% and conditionally (with international support) up to 41% of its emissions of greenhouse gases compared to business as usual (BAU) or without the intervention of mitigation actions by 2030 [4]. However, the country is unlikely to meet its targets without effectively reducing deforestation and forest degradation [5].…”

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Role of the Land-Based Private Sector in Low-Emission Development: An Indonesian Case

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The land-based private sector is a critical player in reducing emissions in Indonesia. While the Indonesian Government has undertaken various national efforts to reduce the rate of deforestation and land degradation, the involvement of land-based private sectors are still minimal. Using content and thematic analysis, this study explores why land-based private sector is not leading to low carbon development in Indonesia. More specifically, this study aims to: (1) analyse two key policies critically shaping the land-based private sector’s involvement in low emission development in Indonesia; (2) identify the land-based sector’s practices to engage in the development of low carbon policies in the East Kalimantan Province in Indonesia; and (3) conduct a participants’ perceptions analysis to identify the critical factors influencing their involvement in low emissions development. The results show that even though the Government has adopted several mandatory regulations to support the land-based private sector’s participation in emission reduction activities, to date, only a handful of businesses are actively involved in emission reduction efforts. The key barrier identified is the lack of incentives for the businesses to implement low emission programs/activities. This study offers four specific policy recommendations that could support land-based private sector involvement in low emission development in Indonesia. These include (1) establishment of an independent monitoring agency; (2) incentives for ecologically sustainable companies that meet predetermined standard criteria; (3) strict and fair sanctions as disincentives for companies that ignore regulations, and (4) building capacity of the land-based private sector to adopt and develop innovative low emission practices.

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“…This information was the main consideration in the preparation of KKM in LLNP. According to some researchers, it was categorized as a form of recognition of their existence in conservation areas (Meehan et al, 2019;Zeb et al, 2019)…”

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Social Contracts: Pillars of Community Conservation Partnerships in Lore Lindu National Park, Indonesia

Anugrahsari¹,

Sardjono²,

Fitriyah³

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The Community Conservation Partnership Agreement (KKM) was an effort to reduce, prevent and mitigate the impacts arising from the complexity of managing Lore Lindu National Park. Several approaches in building KKM in the National Park had been carried out by several parties but had not proceeded as expected. Social Contracts were built to advance community agreements. The purpose of this study was to explore the obstacles and strategies for implementing KKM in the National Park. A qualitative approach was used in this study, through in-depth interviews, field observations, and active research in the process of drafting the KKM agreement. The results showed there were multiple interpretations of the roles, functions, and work of the parties based on their authority and interests in building the KKM. This resulted in the KKM becoming unsustainable. Findings show that in order to re-establish the KKM requires strategic steps, which mediate across stakeholder interests. Partnerships towards effective social contracts would only succeed if there was recognition of, and meaningful involvement among parties that begin at the design and planning processes and continue throughout the implementation phases of the partnership activities. The process of building a social contract must therefore begin with solid communication between stakeholders, which establish institutional mechanisms that are systematic, promote active coordinative, and are based on the trust and understanding between stakeholders.

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Are national commitments to reducing emissions from forests effective? Lessons from Indonesia

Cited by 18 publications

References 37 publications

Bioenergy as an Alternative Energy Source: Progress and Development to Meet the Energy Mix in Indonesia

Bioenergy as an Alternative Energy Source: Progress and Development to Meet the Energy Mix in Indonesia

Role of the Land-Based Private Sector in Low-Emission Development: An Indonesian Case

Social Contracts: Pillars of Community Conservation Partnerships in Lore Lindu National Park, Indonesia

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