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Indonesia to submit forest data for the upcoming UN Climate Conference

Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Out of five main activities, Indonesia has only managed to submit two emission reduction activities for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Peru, Lima, said an official on Monday (24/11), in Jakarta.

“We have just submitted two variables in the Forest Reference Emission Level or FREL, which are deforestation and forest degradation data. It is because deforestation and degradation data we submitted are reliable and have qualified for international standard for COP 20 Peru,” said Heru Prasetyo, head of Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) agency.

Three other data, on carbon stock conservation, enhance carbon stock, and sustainable forest conservation, were still insufficient scientifically.

FREL was established since five years ago, in Mexico, during COP 16. It is one of the requirements for forested countries implementing REDD+, such as Indonesia and Brazil.

“These documents were prepared by credible institutions related to forest and land in Indonesia. We are certain that it has international standard,” said Prasetyo. Although, he added that it was not final and they will update on the data. For FREL, Indonesia had submitted data on deforestation and forest degradation between 2006 to 2012.

Furthermore, he said that FREL was required to receive compensation for result-based payment over reducing emissions from REDD+, which would form in Public Fund Bilateral, public fund or multilateral semi-public fund, private sector investment, and voluntary or compulsory carbon market.

As part of the team, Tomas Jamaludin, head of National Institute of Aeronautics and Space or LAPAN, said they had provided national remote sensing data to support FREL documents.

“Good quality data must be accountable. On quality, for example, must be published at international journals,” said Jamaluddin adding that Indonesia need to formulate and verify those data. “We have to fine sufficient method, such as automation in collecting and processing data. This is very important.”

Meanwhile, Prasetyo still very optimistic on Indonesia’s FREL documents would be accepted. “We hope that in future years, all of those data can be collected, all variables submitted so we can report the final documents,” he said.

FREL documents involved institutions, such as REDD+ agency, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, LAPAN, Geospatial Information Agency, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), United Nation Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia (UNORCHID), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Bogor Agricultural Institute. Januar Hakam

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