KLHK Says Indonesia's Deforestation Level Drops Significantly at UN Forest Forum
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10 May 2024 23:47 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) stated that forest monitoring system data shows Indonesia's deforestation level has decreased significantly in recent years.
"In the last three decades Indonesia's deforestation rate has decreased significantly," said Acting Director General of Sustainable Forest Management at KLHK Agus Justianto at an event on the sidelines of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) in New York, which was monitored online from Jakarta, Friday, May 10, 2024, as reported by Antara.
Agus said that the net deforestation rate fell by 8.4 percent between 2021 and 2022, with a reduction in gross deforestation reaching 14.1 percent. Indonesia's net deforestation in the 2021-2022 period was 104,000 hectares, compared to 113,500 hectares in 2020-2021.
According to Agus, this data was obtained through data processing; remote sensing, direct inspection on the ground, or a combination of both. To do so, Indonesia has a National Forest Monitoring System (SIMONTANA) to determine current forest conditions.
Agus explained that Indonesia has 23 classes of land cover types divided into forest and non-forest areas. Forest areas include natural and artificial forests as well as non-forests, including mixed vegetation. "Land cover data is used as the main consideration in formulating national policies in implementing sustainable forest management practices," he said.
Indonesia attended the 19th UNFF held at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 6-10, 2024. The Indonesian delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry Alue Dohong, was involved in various discussions regarding forest policy.
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