In the AFOLU sector, the most significant policy is the moratorium on new licenses on primary forest and peat areas (Presidential Instruction no. 8/2015). The policy bans new license issuance thus directly contributing to halting deforestation. Earlier this year, the President gave a verbal instruction to completely ban new license for oil palm and mining concession (link). However, the instruction has not been transformed to official national policy thus has no ground for implementation. Other policies (such as FLEGT) are part of overall forest/land use governance policies which does not contain explicit mitigation targets and subject to effective enforcement.
"The Ministry of Forestry, which has been one of the most active with regards to climate change, has established a working group on climate change. However, the centrepiece of the agreement between Indonesia and Norway has been the moratorium on new forestry licences and development of peat land for two years, starting in 2011. This was intended to provide breathing space to facilitate transition to a more sustainable forestry sector. This was extended in 2013 for another two years, while a further decree created a national REDD+ agency." (LSE, 2015)
Target
- Curb illegal logging to reduceing the current deforestation rate by 20–50 Mm3 per year