Indonesia and the US cooperate to protect tropical rain forests

According to a reporter in Indonesia, within the framework of bilateral cooperation on environmental protection between the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and the US Government, the Indonesian University and Columbia University of the United States have introduced regulations on tropical rainforests to help improve the effectiveness of forest management before the forest area is narrowed.

This is the world's first standard for forest carbon emissions, fully integrating the requirements for carbon, socio-cultural impact and biodiversity for tropical rainforests, including generation carbon emissions from deforestation, forest degradation and peat lands of forests.

A Sumatra elephant herd in the forest in East Aceh region in Aceh province, Indonesia.(Photo: AFP / VNA)

Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Andrew Sisson stressed that scientific collaboration between the University of Indonesia and Columbia University is an example of a new mode of operation, which incorporates public institutions - private and donors to address development challenges.

In a related move, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has just signed a decision to establish a new agency to protect rainforests through the implementation of the Program to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation ( REDD +) launched by the United Nations.

This program aims to ensure that developed countries benefit more without having to reduce the area of ​​forest for commercial purposes, including that developed countries will finance developing countries to conserve area. Their natural forest.

In October 2009, President Yudhoyono announced that Indonesia would cut CO2 emissions by 26% by 2020, of which 40% would be implemented with international support.

Appreciating this commitment, in 2010, the Norwegian Government signed a commitment to support Indonesia 1 billion USD to implement the REDD + Program.