Indonesia has the highest greenhouse gas emissions from land use and land cover change of any country. In addition, Indonesia is responsible for the third highest overall emissions, as well as per capita emissions that fall between the levels for North America and Europe. Indonesia is a prime target for international effor ts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD). Its high current and recent levels of emissions and its large diversity of islands, situa tions and stakeholders provide a unique challenge for the implementation of REDD activities . High emissions in Indonesia are at least due partly to overlapping regulations and weak law enforcement, which require a strengthening of feedback systems between the cente r and the regions through government and civil society channels. Fair, efficient and sus tainable emission reductions in Indonesia will require support for tree-based livelihoods that min imize tradeoffs between rural livelihoods and the preservation of carbon (C) stocks. Institut ionally, this will require transparent carbon accounting and negotiation support systems for loca l communities, NGOs and government agencies.
Publication year
2010
Authors
Suyanto B L; Muharrom E; Galudra, G.; Khususiyah, N.; Joshi L; Sakuntaladewi N; Lasco R D; van Noordwijk, M.; Roshetko, J.M.
Language
English
Keywords
carbon, emissions, land use, sustainable forestry
Geographic
Indonesia
