Enviro News Asia, New York — The Government of Indonesia continues to strengthen international forestry diplomacy through expanded cooperation with global partners to support sustainable forest management, carbon market development, and mangrove protection. The commitment was reaffirmed during a bilateral meeting between Indonesia’s Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni and Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership Secretariat Director Emelyne Cheney at the Indonesian Lounge, United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States, on Tuesday (12/5/2026).
The bilateral meeting formed part of President Prabowo Subianto’s directive to strengthen international cooperation in forest conservation, green economy development, and climate action. During the discussion, FCLP expressed strong interest in welcoming Indonesia as a member, recognizing the country’s strategic leadership in tropical forest management, mangrove rehabilitation, and forestry-based carbon market development.
FCLP outlined its key priorities, including strengthening sustainable land-use economies and supply chains, mobilizing public and private climate finance, supporting Indigenous Peoples and local communities, strengthening forest carbon markets, and building international partnerships to protect high-integrity forests. The organization also offered its international network to help amplify Indonesia’s forestry achievements and best practices globally, including support for the World Mangrove Center initiative.
Minister Raja Juli Antoni expressed appreciation for FCLP’s commitment to accelerating the implementation of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forest and Land Use. He stressed the importance of ensuring that global political commitments translate into concrete support for member countries in achieving forestry and climate targets toward 2030.
Indonesia also encouraged stronger cooperation in developing its forestry carbon market. The government recently issued Ministerial Regulation No. 6 of 2026, which establishes a comprehensive framework for forestry carbon trading, covering project development, verification, and transparent carbon transactions with high integrity standards.
In addition, Indonesia opened opportunities for collaboration with FCLP in strengthening measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems, developing carbon registry infrastructure, facilitating access to high-quality carbon markets, and mobilizing investment for jurisdictional REDD+ and forestry carbon projects.
The Indonesian government further encouraged discussions on FCLP support for strengthening Indonesia’s Timber Legality and Sustainability Verification System (SVLK) and expanding international recognition of the certification system in global markets.
The bilateral meeting was described as warm and constructive, opening opportunities to strengthen Indonesia’s position in global forestry governance, green economy development, and forest- and mangrove-based climate diplomacy. (*)
