Enviro News Asia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forest Entrepreneurs Association (APHI) has entered into a cooperation agreement with Fairatmos (PT Udara Untuk Semua) to support the implementation of carbon trading policy in the forestry sector. The agreement was signed by APHI Deputy Chairman for Legal Affairs, Public Relations and Cooperation Erwansyah and PT Udara Untuk Semua Director Natalia Rialucky in Jakarta on Monday, June 22, 2026, witnessed by APHI Secretary General Purwadi Soeprihanto and technical staff from both organizations.
Erwansyah said the paradigm of forest management has shifted, with timber extraction no longer the sole source of economic value for companies. Multi-business forestry, including environmental services and carbon business, holds tremendous promise going forward.
“Through this cooperation with Fairatmos, we hope to build strong synergy to support the implementation of forestry sector carbon trading policy as stipulated in Ministerial Regulation No. 6 of 2026 on Carbon Trading Procedures through Greenhouse Gas Emission Offsets in the Forestry Sector,” Erwansyah said.
He noted that the forestry sector is the only land-based sector with full government regulatory support in place, but that realizing carbon trading in this sector still requires significant capacity building, competency development, and improved human resource understanding among PBPH-holding member companies.
Secretary General Purwadi Soeprihanto added that the capacity building effort is aimed at strengthening APHI member companies’ readiness to participate effectively, accountably, and competitively in forestry sector carbon trading, while supporting the achievement of national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and sustainable forest management.
“Several activities will be jointly designed and held, including policy and regulatory outreach, market opportunity information sharing, training sessions, learning on emission reduction and carbon absorption calculation methods and their field implementation, and updates on developments in forestry sector carbon trading for PBPH-holding member companies, up to the point where they are capable of preparing mitigation action design documents,” Purwadi said.
Natalia Rialucky expressed confidence that the partnership with APHI will accelerate capacity building for PBPH-holding companies and enable them to conduct forestry sector carbon trading transactions. She said one of the most important activities will be providing mentoring to PBPH holders preparing emission reduction projects through land-based sector carbon trading.
“Through mentoring in carbon project development for APHI member PBPH-holding companies, we hope to increase their readiness to utilize carbon financing schemes as green investment, and ultimately to strengthen governance and best practices in sustainable and competitive forest management,” Natalia concluded. (*)
