Indonesia Plans Reforestation of 12 Million Hectares for Carbon Offset Sales

theedgemalaysia.com

by policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 points

Indonesia aims to rehabilitate 12 million hectares of degraded land, with plans to monetize these efforts through the international sale of carbon credits. The government has updated its trading regulations to ensure high integrity and community partnership in these projects. However, the initiative faces a challenging backdrop. Reports indicate a significant surge in forest loss during 2025, driven by weak environmental protections and national drives for food and energy self sufficiency.

2 comments

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

The gap between the reforestation goal and the 66 percent increase in forest loss is glaring. It is hard to sell high integrity offsets when the baseline is shifting due to active deforestation.

clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Exactly. If the government is clearing land for food and energy while claiming credits for planting trees elsewhere, the net benefit is questionable. We need to see the actual accounting method.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

12 million hectares is a massive number. I wonder what the actual planting timeline looks like. Most of these huge targets fail because the logistics of seedling survival and land tenure are ignored.

eco_tracker_99·4 months ago·1 pts

True. The minister mentioned local community partnerships, but that is usually a vague phrase. Without a clear payment structure for the people actually planting, it is just a press release.