Minggu, 30 Maret 2014

LAND REHABILITATION IN EXTREEME ZONE




There is interesting, contrasting phenomenon on national emission reduction effort in Indonesia. Although most GHG emission in Indonesia is coming from forestry sector, very few forestry carbon projects have been registered. Until the end of 2012 there were 93 projects registered at the Executive Board (EB - UNFCCC) from energy sector on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activity, of which mostly about methane avoidance with highest CERs  earnings coming from geothermal. How about forestry sector? None has been registered at EB-UNFCCC.

How could this happen? Was it due to complicated methodology, Government Policy, or some company internal factors? In the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 61 year 2011 about National Action Plan on GHG emission Reduction, forestry sector and peat-land were targeted to reduce emission up to 87.61%. Why was the very sector which was planned to have highest reduction has not had even single activity registered at EB?

This book explains technical obstacle, policy, implementation, validation of an AR CDM activity in East Lombok, Indonesia. The AR CDM activity in this book would be registered as the First Forestry CDM Activity from Indonesia at EB-UNFCCC.

Testimony


KOICA Program succeeded to change local community from ignorant to environmentally conscious. This book described how to approach society with extreme attitude and against the rehabilitation activity toward society which care about environment.
Turmudzi – Leader of NGO Aliansi Masyarakat Peduli Lingkungan (AMPEL)

Sekaroh Protection Forest is extremely dry area with many illegal grazing that is difficult to rehabilitate. Land rehabilitation program by KOICA and FORDA within CDM scheme has become a new model for cooperation with local community. This cooperation model between KOICA and local community has enriched available models of approach to community.  
Dr. Ir. Abdul Hakim, MM – Head of Forestry Service of West Nusa Tenggara Province

From the beginning I thought that the AR/CDM project needed to give a try in Indonesia; not only to meet the commitment for mitigating global climate change, but also because it is very relevant with the context and the need for land rehabilitation and increasing land production in many area of Indonesia. Even though a little late, this book was based on result of first research effort that contained many lessons for us to learn.
(Dr. Iman Santoso, one of the initiators of the AR/CDM Project of Indonesia-Korea)

I followed all the process of this cooperative CDM project activity between Korea and Indonesia in East Lombok. Climate change and forestry is new issue in the field that one problem after another would always appeared. Based on the faith that active role of community is very important in rehabilitating marginal land and would give multiple effects, I consistently encouraged and supported this project until the Recommendation Letter from the Minister of Forestry was issued, for community based forestry (HKm) and followed by issuance of Letter of Approval (LoA) from National Committee of CDM (Komnas MPB) of National Board for Climate Change (DNPI). This book should be read by any party who has concern with land rehabilitation activity, community participation and coping with climate change.
Dr. Yetti Rusli – Chair of Working Group on Climate Change of Ministry of Forestry.


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