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Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya said that Indonesia must seriously control climate change. One of which is reflected in the Forest and Other Land Use or FoLU Net Sink 2030.

In a written statement in Jakarta on Monday (18/100, Minister Siti Nurbaya conveyed that Indonesia's serious commitment through the FoLU Net Sink 2030 is important, real, and concrete. This commitment includes various activities, policies, and anticipations on various issues and every stakeholders' participation in all forest agenda. These agenda include land and forest fire mitigation, deforestation, peatland, conservation, and biodiversity.

According to Minister Siti Nurbaya, climate change control is also done through policy, empowerment, and law enforcement. In recent years, some achievements have included deforestation rate reduction, natural forest and peatland conversion prevention, and forest fire reduction.

Furthermore, Minister Siti Nurbaya shared her experience during the COP 26 in Glasgow. On the occasion, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John F Kerry said that with its potential, Indonesia's role is crucial in controlling climate change. What happened in Indonesia can bring about a big impact towards the whole world.

John F Kerry further said that under the leadership of President Joko Widodo, Indonesia has made a great advancement in decreasing deforestation rate and primary forest conversion moratorium. Indonesian deforestation rate between 2019-2020 was the lowest in the last 20 years. Indonesia is also implementing a new initiative in restoring hundreds of thousands of hectares of degraded mangrove for the next four years. Those efforts, as said by John Kerry, is crucial.

Meanwhile, World Bank Country Director for Indonesia and Timor Leste, Satu Kahkonen said that she understood Indonesia has been working and ambitious enough in controlling climate change. Therefore, the World Bank will support Indonesia's ambition in reducing carbon emission during Indonesia Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).