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Indonesia Vice Minister of Environment and Forestry, Dr Alue Dohong, alongside UK Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment, Lord Goldsmith spoke at the Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership: Unpacking FACT Dialogue, Traders Roadmap and Forest Tenure Pledge event in the UK Pavilion at COP27.

Indonesia and UK guided participating FACT governments to make progress on the prioritized roadmap actions and reflect on the progress to date. The FACT Progress Report represents a renewal of the commitment of the FACT governments to continue to work together to achieve their shared goals to promote sustainable development and trade while protecting forests and other critical ecosystems.

“Glasgow was a landmark moment – the moment nature moved from the margins of the debate on climate change, to the heart of our response to it… Now the challenge for us at COP27 is to deliver. And turn these ambitions into action. To do this, collaboration is essential," Minister of State for the Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment, Lord Goldsmith said in a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Friday.

Indonesia has shown international leadership and demonstrated its reputation as a “climate superpower” at COP27, by highlighting the Forest and Agricultural Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue’s important role in addressing climate change and the transformations of the global food system to support sustainability and protect forests, ecosystems, and people.

It brought together the producer and consumer countries, some of the largest global traders and brands, civil society, and indigenous communities, to reflect on progress to date as set out in the FACT Progress Report, and to explore the challenges and opportunities for turning ambition into collective action.

“I am proud that over the past year, our voluntary collaboration with more than 28 producer and consumer countries, has made good progress overall in the four thematic areas of the FACT Roadmap of Actions. The FACT Dialogue needs to continue to provide a platform for governments and key stakeholders to work together, share best practices, and develop actions, which may be related to policies, voluntary approaches, technology and innovation” Vice Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Alue Dohong said in the release.

“At COP26, 28 of the largest producer and consumer countries committed to work together through the FACT Dialogue and its Roadmap. By cooperating within this unique partnership, Indonesia and the UK can bring much needed changes to protect precious natural environments like rainforests and tackle climate change," British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste Owen Jenkins said.

The FACT Progress Report represents a renewal of the commitment of the FACT governments to continue to work together to achieve their shared goals to promote sustainable development and trade, while protecting forests and other critical ecosystems.

Looking ahead, FACT Governments will continue to work together to deliver the FACT Roadmap, with a strong focus next year on continuing to provide an important forum for collaboration between major producer and consumer countries, and to drive good results by developing a common understanding of market expectations and strengthening engagement with stakeholders. (VOI)