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Daily Chair I of the FOLU Net Sink 2030 Working Team Ruandha Agung Sugardiman at the Sub National Socialization event for Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 South Papua Province, monitored online from Jakarta, Thursday (18/7/2024). ANTARA/Prisca Triferna - 

VOInews, Jakarta : The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) reminded that operational planning for Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 at the sub-national level must reach the forest management unit (KPH) level to ensure implementation at the grassroots level.

In the 2030 FOLU Net Sink Sub-National socialization monitored online from Jakarta, Thursday, Daily Chair I of the 2030 FOLU Net Sink Working Team, Ruandha Agung Sugardiman, explained that to achieve Indonesia's climate targets set out in the Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), efforts had been launched to achieve higher levels of absorption. higher than emissions in the forestry sector in 2030.

"Therefore, the planning must reach the KPH so that what happens at the site level will become Indonesia's international face," said Ruandha, referring to the work plan to reduce emissions from the forestry and land use (FOLU) sector.

He explained that the FOLU Net Sink 2030 work plan at the sub-national level must be prepared in a structured, systematic and massive manner and with improved performance targets.

"We are improving this performance with the aim of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to -140 million CO2 equivalent by 2030," he said.

The main basic principles that need attention, said Ruandha, are sustainable forestry sector management, environmental and carbon governance.

He reminded that in preparing the plan, the 2030 FOLU Net Sink achievement factors must be taken into account, including reducing emissions from deforestation and peatlands as well as increasing the capacity of natural forests to absorb carbon.

Also needing attention are efforts to restore and improve peat water systems, forest restoration and rehabilitation, sustainable forest management and optimization of unproductive land.

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry itself targets to complete the preparation of the entire FOLU Net Sink 2030 operational work plan at the sub-national level this year, with the remaining provinces including Banten, DKI Jakarta, and South Papua, Central Papua, Southwest Papua and Mountain Papua//ANTARA-VOI