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The Paris Agreement is a United Nations framework for climate change and the countries latest commitment including Indonesia. The Indonesian government signed the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change on April 22, 2016 in New York. The agreement said that Indonesia have to reduce the gas emission to 29 percent by 2030. In a virtual media briefing, Thursday Sep 17, general director of climate change in ministry of environment and forestry affairs Ruandha Agung Sugardiman said that Indonesia will achieve 24 percent gas emission reduction in 2018 from the target of 29 percent in 2030 according to the Paris Agreement.

"In 2018, our position is 24 percent from the target of 29 percent. The changes dynamically every year depends on the condition. For example, in 2019 there were forest fires that were quite high, to make our target of 29 percent go down to 24 percent. In 2020, the forest fire will be quite low, so hopefully the percentage will go up. We will see this dynamic until 2030. If we achieve 29 percent, let us see the next dynamic" Ruanda said. 

Ruandha added that the Indonesia government allocated a 300 million USD fund for land rehabilitation and conservation to reduce gas emission in 2030 as written in the Paris Agreement//NK

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Indonesian environment and forestry affairs minister Siti Nurbaya attended the G20 environmental ministry virtual meeting, on Wednesday Sept 16. Head of research, development and innovation ministry of environment and forestry affairs Agus Justianto on virtual media briefing explain, that the G20 ministerial meeting to prepare the issues to support the G20 summit leader that will be held in Saudi Arabia in November 2020.

"The main issues in the G20 Environment Ministers Meeting are the land degradation, habitat loss, coral reef conservation and sea waste. These issues have become global problems, and at the G20 Environment Minister Meeting there are three main documents; G20 Environment Ministers Communique, Global Initiative on Reducing Land Degradation and Enhancing Conservation of Terrestrial Habitats and Global Coral Reef Research and Development Accelerator Platform" Agus said. 

Meanwhile, special staff for minister of environment and forestry affairs for industrial and international trade, Laksmi Dhewanthi, said that the implementation of this initiative will be started in 2021, in line with the launching of the United Nations Decade on ecosystem Restoration. TheG20 minister of environment agreed to support Italy to become G20-2021 Presidency to continue and strengthen priority agenda in environment affairs. (VOI/NK).

Jakarta. The number of recovered cases reached a record high with the addition of 4,088 people on Friday. 

From September 1-13, the daily recovery rate  was consistent at around 2,000 people. The number jumped on September 14, then fell again on September 15 to 2,660 cases. After that, the number rose again on September 16 to 3,036 cases and fell on September 17 to 2,585.

The total of recoveries is now 170,774 people, covers 70 percent of all confirmed positive cases.

Meanwhile, the Covid-19 Task Force itself recorded 236,519 positive cases in Indonesia, with 65,745 active cases and 9,336 deaths.

The recovery rate in Indonesia is still lower than in the world (71.7 percent compared to 72.6 percent). The death rate in Indonesia is higher than the global rate (4 percent compared to 3.15 percent)

The active cases rate in Indonesia is 24.4 percent, lower than the world's 23.5 percent. (RRI)

A team from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has visited the Maros Pangkep Geopark in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to see its readiness to join the Global Geopark (Earth Park) network, as said by the Head of the Pangkep Tourism Office, Ahmad Djaman, on Thursday.

Ahmad Djaman said that the UNESCO team had given 6 months to complete various requirements so that the Maros Pangkep Geopark could turn into a Global Geopark.

"So they (the UNESCO team) asked to complete several requirements to become a Global Geopark," he said.

Some of the requirements are related to the readiness of facilities and infrastructure, road access to the location, attractiveness, readiness of tourist objects, and the readiness of the community.

"They required signboards, road access so that it involves many parties including the Transportation Department to make signs to the geopark location," he said.

The Maros Pangkep National Geopark Management Agency, which was formed by the Governor of South Sulawesi, Prof. HM Nurdin Abdullah, has submitted an application file to UNESCO's International Geoscience and Geoparks Program (IGGP) in Paris, France.

"So while it is in the process. We, from the Pangkep Regency Government, will certainly focus on completing all the requirements so that the Maros Pangkep Geopark can go global," he said.

The Maros Pangkep Geopark has been designated as a National Geopark by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in November 2017.

If successful in entering the UNESCO Global Geopark list, Ahmad Djaman hopes that the Maros Pangkep Geopark can be a research location for cultural sites and develop its surrounding area for tourism.

He also invited the authorities and the surrounding community to commit to preserving nature and the environment at the Maros Pangkep Geopark.

"This Geopark is how to glorify nature and improve the welfare of society, that is the true mission of the Geopark," he said.

He explained that infrastructure development can be done, but the most important thing that must be maintained is how to maintain the authenticity of cultural sites and local wisdom.

"The Maros Pangkep Geopark has many destinations. That's why I say that authenticity and local wisdom must really be maintained," he concluded. (CNNIndonesia via Antaranews)