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VOI News - The First Indonesia-India Security Dialogue (IISD-1) in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday(9/1) discussed increased cooperation in the field of law and security between both countries. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Affairs Wiranto stated on Wednesday(10/1) that the meeting is a follow-up of several agreements between Indonesia and India for the enhancement of cooperation between the two countries. 

The minister remarked that the IISD-1 was a follow-up of President Joko Widodo's visit to India on December 11, 2017, as stated in the India-Indonesia Joint Statement during the State Visit of the President of Indonesia to India. The minister remarked this first IISD is a ministerial meeting in the field of law and security between Indonesia and India to discuss the improvement in cooperation between the two countries in the field of law and security.

He added that IISD-1 had become part of the two countries' efforts to enhance bilateral strategic partnership, especially for handling legal and security issues, including those related to terrorism and radicalism in the region. This meeting will be a permanent agenda of the Indonesia-India cooperation, and the next meeting will be held in Indonesia/////Antara

Peat ecosystem in Indonesia is the life foundation of community surrounding the area. During 2017 the Peat Restoration Agency has intensively carried out assistance in 75 villages and sub-districts in 7 provinces. From 1.1 million hectares of land, 870 thousand hectares are peat ecosystem areas. Deputy for Education, Socialization, and Partnership of the Peat Restoration Agency, Myrna Safitri said, in 2017 from the peat ecosystem, nearly half of the area can be used as the social forestry. The potential areas of social forestry is located in protected forest areas which is connected with the National Park. In 2018, the Peat Restoration Agency predicts there will be around 900,000 hectares of peat ecosystem can be realize as a social forestry.

"In 2018 our working area becomes larger, 900 hectares.  The total number shifts more in the non-conservation area. In the past, the conservation area was quite dominant. Now, this is a non conservation area is dominant," Deputy for Education, Socialization, and Partnership of the Peat Restoration Agency, Myrna Safitri said. 

Myrna further explained, the figure still becomes non permanent map. The Peat Restoration Agency also conducted education and proposal submissions for people who interested to apply the social forestry management after getting license including ecosystem-based management activities. The community is also trained to utilize peatlands in a responsible way. The social forestry can be one of the solutions to undertake and improve peat restoration efforts as well as to empower the community's economy// (Sekar.trs.Rezha)

Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2018 will increase to garner support from the United Nations member countries, to be elected as UN Security Council (UNSC) non-permanent member of 2019-2020 period. Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Armanatha Nasir, after the ministerial press conference which took place at the Nusantara Building  of Foreign Affairs Ministry in Jakarta, on Tuesday (9/1), stated that by becoming a non-permanent member of the UNSC in 2019-2020 period, Indonesia has greater opportunities to give ideas and contributions in maintaining world peace. Meanwhile, Indonesia's big agenda if elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council period 2019-2020 will be focused on peace, security and prosperity.

"We need to take certain steps, if there is any problem related to security in various parts of the world. Indonesia will be more calculated. It meas that we can convey more easily our views. In essence our contribution will be greater in maintaining peace and stability," Armanatha Nasir said. 

Meanwhile, the annual ministerial press conference 2018 also highlighted achievements, obtained by Indonesia throughout 2017. In humanitarian sector, Indonesia is a country that supports the Palestinian independence and the UN Security Council resolution that rejects the US Presidents decision, who claimed Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, late December 2017. Then in the protection sector of Indonesian citizens at least throughout 2017, the government has handled 9,894 cases with 14 cases managed to free Indonesian citizens from the death penalty abroad, and paid for 120 billion rupiahs of migrant workers' rights by employers abroad// (Retno.trs.Rezha)

Coordinator of Community Based Legal Updates Program and Ecology or HuMa, Yustisia Rahman said that the forest and land fire including peat land becomes a significant contributor of greenhouse gas emission. The government has a commitment to hold mitigation in forestry sector and peat land. In a press briefing on Tuesday December 9, 2017 in Jakarta, she explained almost 60 percent of greenhouse gas emission in 2000 came from forest and peat fire. In 2012, greenhouse gas contribution has declined, although it remains as significant trigger. In response to the issue, Yustisia said, the government has ambitious commitment to dealing with forest and peat fires.

"The government has made a tremendous commitment to the mitigation by preventing fires and doing peat restoration. The government made a commitment to mitigate forestry and peat sector by encouraging effort through sustainable management with community or social forestry," Yustisia Rahman said. 

Yustisia further explained that the government has a social forest target of 12.7 million hectares. However, until 2017 there were still many challenges to realize such targets, such as disruption in licensing and the location of social forestry which is far from community settlements. According to Yustisia, facilitating public access to the social forestry license will improve the community's economy and the government's target to restore peatland// Sekar/Trs.Rezha