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The rising sun above the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, a symbol of spirit to change and a hope for a better future of environmental and forestry management, a dignified sector that is more beneficial for the community, the nation and the country. ii iii Time for Change Time for Change Preface

Dynamic… in the government structure. She began For instance, the provision of wider access The readiness of local governments and economic growth, while maintaining future. The problems encountered her work with a simple yet precise step, to forest resources for local community their field staff to prevent and suppress biodiversity and its ecosystem in during 2014-2019 were too huge and It reflects the milestones of environment conducted dialogues with all parties and which led to an increase of 5.4 million forest and land fires became a priority to particular. too complex, therefore not all activities and forestry sectors during the period absorbing every single aspiration. She hectares of accessible forest areas to be be addressed and improved. Siti Nurbaya conducted can be presented in an intact 2014-2019, under the leadership of met and talked with many parties: high utilized by the community for generating succeeded in reducing the area of forest Furthermore, under the leadership way in this book. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The level officials and former ministers in the incomes. In terms of the percentage, the fires from 2.6 million hectares recorded of Siti Nurbaya, MoEF played an dynamics started when the President two ministries, forestry and environmental forests management permits granted to in 2015, to 438,363 hectares (in 2016), important role in international arenas. Sincere thanks and highest appreciation undertook a strategic decision to experts, as well as private sector. Siti the community rose to 13.49% compared 165,483 hectares (in 2017), and 510,564 Initiatives and proposals from Indonesia are extended to all parties for their merge two ministries: the Ministry of Nurbaya approached all stakeholders. to all forest utilization permits by the end hectares (in 2018). delegates were counted and referred for valuable contributions to make this book Environment and the Ministry of Forestry She conducted dialogues with activists of 2018. Much higher than the increase of concensus building, decisions making available before you. into the Ministry of Environment and of non-government organizations 1.35% permits granted at the end of 2014. Her corrective actions continued to deal and agreements among parties. These Forestry (MoEF). President Jokowi then (NGOs), employees of the ministries, and with other substantial challenges, the adopted agreements were aimed at It is our humble expectation, this “Time appointed Siti Nurbaya, the admired hard representatives of local communities. Even more, the undertaken corrective pollution. The problems of environmental creating a greener and more supportive for Change” will become source of worker and professional in development actions have benefitted the local pollution were significantly controlled world for better future. The establishment inspirations and ignite the spirit of our planning, as his minister and instructed Dialogues with stakeholders became Siti’s community in the sense that their rights under her leadership. Siti Nurbaya of International Tropical Peatland Centre young generation to make Indonesia the her to lead the merging process. work culture. The goal was to develop to utilize the forest areas for their living initiated a trial of paid plastic bags and the Management of Waste from Land country we want! “A Common Home” or a common platform are well acknowledged by the State. This in 2017, the initiative that afterward Based Activities were among the adopted It was not an easy task to unify the for all parties to solve environment and is a new achievement in the history of the was voluntarily implemented by local agreements. two ministries. They were different in forestry problems. Manggala Wanabakti, country. governments and retail stores. The backgrounds and working cultures, as well the building located in Central Jakarta issues related to production forest This photo book records the remarkable Authors as their extended organizational branches highlighted with an arboretum of precious Siti Nurbaya also took actions to improve management, forestry industry, reduction journey of the MoEF during Siti Nurbaya’s and thousand staff employed. It became tropical forest trees species, chosen as peatland management as well as forest in deforestation, non-timber forest tenure, starting from the establishment tougher when it came to merging the the MoEF head office. Since then, one can and land fire prevention and suppression. product development, and environmental of the ministry, policy making processes, authoritative domains of the ministries, feel that the ambience of the Manggala She determinedly fostered peatland in and forestry law enforcement were also and the implementation of the corrective targeting to support the President’s nine Wanabakti changed into more productive order to prevent draining process by covered in her progressive policies. The actions to reinvigorate the functions of priorities development agenda, so-called and encouraging. enforcing appropriate regulations on improvement and progress resulting from the ministry. It portraits the dynamics of Nawacita. governance. Operators of peatlands were the corrective actions were an undeniable the journey ended until September 2019. With her professional justifications and also obliged to construct canal blockages record of successes. With her long experiences in the stakeholder’s supports, Siti Nurbaya and regulate the water system in order to There is a hope that this book is able bureaucracy, Siti Nurbaya knew initiated the implementation of a number maintain peatland’s moistures and avoid Another corrective action was to enhance to serve as a collection of the lessons how to deal with even complicated of corrective actions in the ministry. Some potential fires. the MoEF’s contributions to the national learned for a better environment and administrative and managerial matters of them were even revolutionary actions. strategic development, impacting forestry policy making process in the iv v Time for Change Time for Change

TIME FOR CHANGE Siti Nurbaya’s corrective actions to reform environment and forestry sectors

Editor in Chief Agus Justianto

Senior Editors Eka Widodo Soegiri Sri Murniningtyas Zahrul Muttaqin Tetra Yanuariadi

Contributors Djati Witjaksono Hadi Sugiharto Budiman

Drafting Team Ima Y. Rayaningtyas, Mimi Salminah, M. Sahri Chair

Creative Team Firdaus, Simon Onggo, Bachran Mile, Agus Winarsa, Momon Supriyanto, Juan Samuel

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All right reserved. It is prohibited to quote or reproduce part or all of book contents without written permission of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. x+199 pages; 29.7 cm x 21 cm Manupeu Tanahdaru and Laiwangi Wanggameti National Parks, East Nusa Tenggara Province Front cover photo: Lake Kelimutu National Park, Ende, East Nusa Tenggara Province Back cover photo: Across the Situgunung Suspension Bridge, Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java Province vi vii Time forTABLE Change OF CONTENTS Time for Change 2 Developing “A Common Home” 1 11 3 Carrying the Widening 8 Community’s Access Constitutional Fulfilling Mandate to Forest 12 Strategic 10 23 Development 9 Conserving Our 11 Restoring 1 Requirements Environment 4 Combating Land Species-Rich Enforcing 13 5 Ecosystems Sustaining Nature and Forest Fires the Law Leading the 15 Restructuring Ensuring 71 Production Forest Global Arena Winning Peatland 89 107 Management 79 101 14 Excellent Results Sustainability 6 117 Pursuing a Clean 39 49 Reducing Indonesia 189 Deforestation 7 Reconfiguring Business 179 55 in Forestry 65

Manupeu Tanahdaru and Laiwangi Wanggameti National Parks, East Nusa Tenggara Province viii ix Time for Change Time for Change 1Carrying the Constitutional Mandate

“A professional and a hard worker; inauguration as the minister, Siti visited (former ministers of the ministries), high that is why we ask her to take duty for both ministries and started to consolidate rank officials, academia, pro-environment the betterment of future environment the high rank officials and quickly learned activists and NGOs. and forestry sectors”. That was the the profiles, cultures, resources and President Joko Widodo’s statement when behaviours of the organizations. Another important action to undertake announcing the appointment of Siti was the creation of a new logo for the Nurbaya as the Minister of Environment Timely, the merging process went newly established ministry. The logo and Forestry in his Working Cabinet, smoothly and fulfill the given Siti’s eight must be able to represent the philosophy Sunday (26/10/2014). guiding pillars, namely: (1) Sustainable of the environment and forestry; that is, development; (2) Nature conservation when forests provide benefits they are Indeed, President Jokowi needs a hard- and protection; (3) Rehabilitation and called resources, when they are over- working professional for the reasons reclamation; (4) Production and impact utilized, environmental impacts will arise of evolving challenges encountered control (natural resources will be instead. Ultimately, there is a need for a in progressing the development of managed for the sake of people’s welfare, balance between forest development for environment and forestry sectors. The the licensing concept of forest utilization people’s welfare and sustaining natural first Siti’s challenging task as the Minister permit is meant to management control, environment functions. Finally, the new was to merge the two ministries, the not a transactional deal); (5) Community logo was approved through the Ministerial Ministry of Environment and the Ministry empowerment (public campaign); (6) Decree No. SK.889/Menhut-II/2014, of Forestry, swiftly. Human resources and awareness raising; enacted on 10 November 2014. (7) Research, development, innovation The merging process encompassed the and solution; and (8) Equipments and integration of all management levels of facilities. the ministries, including 13 first echelon rank units in each ministry which having Furthermore, in keeping a peaceful so much different in the national-wide merging process, Siti took initiative to number of staff, i.e. more than 1,200 invite advices from relevant parties, staff of the Ministry of Environment and such as the Ad-hoc Cabinet Transition more than 17,000 staff of the Ministry Team of President Jokowi and the Vice- of Forestry. Immediately after her President Jusuf Kalla, eminent persons

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President Joko Widodo accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, in front of the State Palace, announces 34 Ministers of the Working Cabinet 2014- 2019

Jakarta, 26 October 2014

Courtesy : Public Relation of Cabinet Secretariat After announcing the Working Cabinet, President Joko Widodo accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla briefs the appointed ministers.

Siti Nurbaya is mandated as the Minister of Environment and Forestry

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President Joko Widodo inaugurates 34 Ministers of the Working Cabinet 2014-2019 at the State Palace.

Jakarta, 27 October 2014

President Joko Widodo : let’s work and work! Courtesy : Public Relations of Cabinet Secretariat

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After inaugurated, Siti Nurbaya first presents at the Ministry Siti Nurbaya briefs the senior officials of of Forestry Office in Manggala Wanabakti building and is the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of welcomed by the Secretary General and Director of the Public Environment regarding the follow-up of the Relations Bureau. establishment of the MoEF.

Jakarta, 27 October 2014 Jakarta, 28 October 2014

For the first time, Siti Nurbaya, Hadi Daryanto (Secretary General of the Ministry of Forestry), and Rasio Ridho Sani (Secretary of the Minister of Environment), discuss the follow-up of the establishment of the MoEF.

Arriving at the Manggala Wanabakti, Siti Nurbaya is intercepted by journalists to explain her assignment as the Minister of Environment and Forestry and her immediate action plans. During the meeting with the high level officials of the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Environment, Siti Nurbaya explains that the establishment of MoEF is a constitutional mandate. All officials are therefore expected to fully support the goal that establishment of MoEF would provide wide benefits for Indonesian people.

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Transfer of responsibility from the Minister of Environment in the United Indonesia Cabinet II, Balthasar Kambuaya, to Siti Nurbaya

Jakarta, 29 October 2014

Transfer of the responsibility from Chairul Tanjung as acting Minister Forestry in the United Indonesia Cabinet II to Siti Nurbaya as the new Minister of Environment and Forestry.

Siti Nurbaya discusses with Coordinating Minister of Five Ministers responsible for environment: Economic Affairs, Chairul Tanjung as acting Minister Siti Nurbaya, Balthasar Kambuaya of Forestry, and Zulkifli Hasan as the Minister of (2011-2014), Rachmat Witolear (2004- Forestry in United Indonesia Cabinet II, at the 2009), Emil Salim (1978-1993), Sarwono auditorium Dr. Soedjarwo, Manggala Wanabakti. Kusumaatmadja (1993-1998) believe that Siti Nurbaya holds a press Indonesia will have a better environment Jakarta, 28 October 2014 conference after the handovers and forest. regarding the actions would be carried out following the establishment of MoEF.

8 9 Time for Change Time for Change 2Developing “A Common Home”

The merging process of the two ministries embodied within the domains of the ministry. Surely, it was not easy to deal into the Ministry of Environment and former ministries were identified. In her with formulating the assignments of more Forestry (MoEF) went so smoothly and practical thoughts, Siti Nurbaya perceives than 17,000 employees of the Ministry of a synergy between their staff was well that environment is the root of life, while Forestry and more than 1,200 employees in place. “This integration brings a forestry is a tree of life. Based on her of the Ministry of Environment into 13 coherent, a treatment and a solution both understanding of the complementary units of Echelon I and 5 senior minister for environmental and forestry issues relationship between the two elements, advisory posts. (brown and green issues). The concepts of she initiated a whole reform of the two environment and forestry are principally ministries. To obtain and enhance the spirit of one school of thought,” said Siti Nurbaya. unification among the staff members, Siti Siti’s humanism thingking was expressed prioritized the need to have a new logo of During the reorganization process, Siti in her guidance for the merging process; the ministry which is created to reflect the Nurbaya humbly looked for advices from that was not to let any staff member synergy of the great liquidated-ministry the former Ministers and former senior unassigned in the newly established potentials. officials of the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forestry of the previous cabinet eras. She also explored opinions from various typologies of stakeholders, ranging from scientists, non-governmental organizations, practitioners, local governments, to various experts including constitutional experts, technical forestry experts and environmental experts. To begin her + = duty, she established comprehensive, as well as thematic dialogues with approximately 600 people, carried out over three days only. Through these events, various relevant issues and values

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The logo set by Siti Nurbaya in accordance with Ministerial Decree of Environment and Forestry No SK. 889 in 2014, 10 November 2014. The logo means:

1. The brown outer circle symbolizes sustainable development that does not consider a “final” word to attain nature sustainability and community welfare. 2. The blue circle symbolizes the universe. “A Studio” for drafting the MoEF logo 3. The green trunks and tree branches, as well as golden tree roots are an intact picture of environment award called Kalpataru that defines a harmonious, consentaneous, and balanced environment system and symbolize forests, land, air and living things. 4. The green tree symbolizes fertile forests that play an important role in natural resources and environmental The draft logo is approved by the Secretary conservation. General of the Ministry of Forestry and the Secretary of the Minister of Environment to get 5. The black tree and roots figure forests as important resources further direction from Siti Nurbaya. to support national development that require productive and sustainable management. Jakarta, 30 October 2014 6. The brown base color in the circle symbolizes fertile lands resulted from reforestation, rehabilitation, soil conservation including other continuous conservation efforts. 7. The black color above the golden roots symbolizes the fertile Siti Nurbaya sets the MoEF logo based on the result of discussion process soil layer. involving the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Environment. 8. The blue color under the tree symbolizes the role of forest as a Jakarta, 3 November 2014 water regulator system. 9. The white color under the tree symbolizes the source of water for life survival. 12 13 Time for Change Time for Change

Siti Nurbaya chairs a meeting with all central and regional senior officials at the Auditorium Dr. Soedjarwo, Manggala Wanabakti. On the occasion, she invites all participants to synchronize vision, interpretation, and perception upon MoEF roles in succeeding national development.

Jakarta, 2-3 March 2015

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Siti Nurbaya and with non- governmental organizations exchange ideas regarding the main tasks and responsibilities of the MoEF.

Jakarta, 5 November 2014

A meeting between Siti Nurbaya and the National Forestry Council to discuss various issues related to forestry development

Jakarta, 28 January 2015

Siti Nurbaya holds a discussion on institutional arrangement with relevant stakeholders in order to arrange the MoEF organization, at the Rimbawan I Room, Manggala Wanabakti. Siti Nurbaya and the management Jakarta, 12-14 November 2014 of Wanabakti Scout Group discuss efforts to strengthen the media of environment and forestry for young generation.

Jakarta, 5 November 2014

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Siti Nurbaya inaugurates 18 Echelon I Officials followed by inauguration of Echelon II, III and IV Officials.

Jakarta, 29 May and 24 July 2015

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Siti Nurbaya and journalists exchange ideas on environmental and forestry issues. To build spirits of solidarity and togetherness, Siti Nurbaya mingles with all MoEF officials at Plaza Soedjono Soerjo Jakarta, 14 January 2015 Jakarta, 31 October 2014

Siti Nurbaya meets officials of Public Relation Bureau of the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forestry as the forerunner of the MoEF Public Relation Bureau. The Bureau plays an important role in providing information to the public about MoEF actions as an important part of national development.

Jakarta, 8 January 2015

20 21 Time for Change Time for Change 3Widening Community’s Access to Forests

Within the long period of time since on multi-products/services of forest a total 13,122 ha of forest areas. In the the application of registered-regime resources. This policy has resulted in occasion, the President stated ‘This of registered-forest management until significant changes in forest utilization program will continue. This is just the spatial planning-based forest system, licensing. In 2014, there were 33.2 million beginning since there are many customary forest areas in Indonesia have experienced ha of forest areas under concessions. communities in the country deserve to continues changes. In the period 1978- Around 32.74 million ha or 98.53% of have the certificates’. 1999 forest area covered 147 million which was granted to corporates, whereas hectares (ha), then gradually decreased only 1.35% to local communities. The government has shown its to 134 million ha in the period 1999- commitment. In October 2017, President 2009 and became 126 million ha in 2009 Since the launching of the social Joko Widodo for the second time handed hitherto. These were the eras when the forestry program, concession permits in other 9 customary rights certificates priority to manage the forest areas were granted to local community have been to cover 3,992 ha, followed by other 16 given to forest-based corporates. significantly increasing. In the period certificates, covering the forest areas of 2015-2018, there were 4.91 million ha of 6,032 ha, handed in September 2018. Nowadays, the national development concessions granted to local community. gives priority to the welfare of the It was equivalent to 75.54% of the total On 27 May, 2019, a national customary Indonesian people, the community. This concessions granted in that period. As a forest map was launched for the first time, is what the President Jokowi’s Nawacita result, there was a significant change in marking the official use of a customary all about. Siti Nurbaya successfully led the proportion of forest area allocation. forest notation in the Indonesian Forestry the Ministry of Environment and Forestry At the end of 2018 it was recorded that Map. “The social forestry program is a (MoEF) translating the Nawacita into the licensed forest area covered 39.72 proof that the government does exist, operable policy, through Social Forestry million ha, in which 5.4 million ha or about works and solve people’s problems” said Program, in giving wider access for 13.59% were granted to local communities. Siti Nurbaya in the occasion. communities to utilize forest resources. Let alone, the state recognition on The social forestry program gives Social forestry program prioritizes the community’s customary rights, through protection to the community to utilize the provision of wider access permits to the social forestry program, was the first allocated forest areas for 35 years in its communities to utilize forest resources, ever in the history of forest management validity. The forest land ownership status while keeping the moratorium policy on in Indonesia. On 30 December, 2016, will always remain with the government. primary forests and peatlands. President Jokowi handed in certificates in Until May 2019, the program has allocated The development of the social forestry recognition of forest land tenurial rights 3.07 million ha of forest areas for 660 program has included the establishment to 9 customary communities covering thousand forest-dependent households. of new business configurations based Customary Community of Ammatoa Kajang, Bulukumba, South Sulawesi Province 22 23 Time for Change Time for Change

Walking barefoot with all-black outfits to suit local wisdom, Siti Nurbaya is welcomed by the leader of customary community and subsequently enters the customary territory of Ammatoa Kajang Tribe.

Bulukumba, South Sulawesi Province, 8 August 2016

Siti Nurbaya visits the customary forests managed by Ammatoa Kajang Tribe, in Bulukumba, South Sulawesi Province.

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Siti Nurbaya attends the fifth Congress of Customary Community. On the occasion, the Minister emphasizes the state recognition over customary law community. The recognition is also followed by the recognition of customary forest areas.

Deli Serdang, North Sumatera Province, 17 March 2017

Siti Nurbaya chairs a meeting preparing the completion of decrees on customary forests which will be handed over directly by President Joko Widodo to the communities. The meeting is attended by representatives of customary community, local governments, and facilitating NGOs.

Jakarta, 28 December 2016

In front of nearly 500 representatives of Indonesian customary communities who attend the Awakening Day of Indonesian Customary Community, Siti Nurbaya states that the government keeps accelerating recognition of customary forests through propagation and facilitation on spatial and social mapping at the central and regional levels.

Minahasa, North Sulawesi Province, 17 March 2018

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President Joko Widodo reiterates the government’s commitment to recognise for customary law community in managing customary forest.

Jakarta, 16 December 2016

Siti Nurbaya is reporting to President Joko Widodo about the state recognition over the rights of customary law community to manage customary forests. President Joko Widodo accompanied by Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, and Minister of Home Affairs, Tjahjo Kumolo, hands over a decree on the recognition of customary forests to the representative of customary law community at the State Palace.

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Siti Nurbaya explains the development of Customary Forests Map and the Indicative Areas of Customary Forests Phase I at the Auditorium Dr Soedjarwo, Manggala Wanabakti. The map and indicative areas provide a guarantee and reflect significant actions to accelerate the recognition of customary forests from the Government through the verification process of subjects and objects at the site level. On the occasion, several heads of local government receive the Map and the Indicative Areas from Siti Nurbaya.

Jakarta, 27 May 2019

Siti Nurbaya directly observes condition of the forest area managed by Perum Perhutani in Teluk Jambe, Karawang. The location is allocated for social forestry, and it has been previously managed by the local community for farming.

Karawang, Jawa Barat Province, 5 July 2017 Angklung, traditional musical instrument, is a medium for enhancing togetherness to realize “customary forests, sovereign people, a dignified nation”.

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Siti Nurbaya and Governor of Jambi Province, Hasan Basri Agus carefully listen to Anak Dalam Tribe of Bukit Dua Belas’ aspiration to improve their livelihood at the Regional Office of Manggala Agni Operation Area in Jambi. Siti Nurbaya and Danish Ambassador to Indonesia, Casper Klynge, visit location of the Jambi Province, 10 February 2015 restored forest in Jambi. It is managed by PT. Indonesian Ecosystem Restoration (REKI) that also practices social forestry activities.

Batanghari, Jambi Province, 28 September 2016

Signing an agreement between PT Indonesian Ecosystem Restoration and local community facilitated by MoEF and Keterangan foto yang menceritakan Jambi Provincial Forestry Service. This is an example of tentang peristiwa dan tokoh dalam agreements between a forest concession company and gambar ini. Bisa diceritakan juga tentang the local community in the implementation of social hal-hal yang dibalik terlaksananya forestry program. peristiwa ini. Jambi Province, 26 January 2016

Siti Nurbaya and Danish Ambassador to Indonesia, Casper Klynge, pay attention to a briefing on partnership activities of PT. REKI with the customary community of Bathin Sembilan.

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Siti Nurbaya visits Kalibiru Village. This location is an example of successful models of the social forestry programs and obtains full support from the local government.

Kulonprogo, Yogyakarta, 14 July 2016

Farmers’ group at Kalibiru Village develops ecotourism. The farmers’ group provides photographic spots attracting tourists, as witnessed by Siti Nurbaya.

Accompanying Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, Siti Nurbaya holds a dialogue with Suku Anak Dalam community in Senamat Ulu Village, Muaro Bungo District, Jambi.

Muaro Bungo, Jambi Province, 15 April 2015

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President Joko Widodo hands over Decrees on Social Forestry in Boyolali. The President states that social forestry permits are valid for up to 35 years and have to be utilized by the community for various productive businesses.

Boyolali, Central Java Province, 4 November 2017

President Joko Widodo hands over decrees on social forestry covering area of 13,976.28 hectares to 8,941 households from 12 regencies in West Java. Social Forestry is a prioritized program of MoEF that aims to improve prosperity of the community living around forest areas.

Cianjur, West Java Province, 8 February 2019

36 37 Time for Change Time for Change 4Restructuring Production Forest Management

Nowadays, forest management is more fires, other than hotspots); (3) control of reduced green-house gas emission, as a focusing on the balance of ecological, instruments, including the Forest Product contribution to climate change mitigation social and economic development. It Administration Information System, and actions. significantly promotes the strategic roles the Timber Legality Verification System of forests. In the past, production forests (SVLK); (4) licensing as a monitoring Moreover, the implementation of SVLK were exploited simply as source of the instrument; and (5) regulations as has played an important role in improving government revenues, but now they an instrument of guidance for local the good governance of forest production have become an inseparable part of the governments and for private sectors. and increasing the competitiveness of Indonesian Government’s commitments forest products in the global market. towards Sustainable Development Goals In addition to the aforementioned The SVLK had made Indonesia listed (SDGs). corrective instruments, law enforcement as the first country, and the only until has also been carried out through: (1) to date, that met the European Union There are nine SDGs pillars that become application of administrative, civil and Timber Regulation requirements/Forest references in determining the direction criminal sanctions; (2) establishment of Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade of Indonesian forest management, institutions of the Directorate General (FLEGT) licensing. With this FLEGT namely: no poverty; good health and of Law Enforcement; and (3) consistent licensing, Indonesia’s timber products well-being; quality education; decent ground operations. entering EU member countries entitled work and economic growth; reduced to pass through the green line. The total inequality; responsible consumption and To revive appropriate forest management, export value of Indonesia’s legal timber production; climate action; life on land; an Intensive Silviculture System (SILIN) products to the EU has reached 53 billion and partnerships to achieve the goal. and Reduced Impact logging (RIL) have US dollars within six years. In 2018, the been intensified more than before. SVLK was recognized with an award as A number of corrective actions have Through these techniques, the potential the Top 99 and Top 40 Public Service been carried out through policy and of natural forest which used to produce Innovations. operable instruments which included: (1) 30 m3 of wood per ha has been fourfold articulation of regulation implementation increased to 120 m3 of wood per ha. Siti (emergency alert against forest and Nurbaya considered the innovation of land fires or so-called Karhutla); (2) SILIN will be significantly contributing measurement instruments (air pollution to the national economy, preventing standard index to analyze forest and land deforestation, while achieving the target

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Siti Nurbaya and a number of silviculture experts launch the Resurgence of Indonesian Natural Forests and the Application of Intensive Silviculture (SILIN) at the Auditorium Dr Soedjawo, Manggala Wanabakati. SILIN is recognized as a solution to deal with issues of decreased quality and quantity of natural production forest in Indonesia. Application of SILIN can increase productivity of natural forests fourfold, from only 30 m3 per hectares to 120 m3 per hectares.

Siti Nurbaya officially opens National Congress of Jakarta, 22 January 2019 Indonesian Forest Concession Holder Association. On the occasion, she emphasizes the need for improving grand strategy of the wood processing industry from upstream to downstream. She also stresses that progress of business world including business of wood processing industry has to go hand in hand with the progress of communities surrounding forests under the scheme of social forestry.

Jakarta, 19 October 2016

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Siti Nurbaya, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Darmin Nasution and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, A.M. Fachir, head for container transport trucks carrying Indonesian timber products equipped with the FLEGT license to be released to the European market.

Manggala Wanabakti Complex, Jakarta, 24 November 2016

At the Press Conference on the Timber Legality Assurance System (SVLK), Siti Nurbaya, Minister of Trade, Thomas Lembong, Minister of Industry, Saleh Husein, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, raise a poster of legal timber campaigns. SVLK has been the first ever license of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) from European Union. The SVLK is developed by MoEF in a participatory process to guarantee that timber products from Indonesia are produced through legal and sustainable manner.

Manggala Wanabakti Complex, Jakarta, 22 May 2016

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Indonesia continues promoting SVLK at bilateral and multilateral forum On the margin of the 13th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, including at COP 22 to the UNFCCC. Indonesia hosts Side Event entitled Achieving SDG 15: Timber Legal Assurance System and FLEGT Implementation for Sustainable Forest Management. The Marrakech, Morocco, 15 November 2016 discussion is facilitated by Ambassador Triansyah Djani Indonesian Permanent representative to the United Nations featuring speakers from US, EU, Ghana, Indonesia and Australia.

New York, the United States of America, 9 May 2018

(left to right): Smita Notosusanto (Multistakeholders Forestry Program 4); Putera Parthama (Director General of Sustainable Production Forest Management); Budi Hermawan (APKINDO); Siti Nurbaya and United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador to Indonesia, Moazzam Malik, and Giuliana Tora (Directorate-General for Climate Action of EU sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance Commission) at the Indonesia’s Sustainable Timber Trade Policy and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement. Moazzam Malik, says that in the Promote Climate Change Mitigation. post-Brexit period Indonesia’s timber and wood product exports to the UK will not be disrupted and that the FLEGT licensing system will be upheld. Marrakech, Morocco, 15 November 2016 Jakarta, 29 March 2019

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Two years after the announcement of Social Forestry, Siti Nurbaya re-observes the social forestry area and integrates wood processing factories in Buntoi Village, Kahayan Hilir Sub-District. It is seen that the trees grow well, while the industry is ready to process the timber produced by the community.

Pulang Pisau, Central Kalimantan Province, 8 May 2019

At a wood processing factory in Kendal District, Central Java, Siti Nurbaya observes the production process. She reminds all processing industries to only use legal timber. She also reminds the importance of developing a product design and the synergy between upstream-downstream industries as well as the partnership with local communities.

Kendal, Central Java, 29 January 2019

President Joko Widodo accompanied by Siti Nurbaya hands over the permit of Community Forest Management and Village Forest Management Rights to the community. It is then followed by the ground-breaking of the wood processing industry plant. The industry will later play an important role as an offtaker for the timber products produced by the community.

Pulang Pisau, Central Kalimantan Province, 20 December 2016

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Tropical forests in many parts of Indonesia in hands to deconstruct the false canaling Meanwhile, cultivation activities can also were on fire, sending plumes of haze even system that caused drying up the areas. be witnessed for productive economic over neighbouring countries. Forest and Continued rewetting of the peatland must activities. peatland fires raged in 2015 marked the be ensured to avoid the fire incidents. improvement turning point to robust Even so, there were some parties that peatland governance undertook by Again, the same story happened in objected to the improved regulations, Jokowi administration. Commanded by Pulau Pisau District, Central Kalimantan. even brought the cases to the State Siti Nurbaya, the collaborated actions President Jokowi and Siti Nurbaya had to Administrative Court. Siti Nurbaya’s were not meant to suppress fires and breach the depth of haze, forgetting their assertiveness, however, ultimately save millions of people from suffocating own health, in their efforts to lead the made them obedient and understood haze only, but at the same time digging reconstruction of canal blockage. Sadly, the honesty of government’s intentions. potential of peatlands for productive the incident happened during Eid Mubarak Indeed, from the outset, Siti never meant economic activities. feast (24/9/2015), the occasion when each to discourage private sectors. At last, family member supposedly engage in it was also proved that her corrective The corrective actions towards contemplation. actions to improve peatland governance better good governance of peatland have not caused any negative impacts on management were carefully formulated, Regulating peatland management crop productivity. respecting credible data and field facts during the Siti’s era had been done in finding. The issue has been on high comprehensive manner. The Government attention of the President Jokowi and Regulation No 71 of 2014 on the Minister Siti Nurbaya. The two leaders Protection and Management of Peatland were often reactively jumped into Ecosystems was amended by the the affected areas to ensure speedy Government Regulation No 57 of 2016. A coordinated suppressing actions. In number of Ministerial Regulations were Sungai Tohor Village, Riau, they found then issued to operate them. These sets evidences on inappropriate management of regulations were timely in place and that led to drying up vast peatland made no gaps in their implementation. areas susceptible to rough fire incidents Nowadays, peat domes functions as (Thursday, 27/11/2014). The President reservoirs are seen restored on the himself, the minister and the people hands grounds.

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Siti Nurbaya and UNEP Executive Director, Erik Solheim, observe canal blocking construction process in the Peat Hydrological Area of Sebangau National Park.

Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan Province, 16 May 2017

A Sebangau National Park Forest Ecosystem President Joko Widodo inspects the canal blockages constructed by local Ranger, Novyanti, explains to Siti Nurbaya and communities in Sungai Tohor village, Tebing Tinggi Subdistrict. The canal UNEP Executive Director, blockages are able to prevent peatlands from draining process, thereby Erik Solheim, about canal blockages in reducing the risk of fires. Sebangau National Park.

Meranti, Riau Province, 27 November 2014

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Peatland management system applied in Indonesia is successful to Minister for Environment and Tourism, Republic of the Congo, Arlette Soudan-Nonaults maintain peatland humidity, so that prevents it from burning while keep accompanied by Director General of Research, Development and Innovation Agency maintaining its productivity. This attracts some countries to learn the of MoEF, Agus Justianto, measures peatland water table level. In accordance with the system. Minister for Environment and Tourism, Republic of the Congo, government regulation, the water level is set at least 0.4 meters below the soil surface to Arlette Soudan-Nonault, and Director General for Forest Resources, keep the peatlands moist and productive. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jose Ilanga Lofonga, even come to the field to see how management of peatland ecosystem is carried out in a Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan Province, 28 October 2018 production area of an industrial plantation forest.

52 53 Time for Change Time for Change 6Reducing Deforestation

A number of actions taken by President 2002-2016. To compare with other large Jokowi’s government to further prevent tropical forest countries, the figure of 2018 deforestation have proven to be effective was very much lower. in lowering its rate. Those efforts have received much appreciations and supports The achievements were the results of Siti from international community. The Nurbaya’s concerted efforts to protect latest data based on the National Forest forest resources. New policies on forest Monitoring System released in early 2019 protection and enhanced programs on law showed that the rate of deforestation in enforcement have been operationalized. Indonesia continue to reduce. In the period In 2016, the Government imposed a 2017-2018, deforestation was recorded at Presidential Instruction to postpone the 0.44 million hectares only. During 2014- issuance of new licensing and improve the 2015 deforestation was recorded at 1.09 governance of primary natural forests and million ha, then dropped to 0.63 million peatlands utilization, resolving forest land ha in 2015-2016. Further dropped to 0.48 tenure conflicts, as well as rehabilitating million hectares was recorded in 2016- degraded forests. 2017. These declining trends have marked the sluggish deforestation in Indonesia. Another impactful policy to reduce deforestation rate was the Presidential The declining rate of deforestation in Instruction No. 8 of 2018 on the Indonesia was also been reported by postponement of the issuance of new different international organizations. and the evaluation of existing license A forest monitoring conducted by the on oil palm plantation and improving University of Maryland through its GLAD productivity of oil palm plantations. This (Global Land Analysis and Discovery) policy was meant to drive future increases recorded that there has been a significant in palm oil production from the existing deforestation decrease in Indonesia. The plantations instead of opening new forest GLAD’s records depicted that Indonesian areas. Oil palm replanting program will also primary forest loss in 2018 was 40% lower be prioritized and targeted on available 4 than the annual rate of forest loss in million hectares of community’s forests.

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Siti Nurbaya announces the Indicative Map for the Postponement of Issuance of New Forest Concession Revision VIII. The map, part of the policy on the moratorium of primary forest and peatland permits, supports the policy to reduce deforestation.

Jakarta, 28 May 2015

President Joko Widodo accompanied by Siti Nurbaya delivers a statement to the press after the commemoration of the International Day of Forest, the Foresters Day and the Environment Day in Karya Island. At the moment, the President declares the government’s commitment to implementing moratorium on new oil palm plantation permits as part of improving forest governance and increasing the productivity of smallholder oil palm plantations.

Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta, 14 April 2016

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Siti Nurbaya and Acehnese Leader (Wali Nanggroe Aceh, or Guardian of Aceh), Malik Mahmud Al Haytar, and Governor of Aceh, Zaini Abdullah, declare a moratorium on the expansion of palm oil and mining in the Leuser Ecosystem.

Jakarta, 19 April 2016

Siti Nurbaya welcomes Aceh Governor, Zaini Abdullah, to discuss the implementation of a moratorium on new oil palm Siti Nurbaya signs a forest cover map as a result of the National Forest Monitoring System (SIMONTANA) at the Auditorium and mining permits in the Dr. Soedjarwo, Manggala Wanabakti. Referring to SIMONTANA, national deforestation continues to decrease as a result of various Leuser Ecosystem. government policies including moratorium on primary forests and peatland permits; moratorium on new oil palm plantation permits; and the gazettement of forest area. Jakarta, 16 June 2016 Jakarta, 29 January 2018

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The International Union for Conservation of Nature Palm Oil Task Force presents a study of the impact of oil palm on biodiversity. The results of the study reveals that the use of palm oil have the lowest impact on deforestation compared to other vegetable oils.

Jakarta, 4 February 2019

Enhancing forest area status, the government issues Presidential Regulation No. 88 of After the presentation of the IUCN study on 2017 on Resolution of Land Tenure Conflicts Inside Forest Area. The implementation of oil palm, the Head of the IUCN Palm Oil Task regulation is discussed in a national workshop involving related agencies. Force, Erik Meijaard, speaks to the Director General for Research, Development and Jakarta, 6 June 2018 Innovation Agency of MoEF, Agus Justianto.

60 61 Time for Change Data of Deforestation in Indonesia in the period 1990-2018 Time for Change President Joko Widodo and Mrs. Iriana Joko Widodo accompany by Siti Nurbaya plants trees in the summit of Commemoration of the Indonesian Tree Planting Day; and the National Planting Month; as well as the National Flora and Fauna Day in 2015 in the Natural Reserve of Sultan Adam, Karanguntan Sub-District. Tree planting (restoration) is aimed to increase forest cover and reduce deforestation rate.

Banjar, South Kalimantan province, 26 November 2015

The latest data released in early 2019 shows that the Permits and Improvement of Primary Natural Forest and Pouring rain down since morning in Labuan, Pandeglang deforestation rate in Indonesia continues to decline. Peatland Governance (Moratorium on Primary Natural District, Banten Province, does not diminish the During 2017-2018, deforestation is recorded at 0.44 million Forests and Peatlands), Forest and Land Fire Prevention enthusiasm of Mrs. Iriana Joko Widodo accompanies by hectares. This means deforestation rate continues to decline and Suppression, the Improvement of Peatland Ecosystem Siti Nurbaya, members of the Organization of Solidarity during the government era of President Joko Widodo. In Management, Climate Change Mitigation Actions, the Action Work Cabinet Era and community to rehabilitate the period 2014-2015 deforestation is recorded at 1.09 Restriction of Changed Allocation of Convertible Forest mangrove. This shows the involvement of various parties million ha, then drops to 0.63 million ha in the period 2015- Areas for Non-Forestry Purposes, the Resolution of Land in forest and land conservation. 2016, and further drops to 0.48 million ha in the period Tenure Conflict inside Forest Areas, Sustainable Forest 2016-2017. The decrease in deforestation rate is the real Management, Social Forestry, and Forest and Land Labuan, Pandeglang, Banten Province, 11 March 2019 impact of various forestry policies including Presidential Rehabilitation. Instruction on Postponement of the Issuance of New

62 63 Time for Change Time for Change 7Reconfiguring Business in Forestry

Forests are not merely about timber! With its growth of 6% per year, the target Indonesia endowed with diverse forest of the NTFPs production from forest areas resources which could surely be utilized in 2020 is 718,847.97 tons contributing as for the country’s economic development. much as US$ 88 million to non-tax state During Siti Nurbaya’s leadership, the revenues. Other than this, PES (Payment government has developed new forestry for Environmental Services) business such businesses configuration to promote as ecotourism, use of water, hydropower industries on non-timber forest products and geothermal and also conservation (NTFPs), agroforestry, ecotourism, activities, including utilization of wild environmental services, and bio-energy. plants and animals, are progressing very well, hence adding non-tax state Several scientific publications informed revenues. the value of NTFPs products can reach 90% of the total forest products’ values, Currently, the revenues are generated whereas timber contributes to about 10% from 271 ecotourism facilities and services. only. Interesting to note, however, 90% In 2017, a total of IDR 2.39 billion or of NTFPs will not exist without trees as equivalent to US$ 176,323 was collected. the main element of forest ecosystems. The use of water and hydropower The newly developed NTFPs business contributed at the amount of IDR 325.9 configuration has successfully led to million or equivalent to US$ 24,019. plentiful production beyond the target. In Meanwhile, the regulation to collect 2015, the production accounted for nearly non-tax state revenues from geothermal 251,088.96 tons or approximately 107.30% business license has not been in place of the target, whilst in 2016 it reached yet, therefore there is no record on its 443,837.52 tons (182.65%) and accounted contribution although the related permits for 316,955.59 tons (125.78%) in the have been granted since 2017. following year. Sap, fruit, grain, and leaf products were among champions.

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Sunrise in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park fascinates Siti Nurbaya and visitors

Probolinggo, East Java Province, 28 March 2018

Siti Nurbaya launches the promoting program of “Ayo ke Taman Nasional” (Let’s Go to National Park), as one of tourist destinations that generates revenues and supports local and national economic growth. There are 54 National Parks in Indonesia with various unique characteristics that can only be found in Indonesia. Siti Nurbaya explains the importance of Jakarta, 15 December 2015 maintaining carrying capacity of the sea of sand area at Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park to journalists.

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Siti Nurbaya visits a bamboo processing center. As one of NTFPs, bamboo has significant added value through the application of further processing Siti Nurbaya at the Auditorium Dr. Soedjarwo Manggala Wanabakti, promoting honey as technology. one of the Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) with high economic value and benefits for community. To develop market of these NTFP products, MoEF works in collaborates with Tasikmalaya, West Java Province, 12 October 2018 electronic trading companies.

Jakarta, 10 May 2019

68 69 Time for Change Time for Change 8Fulfilling Strategic households impacted by the eruption Development Requirements of Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra. Siti Nurbaya ensured that MoEF would continue to oversee the use of the forest area for Mount Sinabung refugees to Ministry of Environment and Forestry 105 of 2016 on the Utilization of Forest remain in accordance with the principles (MoEF) plays an important role in Areas, MoEF has authority to accelerate of forest conservation. “MoEF will bolstering the development of national the process of providing land for these also further monitor the project, thus strategic projects. The reason is, many strategic projects without changing the it complies with existing regulations,” of those projects were developed status of forest area. On the other hand, said Siti Nurbaya when visiting the within forest areas. As the authority these projects were obliged to be followed relocation area for the refugees in the for the forest area, the MoEF bears the by rehabilitation in a degraded watershed, Siosar production forest area, Merek Sub- responsibility to ensure that development as compensation, equal to the total area District, Karo District, North Sumatra, of those strategic projects is not of forest land use. Thursday (11/06/2014). interfered by human conflicts, while keeping the balance of the environment. Another example was the development Furthermore, the important role in social of Jakarta-Bandung express train. This purposes can be seen from job creations. The task could be smoothly accomplished prestigious project will use elongated Nowadays, there are more than 3 million by Siti Nurbaya and her officials. For forest area of 57 hectares. The details people working in the forestry sector such example, the construction of reservoir are 11 kilometers in length and 40-50 as in logging areas, industrial plantation and irrigation network project. In meters in width. Since it is considered forest, as well as corporates. Through order to boost food production and commercial, the project is obliged to social forestry program, timber industry improve farmer welfare, Joko Widodo’s provide replacement land. However, the from the community’s enterprises (soft Administration had designed to build provision of replacement land is no longer wood) is predicted to be able to absorb 36 dams for the period 2016-2019. The an obstacle as it can be carried out in more than 1.7 million extra workers in projects required 10,087 hectares of land. parallel with the construction of the next two years. This is in accordance Meanwhile, the construction of irrigation the project. with the top priority program set by required around 110,570.54 ha of land. the president to strengthen Indonesian The supporting infrastructures for the The use of forest areas for strategic human resources. national food security were developed purposes is not only related to production within production and protected forests. activities, but also for social purposes, Based on the Government Regulation No. such as providing land for 1,700 refugees

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Siti Nurbaya symbolically hands over 103 housing units that are ready for refugees impacted by Mount Sinabung eruption in Siosar Village, Merek Sub-District. The status of land is state forest area, but a lease-use permit has been granted; therefore the land can be legally used for developing of housing units for the refugees.

Karo, North Sumatra Province, 5 May 2015

Siti Nurbaya and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ignasius Jonan, sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Coordination and Cooperation in the Framework of Supporting the Implementation of Tasks and Responsibilities on the Energy and Mineral Resources, and Environment and Forestry Sectors, at the Manggala Wanabakti. Through the understanding, strategic energy projects located within the forest area can run well while taking into account environmental and forestry aspects.

Jakarta, 29 April 2019

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President Joko Widodo groundbreaks the railroad construction of Jakarta-Bandung Express Train. Siti Nurbaya supervises the Environmental Impact Assessment of the project. MoEF also makes the land available for the railway.

Bandung, West Java Province, 21 January 2016

President Joko Widodo and Siti Nurbaya observe the Gajah Mungkur Dam. The President instructs that the reservoir has to be long-lasting; and sedimentation needs to be reduced by reforestation at the upper areas.

Wonogiri, Central Java Province, 29 November 2014

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President Joko Widodo (with white shirt) checks the condition of the Trans Papua Road KM 84 Sections of the Merauke-Sota Road. Construction of the road to improve the community well being is supported by MoEF through the utilization of forest land under a forest lease-use permit scheme.

Merauke, Papua Province, 16 November 2018

Photo by Public Relation Cabinet

High voltage electricity network that crosses forest area

The construction project for Balikpapan-Samarinda Geothermal Pipeline towards Kamojang Geothermal Toll Road Section V Km. 13 Balikpapan – Sepinggan. Power Plant. Forest areas are home for a large The project worth IDR 13.112 trillion is carried out with geothermal potential where its utilization can enhance support of the provision of land from the MoEF. national energy security while reducing the use of fossil fuels. North Balikpapan, East Kalimantan Province, 24 March 2016 Garut, West Java Province, 12 October 2017 Courtesy : Public Relation of Cabinet Secretariat

76 77 Time for Change Time for Change 9Combating Land and Forest Fires

For decades, forest and land fires had Technology, and ground operations such hotspots during the period 2016-2018 become an annual environmental crisis. as independent patrols and early fire decreased significantly compared to El Nino phenomenon in 2015 led to suppression system. Furthermore, the those in 2015. In 2015 the NOAA satellite one of the worst forest and land fires government has also strengthened law recorded 21,929 hotspots. The number in Indonesian history. A number of enforcement and ground supervision then decreased to 3,915 hotpots in 2016 important actions have been then taken system, imposed presidential regulations and to 2,581 hotspots in 2017. An increase by the Government to intensify forest and on forest fire-related, established of 4,613 and 5,747 hotspots recorded in land fires prevention and suppression in a forest and land fires crisis-centres up 2018 and 2019 (as of 15 September 2019), number of regions. to sub-district levels, installed real time respectively. monitoring equipment for peatland Forest and land fires prevention has been wetness, and has encouraged the The outcome of Siti’s corrective actions to undertaken through coordination and governors of the provinces to immediately combat forest and land fires has also collaboration among line Ministries and issue an emergency status of the regions been demonstrated by the remarkable Institutions both at central and regional once the potential haze detected. reduction in the size of land and forest levels. Synergies among the Ministry fires. Such number was 2,611,411 hectares of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), The government is persistent in tackling in 2015; 438,363 hectares in 2016; 165,484 Indonesian National Armed Forces, the fire disasters for the sake of its forests hectares in 2017; 510,564 hectares in 2018 Indonesian National Police, Indonesian and the people. Efforts in improving and 328,724 hectares in 2019 (as of 31 National Board for Disaster Management, the management of forest and land August 2019). Indeed, the decline in forest and the Provincial Task Forces have been fires prevention and suppression are fire incidents is a concrete evidence of the well created. The undertaken actions being continued. Effective coordination, Siti’s determination to deal with forest were aimed to prevent the emergence of information dissemination for and land fires. hotspots and mitigate forest fire hazard strengthening community awareness, risks, especially in vulnerable provinces and changing people’s behaviour towards such as in Sumatra and Kalimantan. participatory actions are key elements to The actions encompassed elevating the free our forest from fire. emergency status, integrating patrols, implementing various air operations Siti’s corrective actions in combating including air patrol, water bombing, forest and land fires have positively rainmaking through Weather Modification reduced the incidents. The number of

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Actions to suppress forest and land fires are carried President Joko Widodo speaks to Hajinham, a member out in various ways, either through water bombing of Manggala Agni, to control forest and land fire or direct fire suppression on the ground. at the regional office of Manggala Agni Operation MoEF has around 1,900 Manggala Agni Fire Area in Pontianak. On the occasion, President highly Fighters spreading out in 12 fire-prone provinces. appreciates Manggala Agni fire fighters for their The fire fighters are also supported by the Fire Care entireless work. Community. They are front-liners in controlling forest and land fires facilitated by Manggala Agni. Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, Hotspot information system can be accessed by 20 January 2015 public at http://sipongi.menlhk.go.id or “Sipongi – Laporan Titik Panas” application which can be downloaded through Android-based devices.

Siti Nurbaya checks the readiness of fire suppression equipments in Gunung Ciremai National Park. On the occasion, she also excercises to make firebreaks.

Kuningan, West Java Province, 12 September 2015

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President Joko Widodo and Siti Nurbaya observe land fires in Tumbang Nusa Village, Jabiren Raya Sub-District. President directs the construction of canal blockages to Forest and land fire control is led directly by President Joko Widodo. keep peatland wet and to reduce fire risk. The President appreciates the performance of the Forest and Land Fire Task Force, consisting of various elements including Indonesia National Armed Pulang Pisau, Central Kalimantan Province, Force, Indonesian National Police, Manggala Agni of MoEF and the Regional 24 September 2015 Governments, in preventing and suppressing fires in a number regions. The wholehearted work of the Task Force successfully aims to avoid repeatation of 2015 fire disaster.

Jakarta, 6 February 2018

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The Second Plenary Meeting of Manggala Agni Fire Fighters, attended by 700 fire fighters representing 37 Manggala Agni Operation Areas, was held from 13 to 17 December 2016 in Jakarta. On the occassion, Siti Nurbaya appreciates the hard works of the fire fighters and encourages them to improve their capacity on forest and land fire control and suppression. Siti Nurbaya checks the readiness of vehicles for forest and land fire patrolling. Jakarta, 16 December 2016 She also tests the vehicle to transport the fire suppression equipments.

Jakarta, 16 December 2016

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Commission IV of the House of Representatives visit DAOPS Pontianak. They appreciate the readiness of Manggala Agni Fire Fighters to anticipate forest and land fire.

Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, 30 April 2018 Siti Nurbaya receives Global Landscape Fire Award presented by Johann Georg Goldammer, Coordinator of the Global Fire Monitoring Center.

Jakarta, 11 September 2019

Raffles Pandjaitan and Bambang Hero Saharjo receive Certificate of Distinction from the Global Fire Monitoring Center.

Jakarta, 11 September 2019

86 87 Time for Change Time for Change 10Conserving Our Species-Rich Ecosystems

To maintain Indonesia biodiversity, approximately 27.1 million ha throughout plans to increase the population of 25 Ministry of Environment and Forestry Indonesia. priority endangered species including (MoEF) is committed to conserving orangutans, rhinos, Sumatran elephants, natural resources and ecosystem. “What is important and must be Sumatran tigers and ivory hornbills; (6) kept in mind is that there are three establishing Essential Ecosystem Areas; “Biodiversity is one of the most important elements of conservation: life support and (7) developing environmental services indicators of environment and forestry system protection, genetic resources and ecotourism as a manifestation of sustainability. Therefore, MoEF always preservation, and sustainable utilization,” sustainable use of biodiversity. supports President’s commitment to said Siti Nurbaya in Bitung, North conserve biodiversity in contributing Sulawesi Province, (08/31/2018). to Indonesia development,” said Siti Nurbaya, in Manado, 11/01/2018. Several conservation efforts are continuously improved to maintain Furthermore, Indonesia is home to 720 biodiversity in Indonesia, including species of mammals (13% of the total field security patrols in conservation species of the world), 1,605 species of areas, wildlife rescue programs, wildlife birds (16% of species of the world), 723 translocation, wildlife rehabilitation, species of reptiles, 1,900 species of wildlife and human conflict prevention, as butterflies, 1,248 species of freshwater well as strengthening law enforcement of fish, and 3,476 species of sea fish, as well illegal wildlife traffic. In addition to those, as various types of invertebrates such as several indirect measures have also been shrimp, crabs, spiders, and other insects carried out including: (1) strengthening (Indonesian Institute of Science, 2018). environmental and forestry cooperation between MoEF and Indonesian Institute The biodiversity is a source of natural of Science; (2) planting endemic species; resources that must be prudentially (3) restoring ecosystems; (4) collaborating managed, through concrete work in the with broader stakeholders in the field. Therefore, MoEF has fostered the utilization of wild plants and animals; biodiversity in 552 conservation areas of (5) developing strategies and action

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KNP is home to more than 250 species of plants, more than 37 species of reptiles, more than 10 types of terrestrial mammals, more than 127 species of terrestrial and coastal birds. Komodo are the key (Varanus komodoensis) and small yellow crested parrots (Cacatua sulphurea) species.

Siti Nurbaya expresses her admiration for the natural beauty of Komodo National Park (KNP), East Nusa Tenggara Province. KNP is located on the Wallace Line - transition zone between the Continents of Australia and Asia, and is the Heart of the Coral Triangle with a combination of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems resulting in spectacular natural beauty. KNP consists of islands with hilly landscape; and 70% of which are savannah.

West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara Province, 6 March 2017

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Siti Nurbaya signs the inscription of an Information Center of Javan Gibbon at the Commemoration of the 60th Asia Africa Summit in Bandung. MoEF releases two pairs of Javan Gibbons (Hylobates moloch) in the Malabar Protection Forest.

Malabar, West Java Province, 24 April 2015

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Siti Nurbaya gives the name of ANARI to the baby elephant born at Taman Safari Indonesia on 26 July 2014. ANARI means the Son of the Republic of Indonesia.

Bogor, West Java Province, 6 December 2014

Siti Nurbaya listens to an explanation from a Kibut flower (Amorphophallus titanum) expert from the University of Bengkulu, Dr. Agus Susatya. Kibut flowers are planted at the Arboretum Ir. Lukito Daryadi, MSc, Manggala Wanabakti Complex to enrich the collection of the arboretum. Kibut flowers are protected under the Government Regulation No. 7 of 1999 on Preservation of Plants and Animals; they are also categorized as endangered species according to the IUCN Red List, and included in the CITES Appendix 1, which means that the species is prohibited to be traded.

Jakarta, 15 March 2018

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President Joko Widodo, Siti Nurbaya, eight ambassadors of neighboring countries, 17 international partners and other invitees start the National Movement to Save Plants and Wildlife by releasing four adult hawksbill turtles and 200 hawksbill turtles, and three bonded hawks, which are the symbol of Jakarta Capital City Government, as well as 250 other species of birds which are the inhabitants of the Kepulauan Seribu.

Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta, 14 April 2016

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The MoEF, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesian National Armed Force (TNI), and the Thai Embassy in Jakarta welcome the arrival of 14 Indonesian orangutans repatriated from Thailand, at Halim Perdanakusumah Airport, Jakarta. The fourteen orangutans are brought back to their homelands, Indonesia, using the Indonesian Air Force-owned aircraft, Hercules C-130. This TNI assistance shows the solidity of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in fighting endangered species smuggling and in maintaining environmental and forestry security in general. Eleven out of the 14 orangutans are allegedly smuggled from Indonesia and are found abandoned in Phuket on 5 February 2009.

Jakarta, 12 November 2015

Siti Nurbaya welcomes the arrival of Ms. Sinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid, a former First Lady who hands over the yellow crested cockatoo that has been preserved for a long time. Cockatoo is handed over to the Center of “Save Kakatua Jambul Kuning“ of MoEF at the lobby of Manggala Wanabakti. Siti Nurbaya expresses her appreciation to Ms. Sinta for her willingness to transfer the yellow crested cockatoo to the country. The Minister states that the cockatoos handed over from Mrs Sinta and the community will be rehabilitated and returned to their native habitat.

Jakarta, 18 May 2015

98 99 Time for Change Time for Change 11Enforcing the Law

The Ministry of Environment and in every investigation for forest-related A recent example of actions to enforcing Forestry (MoEF) is fully concerned on the crimes. law on illegal logging were on the case importance to maintaining its sector order of convicting the illegal shipment of hence prioritizing the implementation of The period of 2015 to 2019 marked the 199 containers of merbau timber from corrective actions. Apart from enacting rising concerns over environmental law Papua, transported by Ferry KM Selat the rules and regulations, the undertaken enforcement. Enforcement actions Mas to Teluk Lamong Port, Surabaya, on corrective actions have been targeted for have been smoothly coordinated among 7 January 2019 with a potential economic public education allowing the country agencies. Environmental judges have loss of IDR 104.63 billion. becomes a law-obedient nation. To conducted their function appropriately, accommodate effective enforcement resulted in correct execution of submitted measures, Siti created a special unit legal cases with fair charges. It was so-called Directorate General of Law recorded that the government has Enforcement. conducted 337 integrated patrols and legal dispute resolutions over forest land The unit became powerful and effective in conflicts and encroachments, 241 illegal tackling the law enforcement’s missions. flora-fauna trafficking operations, and 881 Its operations covered by seven related forest security operations. laws, including Law No. 5 of 1990; Law No. 41 of 1999; Law No. 32 of 2009; Other types of crimes included Law No. 18 of 2013; Law No. 31 of 1999 the environment and polluting the on the eradication of Criminal Acts of environment from industrial wastes. Corruption; and Law No. 8 of 2010 on Law enforcement actions also included Criminal Acts on Money Laundering monitoring of 3,153 permits and and collaboratively work with different responding to 2,677 complaints. More national law enforcement agencies, such than 540 administrative sanctions and as the Indonesian National Police and the civil facilitation sanctions imposed on 18 Attorney General’s Office. This so-called companies, and 567 criminal sanctions ‘multi-door approach’ attempts to avert were also applied. Meanwhile, 171 cases offenders from violating the laws and to are being examined by National Police ensure appropriate charges and sanctions and Attorney General’s Office.

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Siti Nurbaya burns five tons of frozen pangolin (Manis javanica) meat, an anteater, and 76 kg of pangolin dry scales, evidence of illegally traded animals, in the Medan Industrial Area IV Belawan. She also witnesses pieces of the sun bear’s body. She then stresses that the illegal wildlife trade has significant negative impact on the economic and environmental balance.

Medan, North Sumatra Province, 29 April 2015

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Siti Nurbaya and Minister of Finance, Bambang Brodjonegoro, Director General of Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Rasio Ridho Sani, and Director General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance, Agus Pambudi, directly inspect evidence of wood, rattan, protected animals and mercury seeds that are allegedly illegally produced and smuggled to foresign countries at Tanjung Priok Port.

Jakarta, 12 August 2015

MoEF secures 384 containers of illegal timber from Papua as evidence which are conviscated through four security operations in Surabaya and Makassar. The secured timber is estimated more than 5,812.77 cubic meters worth of at least around IDR 104.63 billion.

The security operation is conducted in cooperation with related parties including the Corruption Eradication Commission, the Criminal Investigation Agency of Indonesian Police, Directorate General of Sustainable Production Forest Management, Indonesian Navy, Directorate General of Sea Transportation (Ministry of Transportation), Harbormaster’s Office and Port Authorities, and Provincial Governments.

Surabaya, East Java Province, 16 January 2019

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Corrective measures on pollution were seven years and will be replicated to other carried out clean beach actions in several also taken to improve water, air, and land polluted rivers in Indonesia. Furthermore, regions. The government has declared its quality. These also to reduce pollution the government monitors air quality in commitment to reducing plastic waste in and damage level of coastal and marine several cities, integrated to the action to the sea up to 70% by 2025. areas. The measures aimed to restore prevent forest and land fires, through the degraded environment including its air pollution standard index indicator. The environmental recovery measures function as life support system. improved the Environmental Quality To overcome mercury pollution, the Index (EQI) as an indicator of national To improve water quality, the government government restructed local community’s environmental protection performance has taken number of steps including conventional mining in Bogor, Maluku and and it became reference for all the determination of quality standards Central Sulawesi. It was then followed parties. Analysis of EQI in 2017 (66.46) and the implementation of integrated by implementation of social forestry experienced increase by 0.73 compared to operations, such as the Citarum Harum program to provide alternative livelihoods 2016 (65.73). Program under Presidential Regulation for communities. The government ratified No 15 of 2018 on the Acceleration of mercury control through Law No. 11 of Management of Pollution and Damage to 2017 on Minamata Convention on Mercury. the Citarum River Basin. The government took action to foster As a concrete implementation of the environmental balance through land Presidential Regulation, Siti Nurbaya rehabilitation in 15 prioritize watersheds, inaugurated the Communal Waste Water 15 degraded lakes and 65 upstream areas Treatment Plant “Wetland-Biocord” and of dams. This step was also expected to declared development of Cidadap River support job creation and the supply of Ecoriparian in Sukaluyu Village, Teluk community timber. Jambe Timur Sub-District, Karawang District, West Java Province. As targeted Recovery of environmental damage was by President Joko Widodo, Citarum will be also carried out on the coastal and marine completely restored at the latest within areas. Since 2015, MoEF has regularly

Danau Toba, North Sumatra Province

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Siti Nurbaya delivers her speech before the Plenary Meeting of the House of Representatives to endorse the Bill on Minamata Convention.

Jakarta, 13 September 2017

Before the Commission VII of the House of Representatives Siti Nurbaya provides justification on why Indonesia should ratify the Minamata Convention.

Jakarta, 30 August 2017

The Bill on Minamata Convention is passed in the House of Representatives. Siti Nurbaya and the three Vice Speakers of the House: Taufik Kurniawan, Agus Hermanto, and Fadli Zon.

Jakarta, 13 September 2017

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MoEF constructs Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) of Wetland Biocord and declares the Ecoriparian Citarum-Karawang area, in Teluk Jambe, Karawang District, West Java. It aims to reduce the water pollution resulted from household activities.

Siti Nurbaya states that the improvement of river water quality is important. It is conducted through re-arranging regulations, re-managing space utilization, protecting upper reaches of a catchment, providing consultation and facilitation The Air Quality Monitoring System (AQMS) control to industrial communities, developing waste room at the MoEF Office, Kebon Nanas, Jakarta. management facilities and infrastructures, and MoEF has established 26 AQMS stations in 26 enhancing environmental education for the cities - from Banda Aceh to Jayapura, which are community. integrated with other AQMS stations developed by Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysical Teluk Jambe, West Java Province, 9 February 2019 Agency, local governments, and private companies. The system is intended to monitor ambient air quality continuously and real time. To date 54 integrative AQMS stations have been established. The air quality monitoring system is accessible publicly through http://iku.menlhk.go.id/ aqms/.

Air quality monitoring stations developed by MoEF use complete parameters, namely PM 10, PM 2.5, CO, O3, NO2, HC and SO2. Meteorological variables used are also complete including wind speed and direction, solar radiation, air temperature, air pressure, rainfall, and humidity.

Jakarta, 12 March 2019

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Reclamation of abandoned land from artisanal mining is designed as a program to improve the welfare of the village community. These areas are transformed into land-based productive activities such as farming, plantations, agroforestry, and ecotourism. The MoEF has identified open access lands, one of which is in Gari Village, Wonosari Sub-District, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta. This area is identified as an open access lands used for limestone quarries. Ecological Market (Environmentally Friendly Market) is a program designed by MoEF that integrates environmental management into traditional markets. One of the markets officially opened by Siti Nurbaya is the “Argo Wijil” Ecological Market, in Gari Village, where the area used to be limestone quarry mining.

Yogyakarta, 18 April 2017

In 2018, the MoEF improves water quality of Maninjau Lake by applying Ultrafine Bubble and Floating Wetland technology in collaboration with the Indonesian Institute of Sciences.

Ultrafine bubble uses a device that can produce nano size bubbles. The bubbles, in the form of ozone and oxygen, are injected into lake water. Ozone can break down odors and organic substances, kill pathogenic bacteria, increase dissolved oxygen levels, and activate aerobic bacteria.

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The commemoration of the Indonesian Tree Planting Day and National Planting Month in 2018 is merged with the launching of the National Movement for the Watershed Rehabilitation. The merging reflects a more comprehensive measure in land rehabilitation programs conducted by the government, particularly by rehabilitating upper reaches to restore watersheds.

Siti Nurbaya emphasizes that the important role of human beings is very vital in keeping a watershed healthy and properly function. She believes that degraded watershed is resulted from poor attitudes towards nature. A watershed is a container or an ecosystem where all human activities take place with all their dynamics. For this reason, she urges public to pay attention to the importance of human interventions towards the nature, especially watersheds, in order to keep the existing ecological system balanced.

Karawang, West Java Province, 29 December 2018

Siti Nurbaya observes building materials made from tailings at the Pongkor Gold Mining Business Unit of PT. Aneka Tambang. The products have been certified by Indonesian National Standard.

Bogor, 9 April 2016

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its Timber Legality Verification System Leading the Global Arena which was developed with long multi- 13 stakeholder engagement processes, Indonesia finally succeeded to complete Siti Nurbaya’s corrective policies Organization of the United Nations (FAO) the Voluntary Partnership Agreement have fundamentally and innovatively Committee on Forestry (COFO), ministerial (VPA) process with the European Union. changed the way forest resources and meetings (Global Peatland Initiative- The VPA is a key component in forest environmental issues managed. In a GPI, Global Landscape Forum-GLF, G20 law enforcement, governance and trade, relatively short period of time, supported Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transition which aims to eliminate illegal logging. with an effective in-house capacity in and Global Environment for Sustainable However, there is a task remains to be diplomacy, she has successfully echoed Growth), and other regional and bilateral done to ensure Indonesian timber products Indonesian’s stands and influenced the meetings. appreciated with “premium values’ in the international community in reaching European market. agreeable solution towards common Siti Nurbaya’s idea to present Indonesian problems encountered. As an example, Pavilion since the COP 21 to the UNFCCC Siti Nurbaya’s strength in diplomacy her corrective action on preventing and in Paris 2015, followed by COP 22 to the was proven from the combination of suppressing forest and land fires, has led UNFCCC in Marrakech 2016, the COP 23 her swiftly taken and high acceptance to the establishment of the International to the UNFCCC in Bonn 2017, and the COP decisions, elegantly presented without Tropical Peatland Center (ITPC), based 24 to the UNFCCC in Katowice 2018 has undermining our national interests. She in Bogor, Indonesia. Another example is made the pavilion a favourite place for is talented with her ability to instantly on the case of sea waste treatment, her the conference’s participants to update figure out her working partners’ behaviours initiative that becomes a global necessity themselves with information on responds and capacities -a necessary ability to through the establishment of Regional to the challenges of climate change, win any encountered disagreement. Capacity Center for Clean Seas (RC3S). learn new initiatives, underwent direct Her arguments were based on relevant, interactions with eminent persons, to accurate and up-to-date data and At several United Nations fora, Indonesia’s name but a few, such as Al Gore, Jeffry information. Knowing the working ideas to manage environmental issues and Sachs and Julie Bishop. The substances partner’s circumstance was the first thing global problems on forest resources are presented at the Indonesian Pavilion for Siti before taking her diplomacy in the accurately articulated and diplomatically through its various sessions were indeed correct pathways: formal versus informal, accepted which were ended with soluble valuable souvenirs for the participants to high versus simple profiles; and open decisions towards future intended be further discussed and followed up in versus narrow mind-set. She further achievements. The roles of Indonesia in their respective countries. utilized the collected information to select several important fora have been recorded her model of decision making: rational, and narrated in respective proceeding of In fact, Indonesia’s profile is getting bounded rationality, intuitive, or creative. the meetings, including: Conference of the strengthened in the global forestry arenas. For the staff of the MoEF now, her shown Parties to the United Nations Framework Indonesia becomes the first country, diplomatic strength has become lessons Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC and until to date is the only country, in to learn to continue the remarkable Opening Session of COFO 24 in FAO Headquarter, Rome, Italy, 19 July 2018 COP), United Nations Environment obtaining FLEGT Export Licensing of leadership of Indonesia in the global Assembly (UNEA), Food and Agricultural Wood Products to EU countries. Through forestry arenas.

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Three Ministers responsible for managing Indonesia has the most extensive tropical The 3rd Global Peatlands Initiative event and the COP-24 to the UNFCCC Katowice peatland (Democratic Republic of the peatlands in the world. Rich with experiences (Brazzaville, March 2018) and the 24th Session (December 2018) recorded Siti Nurbaya’s Congo, Republic of the Congo and in managing the peatlands plus strong of Committee on Forestry (COFO-24, Rome, successful steps on the milestones. Finally, Republic of Indonesia) sign the Brazzaville Declaration witnessed by the Executive determination to promote effective July 2018) were two events where Siti the ITPC permanent secretariat was agreed to Director of UNEP, Erik Solheim. management of peatlands at the global level Nurbaya reaffirmed that Indonesia could be be hosted by CIFOR at its Campus in Bogor. have encouraged the MoEF to initiate the a role model for peatland restoration and The launching ceremony was convened on 26 Brazaville, Republic of the Congo, establishment of the International Tropical stand ready to work in collaboration with February 2019. 22 March 2018 Peatland Center (ITPC). both national and international parties to pursue improved peatland governance. On 30 ITPC is a multi-stakeholder forum among October 2018 the ITPC was officially declared; the rich tropical peatland countries such as and the office of the Research, Development Indonesia, both the Republic of Congo and and Innovation Agency of the MoEF in Bogor the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and was designated as the interim secretariat Peru, as well as international organizations, of the Center. Again, this achievement has namely: the United Nations Environment proven Siti’s influential leadership, bringing Program (UNEP), the Center for International various interests of the world environmental Forestry Research (CIFOR), World Bank and and forestry sector leaders into a decision. donor countries such as Norway, Germany and However, at this point, the efforts in making Australia. To realize the establishment of the the setup of the ITPC instruments to complete ITPC, selected high level officials of the MoEF continued and became Siti’s homework. The Left side photo: were involved in the negotiations. Intensive permanent ITPC Secretariat must be in place. The Signing of Brazzaville Declaration dialogues and extensive lobbying in many Her ability to play diplomacy-rhythms was the by three Ministers for Environment international fora became the strategy of the key success in winning the game. The Global (Democratic Republic of the Congo, ministry to harshen the process. Landscape Forum (Bonn, December 2018) Republic of Indonesia and Republic of the Congo), witnessed by the Executive Director of UNEP

Right side photo: Preparation of the Participants of the Third Meeting of Partners of the Global Peatland Initiative (GPI 3) prior to pay a courtesy call to the Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo, Clement Mouamba

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Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault (Republic of the Siti Nurbaya, Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault (Republic of the Congo), Congo) is satisfied with the facilities of Research, and Director General of Forest Resources of Democratic Republic of the Development and Innovation Agency (FOERDIA) and Congo, Jose Ilanga Lofonga officially soft launch the Interim Secretariat the ITPC Information Center. The Director General of of the International Tropical Peatland Center (ITPC). FOERDIA, MoEF, Agus Justianto, is the key person in the process of the ITPC establishment. Jakarta, 30 October 2018 Bogor, West Java Province, 29 October 2018

Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault with officials of Democratic Republic of the Congo, The support from UNEP, GPI and FAO Republic of the Congo, UNEP, and GPI express strengthens the credibility and global their appreciation for the ITPC initiative in the recognition of ITPC CIFOR campus.

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The RC3S initiative started from IGR-4. Through RC3S, Regional Capacity Center for Clean Seas (RC3S) Indonesia is committed to collaborating with various parties to deal with the issues of sea pollution from land-based activities, The coastal and marine areas are facing The meeting chaired by Siti Nurbaya comes to acquire inputs for the establishment of by developing cooperation among countries that included threats from pollution and environmental out with “Bali Declaration on the Protection the RC3S, as well as to consolidate a draft capacity building, funding, and technology transfer. damages. About 80% of the pollution sources of the Marine Environment from Land- resolution for the Fourth United Nations were from land based activities. Nutrient, Based Activities”. During the meeting Siti Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) meeting in Bali, 31 October – 1 November 2018 waste water, sea waste, and micro-plastic Nurbaya also introduced the establishment Nairobi, March 2019. were the main pollutant components. of the Regional Capacity Center for Clean Seas (RC3S) located in Bali. The Center is Series of international meetings to follow Indonesia took initiative to host the Fourth mandated to realize the Bali Declaration. up results of the previous Katowice meeting Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Through the RC3S, Indonesia could rest were organized, including the Third Forum of Implementation of the Global Programme assured its commitments to collaborate with the Ministers and Environment Authorities of of Action for the Protection of the Marine countries and partners to improve institutional Asia Pacific, 23–25 January 2019 in Singapore; (left to right): Habib Al Hadr (UN Environment), Satya S. Tripathi (UN Assistant Secretary-General), Environment from Land Based Activities capacity: human resources, funding and UNEA-4; and Consultative Meeting for the Siti Nurbaya, and Ambassador Makarim Wibisono at the (IGR-4), on 31 October-1 November 2018 in technology transfer to deal with the issues of Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia High Level Dialogue on Integrative Global Agenda to Bali. Indonesia’s strong commitments to the marine pollutions from land-based activities. (COBSEA), 8–9 April 2019 in Jakarta. Protect the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities. protection of the marine environment have been globally recognized. Siti Nurbaya further led the follow-up Katowice, Poland, 12 December 2018 dialogues to strengthen the foundation for the establishment of RC3S. A “High Level Dialogue on the Integrative Global Agenda to Protect the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities”, was conducted at the Indonesian Pavilion, Katowice, Poland, at the margin of the COP 24 to the UNFCCC. This high level dialogue featured Satya S. Tripathi (Assistant to the UN Secretary General for the Environment), Habib El Sadr (UNEP, co-host), Yoshiaki Harada (Minister for Environment of Japan), Wallace Cosgrow (Minister for environement of Sychelles), Minister for Environment of Republic of Congo, and representatives from 14 other countries. The high-level dialogue has become a forum Makarim Wibisono, Senior Adviser to the Minister of Environment and Forestry, facilitates the Session entitled Innovations in Citizen Participation to Delegates of the Consultative Meeting of COBSEA Support Forest Landscape Restoration

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Siti Nurbaya as the chief editor and Efransjah SOIFO, Documentation of MoEF Corrective Actions as the managing editor give direction to the SOIFO writing team. During her term as the minister, Siti Nurbaya 24th Session of FAO Committee on Forestry shared her experiences on corrective and Jakarta, 15 May 2018 has flourished the ministry with the corrective (COFO-24), July 2018. The launching of SOIFO speedy measures to deal with a number actions. The State of Indonesia’s Forest entitled “New Paradigm, New Balance: The of challenges faced in the management of (SOIFO) released in 2018 documented the State of Indonesia’s Forest 2018” was attended Indonesia forests, particularly those that were implemented policies and actions, serving as by around 150 people including the FAO the concerns of international community. The historical records and collection of lessons Assistant Director General of Forestry, Hiroto challenges included issues on forest land and learnt. Mitsugi; Norwegian Permanent Representative forest cover, deforestation and degradation, at FAO, Inge Nordang; Permanent roles of community in forest management, Siti Nurbaya directly led the publication Representative of the European Union at management of conservation area, economic process of the SOIFO 2018. It was not FAO, Jan Tombinski; Chair of the Indonesian valuation of forest resources, and roles of easy process as it was thought to frame Forest Concession Holder Association, private sector. cumbersome decisions of the state policies Indroyono Susilo; Indonesian Ambassador Witnessed by Echelon I Officials of MoEF and FAO Officers, Siti Nurbaya signs the SOIFO Book to be and highlighting the resulted impacts into in Rome, Esti Andayani, and Republic of the Upon returning to the country, Siti Nurbaya launched at COFO-24 in Rome a user-friendly book. A dedicated team of Congo Minister for Forestry Economy, Rosalie also presented the SOIFO before the writers was composed and series of activities Matondo. Among the attendees, there ambassadors of partner countries at a working Jakarta, 11 July 2018 were organized. Through internal workshops, were world forestry experts and researchers lunch on 8 August 2018. discussions with academics and other relevant such as Professor John Innes and Professor stakeholders, editorial work and effective Hosny El Lakany from University of British supervision, accuracy and completeness of Columbia Canada, Executive Director of the data and information presented in the book International Tropical Timber Organization were ensured. The SOIFO then launched in (ITTO) Gerhard Dieterle, and experts on Jakarta on 11 July 2018. international forestry and climate change from Switzerland Juergen Blaser. To reach the world-wide publicity, the SOIFO was launched at the FAO headquarters in During the side event discussions tookplace Rome during a memorable side event of the at the Sheikh Zayed Center, Siti Nurbaya

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In the panel discussion entitled “Implementing Article 5 of the Paris Agreement and Achieving Climate Neutrality through Forests”, Siti Nurbaya stresses the importance of collaboration with all forestry stakeholders in achieving Indonesian Nationally Determined Contributions.

Rome, Italy, 16 July 2018

Talking to Siti Nurbaya, Vicki Christiansen, a former forest firefighter who has currently been the Interim Chief of the United States Forest Service, stresses the need for increased cooperation in the forestry sector. Siti Nurbaya explains corrective measures for forestry policies at the launch of SOIFO. Rome, Italy, 19 July 2018

Rome, Italy, 17 July 2018 Siti Nurbaya; Assistant Director General of FAO, Hiroto Mitsugi; the COP 24 UNFCCC Presidency, Slawomir Mazurek; Assistant Deputy Minister of Canadian Forest Service, Beth MacNeil; and Interim Chief of the US Forest Service, Vicki Christiansen after having lunch The Program Officer of FAO, Malgorzata Buszko, within COFO 24 expresses her appreciation to Indonesia, which is one of four countries (in addition to Canada, Australia and India) that have successfully compiled accurate forestry-related data and information as well as policies.

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Siti Nurbaya symbolically plants oak trees to Siti Nurbaya, Kundhavi Kadiresan protect the Asia and Pacific region at the opening (Assistant Director General of session of the Asia Pacific Forest Week FAO) and Kim Jae Hyun (Minister of Korea Forest Service) are Incheon, Republic of Korea, 18 June 2019 impressed by the Indonesian Government’s actions to address forest and land fires at the Indonesian booth.

Siti Nurbaya responds to the questions regarding a moratorium on new permits in primary forests and peatlands during a panel discussion ‘Forest for Peace and Well Being’.

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Indonesia’s Responses to the COP UNFCCC

Global climate change determines the future conditions of the environment and the nature. All countries have their own interest. The Conference of the Partiies (COP) to the UNFCC is the biggest meeting of the heads of states in the UN agenda to seek common actions with differentiated responsibilities. Indonesia is a major player in the forestry sector responsible for global climate change mitigation actions.

The Paris Agreement was ratified by Law Ten Fractions of the House No. 16 of 2016 on Ratification of the Paris of Representatives agree to endorse the draft Bill on Agreement to the United Nations Framework Paris Agreement. Convention on Climate Change. Nationally At the COP 21 to the UNFCCC which is attended by nearly 200 heads of state and Determined Contribution (NDC) as an effort Jakarta, 17 October 2016 government, President Joko Widodo ensures to reduce emissions mandated by the COP to that Indonesia contributes to climate change the UNFCC has been completed. Even, since mitigation, especially in realizing the principle 2007 Indonesia has developed plans and of common but differentiated responsibility institutions responsible for reducing emissions in the forestry sector through the program of Paris, France, 30 November 2015 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, recognizing the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+).

Since COP 21 in Paris to COP 24 in Katowice, The Bill on Paris Agreement Siti Nurbaya has never been absent from is passed in the House of leading the Indonesian Delegation. In addition Representatives. Siti Nurbaya to delivering a statement at the Plenary and the three Vice Speakers of Session, Siti Nurbaya also participated the house: Taufik Kurniawan, in ministerial level side events, as well as Fadli Zon, and Agus Hermanto. conducting bilateral meetings with partner countries. Jakarta, 19 October 2016

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Siti Nurbaya delivers a country statement in the Facilitative Dialogue on Enhancing Ambition and Support - Assessing the progress in implementing paragraphs 3 and 4 of decision 1/CP.19.

Marrakech, Morocco, 11 November 2016

At the UN Environment’s Side Event, Siti Nurbaya conveys the Siti Nurbaya signs the Paris Agreement at the High-level Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement at importance of inclusion of all parties in preventing and suppressing the UN Headquarters The Indonesia-Australia bilateral meeting comes out with the forest fires, particularly peatlands. commitment of the two countries to co-host the Asia-Pacific

New York, United States, 22 April 2016 Rainforest Summit (APRS) III. Bonn, Germany, 14 November 2017

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The Ministers agree to the ‘Ministerial Katowice Siti Nurbaya delivers a country statement at the Declaration on Forests for Climate’ which COP 24 to the UNFCCC. emphasizes the importance of sustainable forest management in the climate neutrality in the Katowice, Poland, 12 December 2018 special event on ‘Forests for Climate’ within COP 24 to the UNFCCC.

Katowice, Poland, 18 December 2018

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US Ambassador to Indonesia, Robert Blake, Siti Nurbaya, Darmin Nasution, Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia Stig Travik, and Director General of Climate Change Nur Masripatin at a Climate Talkshow. Robert Blake says that US government has a strong commitment to helping Indonesia achieving its climate change goals.

Jakarta, 1 February 2016 Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs, Darmin Nasution, officially opens the Climate Festival 2016. The festival is held from 1 to 4 February 2016 with the theme ‘Keep the temperature increase below 2 degrees for people welfare and future generation’.

Jakarta, 1 February 2016

Students participate in a competition of demonstrating the suistanable of city maket.

Jakarta, 3 February 2016

On her opening remarks, Siti Nurbaya hopes that the festival could enhance people’s understanding of the context and contents of climate change, not just political discussion and documents.

Jakarta, 1 February 2016

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At the High Level Dialogue on Illegal Trade UNEA and the Five Environmental in Wildlife, UNEA 2, Siti Nurbaya shares the Resolutions government’s policy on law enforcement to combat illegal trade of wildlife Siti Nurbaya led the Indonesian Delegation

at the Second Session of the United Nations Nairobi, Kenya, 25 May 2016 Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) in Nairobi, Kenya on 23-27 May 2016. Supported by Norway, Palau, Australia, Maldives, Monaco and the Philippines as co-sponsors, Indonesia succeeded in proposing the draft resolution of “Sustainable Coral Reefs Management”. Reciprocally, Indonesia also acted as the co- sponsor for the resolution design of “Marine plastic litter and microplastics” proposed by Norway. Siti Nurbaya stresses the importance of Siti Nurbaya and Deputy Prime Minister of Iran At UNEA-4 (Nairobi, 11-15 March 2019) which a Global Partnership for a Better Gender Masoumeh Ebtekar, actively participate in the was attended by nearly 4,000 participants, and Environmental Commitment and discussion on the Network of Women Ministers and Indonesia initiated five out of 23 agreed Implementation. Leaders for the Environment. resolutions. The five resolutions are related to Sustainable Consumption and Production Nairobi, Kenya, 26 May 2016 Nairobi, Kenya, 26 May 2016 (SCP), sustainable management of peatlands, conservation of mangrove forests, protection of the marine environment, and sustainable management of coral reefs. Through these five resolutions, the Indonesian delegation sought to invite the global community to work together in supporting Indonesia’s initiatives.

Indonesia succeed in passing five resolution at UNEA-4 Siti Nurbaya promotes waste-reducing treatments with the tagline “less plastic more fantastic” Nairobi, Kenya 11-15 March 2019

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G20: Balancing environmental sustainability Indonesia, Japan and Thailand at the launch and economic growth of the Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform (AP-PLAT) Commitments and systematic approaches towards sustaining the environment and clean energy uses were the messages conveyed by the Indonesian Delegation at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy and Global Environment for Sustainable Growth hosted by Japanese Government, held in Karuizawa, Japan on 15-16 June 2019. The meeting brought Indonesia exposes its systematic measures the theme of “a virtuous cycle of environment in the environment and energy sector at the and growth” and raised elements of energy G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transitions innovation, plastic waste in the sea as well as and Global Environment for Sustainable Development. adaptation and vulnerability of infrastructures to climate change.

As the head of delegation, Siti Nurbaya firmly counted on the mandate of Indonesian Constitution (so-called UUD 1945) to acknowledge the people’s rights for a healthy environment. On the issue of climate change, she further emphasized the commitments of Indonesia to not only reducing the greenhouse gas emissions, but in parallel and balance ways ensured the strengthening of the national safeguards through adaptation towards negative impacts of the changes. Moreover, environment and economic development, Minister Ignasius Jonan (the 3rd from the front Siti Nurbaya shared also her success stories on she informed the meeting that Indonesia has left) and Siti Nurbaya (the 2nd from the front programs and engagement with stakeholders in already issued a Low Carbon and Economic right) amongst the Ministers for Energy and the the actualization of transforming wood-based Development Policy in March, 2019 and Ministers for Environment of the G20 members Siti Nurbaya stresses that marine forest management into landscape approaches, has integrated the climate change and the plastic waste treatment is expected Karuizawa, Japan, 15-16 June 2019 social forestry program acceleration, the sustainable development aspects into the to be more coordinated and effective after discussing the issue promotion of energy efficiency, and a circular document of the National Development Plans at the meeting of G20 environment economy waste management. and Budgets. ministers. . Emphasizing the basic principles of the State’s Constitution to concede the harmony between

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Promoting Indonesia’s Biodiversities Siti Nurbaya, National Geographic and PEW Officers discussing Indonesia’s environment and forestry management. Ministers and participants attended the Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and populations were successfully increased. 9th Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity Ecosystem Services (IPBES) revealed that The population increase was the result of Trondheim, Norway, 3 July 2019 on 2-5 July 2019 in Norway, praised around 1 million species in the world are monitoring at 273 spots. Indonesia’s achievement abilities in reducing endangered, even just in decades. The report deforestation, controlling forest and land fires, also stated that the global species extinction For example, Jalak Bali (Leucopsar rothschildi) and protecting biodiversity. level have been tens even hundreds times population in West Bali increased from 31 higher than the last 10 million years and is individuals in 2015 to 191 individuals in 2019. The Trondheim Conference was held as a getting faster. Another example is Sumatran tigers (Panthera warm-up meeting towards Convention of tigris sumaterae) in Gunung Leuser National the parties (COP) for the Convention on Indonesia has made some positive Park, Kerinci Seblat, Berbak Sembilang, and Biodiversity Protection (CBD) in Kunming, achievements in conserving biodiversity. Bukit Barisan Selatan, where its population China in 2020. The conference discussed Through policies in addressing deforestation, density has risen from 0.07 individuals per actions and policies that needed in addressing mitigating forest and land fires, and hectare (ha) in 2013 to 1.24 individuals per ha the threat of global biodiversity loss. The implementing action plans of biodiversity in 2018. latest Policy Report - The Intergovernmental protection, a number of endangered species

On her keynote speech, Siti Nurbaya shares Indonesia’s actions to conserve biodiversity at the 9th Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity. Siti Nurbaya among Ministers participating the 9th Trondheim, Norway, 2 July 2019 Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity

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Siti Nurbaya, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Indonesia, Sun Weide and the Managing Director of Taman Safari, Jansen Manangsang welcome the arrival of two giant pandas. Brunei Darussalam’s Minister for Primary Resources and Tourism Dato Ali Apong expresses his interest to Siti Nurbaya to collaborate in the Social Soekarno Hatta Airport, 28 September 2018 Forestry programs.

Yogyakarta, 23 April 2018

Uzbekistan’s Minister for Agriculture Zoyir Mirzaev expresses his interest for cooperation in enhancing the capacity of replanting and reproduction of industrial trees.

Jakarta, 21 August 2017

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The Indonesia and the Republic of Korea ‘s cooperation in forestry and environment sector will involve millennials. It discusses the possibility to invite K-Pop to attract young generation participating in forest and environmental protection.

Incheon, Republic of Korea, 18 June 2019

Siti Nurbaya and State Minister of Environment of Japan, Kouichi Yamamoto, agree to renew environmental cooperation between two countries.

Jakarta, 10 April 2017

Siti Nurbaya proposes Minister of Korean Forest Service (KFS), Kim Jae-Hyun, to enhance the scope of cooperation involving universities for the development of science and technology in the forestry sector.

Siti Nurbaya and the State Minister of Environment of Japan, Mr. Tsukasa Akimoto, agree to strengthen the cooperation in the environmental sector.

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Witnessed by President Joko Widodo and Dutch In response to an observation made by Princess Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Siti Nurbaya, and Dutch Astrid Joséphine-Charlotte Fabrizia Elisabeth Minister for Infrastructure and Environment Sharon Paola Marie of the Kingdom of Belgium, Siti Djiksma sign a collaboration on climate change, Nurbaya shares the Indonesian Government waste management and circular economy at policy on Waste Management. Merdeka Palace. Jakarta, 16 March 2016 Jakarta, 23 November 2016

Siti Nurbaya and State Secretary Siti Nurbaya and the Belgium Minister for for Infrastructure and Water Energy and Environment, Marie Christine Management of the Netherlands, Ms. Marghem, observe the circular economy Stientje van Veldhovenfor, appreciate practices at DUFOUR. the great support from the G-20 countries on the issue of marine litter Tournai, Belgium, 25 March 2018 and circular economy.

Karuizawa, Japan, 15 June 2019

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Siti Nurbaya and Minister for Climate and Environment of Norway, Vidar Helgesen, co-chair the bilateral meeting between two countries.

Jakarta, 10 April 2017

Visiting Raja Ampat, Norwegian Minister for Climate and Environment, Ola Elvestuen, observes community-based ecotourism development.

Sorong, West Papua Province, 14 February 2019

Minister Vidar Hegelsen, the Norwegian Ambassador Stig Travick, and Senior Adviser to the Minister, Agus Justianto, have a dialogue on community inclusion in the forest and karst protection with the Merabu Village Forest community.

Berau, East Kalimantan Province, 5 February 2016

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Siti Nurbaya and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Kimmo Tiilikainen, sign a Memorandum of Understanding on forestry research and development collaboration.

Helsinki, Finland, 7 April 2017

Siti Nurbaya and Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Susanne Hyldelund, exchange documents on cooperation agreements in the circular economy, witnessed by President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.

Bogor, West Java Province, 28 November 2017

Siti Nurbaya greets Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Ulla Tørnæs, after signing the Letter Siti Nurbaya meets Finnish Ambassador to of Intent to collaborate in the waste and water Indonesia, Päivi Hiltunen-Toivio and Advisor to management. Previously, the two ministers observe the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Finland, waste the northern coast of Jakarta, understanding the Marjukka Mähönen to discuss cooperation in condition of the sea waste. forestry research and development. Jakarta, 2 May 2017 Yogyakarta, 25 July 2017

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Siti Nurbaya and the Minister South-South Diplomacy of Forestry of Republic of Fiji, Osea Naiqamu, agree UNEP facilitates an informal meeting of on partnership programs on three peatland portfolio ministers: Siti experience and expertise Nurbaya, Minister for Environment of in sustainable forest Peru, Fabiola Martha Muñoz Dodero and management. On the occasion, Minister for Sustainable Development of Minister Naiqamu plants Democratic Republic of the Congo, Amy cannonball trees (Couroupita Ambatobe Nyongolo. guaianensis) as a memorial tree at the Office of the Research Bonn, Germany, 14 November 2017 Center for Biotechnology and Forest Plant Breeding.

At the closing of the bilateral meeting, Minister for Economy Yogyakarta, 24 April 2018 and Development of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Joao Mendes Goncalves, reiterates the importance of a Siti Nurbaya, Tim Christophersen (UNEP), revitalization of cooperation on the scholarship program for Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault East Timorese students to study in Forestry Vocational High (Republic of the Congo), and Minister School in Indonesia. Amy Ambatobe Nyongolo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) initiate talks Dili, Timor-Leste, 29 July 2015 on the need to build South-South Cooperation.

Bonn, Germany, 14 November 2017

Siti Nurbaya and Minister Arlette Soudan- Nonault (Republic of the Congo) agree on cooperation in peatland management.

Jakarta, 29 October 2018

Siti Nurbaya and Minister for Economy and Development of Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Joao Mendes Goncalves, Indonesia provides wood carving agree to collaborate in capacity building for forestry human assistance to 20 craftsmen. resources, witnessed by President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister Rui Maria Araujo. Nadi, Fiji, 3 October 2018 Jakarta, 26 August 2015

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Siti Nurbaya shares President Joko Widodo’s corrective measures for forestry sector to the Secretary General of ASEAN and the Permanent Siti Nurbaya shows the climate and weather monitoring facilities of the Meteorology, Representatives of ASEAN. She mentions also Climatology and Geophysics Agency to the Secretary General of the Association of that the City of Surabaya’s Government has been Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Dato Lim Jock Hoi, and the Permanent Representatives successfully implemented the best practices of of ASEAN. The facilities of BMKG is considered as the most sophisticated ones. On the waste management in Surabaya. occasion, they test the earthquake simulator. Surabaya, East Java Province, 2 May 2019 Jakarta, 2 May 2019

Director General of Environmental and Forestry The Secretary General of ASEAN and the Law Enforcement, Rasio Ridho Sani, briefs the Permanent Representatives of ASEAN are Secretary General of ASEAN and the Permanent impressed by the implementation of waste Representatives of ASEAN on the importance management policy by the City of Surabaya’s of science and technology to combat Government. This success story shows the environmental crime. willingness of Indonesia to establish RC3S.

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European Commissioner for Maritime, Environmental and Fisheries Affairs, Karmenu Vella warmly welcomes Siti Nurbaya’s reciprocal visit.

Brussel, Belgium, 26 March 2018

President Joko Widodo delivers a keynote address at the Special Siti Nurbaya and Minister of Korea Forest Service, SHIN Won Sop, after ASEAN-Republic of Korea Ministerial Meeting on Forestry. co-chairing the Special ASEAN-Republic of Korea Ministerial Meeting on Forestry Busan, South Korea, 11 December 2014

Heidi Hautala, Deputy President of the European Union Parliament from Green League (the former Minister for International Development of Finland) appreciates Indonesian actions to improve oil palm management, particularly in the aspect of land management. The Ministers participating at the Special ASEAN-Republic of Korea Ministerial Meeting on Forestry Brussel, Belgium, 27 March 2018

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President Joko Widodo receives the AFEO Distinguished Honorary Patron Award at the Opening Session of the 37th CAFEO. On his keynote address the President recognizes the important roles of engineers. He is proud of having four out of the 10 ASEAN start up companies with Unicorn status are in Indonesia.

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Siti Nurbaya delivers her keynote address at the Gala Dinner of the 37th Conference of ASEAN Federation of Enginering Organizations (CAFEO) attended by 1500 engineers representing 10 ASEAN member states. This event hosted by Indonesia is indeed timely, as Indonesia is focusing on human resources development in the upcoming five year period, while Luhut B. Panjaitan, Siti Nurbaya, and continuing massive infrastructure development. Budi Karya Sumadi receive AFEO Distinguished Honorary Fellow. AFEO recognizes their successful Jakarta, 11 September 2019 achievement of the three ministers.

Jakarta, 11 September 2019

160 161 Time for Change Time for Change Becoming a Reliable Host and Mobilising International Supports The Third Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit Siti Nurbaya harvested another success in There were eight parallel sessions discussed leading the organization of an international the issues of sustainable forest ecosystems, meeting. The Third Asia-Pacific Rainforest including conservation of peatlands and Summit (APRS-3) was satisfactorily convened biodiversity, optimizing forest economic, in Yogyakarta on 23-25 April 2018. The APRS- enhancing access of community to utilize 3 entitled “Protecting Forests and People, forest resources, environmental sustainability, Supporting Economic Growth” was co- and mobilising financial sources to support organized by the MoEF, the Australian Ministry forest conservation. As the conclusion, of Environment and Energy and the Asia- research and development, capacity building Pacific Rainforest Partnership. and appropriate policy-making process were identified as key aspects to achieve the APRS- The results of the meeting reaffirmed the 3’s mission: “Protecting Forests and Humans, roles of tropical rainforests on economic Promoting Economic Growth”. development, social safeguards and . environmental sustainability at the global, regional (in this case Asia-Pacific), national and local levels. In addition, the meeting has also rearticulated the importance of tropical forests as an integral part of the climate change convention (Paris Agreement) and sustainable development goals.

The environment and forestry ministers from the Asia-Pacific region have committed themselves to strengthen collaboration between government, civil society, research organizations and the private sector across the region by means of sharing experiences and actions in succeeding sustainable tropical forest economic development. Within the context of sustainable development, the ministers accepted education, raising The Norwegian Ambassadors, Ministers of Singapore, of Brunei Darussalam, of Australia, of Indonesia, Deputy Governor of the Special awareness, capacity building, demonstration Region of Yogyakarta, Minister of Fiji, the Philippines’ Assistant to the Minister, and Director General of CIFOR (from left to right), are activities/piloting, and collaboration with the committed to strengthening collaboration between government, civil society, research organizations and private sector in the context of sustainable development. private sector as essential aspects to realize a robust regional cooperation. Yogyakarta, 23 April 2018

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The Fourth Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (IGR-4)

The meeting of “The Fourth Intergovernmental activities (Global Program of Action-GPA). all countries to take active role, and develop Review Meeting on the Implementation of cooperation in capacity building, knowledge the Global Programme of Action for the Having reviewed the implementation of and technology transfer. Protection of Marine Environment from Land- GPA at the global, regional and national based Activities (IGR-4), in Bali on 31 October levels during the period of 2012-2017, IGR-4 Furthermore, as a reflection of Indonesia’s – 1 November 2018, resulted in an agreement participating countries eventually expressed serious commitment and as a follow-up to the on the Protection of the marine Environment their support and commitment to the GPA Bali Declaration, Siti Nurbaya led a dialogue from Land-Based Activities (Bali Declaration). for the period of 2018-2022, and to the work on the establishment of the Regional Capacity programs of the GPA UNEP coordinating Center for Clean Seas (RC3S) held at the Under the leadership of Siti Nurbaya, the IGR- Siti Nurbaya as the head of the IGR-4 session office. Indonesian Pavilion in Katowice, Poland, on 4 Session agrees to strengthen the global welcomed and appreciated more than 100 12 December 2018 within the COP 24 to the action program for the protection of the marine delegates from various countries who were so Siti Nurbaya affirmed that the Bali Declaration UNFCCC environment from land-based activities (Global enthusiastic in attending the session. All IGR- was in line with the ongoing transformation of Program of Action-GPA). 4 participating countries agreed to strengthen Indonesia’s global commitment, as targeted global action programs for the protection Nusa Dua, Bali Province, by the Sustainable Development Goals 30 October - 1 November 2018 of the marine environment from land-based (SDGs) 14 of the agenda 2030. She invited

Siti Nurbaya explains the ultimate goal in hosting IGR-4, i.e. to raise support for the establishment of the Regional Capacity Center for Clean Seas.

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Indonesian Pavilion: Indonesian Pavilion at COP UNFCCC Soft Diplomacy for Climate Change

Since 2015 Paris’s UNFCCC COP-21, the annual visit. Well-known cultural and culinary meeting of climate change has been sparked richness of Indonesia presented in the with the presence of Indonesian Pavilion. Pavilion have become the favourite Designed for a soft-diplomacy approach, agendas, allowing visitors mingled, the Pavilion became an essential element followed the rhythms of bamboo- for the Indonesian delegation to construct angklung instruments and danced. its negotiation strategies and attain the These extravagancies were indeed challenges situations. softening people’s moods and relieving the meeting tensions. Rich in heterogeneity thematic discussions and eminent speakers, the Pavilion became a home of information for most of the delegates to the conference seeking for new development concerning mitigation, adaptation, policies and rules, and implementation of climate change programs world-widely.

The Pavilion’s resource persons were those came from Indonesia and overseas. They were officials, academics, NGOs’ activists, business sector, and communities as the most climate change impacted party. The Indonesian Pavilion’s program presents emerging issues. A number of global leaders in climate change For instance, Jennifer Hennessey eagerly took opportunity to share their from the International Alliance thoughts at the Pavilion. They were, to name to Combat Ocean Acidification The Director General of Research, Development and Innovation Agency of MoEF, but a few, the famous economist and the speaks at the Special Session on Agus Justianto, as Chair of Committee for the pavilion, the President’s Special Envoy Director of the Earth Institute, Jeffrey Sachs Smart and Innovative Solutions on Climate Change, Rachmat Witoelar, warmly welcome and appreciate the presence and the Nobel-laureates former Vice President on Climate Change (photo above). of Al Gore at the Indonesian Pavilion. Al Gore, Founder and Chairman of the Climate of the United States, Al Gore. Al Gore even Minister for National Development Reality Project, repeatedly receives applause for his inspiring remarks and answers took the stage of the Pavilion more than once. Planning/Head of Ministry of many questions. Many visitors are eager to have their picture taken with him while National Development Planning, trying to leave the pavilion afterwards. Bambang Brodjonegoro, speaks on With its diversity of the discussed topics and Indonesia Low Carbon Strategy. Katowice, Poland, 14 December 2018 knowledgeable presenters, the Indonesian Pavilion noted as among the main stage to Katowice, Poland, 11 December 2018

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Agus Pambagyo, Senior Adviser to the Minister of Environment and Forestry, facilitates the Sessions “The Future Path of Indonesian Renewable Energy” and “The Contribution of Good Agricultural Practices to SDGs”.

Ambassador Peter F. Gontha speaks on the Future Path (Left to right): Agus Justianto, Peter F. Gontha, of Indonesian Renewable Energy. Siti Nurbaya, Muhammad Lutfi (President Commissioner Edhy Prabowo, Chairperson of Commission IV of the of Medco Energi Internasional), Bayu Krisnamurthi House of Representatives of Republic of Indonesia, Katowice, Poland, 3 December 2018 (Bogor Agricultural University), and speaks on Mitigation Policy on Agus Pambagyo (Senior Adviser to the Minister of Climate Change Disaster. Environment and Forestry), after the Session on the Future Path of Indonesian Renewable Energy Katowice, Poland, 3 December 2018 Katowice, Poland, 3 December 2018

Siti Nurbaya, Chairs and Members of Commission IV of the House of Representatives of Minister Luhut B. Panjaitan speaks on High Level Dialogue the Republic of Indonesia, and some speakers of in Mainstreaming Ocean in Climate Change Discussion. the Indonesian Pavilion’ Sessions. Katowice, Poland, 11 December 2018 Katowice, Poland, 3 December 2018

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Wahjudi Wardojo, Senior Adviser to the Minister of Environment and Forestry, facilitates the Session entitled Update on REDD+ and Mitigation-related Initiatives from Forestry Sector in Indonesia: Role of Science and Lessons-learned from the Ground

Jeffrey Sachs, a respected Economist of Polish students obtain information on the Earth Institure Columbia University climate change mitigation actions in and Special Advisor to UN Secretary Indonesia. They also have a dialogue General attracts visitors at Special with Siti Nurbaya. Session. COP 24 to the UNFCCC, COP 21 to the UNFCCC, Katowice, Poland, 7 December 2018 Paris, France, 8 December 2015

Roem Kono, Vice Chair of Commission IV of the Visitors enthusiastically play traditional House of Representatives of the Republic of music instruments, angklung. Angklung Indonesia, delivers his keynote address at the performance conveys the message Session entitled Update on REDD+ and Mitigation- of the importance of cooperation to related Initiatives from Forestry Sector produce harmony. Likewise, climate in Indonesia: Role of Science and Lessons-learned change actions require the cooperation from the Ground. of all parties.

Bonn, Germany, 10 November 2017 COP 22 to the UNFCCC, Marrakech, Morocco 18 September 2016

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Batik, a beautiful cultural heritage as an authentic Indonesian World Heritage that support economic development is displayed on the Indonesian Pavilion.

Bonn, Germany, 17 November 2017

Siti Nurbaya invites Asian and Pacific countries and activists to Siti Nurbaya and Australian Minister for Energy and Environment Josh participate in APRS III in Yogyakarta. Frydenberg agree to host the APRS III in Yogyakarta.

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Behind every success of Indonesian Pavillion at UNFCCC COPs there stands key persons, among others: Efransjah, Imam Prasodjo and Agus Justianto.

Imam B. Prasodjo, Senior Adviser to the Minister of Environment Siti Nurbaya reviews visitors’ comment and observation on level of Bonn, Germany, 17 November 2017 and Forestry, facilitates the Session entitled Promoting Energy satisfactory to the Indonesian Pavilion. Conservation and Affordable Choice of Renewable Energy. Bonn, Germany, 17 November 2017 Bonn, Germany, 17 November 2017

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Herman Khaeron, Vice Chair of Commission IV of the House of (left to right): Daniel Kammen (IPCC Member and Science Envoy Representatives of Republic of Indonesia speaks on Indonesian Parliament’s for the US State Department); Nasihin Hasan (Indonesian Muslim role in dealing with Global Warning. Scholar); Amal Lee Amin (Inter-American Development Bank), speake at the Session entitled The Moral Dimension of Climate Change and Marrakech, Morocco, 8 November 2016 Sustainability moderated by Soeryo Adiwibowo, Senior Adviser to the (left to right): Imam Prasodjo (Senior Adviser to the Minister Minister of Environment and Forestry. of Environment and Forestry) facilitates the Parliament Forum entitled Policy Support on Low Carbon Emission Development Marrakech, Morocco, 10 November 2016 Strategy featuring Henky Kurniadi (Indonesian Parliament member); Parlindungan Purba and Hana Hasanah (the House of Regional Representatives); Aryo Djojohadikusumo, Dewi Coryati, and Satya Yudha (Indonesian Parliament members).

Marrakech, Morocco, 14 November 2016

(left to right): Sonny Mumbunan (University of Indonesia); Budi Haryanto (University of Indonesia); and Nurhayati Ali Assegaf (left to right): Voshita Wijenayake (SLYCAN Trust); (Parliament Member), speakes at the Session entitled Climate Hannah Barrowman (Australian National Firendly Economy and Sustainable Development. University); and Willie Smits (ARSARI), speak at the Session entitled Adaptation, Marrakech, Morocco, 16 November 2016 Mitigation, Nexus Within Agriculture and Bioenergy, moderated by Efransjah (Senior Adviser to the Minister of Environment and Forestry).

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CLIMATE CORNER: The Climate Corner was initiated to respond Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, Chairman of the Climate Change Local initiatives to govern global climate to actual issues of global climate change. The Control Board and climate change stakeholders discus “Forming main theme of discussions illuminates five a ‘Togetherness Room’ in Facing Climate Change” at Pengasinan How to mobilise domestic resources to sectors targeted by Nationally Determined Situ, Depok. Members of the Green Community Forum of Depok City and the Sustainable Urban Development Forum Indonesia contribute to global climate action? Siti Contributions (NDC), namely: forestry, share their experince on how to raise awareness to optimize Nurbaya designed a simple solution with high agriculture, energy and transportation, waste, environmental policies in addressing climate change. probablity of success. In March 2016, she and industrial processes. The discussion initiated a weekly forum to discuss on climate themes are enriched with material on Depok, West Java Province, 23 November 2016 change issues called as Climate Corner! Smart environment adaptation, climate change practices were gathered, lessons from various control policies, economic and funding policy climate change mitigation and adaptation instruments, and low emission lifestyle. actions were summarized and learnt. The Prof. Riri Fitri Sari from University of Climate Corner has become a place for multi- The main approach of Climate Corner is Indonesia briefs audience on the Green stakeholders to share knowledge. Central expanding networks and obtaining positive Metric World University Ranking. The government, local government, academics, impact by involving broader stakeholders ranking system is based on campuses’ private sector, NGOs, and communities have including youth, where our hope to maintain a environmental policies and conditions been united. Climate Corner becomes popular, healthy and friendly earth is on their hands. that support a sustainable green campus. and government policy innovations and Jakarta, 20 January 2017 climate change mitigation and adaptation practices in the field were presented to meet people expectations.

Climate Change Advisory Board (DPPPI), MoEF, was assigned to coordinate Climate Corner. In this forum, initiatives were packaged into innovation. Weekly discussion themes were set and selected resource persons were invited. The information presented and discussed by participants did not stop in the meeting room. Available media were used effectively to disseminate information, Participants visit the Organic Forest especially through social-media. DPPPI managed by Megamendung Farmers guides the discussions and articulates it into Group in Bogor District. This forest is an smart policies. All lessons learnt were well initiative that is considered as climate change mitigation through Ecosystem recorded and became valuable material in and Critical Land Rehabilitation Model. responding the challenges of climate change. Program and action plans from national to Bogor, West Java Province, 19 June 2019 site levels were refined from time to time.

176 177 Time for Change Time for Change 14Pursuing a Clean Indonesia Indonesia is facing global challenges in reused or recycled. Waste is generally To reduce waste generations, the environmental pollution and degradation. disposed in the landfill (69%). MoEF has succeeded to encourage The severe environmental problems Bali Provincial Government and other occurred everywhere in land, river, sea, Level of community’s participations 19 districts/cities to ban the use of and air ecosystems. In overcoming the in handling wastes is encouraging. disposable plastics such as single use problems, the Ministry of Environment Innovative waste handlings have been plastic bags, straws, and materials and Forestry (MoEF) has taken, among widely created by communities, such from Styrofoam. The Government of other things, a consolidated effort in as the establishment of recycle groups, Indonesia firmed its stand to reject any coordination with its stakeholders, garbage-banks, eco-riparian actions, and incoming imports of plastic wastes involving central and local government student participation movements. Great and hazardous and toxic materials into agencies, private sectors, academics, supports from the private sector have also Indonesian territories. This has been NGOs, as well as local actors at site level. been seen through the utilization of their confirmed in several occasions by the corporate social responsibility funds to President Joko Widodo. Investigations Furthermore, an environmental-related support community’s related activities. have taken place to the cases related the policy has been framed into appropriate In coping with the circular economy illegal importation of plastic wastes and regulations to control pollution and approach, the government initiated the toxic materials (B3) which then led to environmental damage. The government program so-called waste to energy in 12 re-exporting the illegal garbage to the has issued several waste-related pilot cities. Meanwhile, movements on sending countries. Presidential Regulations No. 97 of cleaning rivers, beaches and seas were 2017, No. 83 of 2018 and No. 35 of 2018. continuously reported from different parts To control air pollution, the MoEF Continued efforts have been undertaken of Indonesia. undertook real-time air quality monitoring to disseminate the regulations for vision, by using Air Quality Monitoring System perception and interpretation alignment, At the central level the government has (AQMS) in several cities. To reach the awareness raising and implementation on totally banned the import of waste as expected level of clean air standard, the ground. well as hazardous and toxic materials the MoEF has promulgated a clean as stated by President Joko Widodo just energy utilization program based on the World Bank data (2018) shows that recently. For this reason, investigations to application of EURO 4 emission standards 87 cities on the Indonesian Coasts imported materials have been carried out for vehicles. This program has been contributed garbage (municipal solid and some of them have been re-exported executed through setting up low standard waste) to the sea and estimated around in accordance with the existing laws and of vehicle emission and activities on 1.27 million tons, while plastics estimated regulations. education and information dissemination Bali Barat National Park around 9 million tons of which 7.5% is so-called eco-driving campaign.

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A luxuriant environment in Jambangan District, Surabaya. It is created through local community Turn Back Right movement (GEBLAK). This movement shifts the community paradigm by turning the front yard of the house to face the river and changes the slums into beauty. The river is no longer used as a landfill for garbage and dirt.

Surabaya, East Java Province, 3 May 2019

Siti Nurbaya rides a bicycle with stakeholders campaigning Clean Indonesia at the commemoration of World Environment Day.

Jakarta, 7 June 2015

Siti Nurbaya visits the Waste Bank of Cendana owned by Darma Wanita Association of MoEF.

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Siti Nurbaya chats with the students at the commemoration of Indonesian Environment Week. She motivates them to be a generation who is aware of the environment and forestry.

Jakarta, 2 June 2017

Siti Nurbaya and the Makassar community participate in the commemoration of the National Waste Care Day 2018 at the Pavilion of City of Makassar, Losari Beach. Scouts, youth, students, and waste care community are celebrating the events.

Makassar, South Sulawesi Province, 18 March 2018

Siti Nurbaya shares the joy with the students attending the Indogreen Exhibition at the Auditorium Dr. Soedjarwo, Manggala Wanabakti. She asks them to love planting trees for a more comfortable environment.

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Let’s make Ciliwung clean, beautiful and friendly

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NIRWASITA TANTRA Good performance of both provincial and local Siti Nurbaya has documented her correction The assessment processes of provincial A provincial/local green leadership award leaders and provincial and local parliament is measures. MoEF held the competition and and local leaders as a prospective awardee the main indicator to whom Nirwasita Tantra encouraged provincial and local leaders to of the Nirwasita Tantra award. The trace of Siti Nurbaya’s wisdom is not only will be awarded. Other assessment criteria present their achievement in environment They present vision and innovations to create a better environment. found at the national level, but also at the accumulated in the Regional Environment management. Number of provincial and local level. The implementation of regional Management Performance Information local government participation in Nirwasita Jakarta, 4 September 2018 autonomy as mandated by constitution Document (DIKPLHD), including: economic Tantra award has increased from 86 regions provides opportunity for provincial/local growth in accordance with environment (29 provinces, 36 districts, and 21 cities) in leaders to mobilize their resources in managing sustainability; social development and poverty 2016; to 174 regions (24 provinces, 41 cities their environment. She was fully aware of the alleviation; biodiversity and ecosystems; and 109 districts) in 2017; and 217 regions (26 importance of harmonizing national and local natural resources value; ecosystem resilience; provinces, 52 cities and 139 districts) in 2018. ideas in decision-making process. Various climate change adaptation and mitigation; In 2019, the assessment of 230 DIKPLHD has provincial and local leaders’ policy initiatives and reducing carbon emissions. begun, and the awardees will be announced. and working programs which support national environmental policies must be appreciated. Hence, in 2016, Siti Nurbaya initiated an award for the best provincial and local leaders (provinces and districts/cities): Nirwasita Tantra. Year No. Province/District/City Nirwasita Tantra is defined as an award from 2018 2017 2016 the central government to the provincial and (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) local leaders for their leadership in formulating • East Java • East Java • East Java and implementing policies and/or work • West Sumatera • West Sumatera • West Java programs in accordance with the principles 1 Province • South Sumatera • DKI Jakarta • West Sumatera of sustainable development to improve the • South Sulawesi environment quality. • Jambi • Lumajang • Malang • Buleleng Big It is different with the Adipura award that • Bandung • Dharmasraya • Dharmasraya rewards the best cities in combating waste. • Pesisir Selatan • Sukoharjo • Bandung 2 District Medium Since 2018 Nirwasita Tantra has been awarded • Boyolali • Lumajang to provincial and local leaders (provinces, • Bangka Tengah districts/cities) in various categories, among Small • Dharmasraya others: leadership in addressing environmental The Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, • Surabaya • Surabaya • Surabaya one of the awardees who has issues; commitment in budget monitoring Big • Tangerang • Balikpapan • Balikpapan transformed Surabaya to be a cleaner and political support in solving environmental and a healthier city. • Cimahi • Bukittinggi problems; generating customary regulations; 3 City Medium • Surakarta and land availability for agrarian reform. Jakarta, 14 January 2019 • Bontang Small • Payakumbuh

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During her leadership in Ministry of Furthermore, the Central Information Environment and Forestry (MoEF) in the Commission awarded the Ministry period 2015-2019, Siti Nurbaya was in her of Environment and Forestry as an best performance. informative ministry in 2019. Siti Nurbaya was also awarded the Scout Melati Various recognitions had been awarded to Badge from the President Jokowi at the her, both as individual and as the leader 55th Scout Day Commemoration, as the of MoEF. Ninety four awards have been Chairperson of the Scout Advisory Board attained by Siti Nurbaya. In addition to Saka Wanabakti and Kalpataru. her performance, these awards showed her comparable competency over male There are still many more awards such as leaders in work environment. the Top 40 Public Service Innovations for the Timber Legality Information System One of her achievements was Parahita from the Ministry of Administrative and Ekapraya Award 2018 for mentor category, Bureaucratic Reform. the highest ministerial level. This award was directly given by Vice President Jusuf Kalla at the Vice President’s Palace.

The Parahita Ekapraya Award is an appreciation and recognition for the spirit and enthusiasm of ministries/institutions in collaborating and carrying out the state’s mandate to make Indonesian women and children on the safe, independent, dignified, and qualified life.

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MoEF takes the first place of the ANRI Award 2019 as the the Best National Ministry in 2019. The award from the Indonesian National Archives is directly received by Siti Nurbaya.

To support the governance of electronic-based government archives, Siti Nurbaya is awarded the Anugerah Indonesia Maju 2018-2019 for the category of Figure of MoEF has produced many archival innovations in the form of system Community Forestry Reform. The award is delivered directly by Vice President Jusuf Kalla to automation, by encouraging Echelon I units to utilise information and coincide with the birthday of two national media: Warta Ekonomi and Rakyat Merdeka. The award communication technology. is expected to inspire all elements of the nation to commit and act within the same framework. Commit and act for one ultimate goal, advanced Indonesia.

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Innovative program of Forest Product Administration Information System (SIPUHH) succeeds in bringing MoEF into the ranks of the Top 40 of the Best Public Service Innovations in 2017 held by the Ministry of Administrative and Siti Nurbaya receives the Parahita Ekapraya Award (APE) 2018 for Ministerial level Mentor Category. The award is handed over directly by Bureaucratic Reform. SIPUHH is beneficial to improve efficiency as a result of the reduction in high-cost economy. Vice President Jusuf Kalla at the Vice President’s Palace. Its service is not dependant on government officials and can be accessed at any time. The innovation sets aside 3,054 public service innovations registered by Ministries/Institutions, State-Owned Enterprises/Regional-Owned The APE is an appreciation and recognition for the spirit and enthusiasm of Ministries/Institutions, Provincial and District/City Governments Enterprises and Regional Governments from all over Indonesia. The award is delivered by the Coordinating in working together, collaborating and developing partnership hand in hand to carry out the state’s mandate to make Indonesian women Minister for Human Development and Culture, Puan Maharani, representing President Joko Widodo. and children in a safe, independent, dignified, and qualified life. The APE award also shows that the strategy of Gender and Child Rights mainstreaming is implementable in the community. Solo, Central Java Province, 25 August 2017 Jakarta, 19 December 2018

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Dr. Ir. Siti Nurbaya Bakar, M.Sc., or well (Bappeda) of Lampung Province. After Environment and Forestry in the period was awarded the 1st Class Bravery Star known as Ibu Siti Nurbaya, is one of serving as Head of Statistic Analysis 2014-2019. She was assigned to tackle (Penghargaan Bintang Jasa Utama) by the ministers in the Working Cabinet of Sub-Division in 1981, her career continued a series of issues on environment and the former President, Susilo Bambang President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). She was to serve as the Head of Physical forestry. Another assignment was to find Yudhoyono and Pancasila Leader Award born on 28 August 1956 and graduated Research Sub-division, the Head of out solution on waste and hazardous and from Indonesia Satu Foundation. from the elementary and secondary Research Division, the Head of Physical toxic substance management, to tackle schools in her place of birth, Jakarta. Infrastructure Affairs Division and the environmental pollution, to address She had ever been listed in 99 Most She then earned the bachelor degree Deputy Chief of Bappeda. climate change, to maintain conservation Powerful Women from Globe Asia on Agricultural Engineering from Bogor areas, to prevent forest fires, to reduce Magazine in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She Agricultural University (IPB). Her Master Being successful in her career at deforestation rate, to manage genetic was also awarded a Highest Standard of of Science on Rural and Land Ecology was Bappeda Lampung, Siti Nurbaya was resources, to conserve endangered Financial Report from 2008 to 2011 from obtained in April 1988 from International then promoted to Jakarta. She was species, as well as to tackle the trend of Minister of Finance of the Republic of Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs, forest conversion to oil palm plantations. Indonesia. Science (ITC), Enschede which later R. Hartono, and the Secretary General of As a talented bureaucrat, Siti Nurbaya becomes part of University of Twente, Ministry of Home Affairs (Depdagri), Feisal is very active and open-minded In 2016, Siti Nurbaya attained the award the Netherlands. Ten years later, her PhD Tamin, in 1998 to serve as the Director because of her extensive activities in from the Council of Creative People, on Environmental Science majoring in of Planning Bureau. Her professional numerous organizations. She puts led by Lily Wahid for her success in Natural and Environmental Resources work led her to be promoted as Secretary forward inclusiveness, always builds eliminating discrimination against women. Management was earned from IPB, in General of Depdagri from 2001 to 2005. collaboration with related stakeholders, In 2018, she was awarded as the most “The harmful thorns teach us going collaboration with University of Siegen, Her career then continued as Secretary including private sectors, communities, responsive decision maker by change. through the pains” Germany. General of Regional Representative academia, youth and non-governmental org and International Giant Panda Global Council of the Republic of Indonesia organisations. Her leadership is also Award as a coach for global conservation. [email protected] Starting her career in Lampung Province (Indonesian Senate) in the period 2006- supported by her educational background as a government officer specializing 2013. She was also the first Secretary and being a lecturer on natural resources www.sitinurbaya.com in agricultural extension in 1979, Siti General of the Council, which was and environment for graduate program at Nurbaya initiated the establishment of established in 1 October 2004. IPB University. @siti.nurbayabakar women farming group and encouraged the development of women leadership. President Jokowi characterised Siti A number of recognitions were awarded @SitiNurbayaLHK Her career continued as a bureaucrat in Nurbaya as a professional planning expert to Siti Nurbaya, either as personal or Regional Development Planning Agency and appointed her as the Minister of as leader of her institution. In 2011, she Siti Nurbaya Bakar

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SELECTED AWARDS

2019 • Acknowledgement of Xylarium Bogoriense as Xylarium with the 2011 • National Press Council Award (Penghargaan Dewan Pers Nasional) • Unqualified Audit Opinion (Wajar Tanpa Pengecualian/WTP) Largest Wood Collection in the World • 1st Class Bravery Star Decoration (Penghargaan Bintang Jasa for Senior Officials Participation by National Press Council status on Financial Report of Ministry of Environment and • The Most Responsive Decision Maker Award by change.org Utama) by President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Forestry Yudhoyono 2003 • National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (Arsip Nasional 2017 • Pancasila Leader Award from Indonesia Satu Foundation • Information Technology Implementation Award by Bandung Republik Indonesia/ANRI) Awards on April 2019 • WTP status on Financial Report of Ministry of Environment and Institute of Technology (ITB) • Advanced Indonesia Awards (Anugerah Indonesia Maju) 2019: Forestry 2010 Social Forestry Reform Figure by the Vice President of the • Best Staffing Management by National Civil Service Agency • Civil Servant Long Service Medal (Penghargaan Satyalancana 2001 Republic of Indonesia Karya Satya) XXX by President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo • Civil Servant Long Service Medal (Penghargaan Satyalancana • Award on the System Maturity of Government Internal Control and 2016 Bambang Yudhoyono Karya Satya) XX by President of the Republic of Indonesia, Government Internal Supervision Apparatus on April 2019 • Bhumandala Awards on Best Achievement Index of Network Node • Media Working Partner award by Jurnal Nasional Daily Newspaper Megawati Soekarnoputri • Best Minister Award by Obsession Media Group Implementation by Geospatial Information Agency • ASEAN Federation of Enginering Organizations (AFEO) • International Women of Change, given by Lily Wahid as the 2009 1996 Distinguished Honorary Fellow Director of the Council of Creative People (Dewan Kreatif Rakyat) • Pamong Award by Forum Komunikasi Purna Praja • The Successor of Generation 45 Award (Penerus Generasi 45) by • Wibawa Serodja Award from Short-term Education Program Batch Regional Board 45 (Dewan Harian Daerah/DHD 45) Lampung • Global Landscape Fire Award from Global Fire Monitoring Center • Highest Obedience towards Public Service Standards by OMBUDSMAN XVI of National Defense Agency Education, by Director General of • Anugerah Parahita Ekapraya 1st Level Award 2016 by Ministry of National Defense Agency, Prof. Dr. Muladi, S.H. 1995 2018 • Batch 45 Frontier Medal (Medali Perjuangan Angkatan 45) by DHD • WTP status on Financial Report of Ministry of Environment and Women Empowerment and Child Protection of the Republic of 2008 45 Lampung Forestry Indonesia • Highest Standard of Financial Report Award (Penghargaan • 2nd Best Participant of Middle-level Administration Leadership • Anugerah Parahita Ekapraya Mentor Level Award 2018 by the Vice • Highest Non-Tax State Revenue Generation award by Ministry of Finance Laporan Akuntansi Standar Tertinggi) from Minister of Finance of School (Sekolah Pimpinan Administrasi Menengah/SPAMEN) President of the Republic of Indonesia the Republic of Indonesia (2008-2011) by Public Administration Institute of the Republic of Indonesia • Top 10 Public Service Innovation Competition • Best External Archives Audit Award for Ministerial/Institutional Level by National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia • 99 Most Powerful Women of GlobeAsia Magazine by GlobeAsia (Lembaga Administrasi Negara Republik Indonesia/LAN RI) • 1st Place State-owned Property (Barang Milik Negara/BMN) Magazine (2008-2010) • Work Achievement by LAN RI Award on sub category of BMN Transfer Approval Control • The Most Inspiring Indonesia Green Awards by the La Tofi Chairman • 100 Most Inspiring Women of Kartini Magazine by Kartini Magazine • 1st Place participation on BMN management activity by (2008-2010) 1993 Research and Development Center of Environmental Quality and • WTP status on Financial Report by the Audit Board of the • National Award on Geographic Information System Application by 2015 Laboratories, and West Bali National Park Republic of Indonesia (2006-2011) Indonesian Surveyor Association (Ikatan Surveyor Indonesia) • National Civil Service Agency (Badan Kepegawaian Negara/BKN) • Performance Accountability Award 2015 from Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform of the award on Staffing Management 1989 Republic of Indonesia 2004 • Best Budgeting Execution Performance Indicator by Ministry of • Role Model Medal (Penghargaan Bintang Jasa Satyalancana • Regional Productivity Council Program Award (Penghargaan • International Woman of Change by International Film Festival for Finance Wirakarya) by President of the Republic of Indonesia, Megawati Program Dewan Produktivitas Daerah) by Minister of Manpower Woman, Social Issues and Zero Discrimination • Gold Award for Clearing House Mechanism by UNCBD Soekarnoputri • Dedicated Lampung Figure for Lampung Regional Law on • Award on Primary Institutional Leader for Research and • National Civil Servant Role Model Award by President of the 1980 Development from Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Government Sector by Governor of Lampung Province Republic of Indonesia, Megawati Soekarnoputri • 2nd Best Participant on Upgrading of Pancasila Guidance, Education • Extraordinary Work Achievement Award by Minister of Home Comprehension and Implementation (Penataran Pedoman, Affairs, Hari Sabarno Penghayatan dan Pengamalan Pancasila/P4) by Governor of Lampung Province, Yasir Hadibroto

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Five years will be nearly over. The long way and turbulence will always be faced. With strong determination and the spirit of change, we will reach the goal to create a better, more beneficial and dignified environment and forestry

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