D7 - Community-led Solutions: How Social Forestry is Tackling Climate Change and its Best Practices

D7 - Community-led Solutions: How Social Forestry is Tackling Climate Change and its Best Practices
- Indonesia Pavilion COP 28 - Monday, 4 December 2023 - 12.00-13.20 (Dubai Time)

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TALKSHOW
Forest rehabilitation and restoration action has become Indonesia government attention, as it could mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon sinks. Not only that, rehabilitation and restoration also play vital role in protecting the environment and supporting development outcomes. This also consider that Indonesia is the third-largest tropical forest country in the world and has undergone immense forest crime causing forest fire and deforestation over distinct phases in the past years.

In promoting this action, The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has been taking many actions towards this condition. “Multi-instrument law enforcement” is a weapon which in one hand not only targeting the deterrence effect to the perpetrator, but also ensuing forest restoration as a part of law enforcement strategy. Aside of using administrative sanction and criminal liability, MoEF also has been effectively using its govemment standing in suing the liable corporation. To this end, in Forest Fire cases, the MoEF has sued 22 companies, of which 14 cases have come into force with a total judgment compensation and restoration fund) value of IDR 5.603.326 301.249. Even if we look into Peel and Osofsky cntena, in the MoEF’s effort in utilizing its government standing in suing liable corporation for forest fire crime could be categorized as climate litigation as well and as per now, most of the cases are in execution process. Under this execution process, the MoEF shall ensure the restoration action will be conducted and or when the companies pay the fund, this fund will be directly and effectively allocated to rehab and restore the damage ecosystem.

On the other hand, the court, as the institution who handle the case, also plays vital role in making things happen. As Indonesia already developed its green bench system through environmental certification for judges, this specific case will most likely – be handled by environmental judges. How the judges ensure that their verdict is executable is important considering the restoration process need to be done immediately, before the damage becomes broader, and need not-a-short time, which spesifically require collaboration between stakeholders. Not to mention, there always be challenges in translating scientific evidence in forest-related cases into legal evidence that will support the decision.

Based on above-mentioned background, this discussion aims to share the progress and success of Indonesia in using environmental law enforcement as one strategy to boost forest rehabilitation and restoration. This discussion also aims to create a peer-discussion venue from law enforcers (investigators, judges, prosecutors) from other countries to learn how to strengthen law enforcement strategies.

Keynote Speaker
Bambang Supriyanto - Director General of Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia

Speakers :
1. Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat - IPU, IPB University
2. Tubagus Ajie Rahmansyah - Sub-Director for Preparation of Community Forests and Community Plantation Forests, Directorate General of Social Forestry and Environmental Partnership, Ministry of Environment and Forestry
3. Diah Suran Febrianti - Division Head of Environment, Social, and Responsibility (ESR), PT Astra International TBK
4. Amy Duchelle - UN-REDD Programme - FAO

Moderator :
Muhammad Zahrul Muttaqin - Forestry Attache - Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Tokyo, Japan