Singapore, May 20, 2026 - The Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) officially signed an Implementing Arrangement (IA) for the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) project on the sidelines of Ecosperity Week in Singapore on Wednesday (May 20).
The signing was carried out by the Head of the Bureau of Public Relations and Foreign Cooperation (HKLN), Ristianto Pribadi, along with the Director of the Climate Change Division of UNEP, Martin Krause, and also attended by the Director of Forest Utilization Business Development (BUPH), Ilham. The IA document is a follow-up to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2024 regarding cooperation in the environmental and forestry sectors.
In his remarks, the Head of the HKLN Bureau expressed his appreciation for the close and constructive collaboration between the two parties during the process of drafting the Implementing Arrangement. This agreement reflects a shared commitment to strengthening REDD+ implementation.
On the same occasion, the Director of the Climate Change Division of UNEP stated that forests are one solution capable of addressing various challenges simultaneously, from carbon storage, community and biodiversity protection, to strengthening resilience.
Through this collaboration, the two parties will strengthen collaboration in several strategic areas, including technical support in mobilizing results-based financing for REDD+, strengthening carbon market readiness and implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, developing social forestry and community-based enterprises, increasing the forestry sector's contribution to greenhouse gas mitigation efforts, and strengthening safeguards and knowledge-based implementation at the national and subnational levels.
The Ministry of Forestry assesses that the partnership with UNEP aligns with its commitment to supporting the achievement of Indonesia's 2030 FOLU Net Sink target and its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Going forward, the collaboration between the two parties is expected to further strengthen joint efforts to promote high-integrity climate action, sustainable forestry governance, and long-term resilience development.
