Minister Of Transportation Immediately Prepares A Roadmap For Deforestation Of 12 Million Hectares Of Forest

Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (ANTARA/HO-Humas Kemenhut)

JAKARTA - Raja Juli Forestry Minister Antoni stated that he would soon prepare a roadmap and strategic planning for the reforrest of 12 million hectares of damaged forest as a follow-up to the President's direction at the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

"Next week I will collect the relevant directors and directors to make road maps and strategic planning. The private sector and academics will also be involved in formulating them," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, November 14.

He is optimistic that President Prabowo's order through the Presidential Special Envoy, Hashim SDjokohadikusumo, at the UnitedNeations UnitedNework Conventionon ClimateChange (UNFCCC) at Baku, Azerbaijan, which was confirmed in a national message in front of several heads of state and envoys from several countries, could be implemented.

"I am very optimistic. Through the spirit of solidarity and mutual cooperation from all orders of President Prabowo through the Special Envoy, we can reforestation the barren Indonesian forest," he said on the sidelines of a bilateral meeting.

On Tuesday (12/11), the Presidential Special Envoy, Hashim S Djojohadikusumo in the national message he read said that President Prabowo Subianto was committed to continuing the agreement and the things that had been done by the previous president.

Indonesia is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero carbon emissions by 2060 or sooner and avoiding one billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

Efforts are made by switching from fossil fuel-based development to renewable energy-based development with an additional 75 percent of the power generation capacity.

Affordable clean energy will be provided to accelerate growth, create more jobs, ensure food security, and alleviate poverty for the welfare of the community while balancing growth, the environment, and sustainability.

In addition, it has begun to reforestation more than 12 million hectares of forests that have been badly damaged over time, revitalizing degraded land to increase food production, protecting the oceans for the welfare of the blue economy, and empowering local communities for climate security and quality environmentally friendly work.