Indonesia Must Make The G20 An Event To Invite Other Countries To Combat Fish Theft Activities

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesia, which will serve as the G20 Presidency in 2022, needs to use this as an opportunity to invite other countries to eradicate illegal fishing globally, said National Coordinator of Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) Moh Abdi Suhufan.

"Another issue (in the G20) is tackling IUUF (illegal fishing or fishing theft), Indonesia needs to take a role and become an international 'role model' (role model) in tackling IUUF," said Moh Abdi Suhufan, quoted from Antara, Wednesday 2 February .

For this reason, he said, Indonesia's leadership in the G20 at this time needs to be even stronger in inviting other countries that are members of the association to eradicate illegal fishing.

He said this could be done, among others, by overseeing and ensuring the implementation of the IUUF Regional Plan of Action (RPOA), which is a joint framework for the countries involved.

Regarding the formation of a task force or task force related to the eradication of fishing theft, Abdi said that this could be one of the strategic options as a form of commitment from these countries.

In addition, he said, Indonesia also needs to encourage local coastal and marine issues and agendas, for example sustainable funding in the management of marine conservation areas, where Indonesia is still facing obstacles so that many marine conservation areas have not been effectively managed.

"Indonesia needs to offer an effective conservation area management formula," he said.

Abdi is of the opinion that currently there is still a gap between conservation areas managed by the MPA and the regions so that it becomes a challenge for Indonesia to how to decentralize the management of conservation areas in the country.

Previously, Executive Director of The Prakarsa and Sherpa C20 Indonesia (official G20 partner of civil society organizations) Ah Maftuchan stated that the steps offered by the Indonesian government in the G20 priority agenda were considered appropriate.

As is known, the three main priorities proposed by Indonesia are reform of the global health system, transformation of the digital economy, and energy transition.

"I think Indonesia's offer is right, because it reflects the real conditions at home and in several developing countries, whether they are members of the G20 or not," said Ah Maftuchan.

He said, of the three things, the second priority is the most specific one related to the economy where Indonesia proposes a redesign of world economic governance through digital technology that relies on strengthening MSMEs, the creative economy and the participation of people with disabilities-youth-women in the labor market. .

"What Indonesia needs to do is ensure that some of these priorities can be reduced to more operational and measurable steps and can be agreed upon as a consensus at the G20," he said, adding that these priorities reflect current global conditions and challenges.