Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has emphasized that Indonesia’s potential, thanks to its extensive distribution of forests, peatlands and mangroves that are home to huge carbon stock value, should be utilized as much as possible for the well-being of the community.

The Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry has reaffirmed that it is seeking to implement affordable measures to prevent lay-offs in the forestry business sector due to the severe impact of COVID-19, from upstream to downstream...