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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - Among other ambitions, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is ensuring that Indonesia remains a home for multiple flagship species, as outlined in part of his statement delivered at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by US President Joe Biden to coincide with Earth Day.
The President's ability to ensure this is underpinned by the more than 66 million hectares included in the map of Indonesia's permanent moratorium on the conversion of primary forests and peatlands.
The President raised this point in his speech, also mentioning that the total extent of the moratorium map exceeds the combined area of the UK and Norway.
Indonesia’s permanent moratorium map covers significant expanses of habitat for multiple flagship species such as Sumatran orangutans, tigers, elephants and rhinos as well as the newly-discovered Tapanuli orangutan species.
Furthermore, the permanent moratorium map, which was signed by President Jokowi in early August 2019, also includes habitats for Javan rhinos and Bornean orangutans.
Providing protection to an area larger in size than France, the permanent moratorium map ensures that Indonesia's tropical forests are unrivalled anywhere on earth.
Over 90.1 million hectares in Indonesia are currently blanketed in tropical forests, of which a substantial amount is incorporated into the permanent moratorium map.
The following photos show Sumatran rhinos, one of the country’s multiple flagship species, spotted in Gunung Leuser National Park, which is part of the permanent moratorium map.
This national park is the largest core of the Leuser Ecosystem, a huge landscape situated mostly in the forest-rich province of Aceh which serves as a co-habitat for Sumatran orangutans, tigers, elephants and rhinos.
Ensuring no extinction
Asked for her opinion regarding President Jokowi's statement on the country's permanent moratorium, Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya pointed out that the President was undertaking an even more ambitious type of climate action which includes removing the threat of extinction to multiple flagship species.
"Sustaining the permanent moratorium map is a real form of climate action which also preserves the habitat of multiple flagship species and prevents their extinction," she explained.
Minister Nurbaya reiterated that Indonesia's tropical forests not only play a role in carbon sequestration and storage, which are integral to tackling the climate crisis, but are also home to multiple flagship species.
“In addition to reaffirming Indonesia's strong position on climate action, President Jokowi's statement on the permanent moratorium map also embraces the necessity for lowering emissions and protecting multiple flagship species to be aligned and run in parallel,” she asserted.
Minister Nurbaya pointed out that Indonesia's deforestation rate is currently at its lowest point in the last two decades - as touched on by President Jokowi in his statement - which is also fantastic news for multiple flagship species.
"The deforestation rate has dropped by a dramatic 81.76% in the Leuser Ecosystem, the only place on earth with a shared habitat for so many flagship species," she said.
"Meanwhile, the decline in the deforestation rate in Central Kalimantan by more than 73% is also great news for Bornean orangutans because this province is one of the world's largest homes for these orangutans," she added.
Minister Nurbaya emphasized that Indonesia's climate action, among other things, guarantees multiple flagship species will continue to survive and thrive, thanks in large part to President Jokowi’s move to sign and implement the permanent moratorium.
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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - Among other ambitions, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is ensuring that Indonesia remains a home for multiple flagship species, as outlined in part of his statement delivered at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by US President Joe Biden to coincide with Earth Day.
The President's ability to ensure this is underpinned by the more than 66 million hectares included in the map of Indonesia's permanent moratorium on the conversion of primary forests and peatlands.
The President raised this point in his speech, also mentioning that the total extent of the moratorium map exceeds the combined area of the UK and Norway.
Indonesia’s permanent moratorium map covers significant expanses of habitat for multiple flagship species such as Sumatran orangutans, tigers, elephants and rhinos as well as the newly-discovered Tapanuli orangutan species.
Furthermore, the permanent moratorium map, which was signed by President Jokowi in early August 2019, also includes habitats for Javan rhinos and Bornean orangutans.
Providing protection to an area larger in size than France, the permanent moratorium map ensures that Indonesia's tropical forests are unrivalled anywhere on earth.
Over 90.1 million hectares in Indonesia are currently blanketed in tropical forests, of which a substantial amount is incorporated into the permanent moratorium map.
The following photos show Sumatran rhinos, one of the country’s multiple flagship species, spotted in Gunung Leuser National Park, which is part of the permanent moratorium map.
This national park is the largest core of the Leuser Ecosystem, a huge landscape situated mostly in the forest-rich province of Aceh which serves as a co-habitat for Sumatran orangutans, tigers, elephants and rhinos.
Ensuring no extinction
Asked for her opinion regarding President Jokowi's statement on the country's permanent moratorium, Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya pointed out that the President was undertaking an even more ambitious type of climate action which includes removing the threat of extinction to multiple flagship species.
"Sustaining the permanent moratorium map is a real form of climate action which also preserves the habitat of multiple flagship species and prevents their extinction," she explained.
Minister Nurbaya reiterated that Indonesia's tropical forests not only play a role in carbon sequestration and storage, which are integral to tackling the climate crisis, but are also home to multiple flagship species.
“In addition to reaffirming Indonesia's strong position on climate action, President Jokowi's statement on the permanent moratorium map also embraces the necessity for lowering emissions and protecting multiple flagship species to be aligned and run in parallel,” she asserted.
Minister Nurbaya pointed out that Indonesia's deforestation rate is currently at its lowest point in the last two decades - as touched on by President Jokowi in his statement - which is also fantastic news for multiple flagship species.
"The deforestation rate has dropped by a dramatic 81.76% in the Leuser Ecosystem, the only place on earth with a shared habitat for so many flagship species," she said.
"Meanwhile, the decline in the deforestation rate in Central Kalimantan by more than 73% is also great news for Bornean orangutans because this province is one of the world's largest homes for these orangutans," she added.
Minister Nurbaya emphasized that Indonesia's climate action, among other things, guarantees multiple flagship species will continue to survive and thrive, thanks in large part to President Jokowi’s move to sign and implement the permanent moratorium.
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