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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry, Professor Siti Nurbaya, has underscored the importance of maintaining optimism in ensuring the continuous growth of populations of flagship species, including orangutans.
Addressing an MoEF two-day technical coordination workshop in Jakarta (Jan 10-11), Minister Nurbaya pointed to the specific case of a productive trend in the Sumatran orangutan population.
Notably, the number of encounters with Sumatran orangutans on the ground has been steadily increasing in the Gunung Leuser National Park. This park serves as a crucial backbone for the Leuser Ecosystem, spanning across Aceh and North Sumatra, and is home to the majority of Sumatran orangutans.
Minister Nurbaya cited a regular ground-based survey conducted by the Gunung Leuser National Park office, revealing a substantial rise of over 56% in Sumatran orangutan encounters within the park in recent years.
“As authorities, we persistently engage closely with ground-based technical measures on a time-series basis to ensure the continuous progression of a productive trend in relation to efforts for the growth of the Sumatran orangutan population,” Minister Nurbaya asserted.
She reiterated that enhancing orangutan populations is one of the top priorities of Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 climate goals.
In her recent speech at COP28, the Minister stressed that nearly all the climate finance required to support Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 climate goals still originates from the country's state budget, including funds to ensure the continuing growth of orangutan populations.
"Staying optimistic is key for us, especially given that our FOLU Net Sink 2030 initiative remains self-reliant in terms of climate finance. As such, we continue to move ahead, driven by the fact that our climate goals under FOLU Net Sink 2030 are not merely rhetorical - they are legally-binding commitments backed by concrete climate actions," she emphasized.
Accompanying her statements were the following photos of Sumatran orangutans in the Leuser Ecosystem taken at the end of 2023 (Dec 30). Minister Nurbaya highlighted the sightings of orangutans in the wild as a source of optimism and motivation for ensuring their ongoing population growth, despite facing various complexities and challenges on the ground.
The Leuser Ecosystem, a unique landscape extending over 2.6 million hectares, stands as the sole place on earth where Sumatran orangutans, tigers, elephants, and rhinos coexist.
In early November 2016, Minister Nurbaya took a significant legal action by reincorporating the boundaries of the Leuser Ecosystem into the Aceh Spatial Plan. This decision came after the Aceh provincial government had excluded its boundaries from the spatial plan, as reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS at the time.
This landmark move by the Minister marked a pivotal turning point in the legal trajectory of the Leuser Ecosystem, guaranteeing its continued and inseparable inclusion in the Aceh Spatial Plan to the present day.
Major indicator of success
Minister Nurbaya said that a significant sign of success in implementing Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 policy is the growth of populations of flagship species. Prominent among these species are Sumatran orangutans, along with their fellow Sumatran inhabitants, the Tapanuli orangutans, and the Bornean orangutans found in Kalimantan.
“The productive trend in the Sumatran orangutan population within the Leuser Ecosystem, particularly in the Gunung Leuser National Park, is a major example showcasing how conservation efforts are a top priority in our frontline actions to accomplish the FOLU Net Sink 2030 climate goals,” the Minister enthused.
“The Leuser Ecosystem stands out as one of the landscapes that has successfully attained FOLU Net Sink status ahead of the target year of 2030, as I announced in September 2022. Moreover, several other landscapes have also achieved FOLU Net Sink, reaching this milestone well before 2030,” she stated.
“Before the completion of President Joko Widodo's term of office, it is certain that additional landscapes will reach FOLU Net Sink 2030, so we won’t need to wait until 2030,” the Minister added.
Minister Nurbaya explained that getting to FOLU Net Sink 2030 in numerous landscapes, including the Leuser Ecosystem, is integral to Indonesia’s climate actions. Among the chief aims of these actions is to secure the growth of the population of Sumatran orangutans and other flagship species.
“Our optimism about being able to accelerate the realization of FOLU Net Sink 2030 in various key landscapes earlier than the designated year is grounded in our continuous commitment to climate actions,” she declared.
Concluding her remarks, the Minister underlined the importance of maintaining a steadfast focus in the current election year, including avoidance of any influence from the political situation.
Minister Nurbaya ended by providing an assurance that this commitment will guarantee the uninterrupted continuation of effective climate actions, with a specific emphasis on expanding the number of landscapes reaching FOLU Net Sink 2030 long before the target year.
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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry, Professor Siti Nurbaya, has underscored the importance of maintaining optimism in ensuring the continuous growth of populations of flagship species, including orangutans.
Addressing an MoEF two-day technical coordination workshop in Jakarta (Jan 10-11), Minister Nurbaya pointed to the specific case of a productive trend in the Sumatran orangutan population.
Notably, the number of encounters with Sumatran orangutans on the ground has been steadily increasing in the Gunung Leuser National Park. This park serves as a crucial backbone for the Leuser Ecosystem, spanning across Aceh and North Sumatra, and is home to the majority of Sumatran orangutans.
Minister Nurbaya cited a regular ground-based survey conducted by the Gunung Leuser National Park office, revealing a substantial rise of over 56% in Sumatran orangutan encounters within the park in recent years.
“As authorities, we persistently engage closely with ground-based technical measures on a time-series basis to ensure the continuous progression of a productive trend in relation to efforts for the growth of the Sumatran orangutan population,” Minister Nurbaya asserted.
She reiterated that enhancing orangutan populations is one of the top priorities of Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 climate goals.
In her recent speech at COP28, the Minister stressed that nearly all the climate finance required to support Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 climate goals still originates from the country's state budget, including funds to ensure the continuing growth of orangutan populations.
"Staying optimistic is key for us, especially given that our FOLU Net Sink 2030 initiative remains self-reliant in terms of climate finance. As such, we continue to move ahead, driven by the fact that our climate goals under FOLU Net Sink 2030 are not merely rhetorical - they are legally-binding commitments backed by concrete climate actions," she emphasized.
Accompanying her statements were the following photos of Sumatran orangutans in the Leuser Ecosystem taken at the end of 2023 (Dec 30). Minister Nurbaya highlighted the sightings of orangutans in the wild as a source of optimism and motivation for ensuring their ongoing population growth, despite facing various complexities and challenges on the ground.
The Leuser Ecosystem, a unique landscape extending over 2.6 million hectares, stands as the sole place on earth where Sumatran orangutans, tigers, elephants, and rhinos coexist.
In early November 2016, Minister Nurbaya took a significant legal action by reincorporating the boundaries of the Leuser Ecosystem into the Aceh Spatial Plan. This decision came after the Aceh provincial government had excluded its boundaries from the spatial plan, as reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS at the time.
This landmark move by the Minister marked a pivotal turning point in the legal trajectory of the Leuser Ecosystem, guaranteeing its continued and inseparable inclusion in the Aceh Spatial Plan to the present day.
Major indicator of success
Minister Nurbaya said that a significant sign of success in implementing Indonesia's FOLU Net Sink 2030 policy is the growth of populations of flagship species. Prominent among these species are Sumatran orangutans, along with their fellow Sumatran inhabitants, the Tapanuli orangutans, and the Bornean orangutans found in Kalimantan.
“The productive trend in the Sumatran orangutan population within the Leuser Ecosystem, particularly in the Gunung Leuser National Park, is a major example showcasing how conservation efforts are a top priority in our frontline actions to accomplish the FOLU Net Sink 2030 climate goals,” the Minister enthused.
“The Leuser Ecosystem stands out as one of the landscapes that has successfully attained FOLU Net Sink status ahead of the target year of 2030, as I announced in September 2022. Moreover, several other landscapes have also achieved FOLU Net Sink, reaching this milestone well before 2030,” she stated.
“Before the completion of President Joko Widodo's term of office, it is certain that additional landscapes will reach FOLU Net Sink 2030, so we won’t need to wait until 2030,” the Minister added.
Minister Nurbaya explained that getting to FOLU Net Sink 2030 in numerous landscapes, including the Leuser Ecosystem, is integral to Indonesia’s climate actions. Among the chief aims of these actions is to secure the growth of the population of Sumatran orangutans and other flagship species.
“Our optimism about being able to accelerate the realization of FOLU Net Sink 2030 in various key landscapes earlier than the designated year is grounded in our continuous commitment to climate actions,” she declared.
Concluding her remarks, the Minister underlined the importance of maintaining a steadfast focus in the current election year, including avoidance of any influence from the political situation.
Minister Nurbaya ended by providing an assurance that this commitment will guarantee the uninterrupted continuation of effective climate actions, with a specific emphasis on expanding the number of landscapes reaching FOLU Net Sink 2030 long before the target year.
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