LESSONS FROM REDD+ FOR ACHIEVING WATER, ENERGY AND FOOD SECURITY IN INDONESIA

The report finds that while Indonesia's national development plans recognize the link between forest conservation and water, energy, and food security, significant implementation gaps and trade-offs persist. REDD+ has catalysed useful governance tools like the One Map Initiative and the Integrated Licensing System, but institutional efforts have been hampered by the use of ad-hoc agencies like BP REDD+. Furthermore, the report highlights that national food and energy targets, such as the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate, often conflict with forest conservation goals.

• There is a disconnect between climate policies and sector development plans; while climate policies identify synergies and trade-offs regarding water, energy, and food security, these are not similarly prioritised within the sector development plans themselves.
• Infrastructure projects for water and energy security create direct trade-offs with REDD+ goals. For example, irrigation networks have cleared 110,571 hectares of forest, and 51 planned dams between 2015-2019 are expected to clear an additional 11,524 hectares.
• The Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE) in Papua illustrates the conflict between national development and conservation, allocating over 1.2 million hectares of customary forest land for food crops, sugarcane, and palm oil.
• The use of ad-hoc agencies for REDD+ and peatland restoration has limited effectiveness. BP REDD+ faced reluctance from other ministries who felt it overstepped its authority, a challenge the report suggests the Peatland Restoration Agency will also encounter.
• The One Map Initiative, catalysed by the REDD+ Taskforce, has improved horizontal coordination by bringing together geospatial data from 13 ministries to resolve overlapping land-use conflicts, though it lacks a formal mandate to incorporate provincial and district maps.
• The 2011 moratorium on new licenses in primary forests and peatlands has been undermined by exemptions for national development priorities in agriculture and energy, as well as the exclusion of secondary forests.
• The Integrated Licensing System, initiated by BP REDD+, aimed to improve transparency and reduce overlapping licenses, but the Ministry of Environment and Forestry later withdrew 18 of 35 delegated authorities from the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) due to concerns over environmental neglect.
• Climate finance for REDD+ is small compared to domestic economic drivers; for instance, annual REDD+ finance (2006-2014) averaged USD 165 million, while annual agricultural subsidies (2010-2012) were USD 27 billion.
• Private sector commitments to zero-deforestation, such as the Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge, have gained momentum but conflict with national laws like the Plantation Law, which requires companies to utilize all cultivated areas within six years.
• The Indonesian National Carbon Accounting System (INCAS) provides a centralized platform for MRV of GHG emissions from land-based sectors, though expanding it to agriculture requires further legal bases and formal cooperation between agencies.

APA

Bellfield, H., Leggett, M., Trivedi, M., Pareira, J., & Gangga, A. (n.d.). LESSONS FROM REDD+ FOR ACHIEVING WATER, ENERGY AND FOOD SECURITY IN INDONESIA. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/REDD-Briefing-Note-2.pdf

Chicago

Bellfield, Helen, Matt Leggett, Mandar Trivedi, Jeni Pareira, and Adi Gangga. LESSONS FROM REDD+ FOR ACHIEVING WATER, ENERGY AND FOOD SECURITY IN INDONESIA. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, n.d. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/REDD-Briefing-Note-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bellfieldndlessons, author = {Bellfield, Helen and Leggett, Matt and Trivedi, Mandar and Pareira, Jeni and Gangga, Adi}, title = {{LESSONS FROM REDD+ FOR ACHIEVING WATER, ENERGY AND FOOD SECURITY IN INDONESIA}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, url = {http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/REDD-Briefing-Note-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }