Respon CSOs Indonesia terhadap Kesepakatan Final Regulasi Bebas Deforestasi Uni Eropa

A statement by a coalition of Indonesian civil society organizations expressing dissatisfaction with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) agreed upon on 6 December 2022. The groups argue that the regulation is a unilateral initiative that fails to address the root causes of deforestation, lacks sufficient protections for human rights and smallholders, and contains inadequate definitions and monitoring mechanisms.

• Indonesian civil society groups consider the EUDR inadequate for preventing deforestation, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and protecting biodiversity, smallholders, indigenous peoples, and local communities (IPLCs), despite its coverage of seven commodities: palm oil, timber, coffee, cocoa, soy, beef, and rubber.
• The signatories criticize the EUDR's definitions of deforestation and degradation. They argue that deforestation is too narrowly defined as conversion to agricultural use, excluding forest clearing for mining and infrastructure. Furthermore, the exclusion of agroforestry from the definition of 'forest' makes indigenous-managed lands vulnerable to conversion without being classified as deforestation.
• The agreed cut-off date of 31 December 2020 is viewed as an approach that ignores massive deforestation occurring in producing countries between 2000 and 2020.
• The EUDR is criticized for failing to mandate compliance with international human rights standards, instead relying on the national regulations of producing countries, which the signatories claim are often weak in protecting the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.
• The signatories argue that traceability to plantation plots will only be effective if accompanied by public disclosure of supply chain information. In Indonesia, the lack of data disclosure regarding Cultivation Rights (HGU) areas is cited as a serious barrier to monitoring and reform.
• The regulation is seen as lacking inclusive cooperation with producing countries, specifically failing to provide clear incentives or support for independent smallholders and failing to define the role of civil society.
• The exclusion of financial institutions from due diligence requirements is criticized, as the signatories claim that deforestation by agricultural companies is enabled by funding from banks and financial institutions, particularly those based in Europe.

APA

Trend Asia (n.d.). Respon CSOs Indonesia terhadap Kesepakatan Final Regulasi Bebas Deforestasi Uni Eropa. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Respon-CSOs-Indonesia-terhadap-Kesepakatan-EUDR.pdf

Chicago

Trend Asia. Respon CSOs Indonesia terhadap Kesepakatan Final Regulasi Bebas Deforestasi Uni Eropa. n.d. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Respon-CSOs-Indonesia-terhadap-Kesepakatan-EUDR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{trendasiandrespon, author = {{Trend Asia}}, title = {{Respon CSOs Indonesia terhadap Kesepakatan Final Regulasi Bebas Deforestasi Uni Eropa}}, publisher = {Trend Asia}, url = {https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Respon-CSOs-Indonesia-terhadap-Kesepakatan-EUDR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }