Indonesia's Forest Moratorium

The Indonesian forest moratorium's effectiveness is currently limited by a lack of understanding and technical guidance among local officials, who hold the decentralized authority for implementation. While the moratorium has created a window of opportunity to advance governance reforms in permitting and spatial planning, long-term success depends on sustained leadership and specific priorities such as strengthening permit reviews and recognizing community land claims.

• The effectiveness of the forest moratorium is undermined by a lack of knowledge among local officials regarding protected lands and prohibited activities, exacerbated by limited technical guidance from the national government on implementation, monitoring, and enforcement.
• The moratorium has served as a catalyst for slow-moving governance reforms, including improvements to permitting processes, spatial planning, and data transparency, though these reforms face formidable obstacles.
• To achieve long-term positive impacts, the document identifies several priorities: evaluating greenhouse gas emissions of new permits, recognizing community land claims, revising state forest area designations, and strengthening the permit review process.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Indonesia's Forest Moratorium. https://www.wri.org/research/indonesias-forest-moratorium

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Indonesia's Forest Moratorium. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/indonesias-forest-moratorium.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendindonesias, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Indonesia's Forest Moratorium}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/indonesias-forest-moratorium}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }