Indonesia’s Defining Moment: Prosperity for People, Nature and Climate

WRI Indonesia's 2025-2032 strategy focuses on three core systems: energy, cities, and food, land and water. The organization aims to support Indonesia's goal of 8% GDP growth and a 43% emissions reduction by 2030 through industrial decarbonization, urban redesign, and ecosystem restoration. Key initiatives include promoting responsible critical mineral extraction, expanding green urban spaces, and securing land rights for Indigenous Peoples to enhance forest protection. WRI Indonesia employs a "count it, change it, scale it" methodology to integrate data-driven research with policy implementation across national and local government levels.

• Indonesia's energy sector is the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions, with more than half of the country's total emissions originating there due to a heavy reliance on coal for transport, industry, and electricity.
• The Indonesian government has established targets to increase GDP by 8% and reduce emissions by up to 43% by 2030, while aiming for the forestry and land-use sector to function as a net carbon sink by the same year.
• Rapid urbanization in Indonesia has led to significant infrastructure gaps and environmental degradation; for example, Jakarta's green space covered only 5% of the city's total area as of 2024.
• Indonesia's natural ecosystems are under pressure from agricultural expansion and mining, with research indicating that the country's forests currently release more carbon than they absorb.
• Food loss and waste in Indonesia amount to 48 million tons annually, which is approximately 184 kilograms per person and contributes over 7% of the nation's emissions.
• WRI Indonesia identifies Indigenous Peoples and local communities as highly effective environmental stewards, yet these groups frequently lack legal recognition of their ancestral land and resource rights.
• A low-carbon development pathway could allow Indonesia to maintain an average GDP growth of approximately 6% through 2045, potentially creating over 15 million additional jobs and saving 40,000 lives annually by reducing pollution.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Indonesia’s Defining Moment: Prosperity for People, Nature and Climate. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2026-05/wri-indonesia-strategy-summary-2026-2032.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Indonesia’s Defining Moment: Prosperity for People, Nature and Climate. n.d. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2026-05/wri-indonesia-strategy-summary-2026-2032.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=World Resources Institute |title=Indonesia’s Defining Moment: Prosperity for People, Nature and Climate |url=https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2026-05/wri-indonesia-strategy-summary-2026-2032.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendindonesias, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Indonesia’s Defining Moment: Prosperity for People, Nature and Climate}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2026-05/wri-indonesia-strategy-summary-2026-2032.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }