Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilient Infrastructure Planning in Indonesia

The document identifies critical areas for the conservation and restoration of ecosystems to mitigate climate risks such as flooding, landslides, and coastal storms in Indonesia. It evaluates three scenarios: unconstrained conservation, infrastructure-impact conservation, and restoration. The analysis reveals that a small percentage of land area provides disproportionately high benefits for millions of people and significant portions of the national road network. Most of these priority areas lie outside existing protected networks, suggesting a need for new regulatory approaches. The brief recommends integrating these findings into national development plans (RPJMN, RPJPN), spatial planning (RTRW), and the 2020-2040 Road Network General Plan, while calling for capacity building and the integration of NbS data into national mapping platforms.

• Ecosystems most impacted by road and settlement development provide climate resilience for approximately 147 million people and 68% of the road network, despite covering only 16% of Indonesia's land.
• Conserving priority areas across 18% of Indonesia's land area (34.5 million hectares) could support climate resilience for 113 million people and 44% of the road network (38,980 km).
• Restoring degraded forests on 11% of the country's land area would enhance resilience for 143 million people and protect 53% of the national road network (approximately 47,000 km).
• A significant majority of identified priority areas for conservation and restoration are located outside the existing protected area network, indicating a need for new land use management or regulatory schemes.
• The analysis identifies four specific ecosystem services that function as NbS for climate resilience: sediment retention, flood risk reduction, water recharge, and coastal protection.

APA

WWF International (2025). Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilient Infrastructure Planning in Indonesia. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/722/8ic56wwj1_SIPA_IDN_PolicyBrief_2025.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilient Infrastructure Planning in Indonesia. 2025. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/722/8ic56wwj1_SIPA_IDN_PolicyBrief_2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2025naturebased, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilient Infrastructure Planning in Indonesia}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2025}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/722/8ic56wwj1_SIPA_IDN_PolicyBrief_2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }