By Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant | Environmental Asia | happy.devyanto@environmental.asia The Movement of Social Forestry in Indonesia is about deepening the historical background of general forestry knowledge that deeply understands that trees, wildlife and humans exist living together in and around the forests. Strengthening Social Forestry is indeed a challenge for the government as…
Compiled by Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant | Environmental Asia | happy.devyanto@environmental.asia Around 120.3 million hectares of state forest area, almost half (46.5% or 55.93 million hectares) is not managed intensively. Among these areas are 30 million Ha of forest under the authority of the Regional Government. Only around 64.37 million Ha (53.5%) of forests…
By Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant| Environmental Asia| happy.devyanto@environmental.asia The climate crisis has triggered efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through mitigation activities. Indonesia is somewhat unique because in its emission reduction document or nationally determined contribution (NDC) that includes adaptation strategies as part of its climate change resilience strategy. In mitigation, the Indonesian government…
By Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant| Environmental Asia| happy.devyanto@environmental.asia Relevant to this article The government’s homework to increase the social forestry program to 7.38 million hectares (ha) over the next seven years is challenging. The development of the Social Forestry Program is based on the fact that currently, many community groups live in and around forests….
Compliance with the EU anti-deforestation regulation (hashtag#EUDR) is a significant challenge for Indonesian companies and farmers, and requires a collaborative approach between the hashtag#EU, local government & civil society that addresses the root causes of deforestation. An EU-Indonesia partnership should be agreed and implemented in a multi-stakeholder and inclusive process including governments, the private sector…
This information was gathered from FSC International. Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant| Environmental Asia| happy.devyanto@environmental.asia 𝐅𝐒𝐂 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐔𝐃𝐑 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 and ready to support affected companies’ journey to compliance! Thank you to everyone who attended our launch events last week. Across two sessions we welcomed 5000+ participants, with the presentation available in 12 languages. For…
Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant| Environmental Asia| happy.devyanto@environmental.asia The concept of social forestry has been developed for a long time. Social Forestry is characterized by community involvement in a forest management system. This typical Social Forestry program is implemented both in State Forest Areas and in Private/Customary Forests. The main actors in this program are local…
Source 🚨Biden Pushes Back: US Wants EUDR Delay Over “Impossible Standards” 🌍 The European Union’s EUDR—slated to come into effect later this year—is facing significant opposition after the Biden Administration urged a delay in the rollout of the “impossible standards.” 🔍 Key Insights: 1️⃣ Global Concerns: Twenty of 27 European Agricultural Ministers have already called…
When you are recruited to work at a new company and sit in a leadership position (whatever the level), being humble is necessary. There’s no need to be “as if” the smartest. Being humble in social interaction especially in an organization is also important to create equality and encourage other parties to speak out. Even…
