Establish the United Nations Office for the Coordination of REDD +

Indonesia and Norway, was the cooperation on climate change and forest protection even further, since the signing of the Memorandum május 2010th

A special event in the middle of a series of UN General Assembly 21st September 2011, "REDD + Indonesia: Greening the Human Development", was the development of partnership between the two countries more than 70 countries, a number of leading NGOs, and the chief financial institutions. Both countries were also invited governments and authorities to participate in this partnership.

The Indonesian government announced a working group on REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus) continues to be a multi-service with the mandate in December, the 2012th The working group continues to Dr. Kuntoro, who is also Head of the Presidential Work Unit monitoring and control of development (UKP4) lead.

Kuntoro donor countries and private companies to move to a traditional role, "you have to start the financing for REDD +, as a mechanism to break the pattern of official development assistance (ODA). We must find a way in which Public Funds can be a catalyst for private sector investment. not succeed without this amendment to our efforts, "said Kuntoro, Friday (09/23/2011).

A year back, the Indonesian government actions that REDD + runs, including the Presidential Instruction No. 10/2011, which has delayed the issuance of new licenses, the primary natural forests and peatlands for two years, which are known as a moratorium, and the Launching the initiative established a map to create a reference map of forests and peat bogs of the public.


Minister for the Environment and International Development of Norway, Erik Solheim, praised the commitment of Indonesia. "The growth of the green start Indonesia is a courageous step, and Norway is proud to be partners in this historic effort. The road is long, and what is an ongoing process. In Indonesia can turn the world into the world of learning in help spread the General Assembly of the United Nations, "he said.

Before the event Kuntoro met Helen Clark, Administrator of the UNDP (UN Development Program Agency), a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Indonesia and the United Nations to establish the UN Office for the Coordination of Indonesia REDD + (UNORCID). Understanding the mechanisms that can coordinate to a door, the entire UN system in Indonesia's REDD + support for the efforts.