Global Warming

1. Indonesia has taken a significant step forward when its ‘quick start’ programme proposal to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) was approved by the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board. The Government of Indonesia, in partnership with other organizations and also Government of Norway is now ready to start implementation of this quick-start phase.
In Indonesia, UNDP together with FAO and UNEP will support the Indonesian Government to develop a REDD scheme will allow fair, equitable and transparent implementation of the initiative. The accomplishment of this initiative will contribute to significant reduction of forestry related greenhouse gas emissions.
2. Afforestation refers to the planting of trees on areas that were originally covered with forests. In Indonesia, afforestation is carried out on agricultural lands that had been abandoned by farmers. Besides replanting tress in abandoned agricultural lands, trees are also planted in formerly forested areas that have been cleared by logging. This is reforestation. As forests are green lungs to the earth, therefore replanting tress could help to slow down the rate of global warming.
However, these measures may not have received the aim of restoring large areas of rainforests in Kalimantan. The rates of plantation are slower than the rates at which they are cleared. Incentives given to the local people to replant trees were not attractive enough for them to participate in the projects. Another concern will be the original biodiversity of the tropical rainforests will be lost.
3. Controlled logging is another measure that is being strongly encouraged by the Ministry of Forestry in Indonesia. This is to minimize the damages in rainforests that are being logged. Controlled logging involves the careful management of forests that are being logged, through measures like law enforcement, education as well as research program. Moreover, heavy penalties will be implemented on illegal loggers.
Controlled logging may not bring about the desired outcomes as it is difficult to monitor and detect illegal logging activities. This is due to the lack of manpower and the remoteness of forested areas, which has allowed illegal logging to continue undetected.