Indonesia targets 12 million hectares for reforestation as carbon credit strategy takes shape

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🗞️ Driving the news: Indonesia has announced plans to rehabilitate 12 million hectares of degraded land, positioning the initiative as both a large-scale environmental restoration effort and a future engine for international carbon credit generation

🔭 The context: The announcement was made by Raja Juli Antoni at the UN Forum on Forests
• Indonesia is simultaneously updating its carbon trading framework to enable international carbon credit sales, aligning with President Prabowo Subianto’s ambition to monetize emissions reductions and attract climate finance

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Indonesia hosts some of the world’s most critical tropical forests
• If implemented credibly, the initiative could become one of the largest nature-based carbon programs globally, helping restore biodiversity, absorb carbon and channel funding into conservation and rural development

⏭️ What’s next: Investors and carbon buyers will closely watch how Indonesia handles land rights, forest monitoring, verification standards and governance
• The stakes are high after environmental groups reported a 66% surge in forest loss during 2025, raising concerns about enforcement and deforestation linked to food and energy expansion policies

💬 One quote: “Indonesia is committed to rehabilitate 12 million hectares of degraded land.” — Raja Juli Antoni

📈 One stat: The restoration target covers nearly 29.65 million acres, making it one of the largest reforestation ambitions currently under discussion globally

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