Measures related to ecosystem services / biodiversity / land use / agriculture

Maintaining forest and peat ecosystem. The government of Indonesia has committed to protect remaining primary forest areas and peatlands by issuing permanent ban on new licences in primary forests and peatlands. This measure can support Indonesia’s resiliency in addressing climate crisis impacts, natural disasters and pandemics. Forest ecosystem provides services and plays important roles of the livelihoods of local communities that are beneficial for economic recovery and human health. Moreover, it has also been known that healthy forest ecosystem may contribute to reducing risks for future pandemics due to zoonotic disease infection.

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