{"id":10702,"date":"2021-10-20T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=10702"},"modified":"2021-10-22T14:10:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T12:10:49","slug":"deforestation-indonesia-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/deforestation-indonesia-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate activists worried as Indonesia leaves anti-deforestation deal with Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"

The termination of the agreement on tree preservation between Oslo and Jakarta puts Indonesia’s commitment at risk. As the country has already lost almost 10 million hectares of primary forests in the 21st century<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Indonesia and Norway<\/strong> are getting ‘divorced’. In a surprise move in recent weeks, the Jakarta government announced the breakup of a multi-year agreement designed to boost the fight against deforestation<\/strong>. The agreement<\/a> committed Oslo to pay the Asian country for its environmental efforts. But misunderstandings and disputes have prevailed. “The decision is also based on the lack of concrete progress on the implementation of the obligation of the government of Norway to deliver the results-based payment for Indonesia’s achievement in reducing 11,2 million CO2eq<\/strong> greenhouse gas emissions in 2016\/2017\u201d, according to an official statement of the government<\/a>. The end of the deal, Indonesian authorities say, \u201cwill in no way to affect the Government commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Smartphones and drones help indigenous communities fight deforestation<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n