Germany Pledges €13.5m to Support Indonesian Forest Protection: Report

Jakarta Globe, Mar 15, 2015

Germany has pledged $14 million to help support biodiversity conservation
 and watershed rehabilitation in Central Sulawesi. (AFP Photo)

Jakarta. Germany has pledged €13.5 million ($14 million) for a forest and biodiversity conservation program in Sulawesi, state-run news agency Antara has reported.

The funding will be invested in the Forest Progam III, which is part of Indonesian-German REDD+ cooperation, and is focussed on the Palu/Miu watershed and Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi.

A feasibility study, which looked at biodiversity conservation and watershed rehabilitation, as well as land use conflict in the area, was carried out last year.

Antara reported on Friday that the agreement is due to be signed by Germany’s ambassador to Indonesia, Georg Witschel, and Robert Pakpahan, the Finance Ministry’s risk management directorate, on Monday.

Germany and Indonesia have cooperated on REDD+ projects in the past, including the Forest for Climate Change Program (FORCLIME), which aimed to reduce Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry sector.