Indonesia launches provincial forestry carbon trading at COP31

Antalya, Turkey (ANTARA) - Indonesia launched a provincial-level forestry carbon trading program under the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART TREES) framework on Wednesday at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkey.

Marked by the registration of Indonesia's TREES Concept document, the initiative spans roughly 38.6 million hectares across nine provinces—representing about 40 percent of the nation's total forest cover—to scale up carbon-based climate financing.

"We remain open to credible standards, mechanisms, and partnerships that are consistent with national regulations, climate commitments, and international integrity principles," Deputy Forestry Minister Rohmat Marzuki said.

Under the scheme, Riau, Jambi, East Kalimantan, and Central Sulawesi will focus on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. Meanwhile, North Maluku, Papua, West Papua, Southwest Papua, and Highland Papua are registered under the High Forest, Low Deforestation (HFLD) category.

"For these provinces, we are starting a preparation process involving documentation, assessment, validation, and verification coordinated with national authorities," Marzuki stated, emphasizing that funding channels must "prevent double counting through clear accounting."

The rollout follows Tuesday’s launch of CarbonNex at the Indonesian Pavilion, a platform connecting domestic carbon project developers with international buyers and investors.

Translator: Sanya Dinda S, Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: Aditya Eko Sigit Wicaksono
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