Australia will dole out nearly 27 million USD to protect forests on the Indonesian island of Sumatra against climate change.
The Sumatra Forest Carbon Partnership project was announced on March.02 by Australian Climate Change Minister Penny Wong, and Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulfiji Hasan.
The project, the second of its kind between the two countries, will focus on dealing with illegal lumber exploitation and deforestation risks in Jambi province where two thirds of forest areas have been lost over the past years.
Under Australia’s International Forest Carbon Initiative, the first project was carried out to restore and preserve swamp forests of the Central Kalimantan province.
Australia has pledged to fund developing countries’efforts to tackle climate change, as part of UN climate negotiations./.
The Sumatra Forest Carbon Partnership project was announced on March.02 by Australian Climate Change Minister Penny Wong, and Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulfiji Hasan.
The project, the second of its kind between the two countries, will focus on dealing with illegal lumber exploitation and deforestation risks in Jambi province where two thirds of forest areas have been lost over the past years.
Under Australia’s International Forest Carbon Initiative, the first project was carried out to restore and preserve swamp forests of the Central Kalimantan province.
Australia has pledged to fund developing countries’efforts to tackle climate change, as part of UN climate negotiations./.
