Blue Carbon in Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities

HENDRA YUSRAN SIRY, Ph.DDeputy Director RCMFSE/Coastal Zone Management Specialist/

Lead Negotiator for Ocean Dimension, Indonesian Delegation

MINISTRY OF MARINE AFFAIRS AND FISHERIESREPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

Presented at:Oceans Day in Cancún

4 December 2010, The Now Jade Riviera Cancun Hotel, Mexico

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• Potential as multi-benefits on both mitigation and adaptation to adverse impacts of climate change– surface temperatue– ocean current – nutrient cycling– carbon capture/cycling

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Blue Carbon at Glance (1)

• Recognize ecosystem services of coastal and marine to human well-being including climate regulation

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Blue Carbon at Glance (2)

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• New concept: scientific gaps– scientific basis (research

needs: further developing field assessments and monitoring),

– debates among scientific community : need coherent and emerging perspective

Challenges (1)

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• Applying similar/parallel concepts– monitoring, reporting and

verification (MRV) mechanisms– coastal and marine ecosystems as

carbon sequestration – Economy viability and incentives

mechanism

Challenges (2)

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Challenges (3)• Maintaining and rehabilitating : – healthy ecosystems in cross-road – habitat loss and ecosystem

degradation– fostering the loss rate by impact

of climate change

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Challenges (4)• Policy and implementation: – Linking and integrating with development

mechanisms – distinguishing blue carbon from current

conservation or development activities– institutional and financial arrangement– policies and measures (PAM)– review mechanism and compliance system

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• Supporting from high level• On-going related programs – Mangrove for the future– Sidoarjo mangrove geo-park– Target for 10 million hectares of

MPA in 2010, 20 million in 2020– Community-based conservation

monitoring system

Opportunities

BAS

Marine Protected Areas & National Marine Parks

Wakatobi Waters

S a v u S e a

Raja Ampat Waters

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THANK YOU

HENDRA YUSRAN SIRY, Ph.DDeputy Director for Technical Services

Research Centre for Marine and Fisheries Socio-Economic (RCMFSE)Agency for Marine and Fisheries Research and Development (AMFRD)

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) Jl. KS Tubun Petamburan VI Jakarta 10260

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