Investor Presentaiton
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF
THEMATIC ISSUES OF TPL IN RIAU (2)
Landscape-scale dynamics and jurisdictional approaches: The impacts and risks from fire have been
a longstanding challenge across the country resulting in the need to coordinate and collaborate efforts
across stakeholder groups and at multiple scales, from landscape to regional. Participatory land use
planning for achieving zero deforestation and sustainable development can build on government
planning regulations, but implementation then requires local legislative innovation and active
enforcement by government officials. Companies, service providers, NGOs and local governments are
now exploring this option in the Siak-Pelalawan landscape which fits well with the provincial
government's recently announced Green Riau (Riau Hijau) initiative.
■ Nature-based climate solutions and the role of carbon markets: There are expressed concerns,
however, over a gap between decision making and knowledge availability at the national level vs local
levels, as well as methods used to calculate and validate carbon credits, benefit sharing with local
communities and government, and poor regulations for carbon markets. Discussions around carbon
markets, carbon rights, and carbon concessions often do not permeate local communities, and that there
is a need for learning on applications at the local level. Carbon market and concession has also a
potential to cause conflicts especially with customary people and communities who live and access to
forest. This is because the communities can be driven out by companies that have been granted
concession permits by the government in the name of protecting forests. Price regulation and carbon
trading mechanisms are needed to provide incentives for stakeholders to achieve the NDC target and
ensure that revenues from carbon trading are invested in sustainable emission reduction and livelihoo
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