Manager of Stakeholder Engagement of the Multi-Stakeholder Forestry Program Phase (MFP4) Hening Parlan stated during a virtual discussion conducted by the Environment and Forestry Ministry held in relation to the UNFCCC COP-26 that women could be involved in the green economy without impacting it negatively.
"Secondly, contribute to food security with a strong economy," she remarked as monitored virtually from Jakarta on Monday.
Moreover, women contribute to the equity and welfare in which sustainable use could offer tangible benefits to the stakeholders.
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Women also play a role in utilizing the biodiversity, such as forest products, for the betterment of the community's welfare. They can also contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Chairman of the Trigona Women's Farmer Group Elvi Putri Yanti stated from Sigi District, Central Sulawesi, that this step aimed to encourage women's independence by managing existing natural resources.
Yanti believes that women, who are members of the farmer group, managed the natural resources around them, transforming them to become value-added products, which were later sold to support their families' economy. She and her farmer group produced and sold several non-timber products, such as coffee and fried onions.
The utilization of biodiversity without exploitation was also done since Sigi District often experienced natural disasters, such as floods and landslides.
"This is where we see the need for women to work along with men to protect existing natural resources and our environment," Yanti stated.
MFP4 is a program created by Indonesia, through the Environment and Forestry Ministry, and the United Kingdom government, to strengthen forest governance and market reforms as a means to reduce the illegal use of forest resources.
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Translator: Prisca T V, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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