“The release of this document demonstrates Indonesia’s leadership in linking land and ocean-based climate action," Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said at the Indonesia Pavilion at COP30 in Belém on Monday (Nov. 17) local time.
"By strengthening scientific knowledge, strategic policy, and international cooperation, Indonesia aims to ensure that blue carbon contributions are fully integrated into the national carbon economic value system and carbon market,” he added.
The launch is the result of collaboration between the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) and the Ministry of Environment/Environmental Control Agency (KLH/BPLH).
The document reinforces the integration of coastal and marine ecosystems into Indonesia’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC), which forms the basis of the country’s renewed commitments on climate mitigation and adaptation.
The incorporation of blue carbon into the SNDC - submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat - marks a significant step forward in positioning mangroves, seagrass beds, and tidal salt marshes as strategic components of emission reduction efforts and climate resilience building.
This alignment also strengthens the Carbon Economic Value (NEK) framework as outlined in Presidential Regulation No. 110 of 2025.
Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said the blue carbon roadmap is relevant not only to the marine sector but also represents a critical pillar of the national climate architecture.
“Blue carbon ecosystems are extraordinarily valuable climate assets for Indonesia. This roadmap is not just a policy guide, it is an action framework that connects science, policy, and financing to ensure the quality and integrity of blue carbon ecosystems within the national carbon economic value system,” Trenggono said.
He added that harmonizing perspectives on the three blue carbon ecosystems - mangroves, seagrass beds, and salt marshes - under a unified coastal system will unlock broader benefits, including biodiversity protection, coastal resilience, blue food security, and opportunities for sustainable economic development.
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