Australian Timber Co Overcome in Indonesia

Australia has ensured the commitment of aid to Indonesia worth 40 million Australian dollars through the International Forest Carbon Initiative or the International Forest Carbon Initiative. Such assistance is part of aid worth 200 million U.S. dollars and include Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership which aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation.
"This is a wise way in which each country must play a role in solving the climate problem. Australia and Indonesia is working hard to overcome this problem," said the Australian Climate Change Minister Penny in an interview with Kompas.com on during the Australia-Indonesia Conference in Sydney, Friday (20 / 2).
Penny Wong describes his country as developed countries need to establish a framework for cooperation and policy with developing countries like Indonesia for the successful international campaign to tackle climate change. Seriousness is demonstrated by the Australians to abandon its ally, the United States, which has so far not ratified the Kyoto Protocol.
Through the International Forest Carbon Initiative, Australia to help Indonesia demonstrate how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation and logging. Grants worth 30 million Australian dollars has been allocated for Kalimantan Forest and Climate Partnership.
Projects in the forest area Kapuas, Central Kalimantan, was aimed at testing the market-based approach in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by protecting and restoring 100,000 hectares of peat forest. This project is expected by the Indonesian certainly can create new jobs directed to the preservation of peat forest.
Australia is also helping Indonesia set up the National Carbon Accounting System as well as national policy and strategy. Assistance worth 10 million Australian dollars is intended to reduce deforestation as well as forming satellite surveillance to reduce forest fires and systems to support participation in international carbon trading market.
"Australia and Indonesia also is reviewing other projects on demonstrating how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the territory has not been determined by the Government of Indonesia," said Penny Wong. "Australia is taking the role of incentives from the company collects domestic and funds to provide technical support for developing countries like Indonesia in this matter," he added.