Indonesia plans to submit recommendations on sustainable forest management to the United Nations Forum on Forest (UNFF).
The country is currently compiling recommendations from a workshop attended by the heads of forestry agencies in nine provinces, senior government officials, academics, non-governmental organisations and forestry-related business associations.
Minister of forestry Malam Sambat Kaban is to consult the House of Representatives before presenting the ideas to the UNFF’s fifth annual meeting in New York during May.
UNFF is currently considering two alternatives on sustainable forest management based on legally binding or non-legally binding agreements.
Indonesia says the legally binding agreements would have legal authority over member countries and would require an international forestry convention based on technical, geographical or biological diversity frameworks.
However, it admits that lengthy discussions are needed and some key countries may be discouraged from participating.
