How the change works
- 01 / Public decision
Limits to new concessions
- 02 / Physical change
Less conversion in covered areas
- 03 / Possible outcome
Maintained carbon and habitat
Limiting new concessions can prevent forests and peat bogs from being converted; however, boundaries, exceptions and enforcement matter.
Research and local documents ↓What the evidence tells us
An assessment of the Indonesian moratorium identifies reductions in deforestation and emissions associated with the policy. The protection does not match the entire forest in the country and does not resolve existing concessions.
Putting the choices into practice
Scope
The challengeUndefined protection
The responseMap of covered areas
Licenses
The challengePossible new concessions
The responseLimits on new permits
Verification
The challengeAnnouncement only
The responseMonitoring logging and drainage
The diagram compares choices and conditions for putting them into practice. Measured outcomes and their limits are discussed in the evidence.
Research and local documents ↓Conditions and limits
The result concerns the areas and the period studied. A moratorium on new licenses is not a ban on every cut and does not recreate an already drained peat bog.
Other possible benefits
Protection of peat bogs and less exposure to fire risk where drainage is avoided.
Research and local documents
- Local document and reported findingEmission reductions associated with the Indonesian moratorium ↗
Research on the case, mechanism, or measures discussed in the sheet.
- Local project or policy documentIndonesian Government · Presidential Education 5/2019 ↗
Scope of the moratorium on new permissions, exceptions and map updates. The measure does not alone measure the deforestation prevented.
