1. Mandatory Forest Certification in the Natural Production Forest in Indonesia
Listya Kusumawardhani
Director, Natural Forest Production, Ministry of Forestry Indonesia

2. Indonesia’s state forest
Indonesia’s state forest can be categorized in two function, i.e. for protection/conservation forest and production forest that consists of 66% of some 120 million hectares
Total area of Indonesia forest is some 120 million hectares

3. Definition Conservation forest Protected forest Production forest
Production forest is a forest area that still able to fulfill a main role to produce forest products
The production forest itself is defined as forest area that still able to fulfill a main role to produce forest products

4. Existing conditions
28 mil ha
10 mil ha

5. Area utilization business (Usaha pemanfaatan kawasan):
Business licenses within production forests according to Indonesia Government Regulation No 6/2007, No 3/2008 on Forest Arrangement and Preparation of Forest Management Plan, and Forest Utilization
Area utilization business (Usaha pemanfaatan kawasan):
sustainable use of area; for medicinal plants, to use the understorey, bee, wildlife captive breeding, bird nest
Sustainable use of environmental services (Usaha Pemanfaatan jasa Lingkungan)
Sustainable use of wood within natural forest (Usaha pemanfaatan HHK-HA)
Sustainable use of wood within plantation forest (Usaha pemanfaatan HHK-HT)

6. Business licenses within production forests (cont’d)
Sustainable use of NTFP within natural production forest (Usaha pemanfaatan HHBK-HA)
Sustainable use of NTFP within plantation forest (Usaha pemanfaatan HHBK-HT)
Sustainable use of wood within natural production forest for non commercial uses (Pemungutan HHK-HA)
Sustainable use of wood within plantation forest for non commercial uses (Pemungutan HHBK-HA)
Sustainable use of wood within plantation forest for non commercial uses (Pemungutan HHBK-HT)

7. History of Certification
ITTO recognized that certification is potentially a powerful tool for achieving sustainable forest management since 1994

8. History of Certification in Indonesia
Government Regulation of the Republic Indonesia No. 34 Yr 2002 on Forest Arrangement and Preparation of Forest Management Plan, and Forest Utilization
No. 6 Yr 2007
No. 3 Yr 2008
Performance evaluation every 5 yrs
Accessor accredited by the Minister (LPI)
Cerification, a must for licence renewal, not for terminated the liscence, could be lead to sanction/s
C & I (24) followed ITTO Guidelines

9. Comparison of voluntary & mandatory Certification Scheme
Source of Funding
FMU
Govt
Operational Bodies
Private Certification Bodies
LPI (independent accessor)
Certificate
5 yrs
3 yrs

10. About LPI (independent accessors)
LPI (consultants, universities), at present there are 13 consultants, 4 universities
LPI being evaluated every 2 yrs
LPI has been accredited by the Minister
MoF and LEI (Ind. Ecolabeling Institute) provides capacity building for LPI
Budget for evaluation been standardized by the MoF

11. Funding Funding (Govt. Source) For example:
10,000 hectares millions Rp
350,000 hectares – 750 millions Rp

12. Certificate
Certification in 3 categories; “Very Good”, “Good” & “Average”
No certificate for unsatifactory performance
Rewards in the form of liscence for heavy machinery, annual cutting limits,
FMU failed get certificate, have to submit an action plan to the MoF

13. Results of Evaluation Natural Concession Performance Yr 2002-2007No
Year
FMU (unit)
FMU certified (unit)
Area certified (Ha) 1.
2002 3 2.
2003 8 6 3.
2004 28 20 4.
2005 43 16 5.
2006 21 13 6.
2007 40 19
Total
143 74
1. In 2007, 25 FMU evaluated (Ph I) & 15 FMU (Ph II).
2. Ph II; 15 FMU: 5 FMU improved, 4 FMU stable & 6 FMU worsened
3. In 2008, 31 FMU Ph I & 35 FMU Ph II

14. MANDATORY CERTIFIED NATURAL CONCESSIONS PHASE II

15. Comparison Certified Forest in Indonesia & Other Countries
No.
Country
FMU
Ownership
Natural/
Planted
Area (Ha) 1
Canada 37
State Forest & Com. F
N & P
18,110,429 2
Russia 30
SF & CF
9,855,696 3 US
103
7,668,193 4
Indonesia
(Voluntary) 5
739,368
(Mandatory) 68 SF N
6,046,699
Brazil 69 CF
3,542,166 6
Bolivia 16
1,986,517

16. Comparison ......... No. Country FMU Ownership Natural/ Planted
Area (Ha) 7
Mexico 47 CF N
824,842 8
New Zealand 18
N & P
672,751 9
China 4
SF & CF
439,630 10
Germany 87
588,154 11
Malaysia 3
CF & SF
71,664
Total
856 FMU, 74 countries
3,336,409
Source: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Min. Of Forestry

17. MANDATORY CERTIFIED NATURAL CONCESSIONS To FEBRUARI 2008No
Province
Area (ha)
CERTIFICATION (Unit)
Total
Very Good
Good
Average 1.
Riau
50,620 1 - 2.
West Sumatera
28,840 3.
Jambi
122,239 2 4.
West Kalimantan
139,850 3 5.
Central Kalimantan
1,484,287 16 4 12 6.
South Kalimantan
87,241 7.
East Kalimantan
2,199,632 26 23 8.
Central Sulawesi
98, 000 9.
West Sulawesi
48,640
10.
Maluku
252,890
11.
North Maluku
430,310 6
12.
Papua
897,150
13.
West Papua
305,000
6,046,699 68 11 57
Certificate valid for three years.

18. Development
FMU prepares voluntarily in the assessment by involving experts to improve the performances before/after assessment by LPI.
ITTO “ Project PD 42/00 Rev. 1 (F), TOT for The Aplication of The ITTO and The National Criteria and Indicators of SFM, to strengthen FMU in SFM. Yr , 233 staff of FMU’s been trained.
Assistance from TNC, to supervise 16 FMU’s in Yr

19. Development
Support from local government towards certification strengthen
Support from central govt continues (budget availability for 2009 assessment)

20. Thank you
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