Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) forged cooperation in the fields of environment and forestry, including the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
In the ministry's statement received on Thursday, the cooperation was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya and Regional Director of UNEP in Asia and the Pacific Dechen Tsering in Bali on Wednesday.
Nurbaya stated that the MoU marked an important partnership aimed at providing a framework for cooperation to achieve common goals and targets related to the environment and forestry.
These goals are especially in the aspects of nature conservation and protection, sustainable use of natural resources, environmental policy mainstreaming, and environmental governance improvement.
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"This collaboration is based on mutual recognition and commitment," the minister remarked at the MoU signing event.
She explained that through this collaboration, the UNEP will provide support for priority programs related to environmental and forestry issues, as well as commitments and initiatives at the international, regional, and national levels.
These include the International Tropical Peatlands Center (ITPC), the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), the Regional Activity Center (RAC), the Regional Capacity Center for Clean Seas (RC3S), the World Mangrove Center, the Climate Village Program, and the South-South cooperation programs.
During Wednesday's event, a meeting of stakeholders was also held to support cooperation in the fields, especially related to tropical forest monitoring systems.
Minister Nurbaya underlined that data and methodology are crucial in works related to the environment, ecosystem, and natural resources.
