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Looking at Indonesia’s Reforestation Quality
Reforestation data released by Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry since 2017 records a total of 123,000 hectares of forest emergence through 2023. The number looks promising on paper. A deeper analysis of spatial distribution, zone status, and cover composition reveals a more complex picture: the majority of these forest appearances are functionally economic in nature, ecologically fragile, and liable to revert to deforestation in the next harvest cycle.
On the positive side, natural forest growth averages around 3,500 hectares per year, and a large share of forest emergence falls within FOLU Net Sink operational target areas. On the negative side, 64.96% of total reforestation is plantation forest rather than natural forest, 71.9% sits inside concession licence areas, and almost all peatland emergence occurs on already-degraded land.
123,000 Ha Total Reforestation 2017–2023 | 64.96% Plantation Forest (Non-Natural) | 71.9% Inside Concession Areas | ±3,500 Ha Natural Forest Growth / Year |
