Indonesia Moves to Monetize East Kalimantan Carbon Surplus and Pipeline Projects After New Forestry Rule

Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry is preparing to market carbon stock from emissions reduction activities in East Kalimantan, along with a number of forestry carbon pipeline projects, following the issuance of the new regulation on carbon trading in the forestry sector.

Principal Advisor to the Minister of Forestry, Edo Mahendra, said the government aims to optimize existing carbon assets after the enactment of Minister of Forestry Regulation (Permenhut) No. 6/2026 on carbon trading procedures through greenhouse gas (GHG) emission offset mechanisms in the forestry sector.

One key focus is the utilization of excess carbon credits from REDD+ activities in East Kalimantan under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility–Carbon Fund (FCPF-CF).

 “There are FCPF excess credits in East Kalimantan. They are high quality and high integrity. We must optimize them. A joint team will be established for this,” Edo said during a panel discussion on the dissemination of Permenhut 6/2026 in Jakarta on Wednesday (April 29, 2026)…. Click here to read the full article