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Covering 52 million hectares of forest lands, forest licenses in Indonesia can play a role to regulate high forestry and land sector emissions and be a key element in strengthening forest governance for REDD+. The existing online licensing system at the central level has been a first step, yet concerns about its effectiveness and transparency have led to the need for an in-depth evaluation. The study was conducted at the request and under the guidance of the Ministry of Forestry as a recommendation from Indonesia’s first Participatory Governance Assessment/Forest Governance Index, with the goal to identify and mitigate inefficiencies and corrupt practices in the process to apply and obtain forest licenses. The evaluation is based on quantitative and qualitative information gathered from 116 service users and 44 service providers. It examines 11 governance indicators and reveals that areas for needed improvement include 1) timeliness of the service 2) unofficial fees that service users have to pay  3) access to online information;  4) independence of service providers from their supervisors and 5) favorable treatments for better-connected large scale companies. Conversely, service users are more satisfied about the overall convenience of the facilities and the availability of a complaints mechanism, with reservations however on diligence in follow-up on complaints. Practical recommendations to improve these issues are then proposed.  This publication is also available from the Indonesia REDD+ Website in English :http://www.redd-indonesia.org/index.php/publikasi/daftar-publikasi/12874-towards-better-forest-governance-for-redd-in-indonesia-an-evaluation-of-the-forest-licensing-system in Bahasa : http://www.redd-indonesia.org/index.php/publikasi/daftar-publikasi/12875-kajian-perizinan-kehutanan-online-menuju-terwujudnya-perbaikan-tata-kelola-hutan-indonesia

  Covering 52 million hectares of forest lands, forest licenses in Indonesia can play a role to regulate high forestry and land sector emissions and be a key element in strengthening forest governance for REDD+. The existing online licensing system at the central level has been a first step, yet concerns about its effectiveness and transparency have led to the need for an in-depth evaluation. The study was conducted at the request and under the guidance of the Ministry of Forestry as a recommendation from Indonesia’s first Participatory Governance Assessment/Forest Governance Index, with the goal to identify and mitigate inefficiencies and corrupt practices in the process to apply and obtain forest licenses. The evaluation is based on quantitative and qualitative information gathered from 116 service users and 44 service providers. It examines 11 governance indicators and reveals that areas for needed improvement include 1) timeliness of the service 2) unofficial fees that service users have to pay  3) access to online information;  4) independence of service providers from their supervisors and 5) favorable treatments for better-connected large scale companies. Conversely, service users are more satisfied about the overall convenience of the facilities and the availability of a complaints mechanism, with reservations however on diligence in follow-up on complaints. Practical recommendations to improve these issues are then proposed.   

This presentation is an updated version of that which was presented during the pre-PB14 Information Day. It reflects comments received during the Information Day session. It was presented for discussion in Session 3 of the PB14.

Presentation delivered at the 14th Policy Board meeting on 21 May 2015, regarding the Programme's transition roadmap.

This presentation on the development of the 2016-2020 Strategy Framework was presented at the 14th Policy Board meeting on 21 May 2015.

A presentation on the status of the UN-REDD Programme Fund delivered by Pierre Bardoux-Chesneau of the Multi-Party Trust Fund at the 14th Policy Board meeting on 21 May 2015.

This presentation on the Overview Progress of the UN-REDD Programme was delivered by Mario Boccucci, UN-REDD Programme Secretariat Head, at the 14th Policy Board meeting on 21 May 2015.