Session Name: Climate Change in Southeast Asia: lived experiences within global environmental governance
4 - The Importance of Multi-Stakeholder Involvement in Combating Local-Level Climate Change
Monday, July 29, 2024
14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)
Presentation Abstract Climate change has become a global challenge that requires comprehensive efforts and the participation of all countries, cross-sectors and related parties to achieve an effective solution. The multi-stakeholder approach is a crucial instrument in efforts to combat climate change. Multi-stakeholder cooperation at the site level is important and urgent to be initiated to ensure the success of efforts to mitigate and reduce the impacts of climate change at the local level. "SDG's Together Restoration" is a biodiversity protection and degraded forest restoration program involving local government, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and surrounding village communities, which aims to increase carbon stocks sequestered in forest vegetation and improve the capacity and livelihood of local communities. The program, which has been implemented since August 2020 in the Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve, Riau, is currently supported by more than 30 companies in Indonesia and Japan, protecting around 2,000 hectares of natural forest and planting nearly 14,000 Multi-Purpose Tree Species (MPTS) on 69 ha of degraded area in the Tahura Minas KPHP area, forming and involving 2 Forest Farmer Groups. One promotion strategy is the use of the project’s logo on tissue and paper product packaging as a brand image for companies that support this program. The activities carried out in this program can also contribute to achieving the UN's SDGs. The multi-stakeholder approach implemented in this program has provided various benefits, including increased local capacity, community acceptance of forest restoration and protection initiatives, and financial support from the private sector.
Presenter(s)
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Dolly Priatna
Graduate School of Environmental Management, Pakuan University, Belantara Foundation, Indonesia