Carbon Stocks and Drivers of Deforestation

Carbon Stocks on Land Subject to Indonesia's Forest Moratorium

This technical paper and two-page summary were released on November 30, 2011 at a side event of the international climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa. The subject of these papers is Indonesia's recently announced two-year moratorium on new concessions for the conversion of primary forests and peat lands.

The moratorium could be an important step towards achieving the bold goal Indonesia has set for its mitigation activities: to reduce global warming emissions by 26 percent or more by 2020. The study examines the Presidential Instruction that established the moratorium and quantifies the coverage, exemptions, enforcement, and additionality of the moratorium.

Conference Side Event: "The Drivers of Deforestation Today" 

A side event at the conference, sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists, Greenpeace International, the World Resources Institute, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Environmental Investigation Agency, was held in the meeting space of the Bellona Foundation on November 30, 2011. Presentations from the event, entitled "The Drivers of Deforestation Today" are available for download below:

• Doug Boucher, Union of Concerned Scientists:
  "What are the Drivers of Deforestation in the 21st Century?" (PDF)
• Earl Saxon, Union of Concerned Scientists:
  "An Assessment of the Indonesian Moratorium: Likely Impacts on the Drivers of Deforestation" (PDF)
• Roman Czebiniak, Greenpeace International:
  "Transparency and Hope for Indonesia’s Forests" (PDF)
• Fred Stolle, World Resource Institute:
  "Measuring Drivers of Deforestation and Degradation, and Strategies to Mitigate Them" (PDF)
• Geri Steindlegger, World Wildlife Fund:
  "WWF’s Work on Transforming Markets" (PDF)
• Andrea Johnson, Environmental Investigations Agency:
  "Drivers at the Intersection of Logging, Timber Trade, and International Investment" (PDF)