Indonesia's Dramatic Shift In Forest Policy

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Category: IP/IP Rights                                                                          Date: July 20, 2011

Indonesian Government Announces Dramatic Shift In Forest Policy; Commitment To Rights Of IPs, Communities

 13 July 2011 

Indonesian Government announces dramatic shift in forest policy; signals commitment to expand rights of communities, indigenous peoples

As major forestry conference opens in Indonesia, high-level government leaders commit to implement traditionalrights lost since colonial era

During a riveting keynote speech given at a global forestry conference in Lombok today, Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, head of the Indonesian President's Special Delivery Unit, announced the government's intention to prioritize the needs of its forest communities and to "recognize, respect and protect Adat rights," implementing legislation that has been on the books for ten years, but rarely implemented.